Gabby's card

Wow! It's been a wild few months. We moved from Ohio to Pennsylvania since I last updated. We are getting settled and I finally had some time to blog! All of my crafting supplies are still packed so I am not going to be able to stamp for a while. I don't think I want to tackle unpacking those boxes until my kids are back in school. I've got a lot of reorganizing to do!

I found a photo of a birthday card I made for a dear friend's daughter. She is such a carefree little girl with a smile that just melts your heart. She has an amazing joy in her even though she's been through so much. If you want to read her story, see her Caring Bridge site: http://www.caringbridge.org/cb/inputSiteName.do?method=search&siteName=gabriellewysocki
I asked her what she wanted for her birthday and she said "Elmo!" I wanted her card to be bright and happy just like her so I used the yellow from TAC's Brighten My Day paper pack for the background. I layered it onto red and blue cardstock and stamped her name with TAC's Classic Alphabet.
For the face, I punched some red cardstock with the circle scallop punch and cut a strip out of the center to make it the right shape. (You could use the oval scallop punch to make this much easier.) Then I punched a scrap of black cardstock with the scallop punch and cut it to make the mouth. Then comes the fun part. I used my red flock to make the face fuzzy! The nose was some scrap fiber I had. I added googly eyes and there was Elmo! It was a fun card to make.
The items used to make this card can be found on my TAC website under the Products tab.
I hope you like this playful card and if you wouldn't mind, please say a prayer for Gabrielle and her family.
Thanks and Blessings,
Elaine