Inkspirational Challenge #315 - Seasonal

Spring...the season of flowers blooming, changing weather patterns, birds revisiting and so much more. As I sit looking out my studio window, I can observe it all. This morning I decided to participate in the latest challenge over at Inkspirational Challenges.

The theme is seasonal, so my first thought was spring flowers. As usual, I was looking at YouTube videos for fun fold cards and came across one I really liked. Click HERE for a link to the video I found.

I started with a tan base card and folded it according to the measurements. For the two front panels I used a dark tan and white card stock. I embossed the two white panels with one of my newest embossing folders and backed them with the darker tan. I stamped the flowers and leaves, fussy cut them out, then attached them to the two embossed panels. Inside the folded card I added a sentiment panel with a flower at the top. Lastly I stamped a sentiment quote for the front and made it into a banner tag.

Flower & Leaf Images - Stampin' Up! Fabulous Florets
Embossing Folder - Cuttlebug Oriental Weave
Sentiment - Stampin' Up! Fabulous Florets
Green Ink - Stampin' Up! Garden Green
Pink Ink - Stampin' Up! Pink Passion

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge # 634

I'm 'last-minute' again. Today I thought I'd participate in the latest Freshly Made Sketchs Challenge.

I needed a birthday card for an upcoming birthday, so made a card using the sketch. I started with a 6-3/4" x 4-3/4" black base card. I had some gray and white diagonal striped card stock so stamped a Happy Birthday sentiment across the center. I added a couple of gold gems on each side for a little bling. Above and below the sentiment I added some pink and gold diagonal striped card stock. I die cut a pen out of black and gold and attached it above the sentiment. I cut out a clip art inkwell and attached it below the sentiment. I backed the decorative layer with gold then added the layer to the black base card.

Happy Birthday Sentiment - Close To My Heart Birthday Script
Die Cut Pen Image - The Greetery
Inkwell - Clip Art