Glorious Greens

Today, I am sharing two levels of Clean And Simple (CAS) cards inspired by AAA Cards Challenge #297 - Anything CAS goes, optional twist - All Greens. 

Supplies: Kaleidoscope card, envelope, and Katie Pertiet Kaleidoscope Wildflower Lasercuts (49 and Market), Katie Pertiet Maker Series Wispy Stems Hello stamp (Arden Creative Studio), Tim Holtz Peeled Paint Distress Ink (Ranger), white Gelly Roll pen (Sakura)

This first card, Hello, is the simpliest with three elements (focal point image, sentiment, strategic splatter) and is the one that I am entering into the challenge. I started with a premade Katie Pertiet 49 & Market green Kaleidoscope cardbase and matching envelope. Next, to tie the dark green parts of the two Kaleidoscope Wildflowers laser cut outs (leaves and butterfly) focal point as well as the Hello sentiment darker green ink, I splattered a tich of green onto the top section of where the focal point would be placed. Then, I adhered the laser cuts and stamped the Katie Pertiet Arden Creative Studio Hello from the Maker Series Wispy Stems Stamp Set with Peeled Paint Distress Ink. Lastly, to make the leaves cohesive with the base, I used a white gel pen to add some random splatter like dots and called it done.

Supplies: Kaleidoscope card, envelope, and Katie Pertiet Kaleidoscope Wildflower Lasercuts (49 and Market), Katie Pertiet Stacked Sentiment Thank You die (Arden Creative Studio), green and white cardstock (The Paper Company), Wire Fence embossing folder (Darice)

The next card, Thank You, is a step up from the first one. Still a lot of open space but more details and dimension beyond what the challenge entails which is why I did this one just for me. I wanted to experiment and see how the premade card base would stand up to dry embossing so I used a simple emboss folder to emboss the card front. Then, I paired two more Kaleidoscope laser cuts for the focal point. Instead of stamping, I went with three stacked die cuts (2 green, 1 white) using the Katie Pertiet Arden Creative Studio Thank You Stacked Sentiment die and called that one done.

Be sure to check out the great inspiration from the AAA Cards Challenge design team and the takes from fellow participants.

TTFN,

Cassandra

Surprise Party Guest with Seize the Birthday Challenge

Today, I have a soft watercolour birthday card as the Surprise Party Guest Designer with Seize the Birthday Challenge Blog having been the Toppings winner for the Food and/or Drink challenge in July. 

The Topping theme for this challenge is No Flowers. 

Right off the bat when the theme was shared with me, I knew I wanted to use one of the Simply Stated Design Party Animals Ephemera. I went with soft colours for the watercolour loose rectangles background using Prima Confections watercolours from a variety of sets that would compliment the Party Giraffe. 

Next, I stamped and heat embossed the asterisk stamp, and doodled more confetti with a white Gelly Roll pen in a rectangle on each level. In the adjoining rectangle, I stamped "yay" in Gold pigment ink and added some dots with a stylus. Then, I added Glossy Accents to the giraffe's party hat where there is a coralish-pink so I could draw the eye by creating a third with the die cut shadow.

I swipped Worn Lipstick Distress Ink directly to paper and die cut the sentiment from it along with from gold metallic kraft-core cardstock, and multiple times from 110 lb white cardstock so that I could stack for dimension. The sentiment is matted on top of teal velvet ribbon embellished with Prism glass gems on each end.

Supplies: Party Giraffe from Party Animals Ephemera pack (Simply Stated Design), 14 Plantain [Tropicals set], 136 Turkish Sea [Currents Set], 44 Sea Dream, 41 Lemonade [Pastel Dreams set], 4 Carrot [The Classics set] watercolour paints (Prima), watercolour paper (Spectrum Noir), 140 lb super stock (Creative Scrapbooker), 110 lb Classic Crest Solar White (Neenah Paper), Birthday on a Line die, asterisk stamp from Critter Crowd stamp set, white emboss powder, Prism Pawsitively Dazzling Gems (Simon Says Stamp), Unicorn White pigment ink and yay stamp from Floral Cake stamp set (Hero Arts), Glossy Accents and Tim Holtz Worn Lipstick Distress Ink (Ranger), Tim Holtz Idea-ology Brushed Gold Metallic kraft-stock (Advantus), Gold Glitz Delicata pigment ink (Tsukineko), 08 white Gelly Roll pen (Sakura), Teal Velvet Ribbon from Simplicity collection (Fancy Pants)

If the challenge topping is not your cup of tea, no worries, you can still participate by making any type of birthday card with the Anything Goes adjunct challenge.

Head on over to the Seize the Birthday blog to get all the details and to see the other great inspirational cards made by the DT members.

TTFN,