Laughter

I made this card for 3 challenges!

I found two new blog challenges.

The layout comes from - Retro Sketches

The colors are from - The Paper Players - lucky limeade, melon mambo, basic gray

The Technique Challenge on Splitcoast today was to use half.  I used half of my Top Note die and cut my decorative label punch and used only part of it on each side of the sentiment.

This is the first time I've used this sentiment.  It's from the set "Word Play".  The little bird is from "Wild About You".  I thought these colors were so cheerful and with this layout it would be the perfect time to use this sentiment.

Wild Thanks x4

 We just moved and I have not made cards for 2 weeks!  I finally got a chance today and so I made up for lost time!!!!  I used 3 challenges and I made 4 cards.  I wanted to make a bunch of cards for the people who helped us move!  I hope they are kind of masculine!

The first challenge is the "kissing technique".  Full directions and details are on this post at Splitcoast Stampers.  I inked up my solid images from "Wild About You" with one color (yellow, green or kraft) and then inked my "Woodgrain" stamp with a darker color (orange, dark green and suede).  You press the inked stamps together and then stamp onto paper.  The woodgrain was a fun one to use because then I could add fun texture to the animals.  Here are the four animals I did...

Here's the full set of four!  I placed the sentiments and brads slightly different on each to accomodate the images.  I used 2 clean and simple challenges - "at the zoo" and "green, chocolate and ivory".  It was great to make some quick and simple cards.

Here's a close up of the one.  It is kind of hard from any of these pics to see the texture on the animals.  The animals are all popped up on dimensionals.  I used the stripes embossing folder for the green layer.