Play Date Cafe & Friday Mashup Challenges

Continuing on with my Birthday thank you's, here's one that's very different for me. I have tons of patterned paper that I love, but I never seem to reach for it when making a card, so I decided to give it a try.   Following The Play Date Cafe Challenge #191 colors of Cream...Melon...Cantaloupe I used paper from DCWV Ciao Bella to thank a dear bird lovin friend of mine. In addition, I took direction from The Friday Mashup challenge #119 by using their sketch AND using a favorite new stamp set (Melissa J-Flower Fusion #11). I inked just the leaves to make the arrows or chevrons and I turned the sketch 90 degrees right to suit my needs. Sentiment stamp from Club Scrap and the green fiber is from dollar tree. Ink: Tim Holtz Wild honey & a very old Apricot Zig marker that i'm amazed still has any juice!

Again...its possible Farley will see this post before she received the card itself, so Thank you so much!

                 

Play Date Cafe & StampWithTami inspiration for Paper Crafts July Gallery Challenge

When I saw this video posted by StampWithTami on the same day that I saw this gorgeous color palette by The Play Date Cafe, I was compelled by a force beyond my control to make this card. Then I stumbled upon this shaped card challenge at the Paper Crafts blog and I knew it was my destiny :).

The Play Date Cafe Challenge #140

 

Caribbean Blue

Shoreline

                                   Sunshine - my "sunshine is a lot brighter yellow :)

I'll let Tami explain to you how to make the card. I did "make it my own" a little by adding the black pen stitching along the front buttons and around the pocket. I also chose square brads because that's what i had on hand. Oh, and I added a clothing label. TFL

Stamps: Palm Tree is All Night Media, Greeting is from unidentified stamp set bought at consignment shop
Paper: Club Scrap: Pure & Simple black. White-unknown
Inks: all TH Distress Ink colors: Tumbled Glass, Peacock Feathers, Mustard Seed, Black Soot

Play Date with the Squirrel Girls

I combined a couple challenges with this "no particular occasion" card. Nancy at Squirrely Art tasked us squirrel girls with trying the TJ technique called cascading images and Play Date Cafe offered up a beautiful & bright color challenge this week (PDCC128). Instead of "cascading" my images, i decided to stamp and mask the bike wheel several times to create a frame. I used a white card base with an bright orange panel from the Club Scrap kit "Salsa" and a Flamingo Pink panel from the Club Scrap kit "Dream In Color". The bike and sentiment stamps are from the Club Scrap Kit called "Wheel & Sprocket".

Along with white

this week's suggested colors are:

Playing along with some challenge blogs

Club Scrap paper & ribbon from Papillon Kit.

Card base from Wild Wild West kit

Butterfly created with stencil from the Papillon kit

and folk art craft paint in metallic blue sapphire & metallic amethyst.

Submitting for:

Play Date Cafe #116 - Plum...Pear...Moldy Cheese

Freshly Made Sketches #19

Flutterby Wednesday #187 - Use embossing

Club Scrap January Sketch Relay & Play Date Cafe color challenge

Papers are from Club Scrap kits, Sonoma & Celestial (gold). Used gold leaf pen around purple photo mats. Printed text from sign onto transparency and painted back side w/gold metallic paint. Printed leaf on transparency and glittered in gold on opposite side. You can't tell it from this poor photo, but the paper on the left page is burgundy and the photo mats on the right page are purple.
Submitting for Play Date Café color challenge (PDCC 114-burgundy, gold, plum)

5 challenges 1 card

This card was created to meet a few challenges:

Club Scrap - use components from 3 2010-11 Club Scrap Kits

Play Date Cafe Challenge #74 - Teal, White & Purple/lavender Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge #96

Flutterby Wednesday - Include a fairy, an angel or a butterfly

Little Red Wagon - Challenge #73 - use butterflies in your project

Hoping to get a few more done tomorrow. G'night!