Yee Haw! It's a Birthday Blog Hop!

Hello! Lots of pics today, so I'll try not to chat too much! Gotta say a few things, though! Welcome, or should I say, HOWDY, Ya'll! If you've come from Sharon's beautiful blog you have reached the final stop, ME! If yor're started here, you may want to head on over to the Magnolia-licious Highlites Blog to get the order from beginning to end so you don't miss a thing! Our birthday celebration challenge is in honor of our queen, Diana! Sh'es "Way out West" in Canada! The challenge is to alter a gift item and make a card to go with it. I altered a small, clear favor box from emma's paperie. I used images from Magnolia-licious. The newest collection is in stock! This is Cowgirl Tilda (#229) and Cactus (#431). I stamped, colored and used THREE of the cactus images to tie my gift altogether!

I used Wanted Paper from Cosmo Cricket. I just wrapped my gift box. That was challenge enough! Because of the angled sides I had to take tucks in the paper to make it fit (think of when you learned to sew darts in high school home ec class!)

I had the best time making the card, as usual! It's my favorite thing! With the paper chosen I knew I wanted to use aqua with browns. But the aqua is almost a sage green so some blending of Blue greens and greens made the colors on her outfit exactly what I wanted! In the corner is a new brad from the SU catalog! Love it (a deal at 4.95 for a box of them!). I made sort of a conch with it using twill ribbon and twine.

I colored another face and set of hands and mounted them on top of the base image. Debbie at Buffalo Stamps and stuff does this in her stamping and I wanted to give it a try. Very 3D! The cactus is also cut out and made 3D.

I don't know if Tilda can lasso a calf, but I'm pretty sure she can rope that cactus! And in the box? Trail mix, of course!

The inside (still needs a birthday message!) More of that gorgeous paper!

Well, if you're inspired and want to do a little shopping you can head over to the Magnolia-licious store. We hope you'll join in the challenge and link your own birthday card and altered gift item to the Magnolia-licious Highlites blog!

Thanks so much for ridin' on by today!

Cheryl

copic used:

E000, E11, E01 and R30 skin

BG10, BG72, G20 and G21 for the turquoise (just G20 and G21 for the cactus)

E31, E35, E25, E99 and E29 for browns on clothes and boots, E08 for her tie

Y21 and some of the browns for hair

Y21 and YR24 for rope