Seize the Birthday #321

 

Hello to all of my crafty friends!  I'm popping in here today to share a card created for the new Seize the Birthday challenge!  Jenny is our host this fortnight and has chosen Anything With Wings as our Topping.  This cute NBUS set had been gathering dust but when I noticed it included little butterflies I knew today was it's lucky day.

C'mon.  Who can resist Piglet and Tigger?

Tigger's orange fur dictated the color scheme of my card and turquoise seemed like a good pairing.  A little blush color for piglet and a bold designer paper and this card pretty much created itself.  Due to the size of these dies I did increase the size of my card.  I don't have the measurements in front of me but it's bigger than A2 and smaller than A7.

Supplies:

Spellbinders - Piglet and Pooh die set

Spellbinders - Tigger and Eeyore die set

A Jillian Vance Design - Make a Wish stamp set

I invite you to visit our blog for more birthday inspiration.  We invite you to share your new birthday cards with us in the gallery.  If you would like to be considered as a future Guest Designer remember to use our Topping in your design.

Thanks for visiting!

Jules

Color Hues #127

It's time for another color pairing over at the Color Hues challenge blog and this time around I have the pleasure of hosting.  I have chosen duo of Peach and Teal and actually have two cards to share with you today.  

Both cards began with peach and teal cardstocks.  On my first card I die cut the daisy background panel in white and added tiny peach flowers to the centers.  The oval frame was cut in both white and peach as was the large focal flower.  The sentiment was heat embossed in white onto teal cardstock.  Card two utilized a BetterPress plate inked in white onto the teal background.  I added a die cut heart stamped with a simple sentiment along with a few black gems.

Supplies:

The Greetery - Capsule Filagree Borders die set

Spellbinders - Fresh Picked Vase Bouquet (tiny flowers)

Spellbinders - Propagation Garder sentiment stamp set

Honeybee Stamps - Delicate Daisy background die

Honeybee Stamps - Wildflower die set

Fun Stampers Journey - Inspire embossing folder

Spellbinders - My Heart Beats for You BetterPress plate

I invite you to check out our blog for some wonderful examples including a beautiful card created by Gundi, a recent winner and our guest this fortnite.  Remember to use only hues of peach and teal along with approved neutrals.  We hope to see your card in our gallery!

Thanks for visiting!

Jules  

Seize the Birthday #320

 

Today I'm sharing a card created for our latest Seize the Birthday challenge.  Glenda is our host and she's chosen the combination of CAS and Die Cuts for her Topping.  

I know CAS means different things to different crafters but in my example its taking on the role of lots of white space.  Or in this case, orange space.  

My focal point is a two piece die cut frame created with a tone on tone orange card base.  I stamped, colored and fussy cut my hen and then stamped the two part sentiment.  A pretty simple CAS card with a sentiment that fits my mood lately...constantly struggling to keep up.  LOL!  (More on that later...all good stuff.)

Supplies:

Ellen Hutson - A Good Egg stamp set

A Jillian Vance Design - Oh Cluck stamp set

I invite you to visit our blog and hope you're inspired to add your CAS/Die Cut creation to our gallery.  Toppings are optional but birthday cards are not.

Thanks for visiting!

Jules

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #271

 

The Sisterhood has the perfect February challenge for us, combining both Valentine's Day and Snark.  We're calling it Black, Black Heart...aka, the anti-Valentine.  Here's my take on the challenge.

I combined a simple cat die with a snarky sentiment for the perfect off beat Valentine's Day card.  I added some dry embossing to the heart as well as the white background panel to give this card a bit more interest and popped on a few gold pearls to finish it off.  

Supplies:

Spellbinders - Kitty Cats die set

Unity Stamps - Snarky Cat Thoughts stamp set

FSJ - Inspire EF

Hero Arts - Infinity Hearts die set

I invite you to visit our blog for more snarky Valentine inspiration.  Upload your card to our gallery and join the fun!

Thanks for visiting!

Jules

Color Hues #126

 

The calendar just turned to a new month which means it's time for another Color Hues challenge.  Julie B is our host this month and she's chosen the perfect Valentine colors of Pink and Red however, you do you.  As you will see, I created a thank you card.

I dug through my cardstock scraps and chose two reds and two pinks and then went to town die cutting using a daisy die set.  Because green stems are not allowed I chose to make my gold, an approved neutral.  I embossed two pieces of cardstock with a 3D frame folder and then pieced them together to create the front panel.  The sentiment was heat embossed in white.

The Stamp Market - Dainty Daisies die set

Spellbinders - Molded Frames embossing folder

MFT Stamps - Bitty Thanks sentiment stamp set

I invite you to visit our blog for more inspiration.  Get those creative juices flowing and enter your card in the gallery for a chance to guest with us in the future.  

Thanks for visiting!

Jules

Seize the Birthday #319

 

My card today was created using our latest Topping over at the Seize the Birthday challenge blog.  Cathy is our host and has chosen A Rainbow of Colors as our prompt.  

I really wanted to use some of my new postage stamp stencils so I chose a design that would work for the multicolored rainbow.  Because I also wanted a kraft background I opted for Distress Oxides in the softer hues of the rainbow.  I added some white gems on their bodies and quadruple stacked my die cut sentiment in white.  

Supplies:

Waffle Flower Crafts - Collage Butterfly Stencils

Waffle Flower Crafts - Postage Collage die set

Spellbinders - Handwritten Sentiment die set (Simon Hurley)

I invite you to play along with us.  We'd love to see your card in our gallery.  Remember, the Topping is optional but Birthday themed is not.  

Thanks for visiting!

Jules

Color Hues #125

 

Welcome back to another Color Hues challenge!  Carol is our host and she has chosen the wonderful wintery pairing of Blue and White.  Of course you don't have to create a winter design as you will see below in my card.

When I saw the DT samples on the Honeybee site on Black Friday I knew these needed to be mine. I began by die cutting the ginger jars, first in two different patterns of blue designer papers then in both navy and silver cardstocks.  I am truly in love with these and blue isn't even "my" color.  :-)  I mixed and matched the pieces to get coordinating sets of jars which I added to an embossed navy panel trimmed in silver metallic cardstock.  The panel was then adhered to a navy card base with a silver heat embossed sentiment strip.

And because I couldn't make just one I created a similar but different card in greens.

Again, I let a paper pack do most of the work.  I die cut the ginger jar in a peach patterned paper, assembled it with gold accents, slathered it in Wink of Stella and finally added a generous layer of Glossy Accents over top.  The next day I added it to a die cut panel of gorgeous green and peach paper along with a gold embossed sentiment strip.  The entire panel was adhered to a dark green card base.

Supplies:

Honeybee Stamps - Ginger Jar die set

Honeybee Stamps - To the Wise One stamp set

Honeybee Stamps - Cottage Countryside paper pad

Spellbinders - Diamond Plaid embossing folder

Emily Moore Designs - Decorative Sentiment Die set (green panel)

Spellbinders - Essential Sentiments die set

I invite you to visit our blog for much more Blue and White inspiration.  We'd love to see your card in our gallery!

Thanks for visiting!

Jules