Thursday, February 25, 2010

Happy Birthday, Jan Marie!


It is Day 2 of the Flourishes first-ever Birthday Blog Hop Celebration! Jan Marie, the owner of Flourishes, is turning another year older and we thought we’d celebrate! Not just with a party and blog hop, but a special stamp set in honor of her day! Let Them Eat Cake was designed by artist Becky Fleck with a Marie Antoinette flair and, just in case you wondered, it’s available in the Flourishes Store!




Want to win our new set? All you have to do is hop on through our celebration and leave a comment on all 14 of our designers' post this Thursday and Friday. Once you left a comment on all 14, you just need to leave a comment on the Flourishes blog saying, "I hopped through the decades with Jan Marie!" Two names will be randomly drawn on Saturday at 12 pm CST from all those who participated. The winners will receive the Let them Eat Cake stamp set along with some other goodies!
 
 
 
 
If you got here from Dawn's blog you are in the right spot!  I created my card with 80s flair!  One of the first things that came to mind when I thought 80s was the ever popular pink and green preppy colors!  I think I actually owned a pair of kelly green espadrilles!  The next thing I thought of was MALL Hair!  This is where we had that big poofy bang thing up front and the back was forgotten or teased to the max.  I thought a topper card would be perfect to reflect on this much sported hair do by yours truly!  Truth be told it could go for the mullet hair don't, too!  LOL!  I will never view the topper card quite the same again!

I also remember the 80s being the decade of excess!  Everything was BIG!  If more was better than most was best!   So, I made a big card that is over the top with three luscious layers of scrumptious cake!  The decade saw its share of long fabulous strands of pearl necklaces, bracelets, and chunky jewelry, hence the addition of pearls!  The ever popular huge bow was everywhere!  From the tops of our heads to the backs of our dresses.   If it stood still long enough, we put a honkin' bow on it!  Funny this is, as I reflect on this wonderful era in American History, it dawns on me that I still do this look with my cards.  What does that  mean?   My card looks like it normally would!  LOL!  Hee Hee! What can I say?  I am an 80s teen!   Hee!

Happy Birthday, Jan Marie!  Blessings to you and yours!
 
Next step in time is Stacy!  Happy Time Warping and Thanks so much for hopping by!



86 comments

  1. So elegant and beautiful. I love the colors you chose.. Great job Betty.

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  2. This card has be dreaming of spring, with those vivid colors! That green ribbon, is so lush, and just sends this card over the top for me. So beautiful Betty!!

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  3. Wowzers Betty! You framed this beautifully! I still love pink and green. It has such decadence too. Beautifully done!

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  4. I love your card and the bow! Excellent representation of the mullet. If only shoulder pads could be put on cards... I've got plenty of pictures looking like a football player with the poofy bangs as well. :-) What were we thinking??
    Beth Greco

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  5. Oh, gosh! Did you ever bring back the '80s for me! Kelly Green was THE big color -- I loved it, and it looked AWFUL on me. Sure is pretty on your card, though. Betty, I laughed out loud at your use of the tent topper design to emulate the poufed up bangs! Tee hee!! What fun!

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  6. what a fab and dramatic tent card...love it

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  7. Betty this is gorgeous. Remember Bryan Adams?

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  8. FABULOUS DESIGN BETTY!!! I'm lovin' all these fab pearls and the finishing top...brilliant!!! Your colors are awesome too!!! Hugs ~S~

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  9. lol...love your card and those '80s memories. Your colors and "over the top" top are real winners.

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  10. Excessive and preppy?? Yup!! You nailed the 80s look with this fab card!! Just love the new Let Them Eat Cake set :)

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  11. Very pretty Betty and a wonderful layout.

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  12. What a beautiful card this is...even if it's reminiscent of the BIG hair of the 80s! lol Your cake is gorgeous and the pearl is a nice finishing touch.

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  13. Gotta love the honkin' bows!!! And, of course the pink and green. My bedroom in the 80s was even pink and green. Can you imagine??? This card would have fit right in! It is a beauty with those pearls and lush ribbon!

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  14. You knocked this one out of the park, Betty!! I'm cracking up at the big hair and I loved the preppy green and pink then and it's lookin' good now on your card. Fabulous 80s card!

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  15. Betty, what a beautiful and elegant design!! Oh I remember the colors and things you mentioned about 80's :) Gorgeous details!!

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  16. LOL! Great description of the 80's Betty! Your card is perfect, however, it also looks quite modern so I think you're in the clear : ) Absolutely gorgeous as always, woman!

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  17. Mall hair!! Too funny Betty, love how you used a topper card to portray it!! Great colors and just a gorgeous card!!

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  18. So so elegant. I want this card.

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  19. This is beautiful...I love the colors!!!

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  20. What an elegant card, so stunning!

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  21. Oooooh, pretty! Love the colors, die cuts -- and love that stamp set!
    ~Carolyn

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  22. Perfect card for the 80s flair! Happy Birthday Jan Marie!!

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  23. Beautiful card, love the frame and ribbon, and the colours are fab! Well done and thanks for sharing, really loving this hop!

    hugs
    Michelle
    xx

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  24. Oh Betty this is gorgeous!! Love the cake topper:)

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  25. Love those colors. Your card is gorgeous!

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  26. Very inventive layout and super pearly cake! Warmest wishes, Lesley

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  27. Betty, this is superb! Your bows are always so perfect, that I'd just eat them!! :D

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  28. I love the topper you put ontop of the cake! This is just yummy, Betty!

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  29. The topper card was perfect for this stamp. Love it. Carol Ballinger

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  30. I love the card and the bow is perfect!

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  31. What great job you did on this card. You really did capture the 80's. Love the topper card and all the punched and swirled additions. Beautiful Card!!

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  32. You nail this with you mall hair......and I had a Kelly green pantsuit....love your card...it is really pretty.......

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  33. Oh my Betty, so so pretty! LOVE the colors you used here, and that image is amazing...you did a fabby job with it! As always, your creations are so inspiring! : )

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  34. Really cute and you are so right about the bows.

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  35. Beautiful card. I really like your layout.

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  36. Love this card. It is just beautiful. The bow and pearls just wonderful! Thanks for sharing.

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  37. LOL...can totally see the Mall hair. Wonderful rendition..it's a great card and all the pearls...ohh la la!

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  38. This is one stunning and inspiring card. Great colors and just love the style of the card. Really enjoying all the different ways of using this stamp set.

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  39. Oh my.........that is just too gorgeous! I love the colors and all the added with the Spellbinders! Totally awesome! TFS!

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  40. Like wow, like totally rad card.....(was that preppy or valley girl - course there was alot of overlap there too....like...)
    Great card - love all the pearls on the cake!!!

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  41. What a work of art!! I'm overwhelmed by everyone's cards...this is new to me! Absolutely beautiful~~

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  42. Great card, love the colors, remember the Preppy Handbook?? I hope I've burned all my big hair pictures!

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  43. Very nice! Love the pearls and the design!

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  44. Betty - What a beautiful card!

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  45. Well done, Betty. Had to smile at all the 80's things you mentioned - how true LOL! Great card depicting that era.

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  46. Betty, what a border to highlight all the pink and green 80s Jan Marie's H-Bday card from Let them eat cake! Grand celebration card! mt23stamper

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  47. love the colors, the bow and the card is gorgeous

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  48. Pink and green are one of my fav color combinations!!! Lovely card!!!

    kathy828dul

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  49. I love the color combo, something I never would have thought of. Beautiful card.

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  50. wonderful card. Love your colors too. Over the top BIG GRIN

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  51. Delicious -- love the pretty pink cake and the topper nicely finishes it.

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  52. Perfect card for the 80's, especially the bow! Too funny! And for the record, I never could pull off the mall hair, I didn't have enough hair to do it (I was cursed/blessed with baby fine, thin hair). But all my friends had hair so tall you couldn't see the board in the front of the classroom! ha ha!!

    Tish
    a/k/a GaMtnScrap

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  53. Beautiful card. Love the way you did the fancy label.

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  54. Lovely job! Love the 'hair' profile, love the colors, love the 80's!

    Rose-Marie Gross

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  55. Your card is beautiful - love the details!

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  56. I love all the "busyness" of the cake. You've got the colors down for the 80s. Remember all the curly hair? Hello, cake! Wonderful
    Sharon L

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  57. Hi Betty!

    I love your card. I forgot about the "Preps!" I was only thinking of the punks! In the 80's E.T. came out. I was a senior in High School, and had my room decorated in E.T. style!

    Your cake is awesome. I think the flourish at the top of the cake looks like whipped cream piled high! The colors are so bright and eye-catching!

    Just one question: "Where's the beef?" LOL!

    He IS Able,
    Traci S.

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  58. Great job Betty! You did this stamp up wright! You've captured the eighties with a style that is fabulous. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  59. What a great card, Betty. I loved your nod to the '80's and the way your incorporated so many of the elements in your card. Great work!

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  60. Love your card! I'm picturing a giant froo-froo prom dress with that bow and those colors! :)

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  61. Great job. Love how elegant your card is.

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  62. As an 80's teen, I can completely identify! Love your card!

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  63. Great, great card! I love the colors and details. What a happy card!

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  64. gorgeous card and mall hair, lol!!!

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  65. LOVE this card. LOVE how the cake is over the top. LOVE the colors. Did I mention I LOVE this card. Happy Birthday, Jan Marie.

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  66. WOW - this is so beautiful. That flourish topping the card is wonderful. TFS

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  67. What a SWEET card!!

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  68. Betty, this is such a sweet & elegant card.
    I love it!!!

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  69. Yep, I remember those bangs and BIG HAIR. Perfect card for that

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  70. Beautiful Betty, as all your creations are!

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  71. Beautiful card! Love the colors!
    DeniseB

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  72. Love the colors. It's Fab! not sure Fab was used in the 80's but that's what your card is-Fabulous! Thanks for sharing, :o)Louise

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  73. Gorgeous card, colors, everything. The extravagance is surely 80's. I loved that about that time. You're so right about the bows!! HA!HA!HA!

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  74. Betty, this is the yummiest card ever..so gorgeous!!!

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  75. So elegant Betty!! And I love that you made it a topper!! Wowsers girl!!

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