Tuesday 25 January 2011

A big day!

Sorry I'm a bit late posting my DT card for this weeks Passion for Promarkers challenge but I've really been flat out as today is my eldest DD's 18th Birthday!  Last week she passed her driving test and all and sundry have been offering her cars to buy but unbeknown to her whilst she was out taking her test we were picking her up a shiny red Micra!  Its been so hard trying to keep it quiet, I even had to phone her boss as a relative of hers was offering her a red micra and we've already got one lol!

We all went out for a pub meal and my friend works there so I'd popped round last night with a cake and balloons so she could sort the table out which she did (Fankoo Maz!)  Staci being 18 of course wanted a drink so I managed to steer her away from that but told OH we're going to have to tell her soon before her mate buys her a drink!  Anyway I gave her a keyring I'd made with a car charm on.  She said she already had one (no that was a pure swarovski bag charm at least 4 times the size!) then my OH said its a keyring to put this on and gave her a key.  She went running round the car park looking for potential cars and decided it must be one of the 2 red micras there (The other one is Maz') and found it!

Staci hugging her new wheels!

 Staci's Birthday cake!

And this is her 18th!  The theme at Passion for Promarkers this week is 'Let it Shine' so I chose an image by Some Odd Girls called Dancin' Mae as my DD is a bit like that!  The card is not my usual style or colours, it was more aimed at her tastes, black and pink, bold, fun and SPARKLY!  She's coloured with Promarkers and I've added shading with pencil and sparkle with sakura stardust pens.  The background I scribbled on with pencil, used sansador to spread and mingle the light and hot pinks then scribbled over again (Staci is VERY messy!)  The flower in her har is iridescent gems, Stace usually wears a huge flower in her hair and I've used Coredinations black magic (hocus pocus) and embossed with a divine swirl folder and rubbed with a nail file.  The flowers are all wild orchid and added stickles so they're all sparkly too!  18 logo is die cut from foil.

There is a prize of a pack of promarkers from Crafty Emmas Store so use promarkers or aqua markers and Let it shine and it'll fit!

Thanks for looking!

Also entering into...

Some Odd Girl - (I thought it closed Friday, nevermind!)
Sarah Hurley Challenges - Birthday Girl
Crafty Purple Frog - Distressing (Coredinatons card & background to image)
My time to Craft - Emboss
Tuesday Throwdown - Distressing
Craft your Passion - Use 2 patterned papers


15 comments:

Cor* said...

HOly Smokes! Happy Birthday to her!! Yee haw! a car, a car!! LOVELY momma! Great card too! I love those colors and your flower arrangement is TDF!!! Wunderbar colring too!

Tracey Feeger said...

Oh how cool. I would be doing the same thing if I got a Micra for my birthday (I have a green Micra). Looks like she was in love. Love the card. Great job.
mwah
Trace

The Crafty Den said...

Hi Vix, it sounds like a good day was had by all. Staci looks well chuffed with her little red micra :) Her card is gorgeous and I love the image. Hugs, Denise x

Teresa said...

Wish Stacy a Happy Birthday from me,
sounds like you all had a lovely time Vix and by looking at the pic she loved her present and has found herself a new best friend, happy driving Stacy the world is your oyster now.
Teresa x

Meesh said...

Awww... Vix, I bet Staci was buzzing! What a lucky lass! I hope she's had a fab birthday :)

Onto your card... Gorgeous! Your coouring is always spot on and the papers, layout... everything is perfect... as usual! :)

FABBY!

Hugs, Meesh. XX

Lisa Jane said...

OH that brought back memories - i got a little mini for my 18th Birthday - it was parked on the drive with a big yellow ribbon round it lol
I even drove it down the street still with the ribbon on lol
Thanks for joining us at Sarah Hurley with your fabulous card -
Lisa ;)

Jane said...

WOW! You are the bestest MUM ever...giving your daughter a car!!! Hope my kids don't read this post...they're gonna be so disappointed with just one of my cards on their 18th!! (Tee! Hee!)

Vicky said...

Happy Birthday Staci & congrats on passing your driving test. Its fab to see their faces when you buy them their 1st car. We brought my eldest his 1st but cus I'm a softie I ended up buying his 2nd one a few months ago....that will def be his last tho now bank of mum & dad has closed lol. Hope you all had a fabberooney time.
Love your fabulous card hunni its perfect as always.

Lotsa hugs Vicky xxx

Brenda Brown said...

Oh Vix happy birthday to Staci, sounds as though you all had a good time.
Love your card, the colours and image - great job.
Have a good day.
luv and hugs {brenda} xoxox

Juls said...

this is fab!!! Loving the colours you have used and the way you have added bling to her hair and her belt! fabulous creation! Hugs Juls

Diamond Doll said...

what a lucky girl she is,she looks well chuffed, what a fabulous present to give her.
Gorgeous B/day card too.
(hugs)
Trish (-:

Vanessa (aka V'ness, Nessa, oldschool) said...

oh my word perfect card!!!
great car...congrads!!!
thanks for joinin us at TCPF!!!

Unknown said...

Gorgeous card! I soooo wish I could make my images look this good. Thanks for playing along with us at Craft Your Passion. x x

angelwhispers said...

I can see she loves the Car!!!! and I hope she had a great Birthday!

Loving the card and thank for joining us over at TCPFC Love Chanelle xxx

tiggertastic said...

oh wow, flash wheels and a very flash card to go with it, amazing work hun, you are so clever

many happy returns to the birthday girl

Good luck in the challenges, hugs Sarah-Louise My Blog

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