Happy Birthday

All the elements for this card are snippets from my stash... the die cut piece was already trimmed and the red Brushos background was easily trimmed to fit - I added a spritz of Perfect Pearls so it's all shimmery.  The stamped sentiment too from my stash - I really like this stamp - the layout and lettering and it belongs to my friend so when I visit I stamp a few up for later.  And to keep the card Monochromatic I fussy cut this little red stamped butterfly and added a couple pearls to finish.

I am playing along with The Paper Players PP429 - Clean and Simple challenge - Monochromatic, and also with Pixie's Snippets Playground challenge #346.  Thanks for visiting, I  really appreciate it.

 

Thinking of You

Nice to have some pieces in your stash to put together a quick card... the background panel made using the plastic wrap technique with Distress Oxides (I think) and my flower is stamped and embossed, and today I watercoloured it with Distress Inks and fussy cut it.  I attached these both to a cream card and finished it off with my die cut sentiment..... this I made with three layers of card - black, cream and shiny gold and glued together slightly offset to achieve some depth dimension.

I am playing along with the CAS Mix Up February challenge - Dimensional Die-cuts,  Watercooler Wednesday WWC207 - Helen's Feminine "Anything Goes" challenge, and Pixie's Snippets  Playground #345 challenge.
My CAS Mix Up elements are - dimensional die cut technique, stamping, heat embossing, watercolouring, fussy cutting
Thanks for visiting, I really appreciate it, happy card making

 

Dear Friend

Well I wasn't into the movie hubby was watching so decided to do some blog snooping and visiting Darnell's lovely blog I immediately decided to join in a new challenge - Pixie's Snippets Playground - this weeks challenge #344,  because I have stacks of snippets and it didn't take me long to put this card together.  I had on my desk the background panel made with the reverse sponged stencil (that's when you sponge over the stencil and then have ink everywhere so you flip it onto card with a slight water spray and presto you have another background). Remembered seeing the stamped and embossed and fussy cut floral in my stash, so hauled that out and then the sentiment, just needed a trim and to help the floral pop, magically I had a circle frame and a light aqua die cut circle to add behind it...done. I'll be back to Pixie's because this year that's been my plan - use up my stashes.
I also used the sketch at The Paper Players PP426, and am joining with Addicted to Stamps and More #326 - Anything Goes.  Thanks for visiting, I really appreciate it,  - happy card making.

ps on the side Darnell has arranged a Thank You Di Blog Hop to celebrate Di's seventh anniversary at Pixie's Playground and I'm joining in...



  

Pixie's Snippets Playground - Challenge #344