Muse 152

Where does the week go?  Again it is Sunday afternoon and I am hurrying to get my Muse card done while hubs take a nap.   Anita gave us this sweet card as our Muse:

As it happens, I just got that same embossing folder and I need a birthday card. Anita's card inspired me to use the embossing folder, a die cut and a cluster image with just two colors other than white.

Stencil by Echo Park Paper Co, Die by Quickkutz, Embossing folder WRMK Inks Simon Says and Hero Arts

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Another Man Card

I guess this is a neutral card, could be for a man or woman. It just happens to be going to a man.  Its that last glimpse of summer...a September birthday.

I wanted the feeling of sitting at the beach...weather still nice but not to hot and all the kids have gone back to school. That kind of peace that only comes during September.

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Supplies:
Inks - Simon Says Stamp, Distress
Dies - Lawn Fawn, Impression Obsession
Sentiment - Paper Smooches

Happy Birthday

Here is the second card from the June SSS card kit.  I added the "birthday" from Simon's Handwritten Sentiments.  The cupcake sticker started out as a snow cone, but a cupcake fit my design better so I snipped the end off.

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Another Birthday

My third card from the June SSS card kit:

I added the Birthday circle sentiment die, the Sizzix Large Polka Dots embossing folder and a stitched banner from Pretty Pink Posh. I really love this combination of green and gold. The gold embellies are wood veneer pieces heat embossed with gold EP.

I am also entering this to CSSC#7. I took a liberty or two, but its there.

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Happy Birthday Shaker

What do you do with your newly purchased crafty items?  I put mine in a bin. There they await being added to my inventory spreadsheet, given a new home in a labeled plastic sleeve, and to be used to make cards.

My bin is getting crowded, so I am going to tackle it in earnest this month.

First up, Simon Says Stamp's Present Shaker. I put the shaker together, and used some lavender fun foam for the bow and the sides.  I colored the cross pieces to match the bow. The shaker bits are a combination of micro beads, white seed beads, and Martha Stewart's hearts and stars confetti glitter.

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PS. Here is a picture of the bin, I also have a couple of SSS card kits that need to be played with!

My favorite colors at The Card Concept

The Card Concept Challenge #38 has my favorite colors, so I absolutely had to play. Its not quite clean and layered, but that's what I am going to call it. 

I don't think I have ever combined a Hero Arts stamp with a Paper Smooches sentiment, but I love how this happy birthday looks with the etched daisy. The gray panel is white embossed and a bit of yellow embossing as well.  The background is simply stamped with Soft Granite HA ink.  I couldn't resist the polka dot ribbon from AC, to continue the whimsy feel of the card.

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Sketch and Color Challenges

Hi  today's card combines the Retro Sketches #170 sketch, and the Simon Says Stamp Flickr Group Challenge #22 Colors of the Rainbow.

I grabbed those fabulously rich in pigment Kuretaki Gansi Tambi water colors and made a diagonal rainbow. I put it aside to dry, and worked on the other elements of the sketch, some white twine, a vellum white embossed sentiment by Simon Says Stamp - Big Scripty Greetings (I have to say these are fabulous for this purpose, they are wide letters lots of places to hide glue!). I wanted to make my water color background feel very artsy, so I die cut it with the Spellbinders Deckled Rectangle Die.  I grabbed a few coordinating sequins and matted it on black for an extra bit of pop.

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Made for these Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Flickr #22