AAA Cards Challenge 240 - Pink Birthday

 

Happy Sunday! I'm so excited to be the Guest Designer for AAA Cards Challenge - Game 240 - Pink Birthday!!! Thank you so much to the team for having me!!!

I was inspired by not only the theme of "pink birthday" but also the balloons in the inspiration photos :) I immediately thought of an older but fabulous stamp set that I have in my stash called Birthday Balloons (Papertrey Ink). Here's my card:

I inked the balloons up in Ballet Slipper and Honeysuckle (Concord & 9th), stamping two directly onto the focal panel and then die-cutting the third one so I could pop it up. The "happy birthday" sentiment string is part of a coordinating stamp set called Birthday Strings (Papertrey Ink). I also added some clear Wink of Stella to the confetti but it was challenging to capture in the photos.
 

I'm really pleased with how this turned out and plan to make some more cards using different colors and some of the other sentiment strings.Yay!

I had such a great time playing along with this challenge and hope you'll join in on the fun!!! Can't wait to see what you create!!!

Have a fantastic day!!!

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Supplies:

Stamps: Birthday Balloons (Papertrey Ink), Birthday Strings (Papertrey Ink)

Ink: Ballet Slipper and Honeysuckle (Concord & 9th), Limestone (Altenew), Onyx Black Versafine (Tsukineko)

Cardstock: Basic White (Stampin' Up)

Dies: Scallops and Dots (Catherine Pooler)

Glitter Pen: Clear Wink Of Stella (Kuretake)

White Gel Pen: Gelly Roll 08 (Sakura)

Adhesive: Double-Sided Tape (X-Press It), Stampin' Dimensionals (Stampin' Up) 

 

With Sympathy

Our neighbor's dad passed away recently and I wanted to make her a special card to let her know we care. The prompt over at AAA Cards Challenge was the perfect inspiration.

 

I pulled out some oldies but goodies for this one. Anyone remember Practicing Creativity Designs (PCD)??? The butterfly silhouettes and the tall grass silhouettes on the left are both from Nature's Wonder by PCD. That set was designed by my incredibly talented friend, Karen Baker, and I refuse to part with it for that very reason :) The floral silhouettes are from an old Papertrey Ink set called Botanical Silhouettes. It's been in my stash for AGES and I still love it.

Thank you for visiting!!!

Have a lovely day!

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Supplies:

Stamps: Botanical Silhouettes (Papertrey Ink), Nature's Wonder (Practicing Creativity Designs), sentiment from Dear Friend (Papertrey Ink)

Ink: Onyx Black Versafine (Tsukineko)

Distress Oxide Inks: Wilted Violet, Picked Raspberry, Scattered Straw (Ranger)

Cardstock: Solar White 110 lb (Neenah)

Other: Masking Magic (Gina K)