Happy Birthday - Sweet Stampers!

Good morning blogland!

An unexpected post today, yes it is Saturday and yes it is time for a new challenge over at Sweet Stampin' but it's not my Teams turn!  So to explain: both Teams were invited to play along this week because today the Sweet Stampin' Challenge Blog celebrates a birthday - we turn 15 years old!

I must admit I'm surprised and yet not surprised it's been 15 years!  It sometimes feels like Sweet Stampin' started only a short time ago, but I can still remember joining in with the challenges (before I joined the DT and then after I had left) when TTT was only little and she turned 17 this year!

I'm going to sound so old lady like here - but doesn't time fly!

Anyways it's great that Sweet Stampin' is still going strong and in celebration of still going strong this fortnights' challenge celebrates 'Birthdays'.  As always this is a 'for fun' challenge, so no prize other then the pride of being a Top 3, and there are only two rules which are follow the theme and use a stamp (rubber or digital) somewhere on your project.

So the card I've used for this challenge is, for once, one I made for a specific person! Arabella is the daughter of the colleague who went off on maternity leave (and the reason I have this job!).  Another, my goodness moment - has it really been that long!

Stamps used:

Mo's Digital Pencil - One

coloured with my Copics

The sentiment was created in Publisher

Dies:

Pretty Pink Posh - Scallop Borders 1

Creative Expressions - Noble Collection: Double Stitched Squares

Paper:

echo park paper co. - sweet girl

Anything else:

self-adhesive flat back gems

And that's it folks.  While this post is posting I should be happily doing gentle weights, safely ensconced in our still new home gym and being glad I don't have to leave the house in the rough weather we've had, and are having, at the moment.

See you soon,

Sarah