St Valentine's Hugs and Kisses

This card is made with love for The Paper Players PP129 and Dynamic Duos DD#36.

 

I found my last card too red for Dynamic Duos

so I decided to have a second take on the colors using this lovely CAS sketch

which also fulfills the challenge by Sentimental Sundays 138 ~ Negative Space.

The white card is embossed with Sizzix Flowers Folder,

then cut and embossed with Sizzix Square die

(see the embossed square?)

The black square is cut into a frame and embossed as well.

Finally the white die cut is cut down to size to fit the black frame.

The butterflies are placed to look like they are flying into the frame.

XOXO sentiment from Hero Arts Everyday Messages completes the card.

Hugs and Kisses from me this St Valentine's Day.

CAS Valentine's Card

This card is made for Inkspirational Challenge #3 with colors from Dynamic Duos DD#36

and Sentimental Sundays Challenge #138 ~ Negative Space

 

The photo does not do this card justice.

The red came out not as red as the actual card.

I used Spellbinders Classic Heart and Butterfly on the red card

and used both the positive and negative of the card,

except for the largest heart,

and embossed the whole thing to get the frame.

With Love from me to you on St Valentine's Day.

365 Cards Day 59 ~ All Boy...Sort Of

From the title of this challenge you probably guessed that it’s about creating a card fit for a boy.

But we don’t like it to be that simple, so let’s add the challenging part…

Create a birthday card for a boy, but skip the traditional BLUE color.

I asked my boys "What kind of birthday card would you like to receive?" and they just replied "Any kind."  I asked them about colors and they said "Any color."  I asked "What if it is a pink card?".  They replied "It's OK.".  Hmm... and they can be so specific about their birthday party and presents.  "I want a NERF gun", "I want The Hunger Games Trilogy", "I want a RIPSTIK waveboard".

I decided to go on my own way to make this card.  My guys and I like reptiles (in fact they bugged me for a green snake a while back but green snakes eat life white mice).  We especially like the green iguana because of its spiky look and the fact that it is a herbivore (so no need to get life food).

My initial card did not have any creativity in it, so I decided to make a new one, using the same green iguana lizard image which I like very much.  This time, I thought about the layout and used 3 different patterned papers for contrast.  Stuck the Happy Birthday sticker on a card base and cut it out before mounting it on the left top corner.  To complete the look, I lined a piece of ribbon just under the lizard and stuck 3 green buttons on the bottom right.

This card is also meant for Sentimental Sundays Challenge #100

This week's challenge is:
Cards for KIDS

(plus a sentiment)

365 Cards Day 45 ~ I've Been Framed

Frame and image with patterned paper.  Any image, any pattern you wish, but those are the only restrictions.

Free and easy.  Framed a THANK YOU message for a stupendous deed.  Nothing can express my gratitude, in a simple straight forward way.  Intentionally left a lot of empty space for the expression to shout out the heartfelt appreciation.

This card is also submitted for http://sentimentalsundays.blogspot.com/2012/04/cahllenge-98-frame-it.html and http://abc-challenge.blogspot.com/2012/04/n-for-neutral.html.

365 Cards Day 14 - Pay Tribute To Your Favourite Sport

My favourite sport is not exactly a sport but more a way of life to healthy living. Yoga is used as a stretching exercise prior to sport so that the body limbers up.

So my card depicts yoga in its true nature, being present in the moment, in white and cream, plain and simple, no fuss or flux of life. Used pictures from an old yoga book I have. Sentiment from the same book. Cream paisley edge on left recycled from Crabtree & Evelyn Christmas catalogue. Ribbon also recycled. Jewelled trinket from wholesale accessories shop. This card is also submitted for Sentimental Sundays Challenge #93 Go Green or Recycle.

 I like the calmness and stillness the card portrays.  Dedicated this card to my primary school Convent classmate who is so into yoga now - Malika Ponniah.