Birthday, Wedding and Thinking of You



I made a birthday card for the Play Date Cafe Challenge  http://theplaydatecafe.blogspot.com/2012/05/play-date-cafe-pdcc133.html

I received the image through Wish RAK at Splitcoaststampers.  Colored with Touch Twin Markers.  Stamped the In Stitches by Gina K in Night of Navy. Stamped the sentiment on a file tab die by Sizzix.  Layered the image over a Spellbinders die and added faux stitches with a navy gel pen.  Layered a couple of photo corners and added a dot of Liquid Pearls in Ruby Red.

I needed a wedding card for next weekend and this fits 2 challenges:

The House that Stamps Built - 3 elements  http://www.thehousethatstampsbuilt.com/designers-choice-challenge/dcc523-three-elements-challenge/

and the Creative Belli Challenge for Wedding  http://bellichallenge.blogspot.com/2012/05/belli-challenge-144-wedding.html

I saw this technique by Julia Stainton here:  http://ellenhutson.typepad.com/the_classroom_new/2012/05/tiered-stamping-card-by-julia-stainton.html

Stamped the flowers from an old SU set in Memento London Fog and layered with slate gray cs.  Die cut the heart, then embossed with a CB folder, sponged some red ink and sprayed with Triple Thick Gloss Spray by Krylon.  Die cut the ovals for the sentiment and added a couple of Prima Flowers and self-adhesive pearls.

This uses the color challenge at Outlawz  http://outlawzchallenges.ning.com/group/colorchallenge/forum/topics/may-22-color-challenge

I took a tag and sponged Distress inks, blending them into each other, then flicked some water on it.  Stamped the image by Gina K Spring Mix set and the little dragonflies by Technique Tuesday and topped it with a bow made with the Bow Easy.  Added the sentiment, also by Gina K.  Borderabilties by Spellbinders for some definition.

Thanks for taking a look!