Crafty Happy Birthday

I needed a card for a crafty friend and wanted to participate in Global Design Project Color Challenge #281 - Bermuda Bay, Blushing Bride and Real Red.  I used an older DSP called Follow Your Art and The stamp set from an older SU! Ice Cream Bundle called Cool Treats- anyone remember that one.  We can make some real cool cards combining Cool Treats and Sweet Ice Cream (Newer SU! set). 

I am getting ready to offer my first Virtual Card class.  We will be making 3 cards using Quite Curvy Stamps and Dies. I will be showing at least 10 ideas to do with Quite Curvy- and here is another one.

Card Recipe: 

Stamp Sets: Cool Treats

Bermuda Bay(SU!) cardstock 8 ½ x 5 ½”  

Ink Pad: Memento Tuxedo Black

DSP: Follow Your Art(Retired SU!) and Individual popsicles cut out of Ice Cream Corner (Current SU!)

Baby, It's COLD Outside

Entering a new challenge this week: LESS IS MORE! Colour Challenge. #436 Chocolate. I used a few stamp sets to create this front panel. The Challenge is: to mostly use the color Chocolate.  The first thing I think of is Hot Chocolate.  Especially when it is -5 F today up here in Northern IL.

I stamped using all Momento Ink- Rich Cocoa. I love this stamp set by Colorado Craft Company- inspired by the Childrens' Book, Guess How Much I Love You, illustrated by Anita Jeram. This stamp set is called Wishing You Happiness

The hot cocoa mug and the sentiment came from a Newton's Nook Stamp set called Frozen Friends. I stamped and fussy cut the Hot cocoa mug and added it with dimensionals. Last, I grounded the scene by drawing a line using thin black sharpie- couldn't locate my brown Sharpie.

I am planning on sending this out to my Mom for Valentines Day, so I added a little to the inside. With over a foot of snow and the temperatures staying in single digits, I don't think the snow will be going anywhere, anytime soon.  I'm sure not many of your Valentine's have snow images adorning them.

 

Last but not least, I always dress up the Envelope. The flap matches the inside of the card, but the front of the envelope has a cure little snowman.  I think mom will love it! 

Card Recipe

 Standard Tent Fold design 8.5in x 5.5 in card, scored at 4.25

Front panel stamped on white card stock 5in x 3.75in.

Ink: 

Momento Rich Cocoa

Stamp Sets:

Wishing you Happiness By Colorado Craft Company, Frozen Friends by Newton's Nook

Techques:

Stampin' Blends to color: Light Crumb cake and Dark crumbcake, bronze and Light Pool Party, Light Real Red

Dimensionals to pop up the front panel