Birthday Wishes

Hello! Today I am sharing a Birthday card that uses embossing folders and a focus on the sentiment. I was inspired by the sketch challenge at Tuesday Morning Sketches shown below.  I embossed a white panel with Cuttlebug Happy Birthday EF and attached to a Faded Brick card base from GKD. Added a Wicker Weave embossed strip of the same CS layered with a fancy cut Flower from GKD Watercolor Floral paper and some GKD Ephemera Leaves. Stamped GKD Sentiment from So Many Sentiments with Memento Potter's Clay ink on a flag die cut. Inked some of the edges with Copic marker.  Finished with some sequins from stash.  Another Birthday card for my stash.

Challenges:

Tuesday Morning Sketches: 

Can You Handle the Pressure?: Challenge is  Anything Goes Embossing with Twist 

Sentiment as the Focus 

Seize the Birthday: #246 Anything Goes Birthday

Happy Little Stampers: Birthday Challenge Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by. I love reading your comments. Hugs, Theresa

Blue and Orange Challenge

I am back with a card for another challenge at Stamp TV.   Karen has a color challenge to use Blue and Orange.  Orange is not a favorite color of mine and I seldom use it and never wear it. I managed to find some Cardstock that I think is Sweet Melon that was part of the Sundance Collection of  GKD  Papers. I added some GKD Little Boy Blue CS and Pattern from Pool Side Pad and used an image and sentiment from Always Autumn set.  I stamped the flower with Memento Tangelo and colored with pencils and added shine with Clearstar Pen.  Sentiment was stamped with Memento Blue Danube and I used the same ink to add interest with creative sponging to the edges of the image. Added some embossing to the Orange mat with Swiss Dots EF and to the pattern mat with Wicker Weave EF. The image was popped up with foam tape. Image and Mat cut with Nestabilities Rectangle Dies.
Challenges:
April Foolery STVFOOL 2: Color Challenge Use Blue and Orange
Mod Squad Challenge: Tick Tack Toe  Used left row -Sponging, Embossing Folder, Pattern Paper
Also fits middle row down- Flower, Die Cut, Dimension

I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa