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Color Hues challenge TCH #24: CAS Art Gallery birthday card

 

  Hello and thanks for visiting!  Today's card is a clean and simple (CAS) birthday card featuring a beautiful color palette.

 

  I  recently discovered a fun challenge blog called Color Hues - The Color Challenge that has a bi-monthly color challenge. I am trying to get more cards made and posted to my blog, so plan to participate in these challenges each month!  The current TCH challenge #24 colors include Turquoise and Coral.  Since we no longer have a turquoise, I used Bermuda Bay and Calypso Coral for my card.

 

  My birthday card features the Art Gallery stamp set and Pretty Flowers embossing folder from the Annual Catalog.  Please click the hyperlink or images above to visit my Stampin' Up! store to place an online order.

 

 

  Here's a view of my card from above - it helps to see the texture a little bit better. Instead of using the embossed side of the card stock, I decided I liked the debossed side better - the patterns aren't as bold so don't take away from the stamped flower image.  

 

 

  This view of the stamped panel really shows the gorgeous flower, which was stamped with three different images. The more solid image was stamped with 2nd generation ink, so is lighter, while the more detailed images were stamped full-strength.  The birthday sentiment is stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink since this is a photopolymer stamp set.  I kept it super simple on a skinny strip of card stock I had in my scrap pile and trimmed the ends to fit across the bottom of the stamped panel. I popped it up with some mini stampin' dimensionals.

 

 

  Here's a view of the inside of the card. I used the smallest detail stamp and stamped off prior to stamping on the card stock. The foliage is from the bottom of the large stem stamp.  I left the card blank inside to have more room to write.

 

 

   Here is one last look at my card.  I hope I have inspired you with this gorgeous color palette!  Be sure to check out the other submissions and designer creations on the Color Hues blog.

 

Thanks for visiting and happy stamping!

 

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Happy Peachy Birthday!

 

Edited to add:  I am thrilled to announce this card was selected as a #220-Stripes Runner Up and earned the Birthday Honours badge!!!

 

  Hello and thanks for visiting!  Over the weekend I shared a fun 2-fold moving card for the monthly Stampers Dozen blog hop featuring the Penguin Playmates product suite and promised I would share the card dimensions (see that post here). I was inspired by a card designed by Mary Deatherage (see it here on Pinterest), but changed up the dimensions a little to make it easier on myself to cut and score.  You'll find that information at the bottom of this post.

 

 

  I also recently discovered a fun challenge blog called Seize the Birthday, and in my effort to make more birthday cards thought it would be fun to play along with Challenge #220 which is to include stripes. 

 

 

  So, to kill two birds with one stone I designed a clean and simple (CAS) 2-fold birthday card featuring striped patterns from the You're a Peach DSP and images from the coordinating stamp set Sweet as a Peach.  

 

 

  These photos show how the card opens up - it really comes together pretty easily once you take the time to cut all the pieces.  I love how this card design can feature so many beautiful patterns from a single package of DSP (Designer Series Paper).  It also helps to figure out which colors to use because the DSP packaging lists all of the colors used.  For this card I used Pear Pizzazz card stock for the base card and stamped with Pear Pizzazz, Balmy Blue, Calypso Coral and Early Espresso inks.

 

 

  Here's a view from above so you can see how the card opens up and is put together... easy-peasey!

 

 

   Here is one last look at my card.  I hope I have inspired you to make one of these 2-fold cards!

 

Thanks for visiting and happy stamping!

 

 

Promotions

  Be sure to use Host Code 2TSYGC92* with your online orders at checkout through August 30th to receive a Quick & Easy card as a thank you along with the tutorial for the Peach Crate & Mini Note Card set shown in this blog post. To qualify you must use the current Host Code and place your orders online via www.DebbieNaylor.StampinUp.net. (*Note - if your merchandise total is $150 or greater, please do NOT use the hostess code so you can get the Stampin' Rewards for yourself ).  

 

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