Friday, September 18, 2015

Five for Friday

1. Well, it's the first full week of school and everyone seems to be doing well.
While I miss the relaxed feeling of summer, I do enjoy getting back 
into a schedule in the fall.


2. Tomorrow is Sage's birthday. 
We've been getting ready for her party this week.... prepping the food
(cupcakes, butter crunch and cookies --- mmmm!)
and working on decorations, like our chalkboard over the piano:



3. I also made up little treat bags for the girls to take home --
 each one contains a couple of pieces of butter crunch.

Five for Friday Leigh Penner @leigh148

I diecut them using Reverse Confetti's new Thanks Tag Confetti Cuts.
I stamped the butterflies (from the PTI Masterpiece MIM Kit) in summer sunrise, 
hawaiian shores and berry sorbet, 
spritzing them with water before stamping to give a watercolour effect.
The sentiment is from the same stamp set.

Five for Friday Leigh Penner @leigh148

I scored the top of the tags and folded them over and stapled them in place.


4. So, Austin is gone for the weekend....
He auditioned to be a part of the CMYC (Central Manitoba Youth Choir) in spring
and made it, so he's attending their first retreat where he'll learn the songs they'll perform
when they tour next month.
I'm praying he has a great time and makes some new friends!


5. And lastly, I have one more card to enter in the

Five for Friday Leigh Penner @leigh148 #cards #mftstamps

To make my card, I started by colouring with my Zig Clean Colour Waterbrush Markers
on some watercolour paper and then pulling the colour with a water brush.
I diecut these using the Soda Pop dies and lined them up along the bottom of
my card base.
I stamped the "you are soda-lightful" onto white cardstock,
and cut it apart before adhering it with dimensional adhesive.
 
Five for Friday Leigh Penner @leigh148 #cards #mftstamps

I stamped the "happy birthday" (also from Soda Pop) in versamark
on true black cardstock and heat embossed it in white.
It, too, is adhered using dimensional adhesive.

I'm also linking this card up to this week's

Thanks for looking!

14 comments:

Kristie Goulet said...

Happy Birthday to Sage!!! She shares a birthday with my daughter Leah who is turning 14. :)

LOVE your card, decorations, and little gifts.

Ardyth said...

Eek! Love the tiny bottlecaps and the vibrant colours! Good luck, Superstar!

Audrey Pettit said...

Always love your Friday posts, Leigh! Happy birthday to Sage and hope Austin has an amazing time at his retreat! I absolutely love your birthday chalkboard and treat bags, and your soda card is amazing! So so fun and eye catching! LOVE how you angled up the soda bottles. And LOVE how you did the sentiment, too!

Susanne Vargas said...

Happy Birthday to Sage! The treat bags are cute (the content sounds yummy) and your card is fantastic!

Dot J Freel said...

Great cards!

Megan Carroll said...

I hope Sage has a great birthday! Love your card with those beautifully coloured bottles!

Happy Dance said...

Tell Sage that I said all the best people are born in September (lol)! Sounds like they're busy kids. Love your soda card; the colors are just fantastic, and very eye catching. I think you're a shoe-in as a Superstar. Austin will work hard, and have a great time I'm sure. And the treats look delicious, especially with those sweet tags! Have a great weekend. Bev

Greta said...

Beautiful treat bags, Leigh, & such a fun card!

Virginia L. said...

These are all so beautiful! Love the light and airy design on the first! Good luck on the challenge! Thanks so much for playing Simon Says Stamp Wednesday “Die Crazy” Challenge!

Michele Kovack said...

Love your projects here! Especially the soda pop card! So fun!

Lisa Elton said...

Love the lettering on the chalkboard, the treat bags are darling and your card rocks!!

Bonnie said...

Great card! Fabulous design and I love the color blend of bottles!

Jill Norwood said...

Wonderful card and treat bags! Happy Birthday to Sage!!!!

cm said...

I wished Sage Happy Birthday on FB, but I'm doing so again, because she deserves a month long 9or longer *grin*) celebration! So HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Sage! The pretty butterfly tags paired with the butter crunch = double dose of candy for the eyes and the tastebuds! Your MFT card: another five star performance!
~c