HAPPY Blogaversary, Beckie - Blog Hop

Just about a year ago, a dear and a little whacky (aren't we all??!) woman named Beckie started following my CardMonkey blog, and I shared her blog button on my sidebar as a way to get her started.  


How time flies when we're having a good time!  Beckie's blog continues to be a favorite.  She is celebrating her blogaversary today with a HAPPY Blog Hop, and I'm happy to be part of it!


So here's the card that I made for Beckie ... effervescent and joyous, and a little bit whacky:

To make the card, I started with a fun font (called "Bubol") that I found on My Fonts.  I set it and drew the broken line, using Adobe Illustrator as my computer program, and printed the black-and-white text/line on Gina K Pure Luxury 130# paper. I chose that paper because I knew I wanted to color the font using Copic markers directly on the paper (without a mat) and knew that this paper did not bleed through with the Copics.  Some dots and swirls are off-cuts (what I call "gadribbles") from when I cut bookmarks that you'll see next weekend; other dots are simple dabs with complementing marker colors. I was happy when I made this, happy to use my markers, happy to use gadribbles before they hit the trash can!


Beckie has some blog candy from her grand prize sponsor, 3 Girl Jam.  To be eligible, be sure to comment on all of the line-up's blog posts for today ... there aren't too many in this Hop, so that should be easy-peasy. The prize is a $20 gift certificate to 3 Girl Jam, home of some fabulous crinkled ribbon that I love so much!


Here is the line-up for your comments:

Beckie ~ http://justbcreativecrazy.blogspot.com

Jessica ~ http://chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com

Jessica ~ http://jessicascraftshaque.blogspot.com

Dr. Sonia ~ http://cardsandschoolprojects.blogspot.com

Julie  ~ http://jk-littlebitofbling.blogspot.com

Ellen ~

http://cardmonkeyspaperjungle.com   

YOU ARE HERE!

Lisa ~  

http://indymermaid.blogspot.com   

GO HERE NEXT!

I hope you have a happy kinda day!

And Happy Blogaversary, Beckie!!

DeFiaNtLy DiFfeReNt & CreAtiVeLy Yours,