Happy Birthday

I am so in love with my Die-namics dies right now, I'm getting kind of obsessed lol.  Today's card used lots of die cutting, both Die-namics and Stampin' Up!  Here it is.

I have used the Stripes Cover Up die with black card over Whisper White.  I used the stitched circle from the Blueprints 15 set to create two of the flowers and my 1 3/4" punch from SU for the larger one.  I used my Scribbles die for inside the flowers in Whisper White and a cream card from the Co-ordinations pack from Graphic 45.  The leaves are from the Flower Patch die set from SU.

The "hello" die has been die cut three times in white and adhered with Glossy Accents.  Dimensionals have been used throughout.

The leaves here are from the Bouquet Bigz die from SU.

The "birthday" was stamped using my SU Rotary alphabet stamp and die cut using Stitched Rectangles from Die-namics.  Rhinestones have been added to embellish.

I hope you have enjoyed this card and I hope you will return tomorrow to see another card then.  Take care of you.

Pauline x

Freshly Made Sketches Weekly Challenge

However, today primary colours must still be in my headspace because for this week's Freshly Made Sketches challenge I made this.

Right up until I was adding the sequin I wasn't sure about this card, in my head I knew exactly what I wanted but as I putting it together I was full of doubt.  Now I love it.  

I used the new Cotton Paper from Stampin' Up! die cut and stamped from Flower Patch and coordinating dies then layered with foam dots onto a Basic Gray Striped Cover Up die from My Favorite Things, Dienamics.  I used a large Pierced a Tag to create the accent at the bottom, which had been stamped with Sweater Knit with Antique Linen Distress Ink.  I then used the 'Hello' only from the Hello Life stamp set from SU then die cut this with a small tag die.  I used Watermelon Wonder ink from SU with this.  A small foam dot and Glossy Accents were used to adhere this down.  

From the side you can see how the petals curl, I used a bone folder on all the petals for this.

Inside I used a Stitched Rectangle from Dienamics and a die from Hello You from SU.  This was die cut in whisper white and watermelon wonder and I offset them slightly to create a bit of a shadow effect.  Silver sequin then added to embellish front and inside.  

Why not head over to Freshly Made Sketches blog, click here and see what others have been creating.

See you tomorrow.  Take care of you.  

Pauline x

Navy and Crushed Curry Card

Do any of you start with a concept in your head, or a design, and when you're finished it is nothing like you started with, with this card that's what happened lol.  I started with a very firm idea of what I thought I wanted and an hour later it's entirely different.  Ah well just as well I like the finished result.

When I started I was having a white 'you', then it was navy and lastly it's Smoky Slate.  I wasn't having a peg then I did and where the navy triangle came from I have no idea, it just happened all on its own bwhahaha.

The background I very lightly stamped with Antique Linen Distress Ink using a Gorgeous Grunge stamp.  

Leave me a comment if these things happen to you to, I can't be the only one!  Take care of you.

Pauline x