This masculine birthday card was inspired by the Sunday Stamps sketch challenge. I decided to use the flap in the design to create a unique trifold card. The DSP is from the new Have a Cuppa DSP stack. The design uses Bermuda Bay and Basic Gray, a great combination for a masculine card. The balloon was cut out with the Balloon Framelits after heat embossing the sentiment from the Tin of Cards stamp set with…
It was a crazy week for me and I found solace in my craft room on Saturday. I fell in love with this week’s sketch from Freshly Made Sketches. Let’s take a peek. I thought it would be fun to create a Valentine card with non-traditional colors for the sketch. I started with the Stampin’ Up! Crumb Cake Note Cards and Envelope set. Then I added a piece of Tip Top Taupe card stock 1/8″…
This week the Pals Paper Arts hosts a sketch challenge. I have not been a big Rose Red fan but I really love it paired with Blushing Bride in the Love Blossoms DSP Stack. So I let the DSP be my inspiration for the sketch. As I mentioned in my post on Sunday, I love this paper stack as most of the designs are small, and easy to work into a card or a 3D…
This week the Global Design Project theme is Love. So I created this fun Valentine. I have seen several cards with a beautiful watercolor wash as the background. I started out very light (mixing a lot of water from my aqua Painter with the ink). I wanted more punch of color behind the heart die cut so I dabbed my Aqua Painter in more ink. The color palette is Watermelon Wonder, Blushing Bride and Whisper White.…
