Birthday bash

My sister and brother, twins, have birthday today - poor them, just before Christmas. I packed all the wintry goodies I could think of into their cards. (I am showing my sister's card here.)

The embossing folder with small dots makes the background look as if it was snowing. The confetti are red, silver and gold, the wintry robin is sitting on a branch of holly and has put a party hat on. "To the birthday girl", says the greeting (loosely translated). 

Entering in these lovely challenges that inspired me:

Double D Challenge: Winter snow scene

Moving Along with the Times: #161 Winter animals

The Paper Funday Challenge: #60 AG with a snowman or a bird - I went with the bird

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Party time!

Through The Purple Haze: #211 red-white-green - I hope it was ok to add metallics! 

Happy Little Stampers: December birthday challenge

 

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Lemon poppies

Poppies are wonderful one day affairs - here today, gone tomorrow. Now lemony citrusy poppies might be a botanical anomaly, but I took the liberty. I was challenged by a blog to use yellow (and combine it with green) and I must say I love the outcome.

Several things make me happy: I was able to use the green background that I originally created for the purple flower card.

Secondly, that citrus yellow thread was just a short length, but it was enough to sew the edging with. And thirdly, that ladybug was a happy accident. The second letter N had created an ink spot that needed covering.

 

Entering this into challenge that inspired it's creation:

The Color Hues Challenge: #TCH #66

Daisy Chain Challenge: No design paper

Creative Inspiration Challenges: #3 AG

Girlz Creative Crafts: #38 Bloemen / Flowers

Through the Purple Haze: #205 Flowers and/or buttons. - I used flowers only.

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Birthday wishes

 Again - a card inspired by several challenges. I was inspired by a color palette and by a prompt 'make it pop' - I think these two challenges went nicely together. I then was inspired by another to use die cuts. Lastly I wanted to see if I could keep it simple.

I have a new set of heart dies and wanted to combine it with flowers in the palette colors. It was admittedly a lot of fiddling to get the flowers inside the heart die, but I am so glad I persevered. The next one will go so much faster.

Entering in these challenges that inspired me to create this card:

for the colors: Through the Purple Haze #204

For using the die cuts: Everybody Art Challenge #536

For keeping it simple: Tuesday Taggers 

For making a birthday card with colors that pop: Seize the Birthday #262 

and finally, because all these dies were used the first time, this was also a NBUS project.

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Tonal white and cream

 Some lovely challenges collide again and they got my creative juices flowing, resulting in this card:

This unites an embossed background, die cut center where the Merry Christmas wishes are stamped on vellum and embossed with clear embossing powder, further die cuts arranged in a wreath form around it. 

Entering this in the following lovely challenges that inspired me:

CYHTP: Embossing / Wreath

Daring Card Makers: White

 Craft Rocket Challenges: #98 Christmas/ Winter 

Through the Purple Haze: #198 Monochromatic