Sending Hugs on Your Birthday

Absolutely love this photo inspiration, so wanted to do another birthday card and join the fun over at the Sparkle & Shine Challenge and their 6th challenge along with Seize Your Birthday and "Anything Goes" and Word Art Wednesday #184

Here is my card:

Plus this was a great opportunity to try this fun tri-fold card inspired by Julie Ebersole's  from the last Online Card Class: Stretch Your Dies. I did have to alter the measurements to accommodate this word, but it worked in the end after a few tries. Also, die-cut the word and couple more times and stacked them together to pop the word up just a little more. 

Here is the view when you open this card and was so much fun playing with the new stamp set from Winnie and Walter called: In Bloom: Lola's Bouquet stamp set designed by Joni Andaya along with the set called: The Big, The Bold and Friends for the sentiments. 

Added some Pretty Pink Posh sequins and some washi tape to finish this card off and focus on the center. 

  

For the inside, I grabbed the set from Mama Elephant called: Photo Bomb to stamp the "Happy Birthday" and than used the set from: The Big, Bold, and Extras to add this adorable flower.

As always, if you haven't checked out the challenge sites, go check them out to see all the wonderful ideas and inspiration. 

Supplies Used: 

Stamp Set: The Big, Bold, and Friends, The Big, Bold, and Extra's, In Bloom: Lola's Bouquet (Winne & Walter), Photo Bomb (Mama Elephant)

Card stock and Paper: Neenah White, Tropical Teal (MFT), 

Inks: Black Licorice Hybird (MFT), Tropical Teal, Summer Splash, Ripe Raspberry, Tickled Pink, Peach Bellini, Persimmon, Banana Split, Lemon Drop, Wild Wisteria, (MFT inks), Pear Pizzazz (SU)

Accessories: Hugs Die (Winnie & Walter), Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh), Washi Tape

Sending Smiles and Hugs on Your Birthday

When I saw the new challenge over at Sparkle and Shine with this photo inspiration and challenge #6 I thought it would be perfect to use some of my new crafty stuff I bought myself for a Happy Birthday card I need to send out. Also, joining Seize the Birthday this week

Here is my card:

I love this paper from My Mind's Eye (Fancy That) and since I had it out on my crafty table, I thought it would be perfect to use for this card. Also, used the new In Bloom: Maggie's Roses Cutaway along with vellum and gold foil paper. 

For the sentiments, I used the new Friends Cutaways along with Cream colored card stock from my May SSS Kit.  

Since I wanted to pop up the flower, I cut out 4 more vellum base roses and stacked them together. This way the adhesive doesn't show and adds some dimension to the flower. For the words, I stacked two together to raise it just a bit. Final touch added some gold sequins.

As always, if you haven't checked out the challenge sites, go check them out to see all the wonderful ideas and inspiration. 

Supplies Used: 

Stamp Set: The Big, the Bold and Friends (Winne&Walter),
Card stock and Paper: Neenah White, Cream (SimonSaysStamps), Fancy That paper (My Mind's Eye), Vellum, Gold Foil

Inks: Black (Hero Arts)

Accessories: Blueprint 15 (MFT), In Bloom: Maggie's Roses Cutaways (Winnie&Walter), The Big, the Bold and Friends Cutaways (Winnie&Walter), Sequins

Celebrate Your Birthday Today

Joining the Sparkle & Shine Challenge with this cute sketch design they had which gave me another chance to play again with these cute flowers from The Big, the bold, and extra stamp set. Also, joining Seize Your Birthday challenge once again.

Here is my card:

Almost went all red on the flowers, but thought to change it up so once again, I played around with my distress inks and watercolor paper to create these colorful flowers, but not as vibrant as the previous time. Used some paper from the Stacked with Love and really enjoy the patterns it has.

Used my Blueprints 18 to help me cut out the patterned papers and along with using the stitched circle it came with. This way it leaves the stitches on the outside as well as the inside. Once again, fuzzy cut each one after white embossing.

Popped up the kraft panel since I almost made this into a shaker but change my mind at the last minute. Final touch was to add some Pretty Pink Posh sequins.

As always, if you haven't checked out the challenges, go check them out to see wonderful ideas and inspiration. They have amazing design teams.

Supplies Used: 

Stamp Set: The Big, the Bold & Extras (Winnie & Walter)

Paper: Stacked with Love (SU)
Cardstock: Smooth White, Kraft (MFT), Watercolor Paper (Ranger), X Press It Blending Paper (copic coloring)

Inks: Black (Hero Arts), Copic Markers, Distress Inks

Accessories: Blueprints 18 (MFT), Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh), White embossing powder (Ranger),  Foam Mount