Friday, September 23, 2011

Belated Birthday- Three in One!




Hi Stampers!  

I have so many birthdays in September that I am having a hard time keeping up, so I decided to create a “belated” birthday card, just in case…:-)



This card incorporates the bright fun colors of this week’s ColourQ CQC103 Challenge along with the Freshly Made FMS3Sketch Challenge ( as you can see, I flipped the sketch and moved the embellishments to the left for balance:-)).  

Also,  since it has flowers it qualifies for The PaperPlayers PP64 Animals or Plants Challenge. 

If you have the time, check out the links above to each site, the samples are gorgeous!

To create this card:

Use the Big Shot™ and emboss a piece of Wisteria Wonder with the Finial Press Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder and a piece of Poppy Parade with the Petals—A-Plenty Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder.

Use Stampin’ Write markers in Pear Pizzazz, Wisteria Wonder and Calypso Coral to color the flower image and stamp the image onto Whisper White cardstock (I colored a few of the flowers with Calypso Coral and then added a bit of Wisteria Wonder to tie the two together). 

Trim and mount onto Poppy Parade (not to be confused with how I originally posted this color on Splitcoast and continually try to type it - with one less “p” and an additional “o”-oops, talk about embarrassing!) and then again onto Whisper White cardstock.

Use the Lace Ribbon Border Punch with Whisper White to create the border along the bottom.  Use the 1 3/8” Circle Punch along with the Crimper Tool to create the rolled flowers from Wisteria Wonder and Calypso Coral cardstock.

Adhere all of the layers together, add the sentiment (also using markers to color) and finish off with pearls. 

Stamp Sets:  Just Believe, Happiest Birthday Wishes (hostess set)

 Ink: None- all Stampin’ Write Markers- Calypso Coral, Pear Pizzazz, Poppy Parade, Wisteria Wonder

Cardstock:  Whisper White, Calypso Coral, Pear Pizzazz, Poppy Parade, Wisteria Wonder

Accessories:  Big Shot™, Finial Press Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Petals—A-Plenty Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Punches- Decorative Label, 1 3/8” Circle, Lace Ribbon Border, Bird Builder, Crimper Tool, Pearls

So what do you think?  I personally tend to gravitate more to the burgundy hue of red versus the orange, but I must admit, the more I use Poppy Parade and combine it with other colors, the more it is starting to “grow” on me.  I believe it looks crisp with the Wisteria Wonder and White- so is it starting to “grow” on you too?

Thanks again for stopping by!   I hope all of you have a wonderful, relaxing weekend!

17 comments:

Linda Callahan said...

Love these colors and the rolled flowers are beautiful!

Jen Mitchell said...

These colors are wonderful together! The sketch looks great flipped this way and your little flowers are so sweet! Thanks for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches!

Debbie Martin said...

Lovely card, love the roses.
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Ann Schach said...

Beautiful card, Julie! I love the texture and those stunning paper flowers! Thanks for playing with The Paper Players this week!

Nance Leedy said...

Gorgeous card Julie! You are the master of mixing embossed papers! You've done a beautiful job combining these colors and I love those rolled flowers! So glad you could join us at The Paper Players!!

Anne Marie Hile said...

Oh Julie, I'm totally going to agree with Nance...you are the embossing master! So many gorgeous details in your card, as always. I love those little flowers. Thanks so much for joining us at the Paper Players this week! :)

Julie Marshall said...

Wow..you have made these colors fabulous together! It all works so nicely. Those flowers are the perfect finishing touch. Thanks so much for playing along this week with the Paper Players.

Kara said...

Your card is really beautiful! I love the rolled flowers and the texture! Beautiful use of this week's colors. Thanks for joining us this week at the ColourQ!!

Sylvia said...

Beautiful card, Julie! I love all the embossing but you flowers are perfect!Thanks for joining us at the ColourQ this week.

Jean Addis said...

I think your card is gorgeous! The flowers are so pretty. TFS!

kasia c. said...

I love all of that fabulous texture! Great take on the challenge colours, thanks for playing along with us at ColourQ. :)

Rita W said...

What a fun card! I've been trying to work out something with those colors this morning and they are tough! You handled them beautifully and did a great job with our sketch. Thanks so much for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches. :)

Tui Nathan said...

Wow ... well done on combining all these challenges ... and your card is fabulous, love your coloured images and those 3d flowers are just gorgeous!
Thank you for joining us this week at Freshly Made Sketches!!!

Lesley said...

You nailed the colours and the sketch! Love that you used this stamp set for sure...and as always the embossed background is your signature. Thank you for joining us this week at Freshly Made Sketches Julie!!

Dale Morin said...

Beautiful card!

Penny Hanuszak said...

Stunning challenge Julie. I love how you rolled them altogether and they actually work. Beautifully done.

None None said...

This is lovely! I love Poppy Parade, personally so anything with Poppy Parade always appeals to me. :) And I love how you flipped the sketch as well!

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