Modern Happy Birthday Card

Good afternoon! I hope you had a fantastic weekend and Mother's Day. It seemed to go by way too fast and I really didn't get anything accomplished. This morning I was up early to play catch-up on laundry and I found some time to make this Modern Happy Birthday Card. I used the Lacy & Lovely stamp set and Chevron embossing folder both by Stampin' Up!. This week Dynamic Duos is having their one year anniversary celebration. You can pick any colour combo from their previous challenges. I picked Basic Black, Melon Mambo and Whisper White from their seventh challenge. I added a little bling and a few silver brads for detail and I heat embossed the sentiment.  Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

My Modern Happy Birthday Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Dynamic Duos: Colour
• Make It Monday: Anything Goes
• Paper Playtime: Buttons or Brads

One Layer Thank You Card

Good afternoon! I have a quick post to share my latest card. This One Layer Thank You Card was made for two challenges. I used the colours from Dynamic Duos (Basic Gray & Basic Black) and the one layer challenge at The Paper Players. Now, let me tell you... this card is my third attempt and I'm still not happy with how it turned out, but it's the best of three. To create this card I masked and sponged a strip of Basic Gray and then stamped with the Distressed Dots stamp by Stampin' Up! and heat embossed with white embossing powder. Then I stamped the flowers by Stampendous! and Thank You sentiment from the Lacy & Lovely stamp set by Stampin' Up! I don't know why... but sometimes less is hard for me. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!

This afternoon the placement of elements on my first card was driving me crazy! So, I attempted it again. I brought down the gray stripe to leave more room at the top of the card. I definitely like this one better, see below.



Afternoon attempt

Blossom Thank You Card

Good evening! I hope you had a wonderful Saturday. The sun was out today and it ended up being a very pleasant day. Tonight I spent some time in my craft room. There are so many great challenges right now! It was hard to decide which card to make first. I decided to make this Blossom Thank You Card using several challenges as inspiration. I used a green and yellow colour scheme, did a little embossing, stitching, and added three butterflies as a finishing touch. Thanks for stopping by!

 

My Blossom Thank You Card is entered into the following challenges:

1. Dynamic Duos: Green & Yellow 
2. My Time To Craft: Embossing
3. Sweet Stampin': It's all Embossing
4. Flutter By Wednesday's: 3 or more Layers
5. 7 Kids College Fund: Anything Goes

Blossom Thank You Card Supplies*:

• Paper: Whisper White card stock, Daffodil Delight Designer Series Paper, Gumball Green sandable paper by Core'dinations and African Daisy card stock by Bazzil Basics.
• Stamps: Floral Flourish stamp by Inkadinkado, Mixed Bunch stamp set, and Itty Bitty Banners stamp set.
• Inks & Colouring: VersaMark watermark stamp pad, Gumball Green stampin' emboss powder, Basic Black stampin' write marker, and classic stampin' pad in Daffodil Delight.
• Other Stuff: Heat tool, Big Shot, Lacy Brocade embossing folder, Blossom punch, 1" and 3/4" circle punches, black ribbon (source unknown), Beautiful Wings Embosslits, Bitty Banners Framelit, black rhinestones by Recollections, black glitter brad, and stampin' dimensionals.

*All supplies by Stampin' Up! unless noted.

Monochromatic Teal Blue Card

To find inspiration for a card creation, I frequently search other blogs and Feline Playful for current challenges. There are numerous challenges on a daily basis to find the perfect creative inspiration. Tonight my inspiration comes from the Dynamic Duos Challenge to use Island Indigo and Pool Party which makes it a monochromatic teal blue colour scheme. I really enjoyed working with both these colours and couldn't wait to share my Monochromatic Teal Blue Card on my blog. I'd like to thank Vicki Burdick for inspiring me to use a new sentiment stamp from the Vintage Verses stamp set available during Stampin' Up!'s Sale-a-bration.  The stamp looks great with the Lacy Brocade embossing folder that I inked up with Island Indigo. To finish off the card I heat embossed the bitty butterfly with Pool Party embossing powder and added a few basic jewels for a little sparkle. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out and I hope you like it too. Well, I hope you have a wonderful night/day and thanks for stopping by!!!

Monochromatic Teal Blue Card Supplies*:

• Paper: Island Indigo, Pool Party, and Whisper White card stock.
• Stamps: Vintage Verses sale-a-bration stamp set and Papillon Potpourri stamp set.
• Inks and Colouring: Classic stampin' pad in Island Indigo and Pool Party stampin' emboss powder.
• Other Stuff: Scallop Trim Border punch, Lacy Brocade embossing folder, Big Shot, Bitty Butterfly punch, Island Indigo sale-a-bration ribbon, corner rounder, decorative corner punch by Creative Memories, basic jewels, and stampin' dimensionals.

*All supplies by Stampin' Up! unless noted.

My card is entered into the following challenges:

1. Dynamic Duos: Colour Challenge
2. A Gem of A Challenge: Add a Bow
3. Lady Anne's Challenge: Use a Sentiment
4. Paper Playtime: Use a Sentiment