Happy Birthday Flower

I have been wanting to make a Mr. Smiley flower for a long time.  I got these flowers as a bouquet at Hobby Lobby, so I could make pens in a flower pot.  You know...the ones you see at banks, etc.  I had some left over, so I pulled them apart to use on cards.  I love how the flower frames Mr. Smiley from Today's Forecast at Molly Stamps.  

In addition, I got some awesome paper from Paper Temptress.  The piece I used is the orange sparkle paper that I embossed with the happy birthday cuttlebug folder.  You can't see it in the picture, but this paper has a sparkle to it.  Hence the name sparkle paper....LOL!  I love it!  I orange goes perfectly with the orange in the flower.

AND....I used my BIG BITE!  This is only the second time I has used my big bite and I am so glad I got it.  It puts gromlets on so easily.  I know it is the holiday season, but I had to make this cheery card.  I was inspired by Today's Forecast and the flower.  This is what I ended up creating.  I love starting from scratch and just piecing items together and until viola!

I have been taking pictures of the cards from a different angle, because I like the way it show you the 3-d look!  The inside of the card reads, "smile...it's your day!"

Materials used:

Paper - white daisy cs, balloon pattern paper from Frances Meyer, Inc., orange sparkle paper from Paper Temptress, dutch blue cs, clover meadow cs

Stamp set - Today's Forecast from Molly Stamps

Ink - clover meadow

Markers - sunny yellow, white gelly roll pen

Accessories - circle window charm, happy birthday cuttlebug embossing folder, frenzy designer gromlet from We R Memory Keepers, flower from Hobby Lobby, SU scallop punch, SU 1 3/8 circle punch, EK Success 1 1/4 circle punch, EK Success 1" circle punch

Don't forget...................

It is day 4 of the 12 days of Christmas at Paper Craft Planet.  Sankari is hosting today's challenge.  Here is the gallery for your inspiration.  Play along and win a prize from Our Daily Bread!  Wow!  Their stamp sets are awesome!

Happy Stamping!