Friday, 22 February 2013

Berry Sweet Birthday Blog Hop

Light the candles, cue the music and get ready for a little bit of birthday fun!  It will SOON be a very special lady's birthday, and so we rallied the troops to send some birthday wishes her way a little early!
On Monday, February 25th, Jan Marie Caruso, the fearless and creative force behind Flourishes, will be another year older.....what a wonderful thing to celebrate!  So, we've asked Flourishes' designers from all of our teams to join us to make this day super special, with a.....
Here's the scoop, there's a way YOU can help Jan celebrate, and you can win some Flourishes stamps as well! HOW?  We just love creative challenges here at Flourishes and so, why not usher in another one!  One random drawn winner will get a $25 gift certificate to the Flourishes store, just for playing along. You can enter by creating your card and linking it up to the Flourishes blog.
Here is my birthday card for Jan Marie 
I wanted to send a sweet cyber bouquet across to Jan Marie, so I used the beautiful 'Garden Picks' set of stamps, along with my sentiment from 'Tag Lines'. I haven't gone exactly with the colours of the inspiration photo, but I did use most of them. 
Jan Marie...wishing you a fabulous birthday and a wonderful year to follow...Sending you cyber (((hugs))) xx

*One extra note* Jan may be the head of this company but one thing she doesn't get a ton of is happy mail from customers using her stamps.  Let's change that for her birthday and flood her with some creative "love" by sending her your Berry Sweet Birthday Blog Hop creations!  Here's her address so you can pop them in the mail!

Jan Marie Caruso
4140 Lyric Lane
Pensacola, FL 32514

I know she would love to see in "real life" the beautiful work you all do, and I know it would bring a huge smile to her face.  So, join us in singing her a special little birthday song!  Be sure to check out all the fun and festive birthday wishes, and grab some great ideas for birthday cards along the way.
Just hop on over and take a look at what all the other designers have created...
Thanks for stopping by and helping us wish Jan Marie a wonderful and fabulous BIRTHDAY on Monday!

48 comments:

Kathy Jones said...

STUNNING, STUNNING, STUNNING!!! WOW Sasha, this is just exquisite!! Love the shaped card and your colours and colouring is just divine!!

Pauline said...

What a gorgeous card Sasha, I love the fabulous layered fancy die cuts, and your beautiful colouring on this image. What a lovely idea for this blog hop for Jan Marie, and a great thought too for participants to send their creations to her.

brenda said...

Pretty, elegant, stylish and full of spring colours all rolled into one Sasha. Totally delightful.

I hope your blog hop goes well.

B x

Marie-Louise said...

Sooo gorgeous Sasha - very pretty and delicate looking.

Jacqui's little piece of England said...

What a lovely card Sasha love those flowers and the cut of your card
jacqui x

Mary J said...

Another stunner, Sasha! The dies are amazing as usual and love that pop of yellow!

Aleksandra said...

Sasha this is absolutely stunning! I love all the borders you've used, your coloring is beautiful and that bow is just breathteaking! Gorgeous card!
Aleksandra

Gibmiss said...

Hi Sasha
Fabulous card.... So so pretty.... Love your cards.... Beautiful...
Hugs Sylvie xxx

Sue said...

Such a beautiful card Sasha. I love the colourful bouquet of flowers, gorgeous frame and wonderful yellow ribbon.
Hugs Sue

Unknown said...

Beautiful card Sasha and lovely colours to wish a lovely lady a pleasant birthday.xx

Mojca said...

Such a stunning card and I love the pretty borders! hugs! Mojca

Becky said...

wow, such a stunning card! Beautiful dies and beautiful colors.

Patricia said...

Stunning, stunning, stunning, this is beautiful, love it.
Happy crafting

Patricia xxx

kathi17 said...

This is another beauty Sasha. I love those dies, and the shading and your coloring are gorgeous. I love the pretty yellow bow too. It's so cheerful!

Ros Crawford said...

WOW!! Everything about this is stunning!! I adore the bow ... your perfect coloured image and those frames ... Your cards are incredibly stylish ..

Allison Cope said...

Wowsers Sasha! That's one lacy, stunning card! Your bouquet is so beautifully coloured too! Jan's going to love it!

Julie Koerber said...

Simply gorgeous Sasha!!! I know Jan will love this beautiful pop of color!

Marlies said...

A gorgeous card Sasha! Beautiful dies and such a lovely elegant stamp! A beautiful bow as well. hugs, Marlies

Stacy Morgan said...

Gorgeous! Love the flowers so vibrant against the white background. Those dies are awesome!

Viv said...

The card is soooo stunning Sasha, I love everything about it . Hope you are managing more sleep now ? hugs :) Viv xx

Chris said...

Very beautiful Sasha and I'm sure Jan Marie is going to love her card. Such gorgeous colouring and dies as well, I really love this design! Xx

Heather Rogers said...

Your cards are always so elegant! I love the die cut card base and beautiful jar of flowers. Jan will love this. :)

Hugs~

ChristineCreations said...

Those dies frame this so beautifully Sasha! Gorgeous card!

pam said...

such a beautiful card for a birthday Sasha, love this image and gorgeous die cutting shaped card, love the colours..pam

Loving My Crafts said...

Sasha that gorgeous, it's so pretty and feminine. I love all the lace effect and your beautiful details with reminders of spring. Hugs Polly x

Canonbury creations said...

Love your filigree card Sasha, so delicate! The flowers are beautifully coloured but I am blown away by the jar of water, it looks so real:)
Val x

Silke Ledlow said...

GORGEOUS...the colors pop!!! Love this card!!!

flourishes said...

Sasha, this just my kind of style. I love the feminine details and your coloring is beautiful. Thank you for making my B'day such a fantastic. I am grateful to have you on the Flourishes design team.
{{Hugs}}
Jan Marie~

Joan Ervin said...

Fabulous, Sasha!!!! What a lovely shaped design and your coloring on that beautiful image is absolutely gorgeous!!!!! Love the big yellow bow, too...it's the perfect detail!!!!

Marja's Stamp Addiction en Marja's Creativity said...

STUNNING work Sasha. So beautiful en exquisite. Wonderful bouquet of flowers.
lovely greet and nice weekend
Marja

Anonymous said...

How lovely of you all, so here is wishing the lovely lady a wonderful birthday. Your card is exquisite beautiful design and your stamping and colouring always take my breath away.

Marie

Crafty Lark said...

Beautiful card Love the colours and layers and your gorgeous bow. xx Flora

Amanda said...

Sasha, I love all of those Spellbinders showing off your flowers! The layering is just perfection, and I love your delicate background sponging, too!

~ Amanda

Anonymous said...

An exquisite creation as always Sasha! Gorgeous colours.
xx

Maria said...

A gorgeous birthday card for Jan! The bouquet of flowers are colored perfectly! And, stunning border around the card...so so pretty!

Jenny said...

Stunning! Gosh this is just so striking and utterly beautiful <3 Jen xx

Anneke said...

dear Sascha.
this is realy exquisite annd the coloring is so divine.
it is classy, and elegant and i like it very much.
hugs from a cold and snowy nehterlands.
Ann

Marlou McAlees said...

absolutely beautiful card Sasha and also very elegant :) xxx

kathi17 said...

I hope you had a wonderful birthday Sasha. Gosh, everyone should have bought food though, instead of you doing all the cooking! Hugs, Kathi

Sasha said...

Thank you! Kathi! Yes, it would have been nice to have been spoilt a bit xx

SYLVIA-ANNE said...

A fabulous card Sasha - gorgeous colouring and stunning diecut frames.
What a thoughtful thing to do for Jan Marie - I hope she has a wonderful birthday.

Just finished packing - will be in touch in a couple of weeks!
Hugs, Sylvia xx

Inkyfingers said...

This is so so prety Sasha and I love the gorgeous bow detail that you do so well!

Anne-Elise said...

Wow, what a gorgeous card, Sasha! Love the flowers, the pretty bow and the great die cuts! Happy belated birthday to you!! Big hugs

Amy Martin said...

Holey smokes. Your card is so stunning. Wow......

Cindy Haffner said...

STUNNING!!~

Vicky Hayes said...

That's such a lovely thing to do Sasha and I expect Jan Marie is absolutely thrilled. Your card for her is absolutely stunning - a real bouquet indeed! Vicky x

Marybeth said...

No surprise you have so many comments, this is stunning! Sasha, the way you have colored this looks so real. Amazing! What a gift , I think you need to send a frame along with this one too. Great coloring on the water too.

G Peplow said...

Hi Sasha, Fabulous card, you clever lady:0)Sorry I haven't visited for a while :{ I've missed so many wonderful cards!! I hope all is good with you, Hugs Gay x