Fabulous Birthday

I had a headache most of today which was very frustrating because I had so many things I wanted to do.  Later in the day I finally felt better and headed into my craft room to do some stamping.  I ended up spending quite a bit of time cleaning but did manage to finish a card for one of my friends, who has a birthday this week.

I haven’t used my stamps from JustRite Designs for a while and their current challenge is a Spring theme using pastel colors and a butterfly.  I had a set, Butterfly Garden, I hadn’t opened yet and it was perfect for this.  I stamped it in black and colored it with my Tombow markers.  I cut it out with a Spellbinders’ circle die, layered it on a scalloped circle, and centered it on a flower made with Spellbinders’ new Floral Burst Cut and Tuck die.  I created a 2^nd set and cut out the butterfly and part of the flowers and popped these up to give some dimension.  The sentiment is from JustRite’s You Inspire Me set, cut out with Spellbinders’ Floral Oval die. 

For the background of the card I used one white layer punched with a Martha Stewart corner/border punch and a larger white layer punched with a Fiskar’s Corner/Border punch.  The lovely blue designer paper is Cupcake/Make A Wish from Basic Grey.  I added a blue jewel swirl and additional jewels to the Butterfly and flowers in the center. 

It is very later (or very early) so I am off to bed.   

E. Marie

This card is entered in the following challenges:

JustRite Friday Challenge #069 - Spring Fling (Butterfly and Spring Colors)

Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge 101 - Square Card

Stamp With Fun Challenge #155 – No Easter Card

Totally Gorjuss Challenge #125 – Swirly Whirly

Art Impressions Stamps Challenge #57 – Spring
Crafts 4 Eternity Challenge R#65 - 3 of Something (Flowers)

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday #163 – Birthday

Kaboodle Doodles Challenge #113 – Anything But a Rectangle
Paper Pretties Monday Challenge PPMC33 - April Showers Bring May Flowers

Phindy's Place Challenge #99 – Ribbon

Stamp and Create April Monthly Challenge – Spring

Incy Wincy Designs Challenge #140 – Easter and/or Pastel Colors

Anything Challenge #64 – Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamps Challenge – Favorite Tool (Big Shot, Spellbinders’ Dies, Martha Stewart Punch)
Creative Card Crew Challenge #7 – Spring
Crafts and Me Challenge #78 - Butterflies and Bows

Everything To Enjoy

I found this awesome pack of cardstock at my local Tuesday Morning.  I bought it because I loved the shape and it had this great design in black and white.  When I opened it I realized it actually had a glossy finish.

This is another shaped card created from cutting shaped cardstock in half.  I folded it and then sponged ink on it.  I actually tried to use my new Distress Stains first but due to the glossy finish this did not work.  I ended up doing direct to paper with my Stazon pads  and then lightly wiping over it to keep the colors subtle.  I think it gave it a great Fall look.

For the sentiment I created a mottled background with Distress Stains on white cardstock.  I stamped the frame from Our Daily Bread Designs’ Vine Borders set with Fired Brick Distress Ink.  The sentiment is from Our Daily Bread Designs’ Scripture Series 2 and was stamped in Teal Blue Stazon Ink.    I added a teal flourish cut with Cheery Lynn’s Victorian Romance Flourish and yellow border on the straight sides of the card using a Martha Stewart border punch.

The flower is made from old book pages.  I added ink using direct to paper and when it dried I punched out scalloped hearts using a Fiskars punch.  I glued the pointed ends to a cardstock circle in layers and then added a button to the center with thread that has been stitched through the center to help hold the flower together better.  Then I scrunched up the “petals” a bit to give it more depth and shape.

E. Marie

This card is entered in the following challenges:

Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light ODBDSLC79 - Make your own Embellishment

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #53 – Anything Goes

The Crafty Pad Challenge #142 – Vintage

Craft Your Passion Challenge #79 – A Card for All Occasions

Fourishes Bring Back the Beautiful Challenge – The Beauty of a Technique

Setimental Sundays Challenge #76 – Anything Goes (Plus a Sentiment)

Top Tip Tuesday Challenge #55 – Use Designer Paper (TIP: How to make flower)

Stampin Sisters In Christ Challenge #110 – Anything Goes

Anything Goes Challenge #51 – Diecuts/ Punches or Both

The Shabby Tea Room Challenge Week #83 – Fall Flowers (Bonus Points if Handmade)

Moxie Fab World Tuesday Trigger: Finesse the Dress (I was inspired by the flourish design on the front of the dress and also the edge design on the top and bottom of the dress.  I added just a splash of the dress color with the teal flourish.)

Brayered Birthday Card

I belong to a local stamp club and we do monthly card swaps.  I thought I would post the card I made for this last month's meeting.  Our theme was "Brayered/Birthday".  I have to admit that I had seen a simular card and wanted to try out their technique (sorry I can't give credit since I do not remember where I saw it and read about the technique).  I started with a simple white card and ran it through an embossing folder.  This was a new one by Fiskar.  I then used my hand rotary tool and cut off about 1/3 using a curvy design.  I brayered each piece a different color and then mounted them together onto a blue card base.  I love how the brayered color brings out the embossed design.  The butterflies are punched out and then also embossed and brayered.  The message is stamped and mounted on white and blue cut out with nestabilities.  Simple and fun!!