Monday, June 4, 2012

Happy Birthday!

Hello and happy Monday!  Happy? you say?  Yep, Monday is my day off, so Mondays are always happy around here!  :-)  Today I'm sharing the birthday card I made for my BFF (and also the gift card holder that went with her present).



The whole birthday was black, white, red, and silver-themed, to go with one of her gifts, which was a button pendant by Jen Carter of Jen's Ink Spot.  Not only is she a talented card designer, Jen also has an Etsy shop where she sells her lovely button ring and pendant creations.  It's also called Jen's Ink Spot and you can find it here.  And she has a Facebook page you can like, which I recommend because then you get to see her newest creations as soon as they are posted!  Here's the packaging my friend's pendant came wrapped in:


Of course, I completely dropped the ball and forgot to photograph the pendant itself!  I am such a dork.  But, this would make an excellent excuse for you to check out her Etsy page to see examples for yourself, LOL!  (I should mention that although I did ask permission from Jen to post the photo of the packaging--and the forgotten pendant, darn it--I did not receive any sort of compensation from her.  I am just a satisfied customer, online friend, and fan of her design work.) 

Okay, and here is the quick little gift card holder that went along with the pendant and a few other goodies:


Inside was a card to our favorite clothing store.  I had a cute black and white metal pail-type holder that everything was in, but due to my excessive dorkiness, I forgot to take a pic of that too!  Sigh. 

I'll close with a big thank you and virtual (HUG) to all of you who sent condolences on my mom.  I still haven't responded to all of them, but I will!  I hope to have a small post on her soon.  Hope you're having a good day!

Supplies
stamps:  Verve--Blessings
paper:  PTI--S.S. White, True Black; stash
ink:  Versafine--Onyx Black
dies:  PTI--Moroccan Screen, Gift Card Holder; MFT--Perfect Petal Trio; Spellbinders--Fancy Tags
other:  Ribbon--stash; Rhinestones--Recollections; Brads--stash; Embossing Folder--Cuttlebug

8 comments:

Lisa Elton said...

Wowzers Jill this card for your BFF is STUNNING! And the matching gift card holder is FAB as well.I'm sure Jen will appreciate your kuddos to her...she is a talented one!

Renee said...

Beautiful!!
The colors...
that card is gorgeous...
and what a fabulous gift!
A true friend indeed...
and the perfect excuse for a day of shopping! :)

Leigh Penner said...

Ooh, so pretty!

Kara said...

this is so awesome!! love the silver accents!

Michelle Philippi said...

What a BEAUTIFUL card, Miss Jillie Ann! That's just gorgeous. You are a total overachiever with this gift and packaging - just breathtaking!

Marybeth said...

Get out of here…… these projects are so gorgeous. That little black love note with the silver flower, so elegant. Your card is amazing. You outdid yourself on all of this. Lucky Best friend!

Lorraine said...

Oh Jill, this is gorgeous! I love the red/black/silver color combo and different elements!

Jen Carter said...

I love your card and gift card holder!! WOW!! That is fabulous and matched the pendant perfectly! I really like how you used the silver in your creations! Beautiful! Thank you for the shout out, you are so sweet!