You're only a kid once....

I was chatting recently with a fellow Etsy seller I met on the forums over there. She told me she was looking for a birthday card for her sister. I don't think I've EVER done a card by request. I've duplicated my cards.....which for the record I don't enjoy...lol...but I don't think I've ever had someone list a bunch of elements that they would like in a card. But....after seeing how much she was offering me to do it....I decided I was up to the challenge....lol!

She said her sister is older, lives in Florida, loves tropical colors, loves ric rac (which she said she calls "rickarack").....& is just one fun loving woman! I went back & forth on which stamp I should use....we perused Amazon together....& she decided on a stamp that of course I didn't have. You know what? She bought the stamp for me!! She decided this was THE stamp that must be used on this birthday card! So after receiving the stamp.....reading over her requirements again....& spending a lot of time thinking....this is what I came up with....




It ended up being really fun to make once I had the idea in my head. I knew right when she told me the colors to use that I would use Basic Grey's Urban Prairie paper. I also used SU's Kiwi Kiss & the turquoise layer is DCWV. I colored this hip lady with Prismas & gamsol.....popped up the surfboard after clear embossing it.....sponged the water, sun & clouds....& added real sand. I punched some flowers....added some pearls....& some "rickarack", lol. For the finishing touch, I stamped the little starfish, cut it out with my Nesties & attached it to the flowers with some floss.




This fun granny is one of those little Inkadinkadoo clear sets. I swear she reminds me of my grandma!! She used to visit Florida every year for 2 months with her sister & BIL. Anyway, the sentiment that comes with it, which I stamped on the inside, is "You're only a kid once, but you can be young for a lifetime". I'm happy to report that my buyer LOVES it!! Whew!!! Not sure I'll do too many more custom orders....this was stressful!! LOL!!

Tomorrow is lots of work in the garden, then tomorrow night we're heading to a minor league baseball game. It's an hour away, but so much fun. We go every year with the Cub Scout pack....this particular game has fireworks afterward & they are FANTASTIC!!! I will be back Sunday with my card for the High Hopes challenge!! Thanks for visiting!!!