Birthday Cards

I've got two birthday cards to share today, and am playing in lots of challenges.  First up is a shaker birthday card for a niece who loves to ice skate.  I made a striped background using Watercolor Wonder, and cut a frame using SSS Stitched Rectangles.  My skates are from On Ice, and my shaker elements are some red foil confetti hearts and some seed beads.

Here is a better view of the shaker elements.

I am entering this card at Case this Sketch #108, Virginia's View #12 Shaker Cards, Simon Says Monday Challenge H is for...  Heart, AAA Cards Challenge Love Theme, Simon Says Wednesday Challenge Bright and Beautiful, and Seize the Birthday Anything Goes.

My next card uses the layering cover plate die cuts technique taught at this week's Make it Monday #200.  I used the colors from this week's ColourQ #278.  I used the chevron cover plate, and cut it once out of Raspberry Fizz and again out of Orange Zest.  I turned one upside down before layering, and then pulled some of the pointed sides from the lower level to the upper level.  It's hard to describe, but I think it gave a pretty nice look.

I am also entering this card at Simon Says Monday Challenge H is for...  Happy, Simon Says Wednesday Challenge Bright and Beautiful, and Seize the Birthday Anything Goes.

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Hugs and Notes

I've been playing around with my new Big Hugs stamp set and came up with a couple of cards.  I am entering this first card at Colour Me One because I used Colour Scheme #31 and Virginia's View Challenge #11:  Clean Slate because of all the white space.  I used Background Basics Super Stripes to create the plaid in my upper corner, and the Camouflage Die technique with my Hugs die.

I was just playing around with my Distress Inks and CASED this card from Laura Bassen.

My last card is for this week's Inkspirational Challenge #73:  Note.  I used NBUS--SU Holiday Home on this card, so I am entering over at Darnell's NBUS Challenge #3.  Lots of fussy cutting on this card, and I did all the coloring with Inktense Pencils (without water).  Not too sure about this card--my little village might be just a tad too busy.

That's it for me today.  Sort of guiltily looking forward to tomorrow when school starts back up...

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Three New Cards

Happy New Year everyone.  I've got a few cards to share today.  First up is a card using some NBUS that I'm linking up to Darnell's NBUS Challenge #3.  My NBUS is a Studio Calico Chevron Mask stencil, and I'm not saying when I got it.  I am also linking up to Virginia's View Challenge #11: Clean Slate because of all the white space on this card.

I used this temporary adhesive recommended by Jennifer McGuire and have to say that it made all the difference.  I was able to sponge all around the stencil without having the bits of plastic shift around.  I used various Distress Inks in a rainbow color scheme.  I used this sketch from the January PTI Inspiration Archive.

My next card is for the Make it Monday #195: A La Carte challenge.  I decided to use Make it Monday #176:  Backgrounds with Embossing Paste for my card.  I used the same stencil as in the card above, and colored my embossing paste with Summer Sunrise, Orange Zest and Pure Poppy reinkers.  I purposely only did part of the card front.

My last card is for the challenge Kara is holding on her blog to celebrate her 200th week of the Friday Inspiration File.  Kara has challenged us to choose a pin from the file and create a project.  I chose to case this card from Betsy Veldman.  I am also celebrating with ColourMe and their ColorMe...One year anniversary party.  I chose #34, and used Baja Breeze, Crisp Cantaloupe and Calypso Coral.

I'm linking up all three cards at Simon Says Wednesday Anything Goes challenge.

Well, that's it for me today.

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Hello.  I have 2 cards that I am entering into several challenges.  My first card uses the Camouflaging Die Cuts technique in this week's Make it Monday #193.  I am submitting this card at Simon Says Monday Anything Goes, Simon Says Wednesday Winter, Virginia's View All Things Distressed, and Merry Monday--Winter Theme.  I am also linking it up at CASology as a little extra inspiration for this week's cue word:  SNOW.

My next card uses the sketch at RetroSketches #145, and I am also linking up at Addicted to CAS where the code word is FAMILY--my family here is a mama and baby bird, Addicted to Stamps #126 Anything Goes, Simon Says Monday Anything Goes, Simon Says Wednesday Winter, Virginia's View All Things Distressed and Merry Monday--Winter Theme.

A lot of challenges for just two cards.  It does seem like many of the challenge topics overlap, being so close to Christmas.

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5 Cards for Challenges

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Hi there and happy Wednesday.  I've got a card for this week's Make it Monday #180:  Stamping Ombre Backgrounds.  I loved Laura's background so much that I decided to try to make it myself.  I pulled out the same stamp set and inks and set to work.  I don't think mine came out as nicely as hers, but I am still pleased.

I was inspired by this card by Taheerah and wanted to try embossing in gold using embossing paste.  Honestly, I don't know why it never occurred to me that one could emboss with embossing paste.  You would have thought that I would have clued in when I heard the word ...'emboss'.  Anyway, I loved Taheerah's card and used my SSS Falling Snow Stencil with gold embossing powder to make my card.  I am entering this card at Virginia's View Challenge #9:  All Things Metallic.

When I saw Cristina's tag this morning on Tracey's 25 Days of Christmas Tags, I knew I wanted to do something just like it for The Card Concept #23:  Krafty Christmas challenge.  I will put my card in the Clean and Layered category.

Last up are two cards that use the fabulous sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch #99 and the fall colors at ColourQ #267.  I made a plaid strip using WMS Offbeat Backgrounds and then die cut and stamped the leaves and acorns from Autumn Acorns.

Well, that's it for me today.  Need to dash off to pick up my girls at school.

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