Make a Wish

       

     

 

 This is a card for a teen ....
            Starting with a piece of patterned paper in black and white, I smudged the distressed inks in Aged Mahogany,  Brick Red and Wild Honey.  I cut that down to a flag and backed it with black CS.
          I then went with a burgundy CS base  where I used a dotted stamp across the top with Black StazOn and I topped it with clear embossing powder for a bit of dimension.
            I cut the circle from black CS and then ran it through with a dotted embossing folder and cut the numbers with my Cricut.
            The sentiment was stamped on black CS and white embossing powder and the stamp is from Tim Holtz I anchored the flag with a large black metal brad to tie the dotted theme together.









I would like to add this card to the following card challenges if I may:
Through the Purple Haze:  Happy Anything
Polkadoodles = Anything Goes
Get Creative = ATG.
Try Stamping On Tuesday: Sketch #304

Thank  you so very much for stopping by .... have a great day!!

First Balloons

    This card is for a first of many.   What a pretty little thing.   I started with an ABC embossing folder and then cut the wavy edge with a new die I got for the holiday.
I used the same die to cut the plaid for the interior edge of the card.
I cut the balloons with a Simon Says balloon die.  The number ONE was cut with my cricut and then second cut to give it that darker pink highlight.  I glued them together and topped it with glossy accents to make it look plastic.
I attached the balloons with dimensional squares and tied the bakers twin to the one which was also attached with dimensional squares.
So cute for a first.



Here are a couple of pics from a flat angle and of the inside.



I would like to add this card to the following challenges if I may:
Less is More:  New Beginnings (it all starts with "1")
QTR: One for the Kids ATG 
Happy Little Stampers: Anything Goes with Dies (the "1", the curvy edge and the Balloons)
Crafty Hazlenut: Must use patterned paper
Crafting Musketeers: Party Time

Black and White

 
           This was a fun play with black and white.  I actually had to redo the whole thing because when I started construction, I started from the top and down and it just didn't line up right.  So I trashed it and started over ... beginning from the bottom outer edges and then in and up.
         The bottom was dry embossed with a musical folder which I cut and then created all of the small frames with the black card stock base.
           I cut the flag with a die from and then stamped the sentiment with white embossing powder.
           The dots are just popped black holes with a regular page hole punch and then topped with glossy accents.
       









 I would like to add this card to the following challenges if I may:

Double D Challenge : Black and White
The Crazy Challenge: Black
Freshly Made Sketches : Sketch # 271

Thank you for stopping by ... Have a great day !!

Birthday Earth Tones

Birthday Quickie ....


Birthday Card ready to go.  This card I used the scrapes (that I have tons of) from the wedding.  They are all matching earth tone.  I mounted it all on tan card stock and wrapped some bakery string around the printed papers.
I stamped the sentiment with Distressed Inks in Gathered Twigs  and then added clear embossing powder over the ink to give it a little bit of shine and lift.






I would like the add this card to the following challenges if I may:

 





Freshly Made Sketches






4 Crafty Chicks - use scraps

Polkadoodles - Anything Goes


Thank you so very much for peeking ...
Have a fantastic fantastic day and stay warm out there.

Dawn

Shake your Birthday.

 
Shake Shake Shake .... Shake your birthday.

 Shaker cards are always fun to make and this one is for my niece.
Using the challenge from the Card Concept and the use of Pink, Gold and Black.
With black card stock I cut the balloon with a Simon Says balloon die. I backed the die cut with a new sheet of clear acetate with white polka dots from Recollections..
 I backed that with a specialty paper from Recollections in pink with mylar gold dots and filled the space with gold and iridescent sequins.
I cut the sentiment from a different shade of pink card stock and edged that with a die hard oldie but goodie martha steward edge of lace.  I stamped with a new embossing in gold and pink glitter.
I tied off the balloon with pink bakery twine in a bow.
All placed on a soft pink base.

I'd like to add this card to the following challenges if I may:

    The Card Concept - Colors - Using Freestyle







Simon Says - Something New

Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes

Sparkles - Anything Goes.

Thanks everyone for peeking and have a wonderful day.

Dawn

Green and Pink fun

              This was a fun card that sort of transformed differently.
Starting with black card stock, I cut it with a side fold and then trimmed the front off leaving a small strip.  I tucked that into a dotted embossing folder and ran that through my Cuttlebug.  With the green card stock I tucked that up under the black strip and glue them together (giving the inside of the card two tones of color.
With a piece of white card stock, I used another embossing folder and ran that through and then sponged on distressed inks in
I added a pink polka dot ribbon around the piece and glued the edge to butt up black piece.
With the piece that I cut, I stamped the sentiment and used hot pink embossing powder.  I then used a circle punch.  I attached it with dimensional tape to lift it off of the card.
I would like to add this card to the following challenges if I may:

Sparkles - Happy Birthday

 

Color Throwdown

 



MOJO Monday









Thank you for looking
Have a great day


Dawn

Starting off the New Year

Happy New Year and
Happy Anniversary


The first card of the new year is an Anniversary Card for my friends on the other coast.
Starting with some printed bling paper from DCVM - a shiny silver/glitter piece that I used a PennyBlack edge die.
The maroon card stock I put through my cuttlebug with a Cricut folder of swirls.
The sentiment was just stamped on white CS with some very small diamond bling added to the side.
Off in the mail it goes.





I would like to add this card to the following challenges if I may:

The Double D Challenge- Anniversary
Casual Fridays - Celebrate
Creative Corner - Anything Goes
Polkadoodles - Anything Goes.

Thanks for looking.
And ....... Happy New Year.