Fishy Birthday Card

Here is the card I made for my husband this year.  Masculine cards are hard for me to make, and I just had to add a few sequins, I don't think he will mind!

For the card I used:

• Altenew - Birthday Greetings stamp set
• Stampin' Up - By the Tide stamp set
• Hero Arts - Script Bold Prints background stamp
• Gina K Designs Ink - Sea Glass, Turquoise Sea, Tranquil Teal
• Pretty Posh Pink - sequins
• Masking Paper

To make the card, I tore a piece of masking paper and added it to the top and bottom of a piece of white card stock.  Using a blender brush, I added the Sea Glass Ink.  I then stamped the script using Turquoise Sea.  The remaining images are from the By the Tide set and they were stamped in Tranquil Teal.  The masking paper was then removed, and the sentiment added.  I masked the panel using Turquoise Sea paper.  After adding the panel to the card base, it needed something else ... so the sequins were added to mimic air bubbles.

Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Happy Birthday

Birthday Card with Perfect Pearls

I recently saw this card made by Justine Hovey, and once again, I had all of the supplies so I made my own version of the card.  You can't see the shine of the Perfect Pearls in the picture, but its very visible in person!

I used the following to make the card:

• Versafine Black Onyx Ink
• Zig Clear Embossing Powder
• Perfect Pearls - Forever Red, Forever Blue, Forever Green, Forever Violet
• Pretty Pink Posh Sequins - Lime Sorbet and Aquamarine
• Greenhouse Society - Stems stamp set (for the greeting)
• Versafine
• Simon Says Stamp Floral Sparkle Die

To make the card, using white card stock, cut slightly smaller than the card base, I cut the flowers using the Floral Sparkle die.  The sentiment was stamped using Versafine Black Onyx ink, clear embossing powder added and heat set.  On the card base, I masked the edges, and then added Versafine to the left side.  Perfect Pearls were then added to the area.  The top piece was then added to the card base.  Sequins were added to complete the card.

Watercolor Stamping (Day 2)

Day 4 of the Watercolor for Card Makers (at Online Card Classes) was more watercolor stamping. I'm still trying each technique, and making cards from each.

Here are my versions of the cards from Day 4 of the class.  I won't go into specific of how the cards were made (for this you should take the class), but will provide the supplies I used. Here are the 3 cards I made using the techniques from the class.

Card 1:

Card 2:

Cards 3 and 4:

For Card 1, I used the following:

• Distress Ink: Shaded Lilac, Salty Ocean, Lucky Clover, Squeezed Lemonade
• Versafine Black Onyx Ink
• Lawn Fawn Eggstra Special Easter Stamp Set

For Card 2, I used the following:

• Memento Ink: Danube Blue
• Close to My Heart Joyful Birthday Occasions
• Distress Ink: Blueprint Sketch, Wilted Violet, Peacock Feathers, Cracked Pistachio
• Pretty Pink Posh Sugar Plum Mix Sequins

For Cards 3 and 4 (Card 3 was first generation stamping, and Card 4 second generation stamping), I used the following:

• Ivy Branch Stamp (Unknown Manufacturer)
• Distress Ink: Fossilized Amber, Barn Door, Candied Apple, Aged Mahogany, Pine Needles, Mowed Lawn
• Close to My Heart Holiday Tags Stamp Set
• Lawn Fawndamentals Freshly Cut Grass Ink