Cat Lover's Birthday

 I'm back with my second post this month!  I'm on a roll again!  And I had the best time today playing with some new stamp sets that I've been dying to use!

 I gave a friend a card using this SU set called Giggle Greetings back in March and she ordered four more - one for each of her sisters. Obviously ALL cat lovers!

 This first one I cased off a card on Pinterest by Robin Lee from Stamping Country.  I used Pool Party and Slate Gray papers and a doily die by Cheery Lynn. 

For the second one I used my two new favorite colors, Pistachio Pudding and Crisp Cantaloupe with the Stippled Blossoms stamp as a background.

And on the third one I used a paper from Primo's Rondelle paper pack with the Petite Petals stamps for the embellishments. (Had to hand cut the flowers because the punch is on back order, but it was worth it!)

Thanks for visiting!
I'll be back soon!

Gerlinde

Butterfly Breezes

I cased this card from our wonderful SU monthly card workshop demonstrator (go Diane!).  She comes up with the most beautiful cards each and every month! The flowers are Stippled Blossoms done in Baja Breeze on top of En Francais done in Crumb Cake on Whisper White cardstock.  Then more En Francais on the Baja Breeze cardstock and just a hint of black borders.  The sentiment was done in Stazon with clear embossing powder and the butterflies are Taylored Expressions dies done in Baja Breeze with vellum on top.  There is just a hint of glitter around the edges of the Baja Breeze butterflies (you have to click on the pic to see it). Oops!  I just noticed one of the pearls came off in the photo shoot! A quick fix, but I'm not doing the photo shoot again!  LOL!  Anyway, the glitter is Sparkle N Sprinkle's Waterfall - semi transparent and just the right touch! Now the bow was a bit of a problem since I didn't have any Crumb Cake seam binding ribbon (help! Diane!), so I took the Very Vanilla, spritzed it with rubbing alcohol and colored it with Copic E55, Light Caramel.  Close enough, don't you think? I did several cards, and on some I used a black bow, but I think I like the Caramel best. Thanks for looking!

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Imagination Crafts Challenge 3 - Butterfly
Creative Fingers - Add a Sentiment
Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
Created with Love - Anything Goes
Wags N Whiskers - Ribbons & Bows

Gerlinde