Tulip Birthday Window card - The Friday Mashup 138

The challenge with the Friday Mashup is to use their sketch to make a window card.  I haven't used window sheets to make a window card in a long time so I had to put my thinking cap on as to how to do it.
This is what I came up with:

The base card is Island Indigo layered with first Whisper White and then Gingham  Garden  designer paper.

To make the window I measured out the space for it than cut out the rectangle using my cutter.  Since it was difficult to cut through all three layers at the same time, I cut out one layer at a time - using each layer as a template for the next.  I attached the window sheet, which I cut larger than the window it would be covering, between the designer paper and the whisper white layer. To finish the window off, I attached a silver sticker decorative line around the edges.

The tulip was coloured using SU markers and an aqua painter.  It was die cut using the Backyard Basics framelits and attached to a piece of Island Indigo card stock and adhered to the inside of the card so it would show through the window.  The same edging was used around the edges of this piece of Island Indigo as I did the window.

The flags were made with hand cut triangles of melon mambo card stock.

Stamps: Backyard Basics, Bring On the Cake

Inks: Black Stazon, Melon Mambo, SU markers (Melon Mambo, Pear Pizzazz)

Papers: Island Indigo, Whisper White, Melon Mambo,  Gingham Garden  Designer Series Paper

Accessories: Window sheet, Backyard Basics framelit, silver decorative line stickers (non SU)

Happy Birthday - Challenge 211 LNS

The challenge this week with the LNS is to make a birthday card or project.  I also made this card for 2 other challenges: The Friday Mashup #97 and Unscripted Sketches #198
The Friday Mashup challenge here was to use markers and to "Mash it Up" using texture with the markers.
I used the sketch with Unscripted Sketches here to create the card.

I used the 25 year anniversary stamp set "Best of Birthdays"which was a favourite classic stamp set  from the last quarter of the century.  It also includes a never-before seem image.

 

Stamps: Bring on the Cake, Best of Birthdays
Inks: Black Stazon, SU markers (Pretty in Pink, Baja Breeze, Summer Starfruit, Basic Black)
Papers: Pretty in Pink, Whisper White, Tea for Two DSP
Accessories: Honeycomb embossing folder, 2 1/2" scallop circle punch, Modern work label punch, dazzling diamonds, rhinestones, 2 5/8" vanilla flowers colored with Pretty in Pink marker, 1/4" Pretty in Pink stitched ribbon, mat pack and paper piercer

Harvest Blessing Birthday - Create with Connie & Mary#233

I needed a masculine birthday card for a friend of mine.  Plus I wanted to try a new technique using Versa Mark ink and chalks.
I used the sketch challenge with CCM here

 

 

I turned the sketch on its side to make this card

 

 Stamps:  Harvest Blessings, Bring on the Cake, Button, Button

Inks: Versa Mark, Stampin' Pastels, Early Espresso

Papers: Old Olive, Old Olive polka dot DSP, Whisper White

Accessories: Argyle folder, silver soda pop tops (flattened using the Big Shot), green/white Baker's twine, 1/2" circle punch, stamp-a-ma-jig

Technique: 

1. Stamp image with Versa Mark
2. Color image with select colors of Stampin' Pastel using a Q-tip
3. Using the stamp-a-ma-jig match up the images and stamp over the colored image with Early Espresso

Thistle Birthday - Challenge 150

Another birthday card using the Nature's Pace stamp set - for Challenge 150 LNS group.

Stamps: Nature's Pace, Bring on the Cake
Inks: Rich Razellberry, Markers & Blender pen (Rich Razellbery, Lucky Limeade, Always Artichoke)
Papers: Rich Razelberry, Very Vanilla, Chocolate chip, Lucky Limeade
Accessories: Vintage wallpaper embossing folder, Designer Frames embossing Folder (oval), Scallop ovals die, Scallop oval punch, 1 3/4 by 7/8" oval punch, Neutral brad, Edge punch, 3/8" chocolate chip dotted scallop ribbon, 1/8" Old Olive taffeta ribbon

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