Be Nice to Barb!

This is a very special day. It's the 5th of April, which means the Crafty Gals have their monthly CASE post. In case you're not sure what I'm talking about... the Crafty Gals is a blog group and this year our wonderful leader Melina came up with the idea that each month we would CASE or honor one of our own. This month the Crafty Gal who is our inspiration is none other than my RAZZ'ing buddy, Barb.

Now, those of you who hang around much on SCS... you KNOW that Barb and I tease each other a lot. (It's all BARB's fault, by the way!) In fact, yesterday, she kept trying to tell me I had to be nice to her all month, since this is HER month with the Crafty Gals. Yeah, right! Like that's going to happen. Instead, I told her I would be nice for just a few moments on my blog on the 5th.

So here it is: my BE NICE TO BARB post.......


I actually had so much fun snooping around on Barb's blog. I do check it out often, but this time I was in search of something to inspire me, so I looked at details I might otherwise have missed. Here are some things I discovered:

DISCOVERY #1: Barb is a master at creating cards that have a sentiment, quote, or verse, but no image. It's amazing. Take a look at just a few of the posts I found...

Celebrate with Sparkle

Happy Birthday with Sparkle

Glow and Warmth

Shoebox Swap Card

DISCOVERY #2: Barb uses the color pink quite a bit in her creations...

Adorable Elephant

Be Mine Valentine

PTI Scattered Showers

Holiday Hugs Snowman

A Basket for You

Join Me for Tea

DISCOVERY #3: Barb loves DP about as much as I do, often  using at least 2 different designer papers on a card...

Joy to the World

Successful Woman

Tired of Shopping

Farmer Riley

Whimsical Animals

Good Luck Turtle

Keeping those three discoveries in mind, I went in search of ONE card of Barb's that would be my inspiration. Here's Barb's card that caught my eye...

Joys of Easter - March 30th post by Barb

Here's the card I created:

Obviously, I rotated my card to a vertical one rather than the horizontal one that I CASE'd. The reason I did that is because the quote I wanted to use was too "tall" to fit otherwise. I really wanted to use this quote because it, too, reminds me so much of Barb.

Barb is retired, after having served many MANY years as the Athletic Director in the public school system. (Did I mention she's older than dirt? Oops! Sorry, Barb... I'm supposed to be nice, aren't I?). Now that she's retired, she has the time to travel, to shop, and to enjoy the many friendships that she's developed over the years. She is often taking a trip, or spending the day shopping with friends, or hosting gatherings at her home. She IS living every day to the fullest!

Here's the inside of my card:

Barb, thank you for being such a joy to me! And for inspiring me, too! I hope you like my card, as well as most of the things I've said here in my blog post. Now....... get back over to SCS, my RAZZ'ing buddy...... so I can quit being nice to you. :/


This is my 109th card in the 100 Cards in 100 Days Challenge. Today is the 95th day of the year.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today. Please head over to the other Crafty Gals blogs to see what they created, too. You'll find the links to their blogs in my left sidebar. Be sure to go to Barb's blog, too... and when you do, would you please remind her that I was nice to her on my blog. Thanks!

Sentiment: Our Daily Bread Each Minute
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
Cardstock: Recollections Black and Stampin' UP! Crushed Curry
Designer Paper: Recollections Bold Basics Paper Pad
Embellishments: Spare Parts Brads