I decided to use another stamp from the "Birthday Bash" set for this week's Nacho Average Color Challenge. The stamps in this set are huge! They take some getting used to. So far, I think the best way to use them is to showcase the image itself and keep the background simple. I stamped the image ... Read More about Celebrate Your Birthday
Balloon Bash
Light Up The Candles!
Today's card is my entry in the Seize the Birthday sketch challenge. This is an "anything goes" challenge. Every two weeks the challenge is to make a birthday card. There are new rules--just make a birthday card. But, the fun is that there's always a "topping" that you can choose to add...or not. ... Read More about Light Up The Candles!
Dotted Birthday
I'm playing along in another new-to-me challenge: the Stampin' Up Only (SUO) Challenge blog. The challenge this time is to use dots. I used some, see if you can find them! I started with an image from the Balloon Bash stamp set. I'd stamped it for another card, but, man, oh man that's one BIG ... Read More about Dotted Birthday
Balloon Banner
There's another great sketch over at the CAS(E) This Sketch challenge blog. I took a look at it and I almost immediately knew how I was going to interpret it! I initially thought I'd start with Rose Red, Basic Black, and Whisper White, but I accidentally grabbed a sheet of Blackberry Bliss and ... Read More about Balloon Banner
BD Balloon Bash
The Occasions catalog has lots of options for birthday cards. You can never have enough birthday cards, right? One of my favorite sets is "Balloon Bash"--it's a little bit funky and a little bit snarky. The Create with Connie and Mary challenge this week is a color challenge. I had most of these ... Read More about BD Balloon Bash
