Hello All! The challenge this past week over on the
Polka Doodles Challenge Blog was to create a card using this sketch as a base (four interlocking shapes). Easy right? The twist was that we were only allowed to use the Brown/Blue color combo! This proved to be a little challenging for me, as I had a hard time finding monochromatic blues and browns...but in the end, I was able to pull it together!
I've also entered this card in the
"Distressing" challenge over on the
Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog. We were asked to create a project using Distressing products; preferably Tim Holtz products. I'm pretty sure this project fits the call for distressing! I would love to try the glimmer mists because the Simon Says DT did AMAZING projects. You really need to
check them out! Such talented ladies!
I created a "Happy Birthday" card using the rules of the challenges, for my Sister. Now, this would have been a great time to make a "masculine" birthday card but with a family as big as mine (and we're almost ALL ladies!) there is very rarely a time when I do NOT need a birthday card!
lol Since her birthday is tomorrow (yikes!) I thought maybe I should get on it!
lol Firstly, I cut my papers to the sizes I wanted and then distressed the edges of my all blue paper using the Tim
Holtz Paper Distressing Tool. Once that was finished (and my dust blown away!
lol) I stamped the "Happy Birthday" image. The stamp I used was something I had in my stash from many, many years ago by
Stampendous. I used Tim
Holtz's Vintage Photo Distress Ink for my stamp as well as to distress the edges of just about everything! After stamping the image I lightly brushed Perfect Pearls by Ranger in "Perfect Pearl" (how about that?!
lol) over the image and around the edges of the blue paper to add a
metallic-y shine to my sentiment. I added the small brads (I cannot begin to tell you how excited I was when I found these at Joann Fabrics this week!!! They're brown/blue!!!
lol), to three corners.
I created my giant flower using my
Cricut and the George & Basic Shapes cartridge (Flower2). I cut the flower in varying sizes (1.5in-4in) and papers. I used Vintage Photo Distress Ink on each of the flowers (Even the all brown one! The paper had a white core!), layered them, stuck the "Enjoy" brad through the middle and attached it to the brown polka dotted background paper. I adhered my background paper to my card and began to curl my flower into shape! I used a round pencil to help curl the petals as my fingers were just not that nimble tonight! After my constructing my flower I dusted the edges with the Perfect Pearls in "Perfect Pearl" to give it an extra sparkle or two!
After my flower was finished, I finished constructing the rest of my card. I added the Blue/Brown polka dotted strips flat on the background paper and used pop dots to adhere my "Happy Birthday" sentiment. I like my dimensions! :)
This picture (below) shows the "Perfect Pearls" in action! I wish the camera took a better image of it, but if you've used it yourself than you know how beautiful this Ranger product can make things! If you haven't used it...TRY IT! I love it!
After I finished "constructing" my card, I added some "Ice" Luster baubles to some of the polka dots on the strips and then decided to add a few to my flower too! I put them on the brown polka dots (the baubles are clear) so they would appear to be brown. I bought brown pearls to add to the card and have NO idea where they ran off to! I had them in my hand earlier tonight and when I went to look for them they are nowhere to be found! :( Oh well, I think my Lusters ended up being enough!
I am not one to leave the inside of my cards blank. To me, the card feels unfinished if the inside is decoration-less! So, for the inside of this card I distressed the edges of the card and the blue card stock with Vintage Photo, rounded my corners on the blue paper, cut three more flowers, distressed the edges with Vintage Photo, stuck them together with a mini-brad and adhered the blue paper to the card. I did curl this flower's petals a smidge just so it didn't seem so flat compared to the flower on the front, but because the card needs to close (really? lol) I couldn't curl too much. I wrote in my message and TA-
DAAAA! Finished product! (Big smile!)
Tip: I added glue dots to my flowers as I have to mail this card (how???!!! I don't know!!). This is not necessary but I wanted to make sure those layers didn't budge during transit!
I had fun creating this card, I just hope it gets to South Carolina in one (not too schmooshed!) piece! Since her birthday is Sunday, I'm thinking it'll be a little late! Whoops! ;)
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BLOG CANDY yet?? There is still time!! Check that post out
here! Good luck and thanks for visiting my blog!
~Hugs, JennRo~
I used my Sizzix Texture Boutique on the Green (Swirl), Yellow (Flower) and Blue (Swiss Dots) papers. Once i finished coloring Dudley, I added Glossy Accents to the cake, the balloon and a few spots on Dudley himself! A little glitter added to the gloss on the balloon, some bling and doodling around the edges finished this fun card up! The inside is stamped with "Birthday Wishes" in blue ink accented with red bling. 
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