The Flower Challenge #93 - Birthday Card

Hello friends.  Happy July and welcome back to another Flower Challenge.  This month we are looking for BIRTHDAY CARDS with FLOWERS of course!

 We all need BIRTHDAY CARDS, and with the exception of Christmas cards, I think birthday cards are what I make most of, so this was an easy and fun challenge for me!  I used an older and well loved die set from Honey Bee called Lovely Layers Wildflowers and came up with this CAS birthday card...

I die cut 2 of the 3 wildflowers included in this set in white and Cherry Cobbler cs and then blended DOX inks around the edges and insides, and the leaves.  (Also did a bit of water splattering on the leaves...love that look!!)  I adhered my flowers to an embossed background using Spellbinders Geo Screen embossing folder, and then added Spellbinders Sealed Twine to give the look of a wax seal.

 I did some simple matting with a layer of black and a white card base and then finished with a few Disco Ball Sequins (Gina K).  

We have lots of beautiful birthday inspiration HERE to get you started if you need ideas.  We can't wait to see YOU in the gallery with all your lovely floral BIRTHDAY cards this month.  This challenge is open till Thursday, July 25th @ 9:00AM.

Thanks for stopping by today ... I love it when you do!

Color Hues #90 - WHITE & AQUA

Hello friends.  Welcome to July and another fun Color Hues Challenge!  Nancy is our hostess for the next 2 weeks and she would like to see WHITE & AQUA on our cards!

I hemmed and hawed over this one and I'm not even sure why, as the color pairing is SO pretty!  I ended up making a Christmas card and although it's very simple, I really like the way it turned out!  Take a look...

I love these Nordic Bears from Poppystamps and die cut them from white, Ocean Mist, & Blue Lagoon cardstock (Gina K).  I die cut a Snowflakes (PFS) background and layered it over a Blue Lagoon card base, and then added a frame made from PFS's Diagonal Stitched Rectangle die set.

The bears were added with foam tape for a bit of dimension, and then I finished with some clear gems from PFS in the snowflake centers and a bit of black & white twine at the top to balance out the black & white pre-printed sentiment strip (Gina K).  Easy peasy and I think those cute bears steal the show!!  Should have made more than one, dang it!!  Oh well, easy enough to replicate!  Hardest part of this card was poking out all the little bits from the snowflake background!

Make sure you check out all the awesome WHITE & AQUA cards from the DT and our Special GD Nance for inspiration right HERE and then play along with us!  We'd love to see YOU in the gallery!!  This challenge is open till Sunday, July 14th @ 9:00AM.WHITE

Thanks for stopping by today ... I love it when you do!