Cowabunga! Happy Joyful Birthday!

Surprise!
When I received an email asking if I'd play in a virtual surprise party for my good friend, Joy, I was on board immediately. Joy is one of the sweetest people I have ever met and I have been blessed to know her for many years. She lives "up the 5" from me and while I wish we could see each other more often than we do, we do manage a couple times a year.

So of course I had to make a "Joy-Fold" card for her birthday today! After all, this card style was named after her a few years ago!

I used images from an exclusive, released today (5/28) Eclectic Paperie set by
Our Craft Lounge, called
Hangin' Loose with Kona

Kona was colored in with various Copic Markers. Typically, I start with the patterned paper and coordinate my colors from there. However this time, I colored first and then went shopping. I lucked out, this paper from my LSS by We R Memory Keepers coordinates perfectly!

The orange striped ribbon unties to reveal another Kona, hangin' loose! He's just off his board, has toweled off, and is getting ready for the big party! :) Kona was colored in using the same Copic Markers as the surfing Kona, then cut out and attached with dimensional foam to the white layer.

After coloring the 3 images, the eyes and sunglasses got a coating of Ranger Glossy Accents for a bit of shine. The sentiments were punched out with an oval punch, matted on a Caribbean oval mat, and a couple of orange brads were added before attaching to the image panels with dimensionals.

The crab and banner are on the inside panel of the card itself and are where I will pen my birthday greeting to her.

Happy Birthday, Joy!

Check out the other party players wishing Joy a very Happy Birthday by visiting the links over at Cami's blog.

But first, stop by:
Joy (and wish her a happy birthday too please)

V.~