Have A Lovely Birthday

Happy Monday my stamping friends.  Here is my card combining a couple of challenges.

 

I made my card using the My Favorite Things sketch # 137 and the color challenge #202 at the Color Q blog.



 

My card base and the sentiment panel are X-Press It Blending Card, the mats are SU Basic Black CS.

 

I really like this sketch and I think the colors work well together.  I used some of the Rose Red DSP in my stash for the bottom layer.  The two strips are Basic Gray DSP from the Twitterpated DSP (retired).  The small banner is some So Saffron DSP from the Subtles DSP pad.  I used MFT's  Sunflower Die-namic cut from Daffodil Delight CS for the flower, with some white CS and Basic Black for the flower center.  The sentiment from MFT's LJD-Birthday Greetings is stamped in Mememto Tuxedo Black ink.  That's it for my card.

 

Thanks for stopping by.  I really appreciate your comments.

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Happy Birthday for Color Q, Freshly Made & Seize The Birthday

 

I used the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches 96 and the colors from the Color Q 199 challenge to make my card.  I am also entering it in the Seize The Birthday Anything Goes Challenge. 

I had to hunt through my papers to find some Groovy Guava from the Ginger Blossoms DSP. I chose this print as it reminds me of all the chicken wire and quatrefoil designs that are popular now. The Kraft strip is embossed with the SU Finial Press EF.  I hand cut the tag and stamped the SU Happy Birthday sentiment in Dusty Durango ink and sponged the edges with some Dusty Durango.  I punched a hole and added some retired SU ribbon and used the scissors blade to curl the ends.  The flower is from SU Flower Soft set and is stamped in Dusty Durango ink on white CS and sponged with DD ink.  I cut it out and shaped the petals with my bone folder, and added a button to the center.  The leaves are cut from Kiwi Kiss CS using the Little Leaves Sizzlet die.  That's it for my card.

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