Curtain Call + FMS168 + Seize the Birthday & Merry Monday #140 + Paper Smooches

Today was laundry day, so between loads I kept popping into the office and work on these two cards. They were both the kind that needed a little time to come together.

There was a delicious cupcake to inspire us at the Merry Monday Christmas Challenge for Challenge #149 {Snowflakes}, and since my snowflake dies are from Paper Smooches, I checked out the current Sparks challenge and was happy to see it is Anything Goes.

I think it is pretty easy to see how I was inspired: the snowflakes, color palette and embossed vertical lines all came from the challenge photo. The sentiment from the Christmas Sampler stamp set is heat embossed on a vellum banner.

This second card has been floating around in my head ever since I saw the cool wintery scene in the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge Winter Wonder. It all came together relatively quickly when Freshly Made Sketches #168 posted earlier today.

I say relatively fast, because numerous panels were cut and discarded before I settled on the embossed white cardstock, winter white crepe paper and white patterned vellum panels. I have a crafting resolution to use more of the little bits and pieces I have collected over the years instead of just collecting them and I'm off to a good start (the crepe paper and pearl spray were picked up at a local Scrapbook Expo at least 2 years ago).

The Delicata Silver Shimmer ink was perfect for the birthday senitment and echoes the stainless steel thermos (flask?) in the photo.

This card is also being linked up to Seize the Birthday in the Anything Goes category.

Thanks for stopping by,

Jacquie