Sunday, September 2, 2012

MY MANE EVENT




Hi!!

Today Miguel and me are celebrating our 12th anniversary.  We have had a great time through all these years.... that means there has been ups and downs but the net equation always stays on the bright and positive side.  I made this card to celebrate that "Our Circus" is up and running at full blast.  I could have made a very elegant and romantic card... but that's just not my style so I kept it as true to my identity as possible.  After all, my sense of humor is one of the best things my hubby loves about me ;)

I have to tell you he made me laugh to the point of tears.  First he asked me what moved me to use an encaged cross-eyed Lion for his anniversary card.  Hmmmmm.... He's been kind of encaged for the last twelve years right??  Anyway, I was out of trouble as soon as I told him I fell in love with that lion at first sight and that reminded me of him.... 
That's as sappy as I can get ;)

An now let's go back to my card.

I am submitting it to the TAWS Be Inspired Challenge #10.


AND.............

I used Sweet Sunday's sketch #166. As soon as I saw this sketch I thought about a window card.  I love them because I can use the same main element to decorate both the inside and outside of the card.   For all the layers I created an SVG file and use my digital cutter to cut all the elements on the front of the card.


Here is my card:


And some details:



Hope you have a great Sunday.  
I am going to get ready now because we are going out to celebrate our big day.  

Thanks for the visit!!!

Hugs,

12 comments:

Scrapper Myra said...

This card is aMANEzing! LOL! ... Really...love the colors, the sketch, the message, the window and how you managed for the textures and layers. This is a winner card. Have a great anniversary celebration and God bless your marriage. :)

Nancy said...

Feliz Aniversario. Me gustó mucho la tarjeta y por supuesto tu particular manera de explicar el significado de ella. Que la pasen super.

JAY ROSA said...

Toda la tarjeta esta bella, toda. Superb! Muchas felicidades!

Mary J said...

Happy anniversary Joan! What a fab card! so fun, love the papers and a great take on taht sketch!

Kim S said...

Ahhhhh...I fell in love with your card at first sight!!! So glad to see you at TAWS BE Inspired challenge!

Maga said...

Felicidades en tu aniversario. Y como siempre eres una. Inspiracion.

Audrey said...

So, so adorable! That Lion is one of my favorite TAWS stamps! Love your mix of pattern papers here... Thank you for playing along with TAWS challenge! :)

Sonia said...

Adorable Lion image, you did a wonderful card.

Annette Allen said...

wow this is totally amazing...thanks for joining at at The Alley Way Stamps...Be Inspired Challenge

Tracy Ercole said...

Fantastic card! Thanks for playing along with the TAWS BE Inspired challenge :)

Lyndal said...

Super fantastic anniversary card Joan - LOVE it!
So glad you joined in the fun with the TAWS BE Inspired Challenge :)

Amy Kolling said...

Hi Joan! Your card caught my eye first thing in the challenge links. I just love all the layers and the stitching is fabulous but it's that cute lion that got me! Congrats on your win too! :)