Papertrey Ink 7th Anniversary Challenges + MIM #151 + Seize the Birthday

Papertrey Ink is celebrating their 7th Anniversary which means challenges with some nice prizes are happening all this week. I have two cards to share right now - this first one is for the color & sketch challenge Nichole Heady issued yesterday.

I paired this color scheme & sketch:

I paired the Happy One-liner die with a sentiment from Stylish Sentiments: Birthday Stamp Set. Using a little poetic license, the striped element starts with the happy die and continues with the chevron embossing folder. 

The Make it Monday challenge is Drop Shadow Die Cuts and I used Betsy's cool technique on this card - love the extra dimension it adds!

This card is also being linked to the Seize the Birthday challenge where the Toppings is to use Chevrons.

This second card is made with one of the free printables from today's challenge.

I took the printable from Heather Nichols and trimmed it along the chevron edge before popping it up over the heart border on a Smoky Shadow card base.

A little glitter is added to the hearts on the printable and the word "love" with a clear Wink of Stella brush.

Thanks for stopping by,

Jacquie

Fusion #3 + CASual Fridays #127 + CASology #81

This simple little Valentine is eligible for three different challenges. It all started with the Fusion #3 photo and sketch, then the CASual Fridays Challenge #127 : Over the Edge and CASology Week #81: And both added to the design.

The Fusion sketch reminded me of a Valentine bag I made last year with overlapping hearts as the closure. I decided to rotate the sketch and make a modified gatefold card. The 4 1/4" x 11" piece of cardstock is scored at 4" and 9 1/2" to make the card base.

I used a couple of dies and a punch to make my patterned paper hearts. The first red dot heart was adhered flush with the bottom of the card base and the second one hangs off the top of the base. Second hearts are adhered to the back of the panel so that a full heart is visible when the card is opened.

The sentiment heart is popped up with foam adhesive, allowing the middle set of hearts to interlock and slip under it to keep the card closed.

My Wink of Stella brush adds a really pretty sparkle to the inset sentiment heart. My computer isn't cooperating right now to add that photo, but I hope to edit the post & add it later.

Thanks for stopping by,

Jacquie

Muse #51 + SSS & CAS(E) This Sketch #62 + Stenciled OCC + LIM Rainbow

I have two cards to share today - this first one is for the Muse Challenge #51 where we are inspired by this card from Marion Vagg. I'm really enjoying playing with some of the techniques from the Stenciled class at Online Card Classes, so used a little modeling paste and distress inks to create

 my chevron/zigzag pattern at the bottom of the card.

I  never seem to have any masculine cards when I need one, so used Marion's basic design, but added a little twine instead of the floral elements. This will also be linked up to the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge to use twine or string.

This next card is for the CAS(E) This Sketch! #62 challenge.

A Tim Holtz stencil and four Distress Inks blended to create this rainbow. The stamp is from Technique Tuesday and highlighted with my Wink of Stella (yay - I finally found it in a local scrapbook store).

A few colored gems finish the card off.

ETA I am linking this card to the Less is More Rainbow challenge - my first time playing along with them.

Thanks for stopping by,

Jacquie