Purple Birthday

Hallo,
Well a short post this am because there are a bunch of thrift shops just waiting for me thios am!!!! Yup that mean that I passed my test!!!!
I am very happy to now have my 'Cardiac Surgery Certification' ....again....I took this test and passed a few years ago the first year it was offered, then when it came time to renew - well it was a very busy summer with the kids and it was the first year after my Mom had her surgery for breast cancer and I just flat out forgot to send in the renewal form - thankfully I had remembered to send in the CCRN (Critical Care certification - for Intensive Care....) earlier in the summer....I waited till this year to renenw so it would be in the same renewal year as the other certification - and hopefully easier for me not to foget again.....
It is COLD out this am - well brisk anyway - for us Floridians anyway - I wonder if I can claim to be a Nebraskan anymore if I think 40 is cold.....
My DH is out of town to go watch a Nascar race and they are campiong out in this 'brisk' weather.....glad its not me :)!!!!! Although the picture of their campfire was pretty sweet - I wouldn't mind sitting around the campfire but when it came time to sleep - I would rather a hotel room. I am definatly a fair weather camper these days!!!!!

Ok - enough chatter - got thriftin to do....
My card today was done for this weeks challenge over at the Outlines blog to make a Birthday card!!!
Check it out here - www.outlineswithkathy.blogspot.com

I took the Outlines ballons stamp and did some paper piecing and some layering - all with purple - the base DP and the DP for the balloons both had bits of blue in them so I used the blue lettering tape to make my Happy Birthday and lastly added some purple flowers from my stash....

All for now - I am out the door!!!!!
Take Care
Tera