Happy Birthday Kellie!

K is for KELLIE! Today is Kellie Fortin's Birthday! JustRite Designers are throwing a blog hop filled with birthday wishes along with some creative goodness to share! Hop on over to the JustRite BLOG or Kellie's BLOG and leave her some birthday love! I covered the "K" with gorgeous paper from K&Company's Spring Blossom Paper pad. This is a picture of the kit Sharon Johnson, owner of The Stamp Simply RIBBON Store has put together. I love the fact that Sharon has coordinated all the needed ribbons and embellishments in one kit, easier for me and removes the guesswork! Yes, I LOVE that! I used a few of the sentiments from JustRite's Elegant Frames Set! This is a CLING set and features 11 stamps. The framing for the sentiments are lovely, no?

Closeup of the largest sentiment and shows the wonderful twill ribbon, the same twill as the flower embellishment. The flower is created by running a stitch along the ribbon edge, pulling tightly to gather. The orange twill is then tacked in a circular fashion to resemble a flower, the yellow twill is handled the same except not near as much ribbon is utilized and the green is stitched into a bud. All twill layers are stacked and stitched together as shown, then glued onto the decor "K" piece.

I positioned a few sentiments on the "K" in light ink colors to blend in with the paper. Can you find all of them? This is such fun and adds another special touch to the decor piece. I painted the back and edges with white acrylic, adhered the paper with scortape, then sanded the edges. I then went back and painted the edges again for a more finished look!

Happy Birthday to You, my friend! Wishing you happiness Today, Tomorrow and Always!

Thank YOU for stopping by today! Remember to wish Kellie a Happy Birthday and visit the following designer's blogs to check all the birthday love & goodness! Angela Barkhouse

Barb Schram

Becca Feeken

Heidi Blankenship

Kathy Jones

Kazan Clark

Michele Kovack

Sankari Wegman

Sharon Harnist STAMPS: Elegant Frames (JustRite)

INK: Tim Holtz Distress Shabby Shutters, & Tattered Rose Distress (Joan's Gardens)

PAPER: Stampers Select White (PapertreyINK), K&COMPANY Spring Blossom (Stamp Simply RIBBON Store)

OTHER: Letter (Michaels), White Acrylic Paint & Brush (WalMart), Sanding Blocks, Twill & Silk Ribbon (Stamp Simply RIBBON Store), Misc buttons, ScorTape, Aleenes Glue, Spellbinders Labels Six #3, Tiny Twinkle Gems (Taylored Expressions)