Friday Mashup! ~ Happiest Birthday

Yes, it's another carnation, but I had a birthday on my list of "3-D flower cards" I needed to make.   Hmm...wonder if that even makes sense to anyone, but it does to me! lol  Today is a co-worker's birthday, and I wanted to make a special card for her.  Since I knew I wanted a carnation this week's Friday Mashup! was the perfect sketch challenge for it.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  Elements of Style & Apothecary Art

Card Stock:  Raspberry Ripple, Gumball Green & Very Vanilla

Classic Stampin' Pad:  Raspberry Ripple

Embossing Folders:  Fancy Fan & Delicate Designs

Punches:  2 3/8", 1 3/4" & 1 1/4" Scallop

Ribbon:  3/8" Stitched Satin in Raspberry Ripple

Shimmer Paint:  Champange Mist

Sponges

Papillon Potpourri

Well, I woke up this morning only to realize I forgot to schedule my post today, and on top of that my internet was down. lol That's just the way it goes sometimes.  Well all is good now, so on to showing you my cards.  I like to tuck 3x3 cards as thank yous in my orders, and they're so fun and easy to make too.  I bought the set Papillon Potpourri not too long ago and decided to play with it a little bit.  So easy to make these butterflies!  Just stamp, punch and sponge. :)

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  Papillon Potpourri

Card Stock:  Very Vanilla

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Rich Razzleberry, Primrose Petals, 

Island Indigo & Elegant Eggplant

Embossing Folder:  Fancy Fan

Punches:  Elegant Butterfly & 1 3/4" Circle

Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist

Sponges

RHSSC 50

It's Sunday, so that means it's time for another Red Hot Stampers' sketch challenge.  I must say, this was a hard one for me!  Last week I whipped out a card in about 20 minutes, but not this week. lol  It took a little thinking!  I decided I wanted to do a Christmas card because I've seen so many out there lately...and here is what I came up with.  To see a few other cards from this challenge click here.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  Ornament Keepsakes & Madonna and Child (retired)

Card Stock:  Very Vanilla

Classic Stampin' Pad:  Rich Razzleberry

Versa Mark

Framelits:  Holiday Ornaments

Stampin' Emboss Powder:  Clear

Jewels:  Basic Pearls

Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist

Happiest Birthday

So, does anyone recognize today's card?  If you've been following my blog since last December, it might look a little familiar.  I made this card in greens last December for my Christmas card stamp a stack.  Anyway, I was asking some of the ladies last month for suggestions and my mom said she really liked the green card and wouldn't mind making it again, so I thought I'd try it in pink.  To see my Christmas card click here. Once again, thanks to Audra Bonner for the inspiration. :)



Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  Lovely as a Tree & Loving Thoughts
Card Stock:  Pink Pirouette & Very Vanilla
Classic Stampin' Pads:  Pink Pirouette & Pretty in Pink
Ribbon:  5/8" Grosgrain in Pretty in Pink (retired)
Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist

For You ~ Bridal Shower Card

Well, I must say, today's card is definitely not the norm for me!  The design and the 3-D flower both are, but not the colors!  Where did I happen to find this combination?  From Stampin' Celebration...who just happened to move their blog.  Yup, I was wondering where they had disappeared to, so I had to check out their next challenge which happened to be gray, yellow and white with just a touch of green.  Lucky for me I just bought a shower gift for someone and needed gray on a card to go with the wrapping paper that this particular store offers.  I must say I really like how this card turned out.  Glad I gave it a try. :)

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Card Stock:  Basic Gray, So Saffron, Certainly Celery & Whisper White
Classic Stampin' Pad:  So Saffron
Embossing Folder: Delicate Designs
Sizzlits:  Little Leaves
Punch:  1 1/4" Scallop Circle
Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist

Mixed Bunch Triple Layer

Today's card is not the norm for my cards, but I've seen them all over the place lately!  I made one at my upline's demo meeting last week and thought I'd give one a try myself. :) I plan on using this technique for a card at my next stamp a stack, just not sure if this is the card I'll be using or not.

 Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  Blooming with Kindness, Flowering Flourishes & Mixed Bunch
Card Stock:  Early Espresso & Very Vanilla
Classic Stampin' Pads:  Primrose Petals, Gumball Green & So Saffron
Ribbon:  3/8" Stitched Satin in Primrose Petals
Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist

The Open Sea at Night

Well, I'm posting today's card a little later than normal, but I guess it's better late than never, right?  I knew I needed a masculine b-day card and love The Open Sea set, but I feel like I always use this one and use the same colors over and over again.  So I decided to try something different...black and white.  That's part of this week's Friday Mashup!
challenge...Black and White/Some Bling.  I wasn't sure if I could pull off a masculine card with just two colors with this set, but I must say I LOVE how this card turned out!  Sorry to say I couldn't really add too much bling to this guys card though, so I just went with adding the moon and stars with a couple popped up pieces on the bottom. lol  I can't forget where I got the design for this card either because that's where this whole idea really started...the Stampin Queens Sketch Challenge.  Thanks to both of these challenges for giving me a little inspiration today. :)

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  The Open Sea

Card Stock:  Basic Black & Whisper White

Ink:  StazOn Black & Versa Mark

Stampin' Emboss Powder:  White

Embossing folder:  Argyle

Punches:  1" Circle, 1 1/4" Circle, Word Window & Key Tag (retired)

Brads:  Neutrals