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.

Sending You a String of Hearts

This card is made for

365 Cards Day 201 ~ Flagged

The Paper Players PP113
CASology Week 11 ~ White

Both challenges asked for flags/pennants/banners

but I don't have any and I was too lazy to hand cut any.

So I decided to make a flag of hearts

in support of the US Elections coming up.

I used my newly received Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Hearts in red,

mounted them on a piece of twine,

and held them in place with the blue buttons.

Sentiments from Hero Arts Clear Stamps Everyday Messages

in Momento Dew Drops Danube Blue and Lady Bug.

Certainly a red-white-blue card.

I'm rooting for the Democrats and Obama.

Sending you hugs and kisses with a string of hearts.

365 Cards Day 144 ~ Super Sketchy Sunday

Just realized looking at the DTs' cards that we can change the shapes in a sketch!  That leaves me some flexibility rather than sticking so closely to the sketch.


The green polka dot paper is chiyogami paper which is vellum, I feel.  The flower is cut with Spellbinders' Carnation Creations, using Cosmo Cricket Salt Air Mini Deck papers.  For 3D effect, I curled the petals of the flower, mounted it on the card and slotted in the leaves, curled slightly.  Placed 3 jewels beside the flower and stamped Hello in Momento Dew Drop Bamboo Green.

I found a complementing sketch on Paper Players PP105 and thought it was nice to combine two rather similar sketch challenges in one.  This card is also suitable for Freshly Made Sketches FMS 44 which I am late for and missed submission (just putting it in here for fun).

 

365 Cards Day 132 ~ 3 Fonts

Made this card with sketch from Freshly Made Sketches

and colors from The Paper Players

Even though there is a theme, a sketch and colors to match, it is quite challenging (and fun) to make a card as  we still need to think about it so that it all fits in nicely.  This card took about an hour to make (phew).  Wonder how long it takes the experts.  Anyway, the sentiment says it all "Easy as abc".  Hardy har har!!

Patterned papers are from Raspberry Road Designs, "abc" tag from K&Company, the word "easy" using EK Success Image Tree alphabet stamps, the word "as" cut out from a brochure.  Added the 3 jewels for balance.  Kind of rustic romantic.