PP254 - Special Delivery on Your Birthday!

Wanted to create another card for this challenge over at The Paper Players with PP254 and create a frame around this cute little penguin from the Sugar Pea Designs. Also, joining Seize the Birthday as they have "Anything Goes" this week where this card is Special Delivery (Birthday Wishes)

Here is my card:

To create my frame here, first I die-cut a stitched square using Blueprints 14 and next, I took the same square and placed a stitched circle in the center using Stitched circle dies from Simon Says Stamp as that would leave a stitched look on the outside of the circle. 

Next, I die-cut another circle using the same dies so that I could place that in the center where I created my background by adding some clouds first using Maliblue ink and than for the grass portion, I die cut using the Stitched Snow Drifts and Jellybean Green cardstock. and added that to the background.

Colored in this adorable penquin from the stamp set: Happy Mail using my copic markers. Since, I wanted to create some depth to the frame look, I added some craft foam under the white square to raise it up, but before that, I added the sentiment from the same set. Next, I popped up this little penquin as well using foam mount and added some enamel dots to finish it off.

As always, if you haven't checked out the challenge, please stop over to check out all the inspiration.

Supplies Used: 

Stamp Set:  Happy Mail (SugarPeaDesigns)
Card stock and Paper: White, Black, Jellybean Green (MFT), X Press It Blending Paper (copic coloring)  

Inks: Black Licorice (MFT Hybird), Copic Markers, Maliblue (SSS), Wild Cherry Ink (MFT)

Accessories:  Blueprints 14 (MFT), Stitched Circles Dies (SSS), Enamel Dots, Craft Foam, Foam Mount Tape 

PP254 Using Frames - Happy Birthday Mom!!

Saw this fabulous challenge over at The Paper Players with PP254 and just had to play as I love frames. Also, joining Seize the Birthday as they have "Anything Goes" this week. This card is for my sweet Mother who's birthday is today. I hope she has a fantastic day!

Here is my card:

Here I started by cutting out a Stitched frame using Kraft cardstock and Stitched Rectangles Dies by Simon Says Stamps. Next, I went on to create this background by using some of my newest inks I got from Simon called Jellybean, Maliblue, and Rosie Cheeks. Afterwards, I used my mister and sprayed some mixture of water and Perfect Pearls. To finish it, I added some white drops using my distress paint and a waterbrush.

Afterwards, I added this adorable sentiment from their Color of Fun release called: Big Scripty Greetings. Next, I got my hands on these gorgegous flowers from Altenew set called: Vintage Flowers that I recently purchased and created three different colored flowers in Pink, Yellow, and Blue. Final touch was to use some sequins from Pretty Pink Posh.

As always, if you haven't checked out the challenge sites, please go take a look to see fabulous inspiration and creativity.

Supplies Used: 

Stamp Set: Big Scripty Greetings (SSS), Vintage Flowers (Altenew)

Card stock and Paper: White, Kraft (MFT),    

Inks: Black Licorice Hybird (MFT), Jellybean, Maliblue, Rosie Cheeks(SSS), 

Accessories: Stitched Rectangles (SSS), Distress Paint (Picket Fence), Sequins(PPP), Foam Mount

PP236 - Happy Birthday with Florals

I'm sure many of you know this challenge site, but for me it's a new one with The Paper Players PP236 of Florals which gave me a chance to play with a new stamp set I got: The Big, the Bold and Extras.

Here is my card:

Lots of fun stuff on this card by starting with texture paste and Flower Pattern stencil by Simon Says Stamps. Before the paste was dried, I added some Holographic embossing powder to add some glitter. Later, I cut out the panels by using my Horizontal Stitched Strips dies.

Since I wanted to incorporate Kathy's 30 day coloring challenge over at The Daily Marker, I colored these flowers using distress inks and watercolor paper. After coloring my paper, I stamped the flowers using white embossing powder and fussy cut each one. For the leaves, I colored those with my copic markers. I've been participating via instagram (lizstamps_15) with coloring if you would like to check it out.

This adorable script sentiment is from the stamp set called: Hand lettered thanks which is surrounded by Stitched circle dies. Final touch was to add just a few sequins by Pretty Pink Posh.

If you haven't already checked out the challenge site, go check them out to see wonderful ideas and inspiration.  

Supplies Used: 

Stamp Set: The Big, the Bold & Extras (Winnie & Walter), Hand Lettered Thanks (Wplus9),
Cardstock: Smooth White, Kraft (MFT), Watercolor Paper (Ranger), X Press It Blending Paper (copic coloring)

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

Accessories: Stitched Circles (SSS),Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh), Flower Patter Stencil (SSS),Texture Paste ( Ranger), Holographic embossing powder (Ranger),  Foam Mount