If you've just arrived here from Mary Brown's blog, you are in the right place! If you've started here, do not fear! You can keep going past the end and circle back to where you started quite easily.
Ready for a freaky good time? I know that I am! Not only is it time for the Freakin' best stampin' blog tour on the interwebs, the 20th is also MY BIRTHDAY!!!
TO ME!!!
How freakin' old am I? I will borrow an expression from Jonathan Swift, "I'm as old as my tongue and a little older than my teeth" Bahahah!
So what do I have for you today? The theme is floral, Mother's Day, or wedding, so I pulled out one of my favorite floral sets, Fifth Avenue Floral, and got to work. Lookie:
Ingredients: Stamps - Fifth Avenue Floral; Paper - Thoroughly Modern DSP, Sahara Sand, Soft Suede, Bermuda Bay, Whisper White; Ink - Soft Suede, Bermuda Bay; Other - Ticket Corner punch, Soft Suede dotted grosgrain, sponge wedge, Soft Suede marker, Pretties kit, Signo white gel pen, dimensionals
I know, I know...it's GOJUS!!! (YILM!) Actually, I think I managed to channel my buddy Wendy Weixler with this one. I've been looking at her work a LOT lately, as we worked on our Artisan projects and asked for advice from each other and somehow, she just has gotten STUCK IN MY BRAIN!!! Not that there isn't plenty of room in there! 
My next offering comes under the "Mother's Day" category. I've had the set, Messages for Mom, for a while but had not used it. It's very cool, though I really think SU! dropped the ball here. They should have had a set called "Messes for Mom". Because that's what we get, we get MESSES. MESSES which we have to clean up, because that interesting creature, Not Me, makes every single one and is nowhere to be found when it's time to clean up the mess. But I digress. You came here to see GOJUS cards, not listen to me ranting and raving and...oh yeah...the card. Lookie:
Ingredients: stamps - Messages for Mom; Paper - Regal Rose, Melon Mambo, Old Olive, Pink Pirouette, Basic Black; Ink - Melon Mambo, Regal Rose, Basic Black Craft; Other - Clear EP, Melon Mambo dotted grosgrain, Sending Love Epoxy Brads, Blossom Party Bigz die, Little Leaves Sizzlit die, ticket corner punch, sponge wedges, Button Latte, Black Gingham ribbon, SU! Background patterns #1 texture plates, Basic Black marker
OMGojus!!! (YILM!) Er...it's very PINK isn't it? But somehow, it was exactly what I wanted to do.
Well, it's time for me to bid you adieu. I am probably at this very minute shuttling children to and from school or shuttling children to and from softball practice. My life as a mom...sometime, we will squeeze the birthday celebration in there...somewhere! In the meantime, I will send you onward to Dawn Olchfeske's blog...Ta!
Abso-freakin'-lutely beautiful! And HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Jan!!! I hope your day is filled with love, laughter, lots of friends and family, and FOOD (especially if it's of the chocolate variety).
Posted by: Cindy E. | April 19, 2010 at 06:56 PM
Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday, dear Jan, Happy birthday to you!!! Whew!! We have the same month of birtday, mine was on the 16th!!! I'm so proud I'm the same month as you-the one & only, the Queen!!!
Posted by: Fida | April 19, 2010 at 07:29 PM
Happy Birthday!!
Posted by: GingerB | April 19, 2010 at 07:56 PM
Happy Birthday, Jan! LOVE the cards!
Posted by: Connie Babbert | April 19, 2010 at 09:07 PM
Great projects. The Sahara and blue look amazing together.
Posted by: Pockets of Inspiration | April 19, 2010 at 09:08 PM
Beautiful cards Jan - like we'd ever see anything else!
I especially love the Thoroughly Modern one. One of my favorite papers & color combos!
Happy Birthday!
Posted by: LeeAnn Greff | April 19, 2010 at 10:21 PM
Happy Birthday to you! Thanks for sharing these incredible cards and your incredible art with us! I hope you are treated like a Queen! :) kt
Posted by: kivonne | April 19, 2010 at 10:58 PM
Joyeux anniversaire, Jan!
Posted by: Cindy Major | April 19, 2010 at 11:04 PM
Happy Birthday!
Posted by: lisa808 | April 19, 2010 at 11:32 PM
Happy Birthday Jan!!
Posted by: Dawn Olchefske | April 20, 2010 at 01:36 AM
Happy birthday, Jan! I hope you have a super day. Your cards are beautiful, as always! Love the colours.
Posted by: Genelle Little | April 20, 2010 at 02:43 AM
Happy Birthday Jan! Have a wonderful, special, super and Beautiful Day!
Posted by: Matilde Hanna | April 20, 2010 at 05:12 AM
Happy Happy Birthday from all of us to you we wish you happy birthday so we can party too!=)
ENJOY
Ang
Posted by: Angela | April 20, 2010 at 08:12 AM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAN!!!
Your projects are beautiful!
I love the dimension of the flowers on your Fifth Ave. Floral card and the texture and layered flower on your Mother's Day card look amazing!
Posted by: Lynn | April 20, 2010 at 08:23 AM
The wedding card is perfect and have that set. Great job! Edna
Posted by: Edna Burgess | April 20, 2010 at 09:08 AM
Happy Birthday, Jan! Mine is tomorrow but I'm ignoring it. LOL
Posted by: Kelly | April 20, 2010 at 09:42 AM
Happy Birthday! You're a great gift to us! And your 5th Avenue Floral card is go-jus!
Posted by: Alicia | April 20, 2010 at 09:54 AM
Great Cards - LOVE them! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!
Posted by: Peggy Springer | April 20, 2010 at 10:01 AM
Great cards, Jan...and Happy Birthday. April is a beautiful month--mine was the 12th.
Posted by: Barbara V | April 20, 2010 at 10:04 AM
Great and inspiraing job as always. I love coming to your site. I usually don't leave a comment (bad me) but have to on the Tour de Freak. I promised I would leave a message on all of the sites today. Happy day girl. I hope everyone is wonderful to you today, as you deserve.
Carey Rogers
aka Roscoe's mommy
Posted by: Carey Rogers | April 20, 2010 at 10:53 AM
I aleays love what you show us for the tour! Thank you :-)
Posted by: Stephanie | April 20, 2010 at 10:54 AM
Hope your Birthday is a great one!
Posted by: Susan Murphy | April 20, 2010 at 11:07 AM
SO great - I am LOVING that Mom card!!
Posted by: Julie | April 20, 2010 at 11:15 AM
Oh, these are just fan-freakin'-tabulous! Especially the MOM one. Happy Birthday, Jan! Hope you have a great one.
Posted by: Carolyn S | April 20, 2010 at 11:21 AM
Happy Birthday, Jan! Beautiful projects!
Posted by: Michelle VanWiggeren | April 20, 2010 at 11:30 AM
OH...is it your Birthday?
I might have read that somewhere....tee hee
Hope your day is spectacular!
Or just fantastic!
Or maybe marvelous...
super sublime...
supremely enjoyable...
uber happy...
and filled with CHOCOLATE!!!!!!!!!
HUgs!!!
Posted by: Tandra Boyer | April 20, 2010 at 12:00 PM
Happy Birthday, Jan! Thanks for the fabulous cards....and for making me laugh. Love your work, and your upbeat humor.
Posted by: Cathy Warhank | April 20, 2010 at 12:01 PM
Have a great Birthday Jan! Great projects & fabulous Blog!
Posted by: Laurie Buss | April 20, 2010 at 12:04 PM
Happy Birthday! Your cards are stunning.
Posted by: Anita | April 20, 2010 at 12:08 PM
Very pretty...love the pink one. Happy Birthday!!
Posted by: Carol Sisk | April 20, 2010 at 01:14 PM
Your cards are beautiful, as always (of course you already knew that)! Happy Birthday - hope you are able to relax and enjoy yourself for a few moments today!
Posted by: Stephanie Perry | April 20, 2010 at 01:42 PM
Happy super freakin' birthday, Jan! Great projects and good inspiration!
Posted by: gail etchie | April 20, 2010 at 02:44 PM
HAPPY - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!
Posted by: carolyn mcdonell | April 20, 2010 at 03:15 PM
Have a wonderful Birthday!! Awesome cards!!
Posted by: Stacey | April 20, 2010 at 04:44 PM
Happy BDay Jan! Hope your day is perfect. Love all that you do.
Posted by: Faye | April 20, 2010 at 05:48 PM
Jan, Happy, Happy Birthday!! May you celebrate like the Queen that you are! Thanks for the inspiration you give each and every day! These are just beautiful, as is all of your work. Celebrate you today!
Posted by: Sheryl L | April 20, 2010 at 06:27 PM
Happy Birthday, Jan. Great cards, as usual. And as a thanks for all your inspiring work, I am passing on a SUNSHINE AWARD to you. Stop by my blog at http://stampingmadly.blogspot.com to pick up your award. Your blog is one of my favorites!
Posted by: Sage Kimble | April 20, 2010 at 10:59 PM
Great card designs!!! Love the pink. Happy birthday!
Posted by: Pat S | April 20, 2010 at 11:57 PM
Happy birthday Jan! Look at your beautiful work - on your birthday no less! Hope you have a most blessed year!
Posted by: Jenn Brown | April 21, 2010 at 12:24 AM
Happy Birthday Jan - didn't get around to the blog tour until today. Hope you had a great day! Loved your projects as usual!
Posted by: Dawn D | April 21, 2010 at 12:36 PM
Everything you do is just GOJUS! Beautiful cards and I hope you had a great Birthday!
Posted by: Lisa Martz | April 21, 2010 at 12:46 PM
Happy Birthday, just a day late. see what happens when I miss a day??? oyyieee!! Hope you had a fabulous day!!! Even if you did have put on the mom hat for a while. :)
jennik
Posted by: jenni king | April 22, 2010 at 01:24 AM
Very pretty cards, I love them
Posted by: Holly P | April 22, 2010 at 11:23 AM
INALLY gettin' a chance to comment on everyone's fabulous projects from this blog tour ... and you already KNOW I {{{heart}}} everything you create, right?? And how could I not LOVE that you were channelling MOI for your first card??? Seriously???? You rocked these, girl!! :)
Posted by: Wendy W. | April 29, 2010 at 08:54 AM