The Friday Mashup #48

I can't believe we are in March already. It seems like we were just counting down the minutes for the New Year, right? I know time flies by, especially if we are so into creating, whatever it is: in the kitchen, knitting, scrapbooking, card making and the list can go on and on. At least that's what happens to me and if you are like me, busy all the time, we need days much longer to do all the things we want.

This month we celebrate St. Patrick's Day! I am not much into it but the theme for The Friday Mashup is St. Patrick's Day and punches. And here my creation goes! The clovers are made with the heart punch from Stampin' Up! on top of the Curly Label punch on which I sponged on the borders with Lucky Limeade ink.

Hope you like it! Thanks for stopping by!
Lili

Pals Paper Art #130

It's been a while since the last time I have participated in the Pals Paper Art Challenge. For this challenge, we have to use Lucky Limeade, Always Artichoke and another color of your choice, which in my card is Pink Pirouette. I took the idea to create this card from Clean & Simple Card Making Online Classes. Unfortunately, I won't explain how I made it because I don't want to take credit away from the creators of the class. Sorry.

What I can tell you is that I used Always Artichoke ink to stamp the flowers for the background. I created the "kind of chipboard" flowers by punching out four flowers with Pink Pirouette cardstock for each flower. Then I glued the four flowers together making sure to align all the petals. Et voilà! The flower is done and with a pop up look without using dimensionals.

Hope you like it! Thanks for stopping by!
Lili

Stamp sets: Fresh Vintage (W 125115, C 125117), It's Your Day (123682)
Punches: Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack (118309)

SSSC #153

Another card for Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge. I decided to create a happy birthday card because there will never be too many. I combined the Designer Series Paper Big Top Birthday with the Up, Up and Away Stamp Set. I think that both match very well for the occasion.

Hope you like it! Thanks a lot for stopping by.
Lili

DSP: Big Top Birthday (122348)
Stamp set: Up, Up and Away (W 122755, C 122757)
Punch: Eyelet Border (119853), 2-3/8" Scallop Circle (118874), 2-1/2" Circle (120906)

The Paper Players #85: Spring Has Sprung

I was inspired again by Cards Magazine to create this card for The Paper Players.

To create the flowers, I used the Flower Daisies #2 Bigz Die. I overlapped six layers of flowers on top of each other to give dimension and the sense of texture. The leaves are from the Blossom Petals Builder Punch. I used the Eyelet Border Punch for the borders at the bottom of the card. I punched them out using the same designer paper I used in the background, again to give a sense of texture, but not to make them pop because I wanted the flowers to be the focal point. The sentiment is from the Word Play Stamp Set and I chose it because I think that it is well suited for this challenge: It's "So Worth the Wait" to see the flowers bloom in spring.

Hope you like my creation! Thanks for stopping by. Have a wonderful day!
Lili

Stamp Set: Word Play (W 120308, C 120651)
Bigz Dies: Flower Daisies (114520)
Punch: Blossom Petals Builder (121808), Eyelet Border (119853)

Our Creative Corner Challenge: Making Melody

Hi there! Happy Monday and ready for another challenge! This week's Our Creative Corner Challenge is about Making Melody. This challenge is not only to lay out papers and embellishments to look pleasing to the eye, but also to be inspired by a song.

The song that I picked was Dreams by The Cranberries, and for me dreams are what I don't stop having. I recognize myself as a dreamer, and that is what moves me forward.
I created a clean and simple card for this challenge. I was inspired by a card created by Maile Belles. She creates beautiful clean and simple cards.

First, I stamped the sentiment with Basic Black ink, and the flowers with Real Red ink. Once the ink was completely dry, I clear embossed, with the Vanilla Scented Emboss Powder, rows with the border that comes in the Fresh Vintage stamp set. Finally, I added the buttons and tied a bow with the White Baker's Twine.

Have a wonderful day! Thanks for stopping by!
Lili

Stamp sets: Fresh Vintage (W 125115, C 125117), Word Play (W 120308, C 120651)
Embellishments: Basic Rhinestones (119246), Baker's Twine (124262)