I actually made a card for a specific purpose. A lot of times I just play around. Lucas needed a card for a birthday party he is invited to today. We bought the gift card (check last post) last weekend and I wanted to make a card to match it.

The image and sentiment were a little big for a regular size card, so I supersized mine.

The card base is a 7″ x 8 1/2″ piece of Wild Wasabi cardstock folded in half.

Next is a 4″ x 6 3/4″ piece of black cardstock followed by a 1/4″ smaller piece of Bashful Blue. I added a double photo corner on the top right with three silver brads in it.

For the main image I first stamped the 12 in Real Red Classic ink with my Big Deal Alpha on Watercolor paper. I masked it and made the frog from Unfrogettable jump gehind it. Next I colored the frog, added some grass and sky with Aqua painter and Classic inks (Summer Sun, Certainly Celery, Wild Wasabi and Bashful Blue).

I added a small line of orange shadow to the 12. I wanted to use all the colors used in the gift card. Then I used my black MicronPen 03 to outline the numbers and add grass.

Once the paper was dry I layered it first ona a 2 5/8″ x 3 1/8″ piece of Basic Black cardstock, then on a 1/4″ bigger piece or Real Red cardstock.

The Celebrate from Celebrate Everything was stamped in Real Red on a 1″ x 3 3/4″ piece of watercolor paper. I colored the outside with Aqua Painter and Bashful Blue and outlined the letters with my Micron Pen. It was layered first on a piece of Basic Black, then a piece of Pumpkin Pie cardstock.

I stamped your day from Celebrate Everything in Black Stazon on a small piece of Wild Wasabi and added it as a tab on the bottom right of the celebrate layer. Above the celebrate layer I added three 1/2″ Real Red circles, followed by a 1/4″ black circle and a silver brad.

On the inside I added a 4″ x 6 3/4″ piece of Bashful Blue.

I cut a 2 7/8″ x 4″ piece of Basic Black cardstock, corner rounded the edges to match the gift card and punched half circles with my slot punch. I paper pierced around the edges, added 1/2″ red circles and silver brads and taped it to the top right.

Now Lucas only has to write his message inside and he is ready to PARTY! LOL

I still have some Extra Large Envelopes Stampin’ Up! just retired. I love those and stocked up when I found out they wouldn’t be available anymore. That’s what this card will go in.

…because Rebecca should have gotten her gum graft done this morning. I slept horrible because of it. You know how it is when you know your little ones will be in pain and there is nothing you can do.

So we go there at 8:00 a.m. and guess what? The receptionist who wrote the appointment down for me forgot to put it into the computer! I was upset. Not that I showed it. Mistakes happen, but it really messed with us! Rebecca hadn’t done her homework (we thought she would have all weekend), I was all nervous and for what? Man! So now her next appointment will be next Thursday at 9:00 a.m. I saw her put it in the computer, so hopefully that appointment will really be it.

Yesterday I finally got to stamp a little. I first worked on the tutorial for next week and made two samples. Next I finished a card that I had started last week Friday. It had been laying on my table ever since. I knew how I wanted to do most of the card, but I just couldn’t decide on what sentiment to use.  I was stuck. Another reason I didn’t stamp over the weekend.

I cased the idea of the flower from the gorgeous Shadow box in the catalog. I LOVED that sample.

The card was made for last week’s Limited supply challenge: Back to Backgrounds.

I started with a 4 1/2″ x 4 3/4″ piece of Bashful Blue cardstock. I stamped first the Baroque, then the Canvas background in Bashful Blue over it.

Next the two right corners were punched with the corner rounder and the edges were sponged with Chocolate chip. It was layered on a 1/4″ bigger piece of Chocolate Chip cardstock. I added a rounded photo corner on the bottom right, topped with five silver brads.

For the focal point I stamped the background stamp from Brocade Basics second generation in Always Artichoke on a 2 7/8″ x 3 1/8″ Very Vanilla Cardstock piece. That was layered first on a 1/4″ bigger piece of a Chocolate Chip, then on a 3 5/8″ x 3 7/8″ piece of Always Artichoke. I paper pierced the top right edge.

Next I inked up the word Enjoy from Lovely Labels with a Chocolate Chip marker and stamped it next to the flower stem. I stamped some flowers in Bashful Blue, cut them out and added them to the center piece. I added half pearls from the Pretties Kit in the center of the circular flowers and Dazzling Diamond glitter on the oulines of the double layered half flower. The flowers were adhered to the card with dimensionals.

5/8″ wide Chocolate Chip grosgrain ribbon  was tied to the left hand side and a hat pin with more pearls was added.

Have a great day! Hugs and smiles