Card Making Monday : Happy Birthday

One of my favorite card makers is JJ Bolton. I'm constantly inspired by her great ideas, and this card is no exception. For today's post, I created a card using her rings of gold as inspiration. 

The rings were cut from gold, pink, and dark blue cardstock using the Paper Smooches Rainbow die. I started with the two largest pieces, adhering them in place to create a full circle. It was easy to fit the smaller pieces into place from there. I made sure none of the seams connected to create a graphic element. To finish the card, I heat embossed the sentiment in gold and added a few pearls.

This experiment has me looking at dies in a new way. Who would have thought this card was created with a rainbow die?! 

SUPPLIES :: Paper Cut Cardstock / Melissa Frances White Pearls / Hero Arts Stamp Set / Ranger Princess Gold Embossing Powder / VersaMark Watermark / Paper Smooches Rainbow Die

Card Making Monday : Paper Piecing Love

Good afternoon! It's Monday, which means I've spent the day creating three new cards for Creations Galore. I've chosen my favorite from this week to share here with you. 

I've fallen head over heels for Paper Smooches stamps, especially this set. Those flowers are just to die for! I stamped them in black ink on several pieces of patterned paper, cut them out, and pieced them together. It took a little self restraint to not fill up the entire card front with these beauties!

I used the same paper piecing technique for the butterfly, choosing not to cut out the intricate details of the image. I folded the wings at the body and adhered only the body to the card front with a dab of Glossy Accents. 

This would make a beautiful gift set... You just might find me making a dozen more! 

SUPPLIES :: Paper Cut White Cardstock / We R Memory Keepers Inked Rose, Antique Chic, & Love 2 Craft Patterned Papers / Studio Calico Thataway Patterned Paper / Paper Smooches Pretty Momma Stamp Set / Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Why hello

Good morning! Today I'm playing along with the SPARKS Challenge on the Paper Smooches blog. This week there was a picture challenge. I loved the colors and patterns in the picture. 

The mustard color and blue chevrons were the elements that stuck out to me most and were incorporated into my card:

The card was loosely based off one of Paper Smooches Designer Drafts. I stamped the blue and grey chevrons on white cardstock. The circles were punched out of A Muse Studio cardstocks using Marvy Nesting Punches. Lastly, I printed off this ADORABLE digital stamp from the Paper Smooches blog and colored him in using Copic Markers. I finally got some use out of my Martha Stewart X-Acto Knife with this critter! After cutting him out, I adhered the piece to the card front using foam risers.

What a fun challenge! Can't wait to see what they have for next week. Thanks for stopping by. 

CARD SUPPLIES

Cardstock: A Muse Studio (Sugar, Buttercup, Orange)

Patterned Paper: A Muse Studio (Orange Gingham)

Inks: A Muse Studio (Ocean), Memento (Grey Flannel), Copic Markers

Stamps: A Muse Studio (Chevrons), Paper Smooches (Digi)

Ribbon: A Muse Studio (Grosgrain)

COPIC MARKER LIST

B00, BG02, B05

Y06, Y17, YR23