Sunflower Congrats

I spent a chunk of the day driving around the county shopping with my mom.  We went to a couple of our local scrapbook stores so I came home with lots of goodies.  One of those items was a Crafter's Workshop template that happened to be the last one in stock and I got to it first :P  My mom said I needed to put it to good use since  I got the last one so when i got home I decided to use it to play along with the CAS-ual Friday challenge for this week -

 

The challenge was to take one tic-tac-toe row and create a card.  I chose one of the diagonals to use scallops, kraft, and aqua.

I used Pool Party ink over the template to get the design to the cardstock and matted that piece with a matching piece of designer patter paper.  I stamped and clear embossed the sentiment on a strip that I used a scallop punch on.  I inked all of the edges in the matching color then  put it all onto a kraft (crumb cake) card base.  To finish it all off, I put some stickles on the dots in the sunflower pattern.  And that's the card - pretty simple, no fussy cutting, which I loved!

--Angie

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It's a {Stamps} of Life and Button Kind of Day

With Christmas just around the corner I've been feverishly working on some of my Christmas gifts for people which leaves me very little time  for card making.  Today I decided I was taking a break from the Christmas gifts and going to think birthday.  It never hurts to have too many birthday cards!

First I wanted to use my the {Stamps} of Life set from November.  I haven't gotten to use it yet and the December set is already on it's way!  The frog is very cute and the sentiments are perfect for the set.

Once I finished that card, I decided I wanted to use my Fancy Labels die, so pulled out the coordinating stamps4fancy labels set by the {Stamps} of Life.  I made this card using them:

I die cut the center and instead of using the die cut shape, I used the the cardstock as a frame.  I wove scalloped ribbon on a panel and placed it behind the die cut frame.  I love how the scallops add to the weaving.  Here's a close up of the center - 

To finish it off I added some buttons and the sentiment in the center.  I popped the center die cut up to add a little dimension to it.

(I probably went overboard on the dimensionals but I wanted to make sure it stuck to the ribbon!)

Now that I've spent some time away from my gift making, I think I'm ready to get back to work!

Hoppy birthday is being entered into the following challenges

CPS #246

Lily Pad's Simon Says Stamp Buttons

Die Cut Happy Birthday will be playing along with

      

 Have a great weekend!

--Angie

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