I'm back with Two Challenges!

I'm back from an awesome Easter vacation in Florida! It was such nice weather and sooooo relaxing! But, like a true stamper, I did miss my stamping. So to catch up I made this birthday card for two challenges, Stamping 411 sketch #146 here and Splitcoast color combo #266 here.

The color combo is Blush Blossom, Cameo Coral and Ruby Red. These are three of the 30 retiring Stampin UP! colors that will be gone after June 30th. If you love them, get them now!

I started with a Blush Blossom base, added a piece of Cameo Coral and then a piece of Cameo Coral patterned paper from the Pink Flamingo DSP. I ran a piece of Ruby Red thru the Scallop Edge punch and a piece of Blush Blossom thru the Big Shot with the Perfect Polka dots textured impressions folder. I stamped the Birthday Bliss in Ruby Red and again in Cameo Coral. I punched the main image out with the Wide Oval punch. I then cut out a piece of the Cameo Coral and popped that up with Stampin dimensionals. A piece of 1/4 inch Whisper White grosgrain finishes it off.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Birthday Bliss

Papers: Whisper White, Blush Blossom, Cameo Coral, Ruby Red and Pink Flamingo DSP

Inks: Cameo Coral and Ruby Red

Accessories: Wide oval punch, scallop edge punch, stampin dimensionals, 1/4 inch Whisper White grosgrain, Perfect Polka dots textured impressions folder

Scallop Square Thank You

I needed some thank you cards for my new teenager, Abby's birthday gifts so I made this quick and easy card with the Pink Flamingo designer papers. I also used the Wow Flowers stamp set for the thank you image. I just punched out a bunch of coordinating papers with the scallop square punch, inked up the stamp with Tempting turquoise and Real red markers, punched that out with the 1 1/4 in circle punch, layered that onto a 1 3/8 in circle punched with Real red, used a yellow Circle Fire Rhinestone brad in the center and adhered with Stampin' Dimensionals. Oh, and I also punched a Real Red flower with the Trio Flower punch and added a dot with a White gel pen.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Wow Flowers

Papers: Whisper white, Tempting turquoise, Real Red, Pink Flamingo designer papers

Inks: Real Red and Tempting turquoise markers

Accessories: Scallop square punch, Trio Flower punch, 1 1/4 in circle punch, 1 3/8 in circle punch, Circle Fire Rhinestone brad, Stampin' Dimensionals, 3/16 in corner rounder punch, White gel pen

HAPPY 13th BIRTHDAY ABBY!

It's my daughter Abby's 13th birthday today so I had to share a bright, cheery, funny, lovable card just like Abby! Her sister, Megan, her aunt, Nene, Abby and I are going to see Taylor Swift tonight so it ought to be a fun night.

The card was super easy to make. Just 2 pieces of Pink Flamingo dsp, some layered card stock, some images from Party Hearty and it's all set.

Happy 13th birthday Abigail Kathleen!

Here's the recipe:

Stamps: Party Hearty

Papers: Whisper white, real red, tempting turquoise, Pink Flamingo designer series papers

Inks: Real red, Tempting turquoise, Summer Sun

Accessories: Word window punch, large oval punch, Tempting turquoise 1/4 in grosgrain ribbon, Stampin' dimensionals

Clean and Simple Birthday

I made this card for the Clean and Simple Birthday challenge #22 here

on Splitcoast. I'm really inspired lately by all the challenges out there. This card literally took me less than 10 minutes to make. I just layered a piece of real red cardstock on a 4 1/4 by 8 1/2 sheet of tempting turquoise. Then I used a design from a piece of the Pink Flamingo designer series papers on top of the real red. The only stamping was the Happy Birthday circle from Think Happy Thoughts in turquoise then the real red flower in the middle. I put a turquoise brad in the middle then a piece of turquoise 1/4 inch grosgrain ribbon and it was done!

Here's the recipe:

Stamps: Think Happy Thoughts

Papers: Whisper white, tempting turquoise, real red, summer sun, Pink Flamingo dsp

Inks: Real red, tempting turquoise

Accessories: tempting turquoise brad & 1/4 in. grosgrain ribbon, 1 1/4 in circle punch, 1 3/4 in circle punch