Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Seize the Birthday!

I finally did a Seize the Birthday challenge on time!  And I like my card pretty well, lookie:


I was inspired to grab Fabulous Florets by this beautiful card by Marleygo that I saw last week on Splitcoast, though I'm not sure I'd consider this an out-and-out CASE.  Still, she did inspire me so I wanted to give credit.  And hey look, two cards in a row with the Top Note die!  Just a coincidence; this week's Seize the Birthday sketch also featured it:


Ok, so I did alter the sketch slightly to make it a standard A2 card instead of square, but the rest of the sketch is pretty spot-on.  And I didn't add brads to yesterday's card, but this time I did.  It seemed to need a bit more Daffodil Delight on that side.  The fun and sunny color combo is from Create with Connie and Mary:


Glad I got a new pack of Melon Mambo cardstock, what with the Sunshine & Sprinkles DSP I used quite a bit of Melon Mambo making swaps a while back.  That's okay though, bright colors cheer me up, especially when we've had a lot of overcast skies here lately.  It keeps trying to snow but doesn't get very far, but it's still cold, so I drink a lot of tea ;)

Happy Tuesday and thanks for stopping by!

Supplies (all SU!):
Stamps:  Fabulous Florets, Curly Cute (seriously, what did I do before I got this stamp set?)
Ink:  Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight
Paper:  Melon Mambo, Basic Gray, Whisper White, Sunshine & Sprinkles DSP
Accessories:  Top Note die, Brights brads

8 comments:

Melissa Davies said...

Love how you created your own Designer Paper! Great combination of challenges! Thanks for playing along this week at Create with Connie and Mary!

Deb said...

Love the stamped panel with the florets! The layout works so beautifully, too! Thanks for playing the challenge at Create with Connie and Mary!

Stacey Schafer said...

pretty colors!

Unknown said...

Glad you got your card done on time :) I have done that so many times...oops missed that deadline. Very pretty card. I love your choice of colors. Thanks for joining us this week at Seize the Birthday.

Lisa Martz said...

This is so bright and cheerful! Love the way you created your own DSP! Thanks for playing the Create with Connie & Mary challenge this week!

Narelle Farrugia said...

This is a gorgeous card Christy! I love how you collage stamped those pretty flowers from Fabulous Florets! The challenge colours work so well with that layout! Thanks for joining us at Create with Connie & Mary this week!

Mary Brown said...

LOVE how you created your own dsp for the panel...how bright and happy! Well...your whole card is bright and happy! Thanks for playing along this week in the Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge!

jimlynn said...

Great way to use that Top Note die and a gorgeous card! LOVE those fabulous colors too. So pretty.
Thanks for joining us at Seize the Birthday.
Lynn