Good Morning -- just about the end of the week :-) Thankfully today is my "Friday" as this is my off-Friday week from work. My favorite weeks - the ones with 3-day weekends :-)
Today's submission for your perusal is a card created for my Brother's birthday tomorrow, and inspired by and submitted to the SplitCoastStampers LOVEFEST2014C challenge, the Mojo Monday #334 challenge, and the Dynamic Duos #91 (Triple Threat Week), challenge.
The LOVEFEST challenge was a "doodling" challenge, something I hadn't done much of before. I didn't do a lot of it here, but I think the hash (/) dash (-) marks in varied colors around the outside edge of the white inset cardstock piece is a perfect and simple detail addition for this card.
The Dynamic Duos challenge this week was a "triple threat" challenge, meaning that rather than limiting the challenge to two colors, we were afforded three colors to include in our card designs. I absolutely love the combination picked for this week in the Wild Wasabi, Melon Mambo, and Tangerine Tango. This is a color combination I've played with before. It feels fun, fresh, tropical and Summery to me (perhaps wishful thinking in the middle of Winter in February). Certainly it is a good combination for a birthday card.
The Mojo Monday challenge this week is a "Tall and Skinny" challenge. I chose to follow Mary Fish's lead, and go "thin and wide" -- LOL. I wondered to myself what that sounds like when you're trying to go on a diet. I liked the card sideways better in this particular case. The dimensions on this card this week are 7" x 4". You can easily create an envelope to match this card using our new Envelope Punch Board.
I tried to design this card with a less feminine feel, and a little more appropriate feel to give to a guy -- especially a guy like my brother who is a trucker, motorcyclist, "big bad dude" through and through :-)
The designer paper is from our Summer Smooches pack from last year, and coordinates nicely both with the Chevron embossing folder and the stamp from the Oh, Hello stamp set. The center stack is cut out with the Oval framelits set and popped up with dimensionals. I used a retired set called "Party This Way" for the candles and the "fussy cut" (a quilting term), sentiment which is also popped up with dimensionals.
This is a relatively simple card, but I do like the final result. I hope you enjoy it as well. Would love to hear your comments.
Have a great day everyone.
The Doggone Delightful Stampin' Team.
| Stamps: Party This Way (retired), Oh, Hello |
| Paper: Whisper White, Wild Wasabi, Melon Mambo, Tangerine Tango, Summer Smooches DSP (retired) |
| Paper Size: 7" x 4" |
| Ink: Wild Wasabi, Melon Mambo, Tangerine Tango, Daffodil Delight |
| Accessories: Chevron TIEF, Ovals framelits, Paper Snips |
| Techniques: Doodling |
