That I Would Be Good

Purple Happy Birthday Sister

This card will be sent to my sister for her birthday next month. I'm still hanging in there with getting birthday cards out every month. I might be a day late or so, but at least it's getting there! April is a crazy month with birthdays and anniversaries, then I have a boatload of Mother's Day cards that I want to send. Oh wells, good thing I enjoy it!

This card qualifies for the PTI Make it Mondays, since I did some distressing around the edges of the sentiment panel. I also did some around the flower panel as well, but it's harder to tell.

Supplies:
Cardstock - PTI Plum and Lavender Moon
Patterned paper - PTI boxes in Ripe Avocado
Stamps - PTI YOF Sweet Peas. Colored with Copics
              Happy birthday from Inside and Out: Birthday
              Sister from Women of Life
Jewels

Kraft Happy Anniversary

This is another unloved card that I made for the Paper Crafts sketches call. I LOVE this card. I want to make tons more like this in different colors!

Supplies:
PTI cardstock in Pure Poppy and Kraft
October Afternoon patterned paper
Heart Punch by Marvy
STamp by Hero Arts

The Kings Speech

Ray and I saw this movie a few weeks ago. THe only thing I can say is WOW.

Actually, that's not the only thing I can say. I just loved it. Such a powerful movie. I know it's a true story that is all "Hollywood-ized", but it was just amazing.

Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush were incredible. Geoffrey Rush absolutely deserved that Oscar nod and Firth deserved the award. I have a personal thing against Helena Bonham Carter, so when I say I didn't like her, it has nothing to do with her acting.

Colin Firth plays King George VI, who is the father of Queen Elizabeth. He stammered well into adulthood. He was the second son, so his older brother was in line for the throne. So at least he was safe from major public view. Well, until his brother chooses his woman over the throne. So it's up to George to take over the monarchy.

George's wife finds Lionel Logue, who has a reputation for unusual speech therapy methods. Remember, this is the 1930s. There weren't the advanced methods that there are now. Or even the understanding of why people stuttered. Or compassion for them.

So George and Lionel work together, form a friendship, and learn so much from each other. It was just a very powerful and beautiful movie. There are some great funny lines too, especially from Rush.

I am so happy it won Best Picture, so so so much deserved. I loved it.

Brown & Aqua Happy Birthday

This is an unloved card from the Paper Crafts mag sketches call. I really love this one! In a way I'm glad I get to keep it!

Supplies:
Cardstock - Papertrey Ink (dark chocolate, vintage cream, strip of ocean tides)
Patterned Paper - October Afternoon
Stamp - PTI Birthday Basics in Memento Tuxedo Black and PTI Ocean Tides
Flower Embellishment - Maya Road
I also used PTI's die cut on the cream panel bottom.