Picado Birthday

Hello friends.  I know it's been awhile since I posted anything but DT cards (which were made months and months ago during the Winter), but it's been crazy busy around here and not much time to play!  We moved my 94 year old mom to a retirement home and then had to clean out her house and put it on the market. Thankfully it sold after only 4 days on the market, and I'm hoping I'll have some time to play now. As long as the mojo returns too...

I do have a couple cards to share with you using 2 new products from The Greetery's Pretty Picado stencils and embossing folder.  

Isn't this such a fun design?!  I stenciled first using Lilac and Turquoise inks (Gina K) and then used the coordinating embossing folder.  I also used a bunch of the dies from The Greetery's Capsule Basics set to cut out the solid Lilac scalloped card base, and also the 2nd skinny layer that I added foam tape to to add dimension.

 

Hopefully you can see that raised section better in this close up...between the embossing and the raised section, there is quite a bit of dimension on this card and it's so pretty in real life!!  My sentiment came from an older Greetery set called Arched Sentiments and was stamped and die cut and then added with additional foam tape.  A couple PFS gems finished off this 1st card.

 My 2nd card was done in brighter colors that are more like traditional Picado designs that are Mexican tissue paper designs usually used in banners.  I used bright pink, orange, green & turquoise inks to stencil first and then embossed with the embossing folder.  These are larger cards so I used a 5x7 card base (easier to stand up) to add my layers to on this one.

 My sentiment on this card also came from an older Greetery set called Opposites Attract and was stamped and die cut and then added with foam tape for more dimension.  A couple clear gems (PFS) finished off this card also.

I am going to add these 2 cards to Darnell's NBUS #86 challenge as the stencils and embossing folder are both new to me and never been used before, and also to the Seize the Birthday challenge using the "Anything Goes" option.

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Seize The Birthday #258 - Things In A Garden

Hello friends.  I'm playing with the Seize The Birthday Challenge today and they are looking for Things In A Garden on your birthday cards.

I've been working on replenishing my birthday card stash (again!!) and had some fun with the PFS Magnolia Pattern stamp and stencils.  My card is a CASE of a card done by @createdbyjackie on Instagram that I just fell in love with and had to copy.  Here's mine...

After stamping the image in black, I used the stencils to just lightly add the blues, purples, & greens.  I think what I liked about Jackie's card so much was that she hardly added any color, whereas I tend to usually be a little more heavy handed with my ink blending.  I think the combination of the blues and purples in such soft amounts is beautiful!!

I added the 3 strips of cardstock in matching colors and then added my die cut sentiment (The Greetery - Everyday Labels) with foam tape behind for a bit of dimension.  I matted the stamped layer with a blue panel (Spring Rain - PTI) and attached to a white card base and then finished with a few light blue enamel dots.  I think a Magnolia tree would look wonderful in my garden...too bad it's still snowing here in my neck of the woods, and I don't think it would bloom too well here!  Sigh...

I have a twofer for you today, although it isn't a birthday card.  I used the same stamp/stencil design, but made this one into a CONGRATS card.  Take a look...

Same design but soft pinks and oranges this time.  My first thought with the sentiment was to use this one for a graduation card for a young lady (I hate doing graduation cards in school colors...they're never pretty!!), but I was thinking that this card would work well for a baby girl card, and maybe even a milestone birthday!  I'll leave the inside blank until I'm ready to use it.

I just LOVE pink and orange together...one of my absolute favorite color combinations!  I finished off this card the same as the first one, but added some silver metallic pearls instead of enamel dots.

If you need to ramp up your birthday card stash, check out all the wonderful inspiration from the DT right HERE and then play along.  This challenge is open till April 4th @ 9:00AM.

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Color Hues #48 and Seize the Birthday #246

Hello friends.  It's BIRTHDAY time over at the Color Hues Challenge where they are celebrating their 2nd birthday, and to make their celebration even bigger, they've invited their sister challenge to join in on the fun to over at Seize the Birthday Challenge!  Sounds like a party to me and the colors are Navy & Lime Green.

I had a brand new Pure Innocence stamp set (Apple of My Eye) from MFT that I made work with the colors and came up with this birthday card...

Isn't she a cutie picking her Granny Smith apples?!!  I stamped her in versafine black onyx ink and heat embossed with clear so I could use my Copics without any smearing.  After die cutting her with the coordinating die I adhered her to a card base of Parakeet Party (SU!) that I added a die cut layer of Starry Sky (SU!) using a cover plate die from PTI called Lotty Dotty.

 I did add a small rectangle of white card so my sweet little apple picking girl didn't get lost among all the navy and lime green dots.  I did put foam tape behind her for a little separation too, and then added my birthday banner that I stamped on a die cut strip of Parakeet Party cs.  I finished with a couple clear gems from Trinity Stamps.

You can check out all the fabulous inspiration from the DT's at Color Hues HERE and Seize the Birthday HERE and then play along.  This challenge is open till the 13th.  And a very HAPPY, HAPPY 2ND BIRTHDAY to all of you at the COLOR HUES CHALLENGE!!!

 

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Playing with Purple, Blue & Green

Hello friends.  I'm playing along with a couple challenges today that are color challenges using PURPLE, BLUE & GREEN.  Both the Double D Challenge and the Seize The Birthday Challenge are looking for these colors on our cards.

It's such a pretty color combination, that I have 2 cards to share with you today.  My first card uses a new die set from Reverse Confetti called simply Flower Builder.  Take a look:

I started by ink blending my background on a white piece of cs using Gina K inks in the 3 colors, and then ran the piece through my Altenew Waffled Diamonds embossing folder before attaching to a white card base.

Next I die cut my flower and leaf from more white cs and then ink blended the flower with the purple and then blue ink, and obviously green for the leaf and flower center.  I also added a tiny bit of glitter to the edges of the leaf and flower center, and then adhered to a white die cut circle, so they wouldn't disappear against the same colored background.  My sentiment was stamped and die cut using The Greetery's Birthday Blooms, and I finished with a few clear gems from Trinity Stamps.  

My 2nd card is a very simple one using a Gina K style where I ink blended the background and then stamped a silhouette.  Take a look:

  This is such an easy style card to make and always turns out beautiful!  Great technique for when you need a card fast!  I ink blended the background using Jelly Bean Green, Blue Raspberry, & Wild Wisteria inks (Gina K) and then stamped my silhouette image from Gina's Wild Blossoms stamp set.  I masked off my edges with skinny washi tape before I started the ink blending, and then when finished, matted this layer to a black piece of cs and a white card base.  My "Thinking of You" sentiment is a pre-printed sentiment strip from Gina K and has a piece of foam tape behind it for a bit of added dimension.  I finished this card with a few Disco Ball sequins (also Gina K).  And although you can't see it, before I adhered my stamped layer to the black layer, I sprayed some Sheer Sparkle Shimmer Spritz to it for a very subtle sparkle to the card.

You can check out all the beautiful inspiration from both teams right HERE (Double D Challenge) and also HERE (Seize the Birthday Challenge) to play along. 

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