Birthday Party Favor Tag

A daughter of my friend had a birthday party last weekend. The party theme was Butterflies & Bugs. I volunteered to make 40 tags for the party favors. I'm so glad that I was able to help her. :-)

Stamps: Made for You
Paper: Crumb Cake, Wild Wasabi, Basic Black, Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Soft Sky, Early Espresso
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Scalloped Tag Topper, Bird Builder Punch (leaves), Butterflies Thinlits, Hand Punch Star (Fiskers), 1" Circle Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, Cupcake Builder Punch (lady bug dots), Owl Builder Punch (dragonfly eyes), Window Punch (dragonfly body), Blossom Party Dies (dragonfly wings), Metallic Baker's Twine (gold, silver), Dimentionals, Glue Dots

PPA253: A Sketch Challenge

Pals Paper Arts' challenge for this week is:

 

And here's my card.

I started with pasting some paper strips to make this geometric shape.
Once I added the red strips to the blues, it looked like a circus tent.

I looked for circus-related stamps, and I found this bear!
Then I put the window around the bear, and added the balls inside.

(Inside of the card)

Stamps: Tagtastic, Made for you, Pennant Parade
Paper: Very Vanilla, Soft Sky, Pool Party, Mint Macaron, Watermelon Wonder
Ink: Tip Top Taupe
Accessories: Stitched Squere STAX (mft), 1/2" Circle Punch, 3/8" Circle Punch, Dimentionals

Mini Doilies Cards

I wanted to make something using the new In Color cardstock, and here are what I made.

 The card size is 2-1/2" x 2-1/2".

Colored the pearl with Blendabilities.

Inside is a message card in a matching color.

 

Paper: Tip Top Taupe, Soft Sky, Mint Macaron, Very Vanilla, Pink Pirouette
Ink: Blendabilities (Soft Sky, Wild Wasabi, Pink Pirouette)  
Accessories: Mini Delicate Doilies Dies (mft), Stitched Sqaures STAX Dies (mft), Pearl Basic Jewels, Dimentionals

PPA252: A Sketch Challenge

This week's PPA's challenge is:

And here's my card:

I think the chevron border is a nice anchor.

I masked the light bulbs and sponged around them in yellow.
It's difficult to see, but the light bulbs are painted with clear glitter.

Stamps: You Brighten My Day
Paper: Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Basic Black
Ink: Memento Ink (tuxedo black). Daffodil Delight
Accessories: Chevron Stripes Dies (mft), Sponge Daubers, Wink of Stella Brush (clear)

PPA251: A Color Challenge

Three colors to play with for this week's PPA are:

I wanted to make my card look crisp and sharp to match the vibrancy of the colors.
Here's my card. 

Stamps: Simply Wonderful
Paper: Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Tempting Turquoise
Ink: Memento (tuxedo black)
Accessories: Mini Delicate Doilies Dies (mft), Stitched Rectangles STAX Dies (mft), Dimentionals

Smiley Gift Box

A fun smiley gift box with an initial tag!

Stamps: ABC-123 Outline Alphabet & Numbers
Paper: Daffodil Delight, Basic Black, Pacific Point
Ink: VersaMark
Accessories: Curvy Keepsake Box Thinlits Dies, Cupcake Builder Punch (eyes), 1-3/8" Circle Punch (mouth), 1-1/4" Circle Punch (mouth), Embossing Powder (white), Baker's Twine (Marina Mist), Sticky Strip

PPA250: A Color Challenge

This week's Pals Paper Arts is a color challenge. When I pulled out the Hello Honey cardstock, I realized I'd never used this color. I can't believe it was quietly waiting on the shelf for almost a year! Sorry for the long wait, Hello Honey~

 

 It was fun to move around the squares and circles, and finally they settled down to these spots.

 I love the typeset of this stamp.

 And the stitched square STAX dies are so cute!

 

Stamps: Made for You, Mixed Bunch, Six-Sided Sampler
Paper: Coastal Cabana, Hello Honey, Baked Brown Sugar, Whisper White
Ink: Baked Brown Sugar
Accessories: Stitched Square STAX (mft), 3/4" Punch, 1/2" Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Pearl Basic Jewels, Glue Dots, Dimentionals

Happy Boys' Day

May 5 is Children's Day in Japan, and we celebrate their happiness. You see a lot of carp streamers flying above roofs.
I made this card for a friend of mine. She had a baby boy last winter, so this is his first Boys' Day. Right before I mailed this card, I found that the scale embossing pattern of one of the carp was wrong side out!! (Sigh...)

I made the phrase off my computer, and paste it on Whisper White.

Paper: Soft Sky, Pacific Point, Bermuda Bay, Melon Mambo, Tangerine Tango, Daffodil Delight
Accessories: Word Bubbles Thinlits Dies, Square Punch, Hand Punch 1/4" Star (Fisker), Stitched Square STAX (mft), Fancy Fan Embossing Folder, Dimentionals