Saturday, May 9, 2009

Four in One - Kraft*Color*Sketch*May Holiday Card

Because I have been busy with my niece's pre-wedding events the past few days I decided to try and incorporate 4 challenges into this one card to catch up for a few days away from stamping!

So this one card is for the:

1) Split Coast Ways to Use it Challenge -to use kraft paper
2) Split Coast Limited Supplies - make a card for a Holiday in May - mine is Teacher Week.
4) Color Throwdown#41 to use Riding Hood Red, Baja Breeze and Certainly Celery!

The stamps are all Taylored Expressions - I re-stamped, cut out and popped up different layers of the balloons and the red one is actually a punched circle because on the stamp that balloon says 'get well'. The green balloons are flat, the blue balloon is one layer up and the red balloon is 3 layers up - all on foam dimensionals. You can see the layers here.
The red frame is made by layering 2 scalloped rectangle nestabilities - one inside the other- and running it through the Cuttlebug. The background is Swiss dots Cuttlebug folder and the gems are tiny twinkles from Taylored Expressions.

Kate & Greg's wedding day is finally here - They originally were going to have their honeymoon in Mexico (!) but had to change their reservations because of the threat of the swine flu epidemic and were lucky enough to be able to book a Carribean Cruise instead. That'll be a story to tell their future children!

Stamps: Cupcake: Doctors Orders, Thank you: French Flowers, for a special techer: A year of Sentiments: Taylored Expressions
Paper: kraft, riding hood red, certainly celery, baja Breeze; SU, Vintage Cream PTI
Ink: memento tuxedo black
Accessories: glue pen, foam dimensionals, spring moss twill: PTI, copics EOO, R20, R29, YG03, YG63, B00, circle punches, scalloped rectangle nestabilities, white gel pen, adhesive gems: K&Co, tiny twinkles: Taylored expressions, swiss dots cuttlebug folder, EK Success scallop punch

17 comments:

Carolina said...

Wow - way to go Julia!!! Such a sweet card and love te touch of glitz!

Monika/Buzsy said...

Soo cute! Love the frame background rectangle and the super cute image. :o) Great job on the challenges.

Velta said...

Oh I love the way you put that frame behind the picture and tilted the pic...Great design :)

LeAnne said...

Very cool---great way to combine the challenges/sketch! Love that frame! Thanks for playing with us, too!

Lori said...

Great card Julia!!! Love the frame!!!

Susan (peebsmama) said...

Super cute!

Marlou McAlees said...

a gorgeous card Julia!!! love it :)

Susan said...

great job, Julia with the multiple challenge, I really like all the texture and that jeweled cupcake! The frame draws the attention with to that cake!

Kathryn said...

OH so CUTE -- LOVE that image and the colors -- so pretty!

The Other Patti Sue said...

Oh,so cute! Love the cupcake!

Barbara said...

WTG with all the challenges--I love it when that happens :) Love that frame!! Thanks for playing the Throwdown! Hope to see you again next time!

DoxieGirl said...

Oh! The frame! Just when I think I can live without nestabilities... I see great cards like this!! Love it!
~Kendra

dpkennedy said...

Oh this is just adorable! Love the frame and all the dots! Thanks so much for playing the CTD!

Anonymous said...

How sweet Julia!! This is just as cute as can be!! Love the fun balloons and colors!! :)

Broni said...

Wow! What a great way to combine 4 challenges! This card is just adorable!!

Anne Harada said...

Good girl with the multiple challenges!! I need to do the same...I'm drowning!! Your layered this so fabulously!! And the colors are so bright and fun, I just love what you've done with this little cupcake guy!! BTW, love your watermark!!

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