Hot Air Balloon -punch art

I made this card for two challenges...

The Splitcoast Color Challenge was to use the retiring In Colors (Blushing Bride, Poppy Parade, Peach Parfait, Pear Pizazz, Concord Crush).  I chose to use all 5.  I cut diagonal strips for the background piece and embossed with dots.

The balloon is made using a circle which I embossed with scallops and the basket is the cupcake punch.  I used twine and popped up the circle with dimensionals.

I added some clouds in the background and a bit of dotted scallop border under the sentiment.  The sentiment is from "Sweet Cake".

The layout is from Stamping 411.

New Queen... QFTD111

I made this two cards for Queen Betty (gbedwright). 

PLEASE come join us at the Queen for the Day Challenge this week.

This first one uses "Branch Out" a retired set and "Sincere Salutations".  I sponged around the Top Note shape and I used the retired photo corners punch.  I also added some brads and mini brads.

I distressed the edges of this one.  I also used my embossed frame.  The flowers are made by crumpling boho blossoms flowers.

Cupcake with Framelits

I made this for the color challenge today - Pretty in Pink, Pink Pirouette and Basic Gray.



My favorite part is the scoring detail in the corners!

I got to use my new framelits and embossing folders. I cut the framelit so that it was behind the gray strip and could be bigger.

Sweet Cake II - Boy Birthday card

This one is using the same set as yesterday - the new Stampin' Up! "Sweet Cake". I cut out and popped up the cupcake.

The layout is from Clean & Simple Stamping - Fall-to-Layout 169.

New Mini Product - Sweet Cake

It's that time of year again - I'm not talking about Christmas - it's the new SU! mini catalogue and sale-a-bration coming up in January!!!!

This is a new stamp set from the new mini called "Sweet Cake". It comes with 3 really nice sentiments.

I used crimping on the brown piece and embossed the whole card with dots.

The color combo is: Pool Party, Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White and Chocolate Chip!

I punched out the sentiment using word window punch and modern label punch and added some brads and ripping. The main image is stamped on 4 different pieces of paper, cut out and glued together (paper piecing).