Tuesday 26 May 2015

Five Cards for a Birthday Bash

Sketch-n-Scrap are celebrating their third birthday this month. I've been following them for more than two years, and took part in their first birthday celebrations, so I wanted to join in again this year.

Their Third Birthday Bash is a month of challenges, some are on the main blog but most of them are hosted by the individual design team members. I do want to do some of the layout challenges, but I've started off with some cards. June is a month full of birthdays here, 9 of them, so I want to get ahead while I can.

Marie-Christine's first challenge was to use this sketch with a red, blue and yellow colour scheme. I found a chevron paper with all three colours, and used that as the base of my card, with a panel of yellow paper, red washi tape and a blue stamped sentiment. I finished off with a spattering of gold mist and a couple of red star gems.


Lisa's first challenge was to make a card using three colours and three punches. A quick look at my punches turned up two sizes of star punch and my trusty scalloped circle punch as the best ones to work with. I originally intended to make a grid, with the small stars layered on the circles, but it really wasn't working out. The shapes seemed to want to form themselves into a circle, so I stamped a circular sentiment and arranged them around it. I'm rather pleased with this one, and may make another in a different trio of colours.




Susan's second challenge was a sketch, with a twist of using three identical embellishments. I went a bit wrong here, as I originally intended to use three stars on my card but, by the time I got to that part, I'd forgotten and I used one large star with a scattering of smaller ones. Thus my 'three of something' are the row of gems on the sentiment banner.


I also did Susan's third challenge, another sketch, with a twist of using three flowers this time. She gave us a layout sketch, but we could use it for a card too. I made a background of die-cut floral hexagons and used a tag in place of the photo in the sketch. I stamped some foliage on the tag and added my three flowers to it.


Finally, I used one of Sketch-n-Scrap's regular monthly sketches - Card Sketch #50 - for this card. I need more male cards than female cards, so I swapped out the flower and butterfly for two sizes of star. The larger one is chipboard which I covered in patterned paper; the smaller one is made of five punched stars, layered up and glued together to give it some dimension. I finished off with more gold mist and a doodled border.


Supplies
Card 1
Paper - My Mind's Eye Bright 6x6 Pad
Stars - from Stash
Washi Tape - Trimcraft
Ink & Mist - Docrafts
Whispers 'Happy Birthday' Stamp

Card 2
Paper - My Mind's Eye Bright 6x6 Pad
Ink - Ranger
Woodward Scalloped Circle Punch
Woodware Tiny Star Punch
Hobbycraft Star Punch
Hobbycraft 'Birthday Wishes' Stamp

Card 3
Paper - Paper Cellar 
Mist - Maya Road
Washi Tape & Gems - Papermania
Sentiment Sticker - Starform
Ink - Ranger
Sequins - Pretty Little Studio
Star - Paperchase

Card 4
Paper - K&Company, KaiserCraft
Ink - Papermania, Ranger
Sentiment Sticker - Gold Label
Twine - from Stash
Gems - Forever in Time
X-Cut Hexagon Die
Craft Creative Tiny Flower Punch
Imaginisce 'Tree' Stamp

Card 5
Paper - Paper Cellar
Washi Tape - Papermania
Chipboard Star - Maya Road?
Ink & Mist - Docrafts
Hobbycraft Star Punch


9 comments:

  1. Wow, you have been busy making all these lovely cards! I love your take on all the challenges, especially love the way you used the punches for my challenge, I may have to lift that idea, it is super cute!!! Thanks for joining in our third birthday celebrations at Sketch N Scrap this month!

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  2. Lovely cards and thank you to joining me at Sketch Challenge 3rd Birthday!

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  3. Great cards! Thanks for joining us at Sketch N Scrap!

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  4. Thanks for entering my Challenge with two sketches - bothe great takes! In face i love all five of your cards!! Thank you for joining in with the Sketch~N~Scrap Birthday Bash!!

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  5. Awesome cards! I love the polka dot washi! Thanks for sharing with Sketch-N-Scrap

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  6. Goodness Amanda, what a fabulous bunch of cards! Love them all and especially like the one you created from a layout sketch! Thanks for sharing all of your stunning cards with us and joining in with our Birthday celebrations again this year. xx

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  7. Oh my you have been rocking out the challenges this month! Love all of your creations and the stars are such a fun idea! Thanks for playing along with Sketch N Scrap! :)

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  8. they are all great cards! thanks so much for playing with us at Sketch N Scrap all month long! And joining the DT's challenges, too! I know those "months" for me it is December.

    Alicia

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  9. Love all your cards!! Great takes on the sketches!! Thanks for joining us at Sketch N Scrap! :)

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