Saturday, July 23, 2011

Birthday Wishes for Barry

A year ago, when my dear friend Alice was in hospice, I made a promise to her that I'd remember her husband's birthday for her. This past week was Barry's birthday, so I made a card for him.

It was my week as a guest DT for the CAS challenge on SCS, and since Barry is a guy, clean and simple was right what I wanted for him. With everything going on, my mojo has been seriously lacking. This card was the first thing I'd made in a month. My girls at All Things Unity came to my rescue, both with ATU#35, to use ribbon (or twine) and a mention of the Unity KOTM sketch challenge. Between those two, and the inspiration from CAS127, I came up with a card that I thought would make Barry smile.
Both the watermelon and sentiment are from the June 2011 KOTM, ...all smiles.

6 comments:

Lorie a.k.a.The Peddler said...

Sweet Card! I'm sure Barry will love it.

Savannah O'Gwynn said...

OH! Carole--this is a great card for your friend's husband!!! What a sweet thing to do and promise!! OH--brings tears to my eyes! LOVE:)

I love the simplicity and the watermelon! MMMMM! Makes my mouth water:)

Hope you are doing well! HUGS to you!! Thanks so much for playing along and joining in the fun over at ATU!

Rona said...

Beautiful card Carole!! I was just thinking about you and all the chats we used to have during hip hop and I decided to visit your blog - I remember praying for your friend's family - hope all is well with you. HUGS!!

Jacquel said...

Cute card Carole! Nice coloring too...TFS!!!

Cheryl said...

Wonderful card! I love your use of white space. Your coloring on the watermelon is gorgeous.



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Nancy Jensen said...

Happy Birthday to your friend Barry! I LOVE your card! Sorry I haven't visited your blog much lately... I hope to visit more often. ((hugs))