Saturday, July 10, 2010

It's your birthday...

Edit: This card was chosen as Top 3 at KL Stampin N Scrappin Challenge #38 - Embossing and it was featured at Flutterby Wednesdays!

This is my second post tonight, so scroll down for more!



I was really excited when I saw the Card Patterns sketch this week...I have had an idea in mind and it was the perfect week to try it out. I'm including this card in the following challenges:

Card Patterns Sketch #72 - great sketch!
KL Stampin N' Scrappin #38 - Dry embossing
Flutter by Wednesday # 112 - butterfly, fairy or angel
Sweet Stampin' Challenge #34 - Things with Wings
Cute Card Thursday # 120 - School's Out for Summer
The Shabby Tea Room # 17 - Let's Make an Impression - embossing

I started with some of my favorite papers from Basic Grey's Urban Prairie and embossed them with four different embossing folders - Sizzix Birthday and Cuttlebug's Divine Swirls, Swiss Dots and Floral Fantasy embossing folders to achieve a 'quilted' look. All the edges are inked with different inks including ColorBox Lime, Memento Rose Bud and A la Mode Aqua. I cut out the butterfly square from the same papers and stamped my sentiment from The Cat's Pajamas in Memento Tuxedo Black and set it on pop up dots for a little more dimension. The flowers are Prima and the brad is Urban Prairie. I used some cord from Crate Paper Katlin collection, a few Recollections pearls and bling, and a sparkly butterfly from Jolee's to finish it off! I love these summery colors, don't you!?!

I hope you like it!

17 comments:

  1. Love the different embossed squares. Thanks for entering it in Card Patterns. :)

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  2. What an adorable, colorful card. Great job on the sketch!

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  3. Ohhhhh, I totally {heart} this!! Wow!! Gorgeous job! Thanks for playing along with my flutter by challenge!

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  4. Very pretty Pattie! I love the embossing and all those bright colors! Everything goes together so well! Thanks so much for sharing with us in the Tea Room!

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  5. How adorable! Fabulous take on that fun sketch! I just love all those blocks of different embossed papers, and love the sentiment over the butterfly. Thanks for joining us this week in the Tea Room.

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  6. Great card! love the "quilt" feel of the card! Thanks for playing along with us at TSTR! :)

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  7. WOW - this is beautiful!!!

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  8. I know you have followed a sketch but wow..this card is stunning xx

    Thanks for playing at sweet stamping xx

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  9. This is so cool - love the quilted look! And your butterfly is so pretty! Thanks for joining us at FBW this week!!

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  10. What a fabulous card Patti! I LOVE the quilted look and layout...totally fabulous! Thanks for joining us at KLSNS!
    hugs
    Risa:)

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  11. Patti, I really love this. What a great idea. Truely original.
    Thanks for joining us at KLSNS.
    ;) Jacilynn

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  12. Pattie ... this is WONDERFUL! I {heart} the colors and all those embossed squares! So clever!! Thanks for sharing another design with us in the Tea Room :)

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  13. Wonderful Card. Thanks for Joining CCT. Kim

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  14. So beautiful! Love all the different embossing textures,
    Anthea :)

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  15. Love how you added textures to the pattern papers! Gorgeous colours too!

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