Friday, May 29, 2015

Happy Birthday Ardyth!!!!!

Today is a very, very, VERY special friend's birthday. And if you haven't read the title of this post and haven't seen just whose birthday it is, I'll tell you here: it's Miss Ardyth of Maskerade fame. She is the absolute queen of wonderfully CAS, superbly graphic, and terrifically eye-pleasing cards, but you already knew that, didn't you?! She is an amazing card maker, a sweet, sweet person too. True story! So hop on her link, and head on over to Maskerade and give her a happy birthday shout out!

Just a little party today - a Springtimey cake party in a lovely setting. And naturally there will be tables just like this for all of us! Mmmmm...pretty (but not too froo-froo!). Can you just imagine a huge garden like this filled with several hundreds of tables and here we are, celebrating, laughing, talking, and sharing this special day with Ardyth?! Oh let's!!! And I think we'll have a couple of different kinds of cakes too --- one at each table. Yum! (Also not too froo-froo!)


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And we'll all bring cards for the birthday girl...Here's mine:


Clean and simple. Just the way Miss Ardyth would like it! (not going to list the "ingredients" here, but if you want the deets, just leave me a comment, and I'll get them to you...)

Dear Sweet Friend, I hope your birthday is as lovely as you are. May you be blessed with all wonderful things today and every day. You are a treasure, and I'm so happy to call you 'friend.'  Have a wonderful birthday! You are truly special.

(I'm also going to pop this into Freshly Made Sketches. It's pretty darn awesome, and a wonderful source of inspiration!)




21 comments:

Ardyth said...

Ah, thanks Bev! Every year I try to keep it quiet, and every year I fail. But I'm secretly happy about that! Love the clean and gorgeous card you've made for me! Thanks so much! Mwah!

Rosemary said...

beautiful!!

Jacquie Southas said...

Gorgeous card, Bev! The cakes you picked out for Ardyth are so "her" - great party :)

I Card Everyone said...

Beautiful card, fabulous party, for Ardy!!!
=] Michele

Lynn said...

The perfect birthday party celebration for Ardyth. Love her gorgeous birthday party Bev!

Bobby said...

I LOVE your Ardyth card, Bev. It's a lovely design and one I know she'll love, too.

Kristie Goulet said...

Gorgeous card for Ardyth! LOVE it!

Geri said...

You are sooooo the 'hostess with the mostess' pal! Awesome cakes! Awesome venue! Awesome card - that is so totally Ardyth! SOOOOO in love with how you trailed the leaves outside of the openening. REALLY Love that B-day stamp too!

Brenda said...

Beautiful party for a talented and sweet person! The cakes are CAS just like Ardyth's cards, love it! You put on a nice party Bev. lol Hugs, Brenda

Brenda said...

Forgot to say that I love your CAS card Bev, it is just beautiful! Hugs, Brenda

Amy O said...

Beautifully done! I love the clean look, and the leaves peeking through the window with the perfectly placed berries is creative and eye-catching. Thanks for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches this week!

Darnell said...

Oh, I almost missed this one, Bevie! I should have known you would have a party going on for Miss Ardy!! And an excellent party and card it is!! You are so very thoughtful and generous of your time and talents!! Mwah! Darnell

Kylie said...

Eek! I'm late to the party! What a lovely card for Ardyth! :)

Beverley said...

CAS perfection and a wonderful card for Ardyth. Hugs Bev x

maria f. said...

Great party. Love your color scheme ;) And I'll take that first cake any day of the week. How cool! Love your card too with the bough peeking out the window.

cm said...

Ahhhh, my dear friend, you've celebrated our dear friend's birthday in most exquisite Ardythesque style! The venue, the cakes (polkie-dot and balloon delights!) are marvelous: Fresh and fabulous as is Ardyth's style! And your card...swooning-inducing! You've captured her clean, simple style in the most stunning fashion. Gorgeous! Once again, you've showcased what an incredibly amazing friend you are! Ardyth is so fortunate to have you in her life...and so are we! You know: all you posts just revs up my 'want to meet you in real life' wish even more! One of these days...
Hugs~c

Nessa's Crafty Place said...

Beautiful cards-loving the "story" themed one!
Nessa xxx

Jen Timko said...

This is just crazy fabulous! Clean perfected....and wonderful for Ardyth. Glad you shared with us this week at FMS!

Petra Swart said...

Love the beautiful card you've made for Ardyth, Bev!!!!

Anita in France said...

What a fabulous Ardyth-esque birthday party, Bev ... and perfect (and scrumptious!) cakes too! Your crisp, fresh, CAS card is perfect ... sooo gorgeous ... and so Ardyth! Miss you, my friend! Hugs & Bisous, Anita :)

Kim Heggins said...

So sorry to be late to Ardyth's party...not sure how this happened but I did want to pop in to tell you what a sweet card you made. Just love that set and after seeing this I now need the matching dies.