Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Birthday Cards and More







I am playing along with CAS(E) this Sketch and Tag You're it, who have joined forces this week.  How fun is that? 


I made a card with a tag, and then a coordinating tag to wrap up a little parcel of cards as a birthday gift.



The challenge at this week's Make it Monday is all about creative card borders.  I used Topiary Trio stamps and dies for my card.






I loved the colors of this week's ColourQ cQc #253 and immediately rushed to make a card inspired by these cards by Lisa of Lisa's Life Lines.  She called them "split cards" and I just thought they were so cool.  Lisa used patterned paper, but I decided to stamp my own patterned paper using Circle Scribbles.




Part of the front is cut away, and the pattern is actually on the base.



4 layers of Wet Paint die cut word 'happy'.



Here is what it looks like opened up.


Fun, right?  I could see making a set of these with a bunch of the Wet Paint die cut words.



I am going to enter all three of these cards into this week's Seize the Birthday--anything goes without toppings.  I sure hope I have a chance to make a yellow birthday card before the linky ends on this challenge.


Last is a card I made using a Cottage stamp from Serendipity.  I thought that the theme was CAS, but when I looked again (after I already made the card), I realized that the theme is actually I Miss You.  I think this card could  probably work for that theme--I miss you and want you home sweet home.  I stamped the Cottage Image on water color paper cut with a stitched rectangle, and then water colored it.



That's it for me today.


Thanks for Visiting

34 comments :

  1. I love popping in here because you usually have a few fabulous cards to drink in!! Marvelous Joyce, each and every one. Thanks so much for joining us at the ColourQ!

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  2. Oh my goodness...you have been a very busy card maker! I love them all. Your MIM card is just perfect and I love those trees but your split card for ColourQ is shear perfection! What a fabulous and fun way to make a card and yes I can see an entire set of these made using all the wet paint dies. You are so clever and so creative. And now my favorite part....Thank you so much for playing along with us at ColourQ, hope to see you again next week!

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  3. I love all your creations Joyce. Oh and love love love how you stamped on your split card and the little touches on the inside. Love how it turned out. Awesome. Thanks for sharing.

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  4. I loved how you did the inside of your split card so much I pinned it on pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/256564509997025466/

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  5. Well, I came from MIM, where I saw the standout topiaries, and got WOW'd! The raspberry tag card wins hands down. And a whole set! ColourQ is so festive and showcases the colors perfectly. And then your talent goes sweet with the watercolor cottage! Total delight this morning with all these beauties!

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  6. You have some amazing cards here today! You are making me laugh again,and it's only 5 am ..."I want you home sweet home"......it's perfect for "miss you"! Love your tag card with the flower cut out and the stitched stripes....everything is beautiful !
    Thanks for joining us at Tag You're It!
    Thanks for joining us at the Serendipity Stamps challenge!

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  7. I love coming by for all of your fabulous inspiration Joyce. So many gorgeous cards...especially love the whimsical graphic feel of the scribbles card.

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  8. Very busy, productive, and super clever lady! All of these cards are phenomenal!! Your split card - O M Gorgeous times a million!! I am so in love with it!! Your home sweet home card shows your gift for coloring and I would definitely say it fits the Miss You theme!! Three trees card - well, it made me smile at least 3 times!!! Super clever!! And you first card with tag to match is absolutely SPECTACULAR!! You are awesome and I love visiting your blog!!

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  9. Fantastic suite of cards! Love the topiary tree as a border! Love how you continued the theme horizontal across the card instead of just up and down! Great cards!

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  10. How cute! Love the way the "happy" card is split! Works great with this border technique too!

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  11. Great creations, Joyce! Love the Wet Paint stamps/dies, the trees are fun for the border card, the Home Sweet Home card has great coloring
    and your Tag card is soooo pretty!

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  12. What a fab selection Joyce. Love the interior of the split card - such a great idea!
    Hugs
    Carol x

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  13. Awesome cards, I like that the core concept of things going off the edge is consistent, yet we get to see such a variety :)

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  14. love the card for seize the birthday very clever

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  15. Fabulous Joyce - love the design of the Colour Q card...really must try that technique. Every time I see that scribble stamp I covet it! Thanks for playing along at Colour Q!

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  16. Joyce all of your cards are jaw dropping gorgeous. Love your TYIC card and tag, you MIM topiary is awesome, love your colourQ and your sweet cottage!

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  17. ...thank you so much for sharing with us at Tag You're It!

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  18. WOW...what a great set of cards! Every one of them is a winner...can't even pick a favorite! :0)

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  19. Great set of cards. I love your tag/sketch card and how you stamped the flower underneath the die cut. And you are making me wish I got the topiary trio set. That's a great set to use with the partial die cut technique!

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  20. Oh, so creative!! Love the twist on each of the birthday cards, but my favourite has to be the wet paint birthday card. Thanks for sharing them at Seize The Birthday!

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  21. Wow! So much inspiration in one post. Love how you split the Wet Paqint word card and that tag is just too pretty. Love it all!

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  22. Bowled over by your creativity, Joyce ... these are all amazing! Love how you've used die cuts (and their negative space) to hang over the edges of your cards/tag ... sooo inspiring! Anita :)

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  23. Your mojo is in wonderful overdrive! What a fantastic group of cards!!! You started out with killer tag and tag-card, then blew me away with your topiary card, and completely knocked me out of my chair with your scribble circles card. And you topped it off with the sweetest little watercolored card. Well done! Love them! Bev

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  24. Joyce...wow! I love the first the last and everything in between. Your card/tag due is fantastic...who wouldn't want that fun gift? And I adore your split card. The background you created with the squiggles is fantastic and the idea is so fun. I think I might just have to try that out.

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  25. WOW! You are a busy bee. Great cards. The tag card is gorgeous. Love the MIM card. Creative to use both sides of the card. Also love the layout of the card you stamped those circles on. Must look to see how that card is actually made.

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  26. All these cards are so cute and creative! I especially like the card design with the split card!

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  27. Wow Joyce, you have been busy. So many fabulous cards.

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  28. The negative cuts on your tag card are awesome! So glad you played along with us at the Tag You're It Challenge!!!

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  29. Great cards! I've not seen the split card technique before...so clever.
    Thank you for joining us at Seize The Birthday. :)

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  30. Wow, Joyce--so much creativity! Love all these designs! I'm never tried the partial cuts technique and adore your topiaries. The Scribbles card is especially cool!

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  31. Great cards, one and all! I especially love the first one -- fabulous take on the sketch!

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  32. Fun card!! You were "on ar roll"!!! Love the sweet Serendipity houses!! Thxs for playing with us!

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  33. Well, I missed this mammoth and inspiring post somehow! Just amazing, Joyce!! I came over to congratulate you on your well-deserved Courtier recognition from ColourQ!! Hugs, Darnell

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  34. You are like a machine woman!! Beautiful projects ALL!! Lots of clever ideas - the stamping off the page, and the fun die cut window for your sentiment. You're inspiring me to do more on the edge designs! Wonderful!

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