Bring on the Balloons

Today's card is one I created for 2 challenges. Cupcake Inspiration #524 and Freshly Made Sketches 496. Since I do have a granddaughter who is turning 8 in October, and I'm planning on using the card I just created.  Between the FM Sketch and the Cupcake Inspiration, I found that it went together fairly quickly, but that will be it for today. This afternoon I'm planning to look over several blog challenges and to get some more inspiration and a head start on the week ahead.

Announcement: I am pleased that my card for CAS C&S Color Challenge #429 was chosen as a weekly winner! Thank you Design Team. Why not stop by their Blog and see the other wonderful cards that were chosen.

Products Used on this Card:

MFT Safari Party for Bear and Sentiment

MFT In Stitches Numbers

MFT Captions Alphabet Die-namics

Paper: Neenah Solar White #110 for base

SU Card Stock

MFT  Birthday Brights 6x6 pad papers

Altenew Gems

Prismacolor Pencils:Light Umber, Blush Pink, Violet

Have a wonderful weekend and enjoy your Sunday!

Blessings, Bernadette

Sending Sunshine

Today I created a card that I will post over on the CAS C&S challenge for the week which is a sketch challenge. I chose a few older and/or retired products to create the card. 

Products:
Paper: SU Daffodil Delight, Blue unknown, MFT Birthday Brights, Neenah Solar White #80

SU Tasteful Textile 3D EF, MFT Sunny Skies, MFT A2 Stitched STAX Set, Sunshine die(unknown)

Taylored Expressions Sending Sunshine stamp set

Several people have asked about the Brick Wall on my I Miss Mew card. I used the 6x6 Brick and Mortar 3D EF by SU and covered it with  Basic Gray. Lightly in some areas more in others. I used a 4 1/4 x 51/2 piece of 80# Nenaah Solar White. I then ran it through my die and embossing machine about 3 or 4x's. Chose the section I liked and cut it with the Stitched circle. That's it. Nothing special. I did like the way it turned out also and will be using it for other projects. 

That is it for today. Have a wonderful evening. We have a severe storm rolling in soon. Hopefully, it will not be as damaging as it has been predicted!

Blessings, Bernadette

Happy Birthday Cupcake!

 

I am posting tonight a card that I just finished up to link over on AAA Birthday Challenge and Seize the Birthday. I dug around my older stamps and the one decided on for this card below is by Taylored Expressions Build a Treat and using one of the sentiments from that set. I really don't know how long it's been in my stamp stash, but I love the cupcake images, sentiments, and die cuts. The challenge over on the AAA Birthday blog called for using an Embossing Folder on your design. I chose a retired SU folder and used my embossing and die-cutting machine to emboss a piece of SU Fresh Freesia. My cupcakes were inked with SU Fresh Freesia and Pale Papaya. On the white panel, I chose one of the shapes from Stitched Scallop Basic Edges from MFT. I finished the card using some Altenew Gemstones which matched the SU paper.

That will be it for the evening. Have a wonderful week!

Blessings, Bernadette