Dreamin' Big Birthday Card

I hadn't played much with Close to My Heart's Dreamin' Big papers, so thought it was about time, since they will only be available until the end of April!  I also wanted to use the "Leafy Congrats" stamp (A1203).   This card actually was created in the middle of the night when I couldn't sleep.  I had seen a sketch that I liked, but didn't want to turn on my computer, so was working from memory.  Well, I got the basics of the sketch, but not too accurate.  I tried it again with the actual design of the sketch, and decided I liked my first go at it better!  So that is what you see here.

This is the stamp image that I used in the circle.  You will notice that it says "CONGRATS" right in the middle.  Well, I loved the leaves, but not the sentiment, so that's why there is the banner going across the center of the circle with the Happy Birthday greeting!  Now I have multiple ways of using this stamp, and not just to tell someone that they did a great job!

The banner is juniper cardstock, so I used the juniper ink to watercolor the leaves, adding the berries with my Carmine ShinHan marker.  All of the patterned paper is from the Dreamin' Big paper pack, with the addition of black and poppy cardstock.  The circle frame is cut using Lawn Fawn's Stitched Circle Frames.

I am entering this card into the Birthday! challenge over at StampInkPaper this week.  Pop over to their website and check out the other great birthday cards to help Andrea celebrate.

By the way, this card will be one of the projects for my April Stamp Club classes.  Email me at scrappingailaz@gmail.com if you would like more information about this.  Classes will meet on Saturday April 8, Monday April 9, Tuesday April 10 and Thursday April 12.  Pre-stamped kits are available if you are unable to attend those dates, and kits can be mailed if you are out of the area.

Thanks for stopping by.  Hope you have a great weekend.

CLEAN AND SIMPLE CARD

I was able to fit a little crafting into last week, even though we were busy with Nathanael's piano recitals.  We had a whirlwind weekend with his fund-raising recital in Prescott for the Symphony Association's Scholarship Fund, and then we headed to Tucson where her performed again for friends from his university days.  I have one week before we leave to hear him perform this recital for his master's degree at the University of Houston.  So glad we can do all the traveling, but it means I have to get busy with the rest of the cards for my May classes!  Well, here's a peak at the first card.  I used the design from CAS(E) this sketch for a quick yet elegant card.  I am also entering it into the Clean and Simple challenge over at Addicted to Stamps and More.  You can click on either link above to head over to these challenge blogs and check out the other projects people have created using their inspiration. 

I embossed the floral image from Close to My Heart's "In Bloom" stamp set (A1199) in white on white cardstock.  I then used sponge daubers to add the color - canary, pixie and sweet leaf inks.  The sentiment from CTMH "Happy to be Friend" (C1605) is stamped in black.  I used a Die-namics Inside/Out Stitched Rectangle die to cut out the image panel, then used foam to mount it on a slightly larger piece of white before putting them both on the card base.  I love the clean look of white on white, so why not white on white on white?

This card will be one of the projects for my April Stamp Club classes.  Email me at scrappingailaz@gmail.com if you would like more information about this.  Classes will meet on Saturday April 8, Monday April 9, Tuesday April 10 and Thursday April 12.  Pre-stamped kits are available if you are unable to attend those dates, and kits can be mailed if you are out of the area.

Thanks for stopping by today! 

UPDATE - April 12, 2017 

Life has been busy, and I just checked on the Addicted to Stamps and More blog and found out that this card was selected as one of the Honorable Addicts!!!  What a fun surprise.

 

CUT IT OUT! March Special from Close to My Heart

Save 25% on all Close to My Heart Thin Cuts during March!

Thin Cuts give you a fast and easy way to cut all kinds of shapes for your crafting, and this month they are all available at 25%-off! Choose from titles, sentiments, and a wide variety of shapes to stamp on, so you can get precise, dimensional shapes in no time!

*Offer available March 1–March 31, 2017 while supplies last—so order early if you are interested!

This list shows the thin cuts & bundles that are available during this special - their regular & sale prices - and where to find them in the catalogs!  

Contact me if you have questions - scrappingailaz@gmail.com - or head over to my CTMH website to place your order - http://scrappingail.closetomyheart.com/

Thin Cuts—Hearts (Z3260, reg $14.95 , now $11.21, Annual Inspirations p. 79)

Thin Cuts—Stars (Z3261, reg $14.95, now $11.21, Annual Inspirations p. 79)

Thin Cuts—Happy (Z3258, reg $13.95, now $10.46, Annual Inspirations p. 79)

Thin Cuts—Love (Z3257, reg $10.95, now $8.21, Annual Inspirations p. 79)

Thin Cuts—Hello & Thanks (Z3259, reg $11.95, now $8.96, Annual Inspirations p. 79)

Thin Cuts—Celebrate (Z3256, reg $13.95, now $10.46, Annual Inspirations p. 79)

Thin Cuts—XOXO (Z3305, reg $10.95, now $8.21, Seasonal Expressions 1 p. 51)

Thin Cuts—Happy Birthday (Z3304, reg $9.95, now $7.46, Seasonal Expressions 1 p. 51)

Thin Cuts—Basic Hearts (Z3317, reg $12.95, now $9.71, Seasonal Expressions 1 p. 52)

Thin Cuts—Basic Circles (Z3318, reg $12.95, now $9.71, Seasonal Expressions 1 p. 52)

Hello Lovely Cardmaking Thin Cuts Bundle (Z3301, reg $28.95, now $21.71, Seasonal Expressions 1 p. 10)

Sugar Rush Cardmaking Thin Cuts Bundle (Z3300, reg $23.95, now $17.96, Seasonal Expressions 1 p. 20)

Dreamin’ Big Cardmaking Thin Cuts Bundle (Z3303, reg $23.95, now $17.96, Seasonal Expressions 1 p. 30)

Some Kinda Wonderful Cardmaking Thin Cuts Bundle (Z3302, reg $23.95, now $17.96, Seasonal Exp 1 p. 40)

Swirly Seashells Stamp + Thin Cuts (CC1219, reg $31.95, now $23.96) – stamp set in Annual Inspirations p. 61

Thin Cuts only —Swirly Seashells (CC1155, reg $18.95, now $14.21)

Sweet Birthday Stamp + Thin Cuts (CC1220, reg $18.95, now $14.21) - stamp set in Annual Inspirations p. 39

Thin Cuts only —Sweet Birthday (CC1156, reg $9.95, now $7.46)

Wreath Stamp + Thin Cuts (CC1221, reg $16.95, now $12.71) - stamp found in Annual Inspirations p. 66

Thin Cuts only —Wreath (CC1157, reg $10.95, now $8.21)

School Kids Stamp + Thin Cuts (CC1222, reg $32.95, now $24.71) - stamp set found in Annual Inspirations p. 53

Thin Cuts only—School Kids (CC1158, reg $15.95, now $11.96)

REMEMBER - shipping will be charged on the full retail price of the items, not on the sale price.