Zappy Birthday!

Well if you haven't noticed I have been MIA for two weeks, sorry about that and if you have returned as a faithful reader I appreciate that.  I have officially decided I need a clone, I have far too many hobbies that I partake in, so besides watching the grandbabies part time during school and full time when not, I bake, garden, scrapbook, stamp, sew, water color, attempt to run 2 etsy stores and then I have recently decided to do home maintenance which is really a code word for deep cleaning, minor repairs and fresh coats of paint and with all those items I try to walk and hour a day and lift weights for 20 min. I just don't have enough time to do it all and sometimes projects have to take back seats to others, this frustrates me to no end.

Any hoo I am back to some much needed crafty time. I have the expo this weekend and am looking forward to it, I even rented a room for the night so I don't have to drive 45 min late at night to turn around and get up early to go back.

Now that I am focusing on the expo and all things crafty for a bit I knew I needed to finish some birthday cards. Up first is one that is long over due for my oldest grandson who recently turned 18. Let me tell you guy cards are a pain, they don't want some cutesy animal or some flowers so I tried to keep it on the numerous side. I am fearful this might look a little too feminine and if I need to I will substitute it for another last minute. We haven't celebrated his birthday yet so I still have some time.

The silhouette die is from MFTS and the sentiment, bubble and lightning bolt are from Papertrey Ink.

I used watercolors to create the back ground then used a white pen and a clear glitter pen to give the illusions of stars.