As you know, I enjoy playing along with different card challenges. It's not often, however, when the challenges align with my need for specific cards. Usually I add the card I've made for a challenge in my box of cards "to send" without anyone particularly in mind. This week, however, there were challenges for three cards I needed to make. First off, Maddy's birthday card. Her birthday isn't until July 7th, but Matt and his family left for a three week vacation yesterday so we celebrated here before they left. I made a very summery birthday card which fits for Addicted to Stamps: Birthdays and The Four Seasons Challenge: Summer.
I've had these popsicles dies from My Favorite Things since last summer, and this is the first time I've put them to use. I added clay sprinkles to the middle one, and some glittery sugar to the other two.
I had a harder time deciding how to design the card but settled on an old dotted embossing folder by Cuttlebug and a Stitched Rectangle (Simon Says) layered on a Raspberry Fizz card base. The sentiment is also from My Favorite Things, Every Flavor of Happy. This card is also going to Darnell's June NBUS for never before used stamps and dies!
Next up is an anniversary card for dear friends. CAS on Friday's current challenge is Love--just perfect.
This card came together quickly thanks to a box filled with envelopes of already die cut or stamped elements. I already had the red embossed panel (Honey Bee Pierced Fluttering Hearts) with the circle cut out of it, and the sentiment banner, so it was just a matter of finding a piece of black and white striped paper (My Favorite Things) and die cutting a red heart. I used my Gina K Master Layout 1 dies to create the layers for the white card base.
I like this card enough that I'll probably use the design again.
Finally, Shopping Your Stash has an interesting challenge right now called Sentimentally Yours. They're looking for cards where the sentiment is the focus. Our beloved Music Director and organist at our church is retiring at the end of June. I thought this older Papertrey Ink stamp, Year of the Psalms: February was perfect for my note of appreciation and thanks.
After embossing the sentiment in silver on watercolor paper, I taped off the edges and watercolored an ombré panel in blue. I layered that with a thin border and added it to a navy card by Memory Box which has a white interior perfect for writing a note.
There are a couple more challenges out there that match my card needs, so I'll be back in a day or two with some other offerings.
