Walk in the Wild w/ HSSSC186

Good evening and thanks for stopping by!  Today I'm a little late on my post.  Normally I post in the morning but I didn't get my card finished until early this morning and well, you know how that story goes.....  I want to share with you my card for the fun sketch over Hand Stamped Sentiments.  You have time to play too.  You should head on over and check it out.

 

So I'm in Father's Day mode and I decided to play around with Walk in the Wild stamp set mixed with a little Truly Grateful, cause I just love the background stamp out of this set.  I stamped several together on my vanilla layer and sponged the sides in soft suede to give a good hardwood appearance.  I just love how sponging the edges of cardstock adds such a difference in the way a card looks when finished.  The DSP banner strips are from retro fresh and I added a burlap strip too.  Now the candy dots, are my favorite.  You wonna know why???  Of course you do!!!  Well you see we only sale candy dots in the 4 different color families of regal, bright, neutral and subtle.  Not in the in colors, but that's ok.  One of the reasons I love my new blendabilities, is because you can color on rhinestones, pearls and candy dots (white/vanilla) and you can make them what color you want and the color won't smear or wipe off.  So of course I colored two vanilla candy dots coastal cabana to match my DSP!!!  Cool ha!?  Yea, I thought so too!!

 

On the inside, I had a left over piece of the wood background, so I placed it on the side, and added two DSP banners.  It's done and now ready for that hand written message.

 

Supplies Used

Cardstock ~ Tangerine tango, soft suede, very vanilla

Ink ~ soft suede

Stamp sets ~ Walk in the Wild, Truly Grateful, Teeny Tiny Wishes

DSP ~ retro fresh

Misc. ~ neutral candy dots, coastal cabana blendabilities, natural twine, oval framelit set, burlap ribbon

 

Again thanks visiting my blog!  Don't forget to leave some "love" and I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!  Come back Monday, to see what I've been into this weekend!

Happy Father's Day with MOJO347

Good morning and thanks for stopping by to check out my Father's Day card.  Its my project card for this weeks MOJO Monday sketch challenge.  This weeks sketch is something a little different than your normal A2 sized card.  This week you are to create a skinny card.  It plays with your mind a little because of resizing things when you are used to layers sized for an A2 (4-1/4" x 5-1/2") card.

Some I gearing up and getting ready for Father's Day, so make sure you check back in all this week, because I will be posting and giving a lot of ideas for Father's Day cards and projects. 

 

So if you are like me, some times creating a masculine card can be a little tricky.  Its so easy to create a cute card for a lady.  Just add some bling and bow and its perfect.  Well not to many men I know, love getting a card with bling and a bow!  This card does have both bling and a bow, buts I think its done in a manly sort of way!!  I used the Wetlands stamp set.  One of my favorite sets to turn too when creating a card for a man.  Its so in touch with natural and the outdoors.  My background layer of vanilla is sponged a little with soft suede ink to help it stand out.  I used my woodgrain embossing folder on the soft suede layer for my main background.  I also threw in a little Venetain Romance DSP for some blue color.  To match the island indigo color in the DSP, I added some regal candy dots to the upper corner of the card and one at the bottom (there's my bling!)

 

As always if you follow my blog at all, you know that I like to decorate and share the inside.  Decorating the outside can be easy, but some forget all about the inside and its the most important part of the card.  Its where you take the time to handwrite that special message to your friend or loved one.  To me, a handwritten message is very important!  I stamped a few of the wheat in soft suede and pistachio pudding and created a simple banner across the bottom, leaving plenty of room for writing.

 

Back to the outside.  We talked about bling and bows...well, yes I added a bow, but its very simple and really doesn't even look like a bow at all.  I used the natural twine and twisted it around a few times and attached it with a blue dot underneath my wooden button.  I also created a banner with the natural trim ribbon across the front.

 

Supplies Used

Cardstock ~ very vanilla, soft suede, pistachio pudding

Ink ~ soft suede

DSP ~ venetian romance

Stamp Set ~ wetlands, teeny tiny wishes

Misc. ~ word window punch, natural twine, natural trim ribbon, scalloped border punch, woodgrain embossing folder, regal candy dots, deco labels framelit set, naturals designer buttons.

 

All these items and more can be purchased HERE!

 

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you have enjoyed my take on the sketch below.  Don't forget to leave some "love, and go play along too!

Hearts a Flutter!

 

Good morning and thanks for joining me with Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration.  Today we are sharing projects made from the retiring stamp set, Hearts a Flutter.  This has been a fun set.  I love the different patterned hearts and how you can also create a cute banner.

 

So this card is going to be given to my parents next month for their wedding anniversary.  I wanted to use a deep rich color, so I went with one of our new 2014 In Colors, blackberry bliss.  This is turning out to be one of my favorite new in colors.  I used the matching hearts a flutter framelit set to cut out my larger heart from gold foil paper and my two smaller stamped hearts using summer starfruit ink.  I wanted a special background, so I cut out a paper doily using the large sizzlit die.  I even embossed with the candy stripped folder another piece of blackberry bliss cardstock for an added background layer.  Using my rich razzleberry blendabilities, I colored some basic pearls to place in the center of each little flower petal. 

 

On the inside, its kept simple to allow plenty of room for a hand written message to my parents.

I hope you have enjoyed my project card for today.  Don't forget to leave some "love" and head over to our main page to see what the other design team members have created using this set.

 

Supplies Used

 Cardstock ~ whisper white, blackberry bliss

Ink ~ blackberry bliss, summer starfruit

Stamp Set ~  Hearts a Flutter

Misc. ~  hearts a flutter framelit set, basic pearls, rich razzleberry blendabilities, itty bitty shapes punch pack, candy stripped folder, paper doily sizzlit die, antique brads

Ribbon ~ gold sequin trim, blackberry bliss in color ribbon,

Undefined!!! Life as a Runner

Ok, Ok, your gonna laugh when I tell ya this, but I swear its the truth!  Last year when I attend the 2013 Stampin' Up! Convention, if I remember correctly we all received a new Undefined kit.  Well, this little kit of mine has been sitting on the shelf just waiting for me to carve it.  I didn't want to just carve any old thing and waste this perfectly good kit.  So I took my time thinking about what I wanted to do....YES...almost a year later, I have finally come up with the perfect set that fit me.......

May I introduce you to the "Life of a Runner" stamp set!!

 

So by the third phrase stamp I was working on, it became pretty easy and I wasn't so worried anymore about messing up.  The kit is pretty awesome.  It comes with one sheet of uncarved rubber, one sticky foam sheet for mounting to the wood blocks, an assortment of wooden blocks and two carving tools.  Now to create a different set or image, all I need to purchase is the refill rubber sheets or the refill kit.  All the info. on what you need can be found at the end of this post so don't run off yet!

 

So even at the end of all my carving I still had this much left over to carve something else.  Now as you can tell, I messed up on my first phrase...hint, look in my rubber trash pile!  Those little letters are tricky to cut out!

 

In MDS I typed up the phrases/words in the font size print and size I wanted and printed them out.  Cut each out and traced the letters with a pencil.  The little runner girl is an image I found on Pinterest.  Just this past Sunday, I went a got a tattoo.....I wonder what I got?!?

 

I didn't have all the right sized wooden blocks in the kit I needed, but that didn't stop me from creating and carving what I wanted.  NO..I used my clear block cling foam sheets for mounting and converting to clear blocks.

 

After all my hard work and patience...it payed off and I am done!  My stamp set includes the following:  Half Marathon, 13.1, 5K, Run like a..., DIVA, BAMR (if you are a runner you may know what this stands for if you have read the Book, Run Like A Mother., I Run For BANANA'S and the cute little runner girl.

My inspiration for this stamp set, and the fact that I love Banana's!!!

 

All these supplies can be purchased HERE!

 

*  Clear-Mount Cling Foam Sheets, $10.95, #124236

Undefined Stamp Carving Kit

$19.95

Undefined Carving Rubber

$9.95

Undefined Stamp Carving Refill Kit

$9.95

 

Sea Shells by the Seashore with SCFF052314

Good morning and thanks for stopping by.  I don't know about you guys, but I had a wonderful fun filled three day holiday!  Even though some time was spent buying groceries for the week, cleaning house (don't, just a little) and washing some clothes (geez it never ends), I did make sure I found some "ME TIME" to get in my craft room and Play, Play, Play!!! 

Todays card is for a fun challenge site I came across.  Its called Sketch Frenzy Friday.  I hope you will hop over to take a look around their site and play along.  I had so much fun putting this card together for their easy and fun sketch challenge. 

 

I stamped two of the sea shells from the By the Tide and used my ink pads of calypso coral and pool party to brush on the ink to color them.  I just love how they turned out.  A kind of marble look.  My square in the middle is stamped with the wording stamp that also comes from By the Tide.  The polka dotted DSP is from the I Am Me pack.  My favorite parts of the card, is the added calypso coral bakers twine tied and cut and also the cute little banners off to the side of the main square.

 

Now on the inside, I stamped the coral twice and create one more sea shell.  I also added a cluster of three banners, all at different lengths to the top left corner.

 

I hope you have enjoyed my take on this sketch.  I know that this will be one challenge site, I will be playing with again!  Don't forget to leave some "love", as I always appreciate reading your comments.

 

Supplies Used

Cardstock ~ basic gray, whisper white, calypso coral, pool party

Ink ~ pool party, basic gray, calypso coral

Stamp Set ~ By the Tide, Express Yourself (retiring hostess set)

DSP ~ I am me

Misc. ~ basic gray stitched grosgrain ribbon, calypso coral bakers twine, 1-1/4" scalloped circle punch

Happy Memorial Day!

 

Good morning and Happy Memorial Day!  Today over at Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration, we are celebrating Memorial Day.  Today is the day we say "Thank You" to all the men and women who have or currently serve this wonderful country we live in.  Thank you for giving your time away from your family to help keep ours safe!     I'm sure there are many of you have enjoyed this weekend with bar-b-ques and cookout.  My weekend was spend enjoying the quietness and having some free time in my craft room playing with what I love best, "paper/ink/stamps".  I did, enjoy the warm sunny weather Sunday outside laying in the sun, catching some rays and reading a good book! 

 

 

 There are so many fun things about this card I just love.  Is it the banners spread across the bottom, is it the sparkly stars or the way the "USA" stands out with its label layers or even maybe the stripped embossing.  Can't decide?  Me neither, I love all of them!!

 

When it comes to the patriotic colors of red, white and blue, I think of a weathered and antique flag.  Distressed and colored.  I used my finger daubers and sponged all the edges with early espresso ink.  This to me, gives it an antique feel.  I used the retiring strips embossing folder for my vanilla layer.  The USA is stamped using the notable alphabet letter stamp set, also retiring. 

 

If its one thing you learn about visiting my blog, its that I always like to show what I have done to the inside.  The inside is just as important as the outside.  I embossed on an angle at the top and bottom with the same stripped folder and distress it with ink.  I added a simple layer of banners and topped with one star cut from the silver glitter paper.  I always make sure I leave room for a hand written message.  I don't stamp to many of my insides, cause I think a hand written message is more personal.

 

 

 Supplies Used

Cardstock ~ cherry cobbler, night of navy, very vanilla, silver glitter paper

Ink ~ night of navy, early espresso

Stamp Set ~ Notable Alphabet

Misc. ~ silver bakers twine, regal candy dots, apothecary accents framelit set, artisan punch, stripped embossing folder, banner punch 

 

I hope everyone has a wonderful Memorial Day with friends and family.  I also hope you have enjoyed my celebration card for this special day!  Leave some "love", and go check out what the other design team members have created!

 

 

 

Celebrating 50 Years CPC#35

Good morning!  It's Friday, Friday, Friday!!  Time to get set to celebrate the weekend, but first lets celebrate 50 years of marriage!  NO, not me!  This card is for my mother and father-in-law.  They are getting ready to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary! 

I have been eyeballing the fun sketches over at Craft Project Central for some time now, but have never joined in the fun.  Well this is what todays card is for.  I hope you enjoy!

 

Since 50 years, is considered the golden anniversary, I wanted to use some gold colors.  I used a mixture of gold foil paper, and hello honey, one of our new awesome 2014 In Color's!!  The strip at the bottom that looks like DSP...well it's not, its just a very vanilla layer that I have brushed on all the colors from the yellow family.

 

My favorite part with this card, is that I was able to practice my coloring with Stampin' Up!'s new blendabilities.  I used the color set of Daffodil Delight to color and blend the flowers from the Flower Shop stamp set.

 

Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope you have enjoyed my card.  Have a nice weekend and don't forget to stop back in Monday morning to see what I've been working on over the weekend!

 

Supplies Used

Cardstock ~ very vanilla, hello honey, gold foil paper

Ink ~ so saffron, daffodil delight, crushed curry, hello honey, gold

Stamp Set ~ Flower Shop, Express yourself

Misc. ~ lattic embossing folder, pansy flower punch, gold sequin trim, daffodil delight blendabilities

 

here is the sketch over at Craft Project Central, you still have some time to go play along!

My Paper Pumpkin Projects over at SSInk!!

Today is the day that I get to share my own person projects over at Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration!  Head on over and take a peek at what all I created from this lovely little red box.....

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Well, here is what you need!  Its called My Paper Pumpkin and its delivered right to your door step.  Well, to your mailbox, but you get the point!!!  Its a monthly kit that comes packed with supplies to create special fun and easy projects!  These projects can be cards, home décor items, scrapbook related items, etc...  What's even better, is that the kit has all the supplies needed to complete these projects, (you do need your basic adhesive, but my last kit even came with foam dots!)

My Paper Pumpkin, is a monthly subscription kit.  Once you sign up, you need to do nothing else, but sit back and wait for the fun times to arrive!  You can cancel at anytime and even skip a month if you need to!  Price is $19.95 per month (includes s/h)

I know you will love My Paper Pumpkin so much and Shelli herself does to, that she has a special offer to those who sign up before May 23, 2014.  Click on the picture to watch and see what her special offer is..........

So now that you have watched and know the special, I just know you are ready to get signed up.  Click this link and it will take you right to my own special site, where you can get signed up.  Its that easy, but if you do need help, I am standing by and ready to lend a hand!!
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Sale! Sale! Sale!

Are there still some retiring items on your list that you want to get your hands on?  Then get excited! Stampin' Up! will be offering a 25%-50% discount on many of the retiring products. This will be live on May 22, but you have to act fast, as this special offer is only available until June 4, 2014. If you missed out on a product the first time, this is your last chance to get it before it's gone for good! Contact me directly to place your orders, or you can place your own order through my online site.
www.inkadoodlecreations.stampinup.net.  If placing your own order, please use
Hostess Code: WVBB2X9A during checkout!!

The new full 2014 Catalog have arrived at my home and go live for ordering June 2, 2014!!!  If you haven't gotten your hands on one of these beautiful things, then let me know, I'll be happy to send you one!

Blendabilities Peaceful Petals with PP196 & MOJO346

Good morning thanks for stopping by!  Today's card is for the fun sketch over at Mojo Monday and the theme of "simple flowers" is with The Paper Players.  I am also super de duper excited to share today's card with you because for the first time yesterday, I sat down and played with Stampin' Up!'s New Blendabilities markers.  These markers are not just your ordinary old markers, no, these puppies are our very own alcohol based markers.  Perfect for coloring and blending together darker and lighter shades.  These things are just AWE-SOME!!!  Ok, well, my first attempt I thought was a total flop, but now the second attempt turned out much better.  Something I am proud of and wanting to share with you.

 

So I started with a card base of crumb cake and chose the same color as my layer.  I love the tone on tone affect.  My border as well as the marker color is rich razzleberry.  I started with stamping in white the leaf stamp from the "peaceful petals" set for my background.  The large flower from this same set is the focal point that I colored.  The one extra special, added thing that I love about these new blendabilities, is that not only can you color gorgeous flowers, but you can also color rhinestones and pearls!  These were just your plain crystal colored rhinestones until I put the marker to the test.  Don't you love how they turned out?

 

For my two banners, I went with champagne glitter paper.  I think it added just the right touch to make this card look fabulous!

 

Supplies Used

Cardstock ~ crumb cake, very vanilla, rich razzleberry

Stamp set ~ peaceful petals

Ink ~ whisper white craft ink

Misc. ~ Rich razzleberry blendabilities markers, champagne glitter paper, basic rhinestones

Sea Street Birthday Sneak Peek with PCCCS#93

Well I'm trying to slowly pull out a few of my new sneak peek items!  As a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, we are allowed to preorder certain items from the new 2014 full catalog.  One of those items, is the ever so cute, "Sea Street" stamp set!!!  The reason I am slowing pulling things out, is that I know I have no control and will power when it comes to paper, ink and stamps!  Once I start using the new stuff, I won't want to play with what is still current anymore, but well, this poor little octopus was just so darn cute, and he was calling my name to come and play!!!

Todays card is for the card sketch over at Paper Craft Crew.  There is still time to come join in the fun!

 

Lets just say, that even though I had so much fun creating and putting the final touches on this challenge card, this little octopus and I had a little trouble playing nicely together!  He just wouldn't cooperate in letting me cut him out!

 

I think my favorite elements about this card, is the shredded burlap and the cluster of banners with the button collection.  Well, really, I love it all and I hope you do too!!

 

On the inside, I cut a simple scalloped tag and shaved some off the side to make it a little narrower and added again, a cluster of banners.  As always, I left plenty of room for a hand written message.

 

Supplies Used

Cardstock ~ night of navy, real red, coastal cabana, whisper white

DSP ~ Maritime (sneak peek item)

Stamp Set ~ Sea Street (sneak peek item)

Ink ~ night of navy

Misc. ~ circle framelit set, scalloped tag punch, gold bakers twine, real red 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, gold sequin trim, in color boutique buttons, burlap ribbon, dotted embossing folder, bright/regal candy dots, vintage faceted buttons

 

Any of these products and more can be purchased HERE!!  The sneak peek items will be ready for purchase starting June 2nd!  If you need a catalog, be sure to contact me and I will be happy to send one out!

Oh, Hello!!

 

Good morning and thanks for stopping by.  Today over at Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration, we are sharing projects made from the retiring stamp set "Oh, Hello".  It is always sad to see our beloved stamp sets retire and leave, but when one door closes, another opens and you know what that means right??  We are gearing up and getting ready for new stamp sets to make their way in!

 

With my card, I went with wisteria wonder as my card base and very vanilla as a layer that was embossed with the chevron folder.  I inked up my brayer and cover my paper doily in crushed curry.  I really wanted it top pop off my card with its deep rich color.  The DSP banners are from the "afternoon picnic".  I stamped and cut out the chevron pattern from the stamp set and added it to the center of the doily.  On top of that, I stamped "Oh, Hello" in coastal cabana on a cut out from the apothecary accents framelit set.  For my final detail, I cut two pieces of natural chevron ribbon, cut banner tails and added a button on top.

 

If you follow my blog at all, you know that when I create a card, I always like to share with you the inside too.  I keep it simple with stamping and make sure to allow room for a hand written message.  In this case, I did three simple stamps down the side in pear pizzazz, crushed curry and coastal cabana.

 

Supplies Used

Cardstock ~ very vanilla, wisteria wonder

Ink ~ coastal cabana, crushed curry and pear pizzazz

Stamp Set ~ Oh, Hello

DSP ~ afternoon picnic

Misc. ~ natural twine, regal designer buttons, natural chevron ribbon, paper doily, chevron embossing folder, oval framelit set, apothecary accents framelit set

 

These items and more can be purchased HERE!  If you would like to get your hands on the new 2014 catalog, contact me directly and I will be glad to send you one!

 

I hope you have enjoyed my project card.  Don't forget to leave some "love", and go see what the other design team members have to share!

May Scrapbook Layout Challenge

 

Good Monday morning!  You know what that means??  Yes, its time for this months layout challenge over at Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration!  What a fun layout we have for you too!  I hope we will INKspire you to pull out those scrapbook supplies or open up MDS and create with us!

 

 

So yes, as you can see I'm am playing catch up with some Christmas pictures.  Since I am primarily a hands on scrapbook kind of girl, I am finding that for quick and easy pages, I like to use MDS.  When I don't have the time to pull out all my supplies, MDS is what I turn too.

 

With this layout, I wanted to experiment with a Christmas theme.  In keeping it pretty simple with details, I added a simple stamp from the Creative Elements brush set in each of two corners and some gold sequin sprinkles.  The fun part of this page, was playing around with the film strip at the bottom.  It was the perfect way to highlight Loompa and Copper, snoozing after a busy and exciting Christmas day!  I practically had to pry Copper off me, to get him to bed.  He was stuck like glue (well like "redline"!!)

 

Supplies Used

My Digital Studios Software

Kit Elements: creative elements and something for Christmas brush sets, on film punch set, gold sequin trim, festival of prints DSP

 

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope I have INkspired you to come join us in our fun and easy scrapbook page layout challenge.  Don't forget to leave some "love, and go check out the layouts from our other design team members!

Apples & Hugs Teacher Appreciation Gift Idea!

 

Good Friday morning!  Thanks for joining Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration!  Today we are sharing projects for "teacher appreciation".  These gifts could be great gift ideas through out the whole year and not just during a special week.  Its important to show how much we appreciate our children's teachers, even if it is with a cute box with candy, or just a special note that says so!

 

Todays project is just that.... a cute box with candy inside, and not just any box and any old candy.  Today I am sharing a sneak peek to one of the items in the new catalog.  Stampin' Up! has come up with a super cute little hamburger box and lets just say, the fun doesn't stop here, cause what's a hamburger without _ _ i _ _!?!  No you didn't?!  Yes, I did...I just teased you as to another new item that's in the catalog!!

So one of the first things that comes to mind when I think of teachers is "apples".  Well you don't think I would just give her an apple do you?!  NO, I'm giving an apple that will last forever, its cute and it holds a survival item.....CANDY!!  Yes, all teachers need a little of this to help get through the day.  Well that and lots of Coffee, my personal favorite!!

I created a cute little brown 3-D apple stem and inserted it thru a small hole I cut out in the top of the box lid.  When I created the stem, I created flaps that attach to the inside of the box lid.  I covered this with a punched out matching cherry cobbler circle.  Then green leaf is from the retiring framelit set, Secret Garden.  I tied a bow in the black chevron ribbon and slid it on my stem.  Now to the tag.  The tag shape also comes from this awesome die too.  I cut out one in very vanilla and one in gumball green.  Now to my mishap, yes everyone has mishaps and no one is perfect.  I first typed up my little teacher verse and printed it, cut it out with the die and posted it on Facebook for a few friends to see it ahead of time.  Well, luckily one friend pointed out that I had a typo, who me?!  Yes, me, I'm the typo queen!  I had typed the word "along" instead of "alone". And of course everything had been glued down and I was not about to undo everything and start all over, so I had a back up plan.  I retyped it, (with correct word this time), printed it and cut it out in a simple rectangle shape.  I attached two cute little red banners and attached to the underside and covered my bloop!!  Just like that, it was fixed and still looks great!



The inside of the box is filled with Hugs Hershey Kisses!  If you look at the tag below, you will see why I chose this particular type of candy!

The tag reads, "Teachers cannot survive on apples alone...they need "hugs" too!

Now what teacher wouldn't just melt when their student handed them this?!

 

Supplies Used

Cardstock ~ cherry cobbler, very vanilla, gumball green, early espresso

Ribbon ~ black chevron ribbon

Dies ~ new hamburger box die

Misc. ~ neutral candy dots, secret garden framelits

 

Thanks for stopping by.  I promise that while in the making of this box, no one got hurt, although I can't promise that not one, two or even maybe three Hershey Kisses didn't get lost along the way.   Ok, Ok, yes, I ate them!  Don't forget to leave some "love" and head over to our main Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration page and see what the other design team members have created! 

Mosaic Madness with FMS136 & CTD292

Thanks for stopping by!  I don't know about you, but yesterday was a busy day.  It went by so fast, that I didn't really get in any paper crafting time....sign!  But I did find some time early this morning to put together my card for the fun sketch challenge over at Freshly Made Sketches and to play with the great bold colors at Color Throwdown. 

Sometimes for me the idea of what to do can be tricky.  I mean the layout is taking care of, the colors to use is done for me, but picking out which stamp set or embellishments to use can be the stumper.  I "LOVE" all of my stamp sets and find it hard deciding on which one.  They are all calling my name...Pick me!  Pick me! 

 

So I decided to play with Mosaic Madness and Label Love stamp sets.  I embossed with the mosaic folder in silver paper for my foreground layer.  The background layer is stamped with a few random mosaic tiles in silver ink.  To follow the sketch, I used old olive as a sub for the lucky limeade color and placed a 3/4" strip across the card.  I also used a piece of melon mambo dsp from the Quadrefancy DSP pack for the top banner.  The "happy birthday" is stamped in black.  I punched and cut a layer with the same artisan punch in melon mambo to place behind the stamped one.

 

For embellishments, I used a metal button tied with silver bakers twine.  I also wrapped around the old olive and whisper white background, a piece of silver 1/8" ribbon.  I also added two candy dots to the upper and lower stamped mosaic title.

 

As always, with me, you get to see the inside as well.  The inside never has a lot of layers or details, because I want to leave plenty of room for your hand written message, but its still an important part of the card.

 

 

 

Supplies Used

Cardstock ~ whisper white, old olive, silver, melon mambo

Ink ~ silver, old olive, melon mambo, basic black

Stamp Sets ~ Mosaic Madness, Label Love

DSP ~ Quadrefancy

Misc. ~ brights candy dots, mosaic folder, silver 1/8" ribbon, silver bakers twine, metal buttons

 

Thanks again for stopping by to see my take on these fun two challenges.  don't forget to leave me some "love".  I always enjoy reading your comments!