Tina's Big 3-0 Birthday Bash Blog Hop!

First we would love to welcome you to celebrate Tina's Big 3-0 Birthday Bash Blog Hop. With that being said, HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TINA! We wish you the happiest of birthdays with all your wishes and dreams come true!! This hop is to celebrate Tina's birthday and shower her with birthday wishes! Be sure you wish Tina a Happy Birthday!

There is a phenomenal line-up today showering Tina with birthday wishes and we don't want you to miss a single thing!!!

There is some wonderful blog candy if you remark on each stop along the birthday trail of wishes along with becoming a follower, if you aren't already! The Sponsors are K Andrews Designs, giving a Stamp Set- Scripture Sayings and Scraptastical Kreations for a $30 gift certificate! And a 11x14 Print from My Family Keepsakes!!

If you happened to vist my blog by accident, I want you to check out the complete hop by stopping first at the beginning of the birthday wishes!

If you are following the hop order, you should have come from Ashley's blog, The Glamorous Side of Scrapping.

I made a 6 x 6 easel card and handmade carnations to adorn the card. I've posted a tutorial on how to make the carnations.

Cut one 6 x 6 inch light blue Bazzill cardstock and one 12 x 6 inch and score the long one at the 6" and 9" along the length. These will be the easel, adhering the 6 x 6 along it's back top to the front of the 3 inch end piece. I attach them once I have the card front decorated.

Layer 5.75 x 5-7/8 inch white cardstock on each panel, as shown, lining up all the way to the center fold so when card is in the open position, there will be a nice border just on the edges and not across the center. Layer on 5.5 x 5.75 inch water color print DP (I do not know the maker as this is an old, old paper from my stash) for the front panel. Layer on 5.5 x 5.75 inch pink shimmer cardstock on the base.

The stamp I used is Fairie Marci that I won just before Christmas from La-La Land Stamps! Isn't she the cutest?!! Stamp Faerie Marci using Memento Tuxedo Black onto White Neenah cardstock. Cover with Creative Tape Sheet and cover with Glitter Ritz Warm Highlight Glitter. Color with Copics (V04, V17, B21, E08, E51, E53, R32, R81 and colorless 0). Position her with foam tape over a white oval cut with the largest Spellbinders Large Classic Oval which I embossed with a swirl folder.

The foliage was cut using Marianne Design Creatables from white cardstock and inked with crushed olive and bundled sage Distress Inks. The Happy Birthday and balloons are by Jolee's Boutique and I tied one strand of embroidery thread to each balloon.

The yellow and purple carnations are handmade by me using paper cupcake liners. They are really fun and you can see my tutorial HERE. They are about 2 inches in diameter and 1/2 inch tall. The verse is by Stampendous, Loopy Blooms clear cling set, and is stamped using Archival Jet Black ink onto White Neenah cardstock. Die cut out with Labels 6 and stippled Worn Lipstick Distress ink all over the die cut.

Your next stop along wishing Tina the Big 3-0 Birthday Bash Blog Hop Wishes is CallyAnn's Crafty Creations.

Thanks again for stopping and checking out my project for Tina today!!!! Happy Birthday Tina!

I'll link up this card at La-La Land Crafts Blog to share it there also!