You're the Icing on the Cake

My sister has a birthday this week so this card is on its way to New York, the place I called home for many years. I used this week's sketch over at Pals Paper Arts to help me design the basic layout of the card. Then, I sent a random text to my sister telling her to give me a color. She texted back purple but surprisingly didn't ask why I was asking. So, I turned to Rich Razzleberry in my Color Coach and it had it paired with Old Olive and Pumkpin Pie. I had my colors! Using a sketch and the Color Coach really does half the work for you. I used Rich Razzleberry as my card base and then layered some Pumpkin Pie DSP onto the card front. I used Old Olive for the vertical strip. I stamped 2 of the gift bixes and the cake slice in black StazOn onto Whisper White card stock. Both of these stamps are from the Best of Birthday set. I punched the cake out with a 1.25 inch circle punch and then the presents with a 1 inch circle punch. I colored them using my blender pens and Classic ink pads. I then stamped my sentiment, wish big, onto Whisper White card stock using Rich Razzleberry ink. This is from the stamp set Word Play. I punched it out using the Decorative Label punch. I punched another label out in Rich Razzleberry, cut it across the center and added a little edge to each side of my stamped image. I have had the Candy Dots for a while in the Brights family but never used them. I thought this was a perfect time since I wanted to add a little more color into the Decorative Label. I added three along the edge. I didn't get them even but what are you going to do. I adhered this to the front and I was done. I added a message to the inside and I was ready for the post office. I hope she likes it!

Lots and Lots of Candles

My husband's aunt has a birthday coming up in a few weeks so I thought it was a perfect time to make a birthday card as I played along with Mojo Monday's Tall and Skinny sketch that you cna see here. Tall and skinny cards or anything outside of the A2 framework is hard for me. I am just completely out of my element so a sketch is a great way to try something. I couldn't make my card completely skinny so I did leave the back a little wider than the card front... but not much so my scalloped circles still hang over the edge of the card when closed. I used Bermuda Bay as my card base and then added some 1 inch strips of DSP from the Kaleidoscope DSP available in the Occasions Catalog. I then used a larger piece from the same collection as the larger front panel that was Crushed Curry. I cut a large scalloped circle in black and then a smaller one in Strawberry Slush. I stamped my birthday cake from the Best of Birthdays stamp set in Black Staz-on and colored it in using a blender pen and ink pads. I punched it out with a circle punch and popped it all up. I pulled my ink and cardstock colors from the DSP.

Make a Wish with Perfect Pennants

I played along with the girls over at Freshly Made Sketches and this week's sketch challenge. I really love how the card turned out. This card is for one of my daughter's best friends. They met in preschool and have stayed friends. Even though they didn't go to the same elementary after preschool, they are soccer teammates so they still get to see each other on a fairly regular basis. I asked my daughter, Emily, what color she wanted me to make the card and she said pink... so I went to my Color Coach and looked at Melon Mambo. It suggested Old Olive and Elegant Eggplant so I went with it. It is kinf of funny because I upgraded all my ink pads to the new firm foam pads right when they came out and I had never even opened Elegant Eggplant! It is so pretty so I don't know why. That is what is great about the Color Coach- it helps you break out some colors you don't go to alot.

I stamped the cupcake from Itty Bitty in each color a few times and then punched them out with the 1/2 inch circle punch. I then punched out the scalloped circles with the 7/8 inch scallop circle and mounted the cupcakes. I had my Old Olive ribbon from last years Occasions mini and it was the only Old Olive ribbon I could find! I guess I need to put some on my order list... or figure out where my other is! I stamped the make a wish from the new stamp set Perfect Pennants. This was my must have item from this year's Occasions catalog. I knew right away that I had to have it (and the matching framelits but I didn't use them on this card). My card base is Melon Mambo.

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Shelly

On a Birthday Roll

Here is the card I designed for the Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge. For the original link please see the post below. I made this for Maddox, the twin brother. I shared with you last week the card I made for his twin sister. It does not seem like they should be one!!

Card Recipe:
Cardstock: SU!'s Poppy Parade, So Saffron, Tempting Turquiose, and Whisper White
Patterned Paper: SU! Pawsitively Prints II
Inks: SU!'s  Poppy Parade, So Saffron, Tempting Turquiose
Stamp Sets: Itty Bitty Bits and Bring on the Cake
Ribbon: SU! Poppy Parade 1/2" Stitched Poly Ribbon
Other: Various Circle and Scallop Punches, Stampin' Dimensionals, and Adhesive

I have yet to start on the color challenge, but the night is young!!

Shelly

Happy Birthday!

I came upon Waltzing Mouse Sketch Challenge a few hours to late to enter my card that I made, but that's okay. I am helping to celebrate three birthdays this weekend so I needed some birthday cards anyways and I thought the sketch was perfect for what I wanted to do for Alana's card. She will be the BIG ONE along with her twin brother!

Here is the original sketch:

And here is the design I came up with:

Sorry if the sentiment seems a little out of focus. I took the picture several times and it just always seemed to be blurry. So, are you thinking where did she get that zig zag stamp?? Well, wonder no more. It is actually Stampin' Up!'s In Stitches Jumbo Wheel (pg. 143 of the 2011-2012 IB&C). Whenever I see a wheel that I think will be awesome for making my own patterned paper or to add something extra to a card like this one... I always buy an extra one. I keep one of them as a wheel and then I peel the rubber off of the other one. You can easily mount them onto Cling Mount foam (#124236 on pg. 205) and then make your own design that fits your project. There are even some new ones in this catalog that will also be perfect for this. (HINT: Buttons & Blossoms #124088) and I would highly recommend the Clear-Mount Perfectly Placed Guides (#121785) when using these because it really makes a big difference in getting everything straight! Be sure to pop those cupcakes up!!

Here is a photo of the rubber after I removed it from the wheel and trimmed out the pattern that I wanted:

Card Recipe:
Cardstock: SU! Chocolate Chip, Pink Pirouette, and Whisper White
Inks: SU! Chocolate Chip and Pink Pirouette
Stamps: SU! Create a Cupcake
Punches: SU! Cupcake Builder
Other: Stampin' Dimensionals, Adhesive