The Flower Challenge #93

What are the most common cards we make?  Most likely you've all said 'birthday cards' right?  Lucky for you, you'll be able to combine your love of florals to those birthday cards this month for The Flower Challenge!  

 

While searching for a great birthday sentiment, I found just the ticket in one of my favorite stamp sets - another from Alex Syberia Designs: Spring Garden.

Inside: Of course it is!  It's your birthday - let's celebrate!

Isn't she lovely in these shades of blue and gold?  My friend

Stephanie sent me a stash of those embossed vellum panels - I thought

it made a beautiful textural backdrop to these blossoms.

I have a bonus card for you today - since it is a big day in America, too! Hows about a little red, white, and blue?

Using one of PTI's Botanical Blocks it is winging its way to my friend today!

So.  What do you think?  Does a birthday card HAVE to say 'happy birthday' on the front of the card?  I don't think so - but you do you and then share it was us at The Flower Challenge!  We can't wait to see it!

=] Michele 

PB Permission to Play - Back to #4 and Color Hues for #6

I have a few cards to share today, then I'll be going quiet for a few days - though there is a scheduled post for July 4th with The Flower Challenge!  Tom and I are going to attempt another get-a-way... sadly the poor guy only gets to have vacation time when the offices he creates for take time off!  We'll cross our fingers and hope for the best!  I am a bit worried as there is another bridge involved - oy!

I've gone out of order for the PB Permission to Play series ... today, I have two cards for Sketch #4 - keeping with my Christmas theme for these.  Most of my favorite PB images are Christmas ones!

Jill used a darling octagonal frame - yes, it is on my wish list now!

This old wreath die doubled up from Pinkfresh did the trick and provided a

good place for this Kitty from PB Deck the Halls to 'hang out!'

The Sizzix embossing folder is REALLY old but still fresh!

Another image from the same PB set.. this time I featured a die from Spellbinders'

Hemstitched Circles and an embossed panel from my stash 

[from Marcia's I'm sure!]

Before I leave town, I used the combo from Color Hues #90 to create my card for Jill's sketch #6 - remember, you can play, too and will find all the info HERE.

This little hedgie from PB Always Love seems to be licking the frosting bowl.. 

PB's Triangle Pattern embossing folder takes on the shape of the bowl for me!

More on the background soon!

Hoping that there is enough aqua to make up for my brown critter!  Fingers on the other hand crossed!  But I'm only here to play so it's okay if they disqualify my card!  Thanks for stopping by!  See you on the flipside!

=] Michele

Penny Black - Permission to Play series #5

Before I put away my distress inks, I found there were TWO more in the Penny Black Permission to Play series.  I made two cards using Sketch #5 ... you would be right if you noticed I skipped #4 I just had to watercolor these images again and they worked much better with #5's Sketch:

Since both of my images are larger than those Jill used, I had to get a little

bit creative with my panel placement... she won't mind, I'm sure of it.

Penny Black: Beary Merry - I couldn't resist the grey stripes! And a starry sky!

This lady from Christmas Wishes might be my all-time favorite image 

from Penny Black... love her!

I found two old 'snowy' embossing folders in my plentiful stash - the first from Sizzix, the other unmarked... but work perfectly for the images, in my humble opinion.  My stitched dies are from Wplus9 and Pinkfresh Studio in that order.  MFT provided the scripty sentiments - from Snow Globe Greetings.

Okay - off I go!  That laundry doesn't sort, wash, or dry itself!

=] Michele