Happy Birthday, Kate!

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Today is a very special day because it's Kate's birthday. And Kate happens to own and operate my favorite online store, i {heart} papers. To celebrate her, the design team is having a little blog hop to share our birthday cards and wishes.

Here's my festive birthday card using this week's sketch from Retro Sketches. I made my own birthday hat from a hand-cut paper triangle that I dressed up with some pom pom trim and an enamel dot.  It's adhered to a confetti-like dotted paper panel stamped with a Paper Smooches birthday sentiment.  A few fun paper pennants tucked underneath the panel and a sprinkling of pink enamel dots finish off the design.
 
Be sure to hop along to each designer and leave these talented gals some love!
Lindsay
Lisa, guest DT
Lori--you're here!
Melissa, guest DT
Sarah
Sheri
Tracy
Vera

And, please stop by Kate's blog to wish her a happy birthday!

Materials Used:
from i {heart} papers:  Paper Smooches Chit Chat stamp set; Tsukineko Memento Luxe Tuxedo Black ink; My Mind's Eye My Girl 6x6 paper pad, Necessities Teals and Reds enamel dots; May Arts white mini pom pom trim; Sticky Thumb dimensional dots

other:  Pink Pirouette, Melon Mambo, and Soft Sky cardstock (Stampin'  Up!); Hawaiian Shores cardstock (Papertrey Ink); Grout Gray cardstock (My Favorite Things)