My Heart AAA Cards #32

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Game 32 LOVE

Welcome all to the new schedule of CAS cards every two weeks! I'm loving it and hope you will as well. Today's card is for someone in my family. I have not decided who yet. I started by die cutting a panel with a Spellbinders heart, adding some left over striped designer paper to the main card base and popped up the top panel. The cute pink button was too hard to resist. I'm hoping the earth tone leaves can help it pass as a card for hubby. The sentiment is by Simon Say's Stamp (handwritten borders) and I fussy cut and added a few sequins.

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A Card Concept Celebration! #17

Good morning all! I am so thrilled and excited to be a new Design Team member for

The Card Concept!  

My assignment is  'Classy & Elegant' designs.  I’ll be trying my best to make my creations simply classy and elegant. Thank you, Lesley Croghan, for the honor of having me on the Team!

The inspiration photo looks like a celebration to me. Fresh clean bedding and a bright cheerful pop of color with the white is wonderful. I made my card to celebrate anything that makes someone happy; weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, graduations and for me a good night's rest.

I looked for anything in my stash that reminded me of the pattern of the big blossom. I've used a Spellbinders Lotus pendant die cut under the panel with a similar pattern. The small bouquet is added to make the clean simplicity in the photo into classic elegance.

Make sure you stop by The Card Concept to check out what the design team's presenting and to add yours as well!

Sage Happy Birthday

Birthday cards are always needed. 

I had this sage frame around since last October for a possible Christmas card. 

The Sketch Challenge #475 at Splitcoaststampers was the perfect opportunity to finally use the frame for a birthday card. 

The roses are die cut with Sizzix Bigz 3-D Flower die. 

The leaves are die cut with the Elizabeth curvy die.

(See what I used to make the frame below.)

Card Ingredients: Elizabeth Curvy Leaves die, Sizzix 3-D Flowers die,
Spellbinders Nestabilities Majestic Elements "Marvelous Squares" and "classic squares" dies,
JustRite sentiment,  Stampin' Up word window label. 

Celebrate with a Bouquet

Tuesday Trigger at Moxie Fab World 

My approach to an inspiration photo is probably too literal. I really love making flowers and the ones on the fine tooth comb were too beautiful to resist.

I used a number of different punches and a stamp and die cut set. 

Please see ingredients under the close up.

Tuesday Trigger: Fine Tooth Comb

Card Ingredients: two Marvy daisy punches, Sizzix/Hero Arts stamp & die-cut floral #657776, Sizzix 3-D rose die, Elizabeth curvy leaves, memory box flourish die, Martha Stewart hydrangea punch (small) and two strips of card stock cut 1/4" by 5" snipped and quilled for two flower centers. Clear embossing powder and heat gun for one flower.

Tea and Flowers

Tuesday Trigger: Now That's My Cup of Tea!

For today's challenge at Tuesday Trigger, I was inspired by the delicate colors on the pretty white porcelain cup with the soft blue saucer. I wanted to show the bolder side of the flowers. My blue pearls pollen represents the saucer. the chevrons are the opposite of the soft curves of the set.

Card Ingredients: Spellbinders Flower creations die, Elizabeth Curvy Leaves die, die-namics chevrons die, Verve sentiment, Yellow liquid pearls, memory box blue pearls.

Meadowlark and Grape

My -not so- traditional card celebrates the -to be wedded- couple's home state of Oregon. The state bird and flower image was googled. I printed the image onto card stock twice; one for the background and one for the  die cut bird cage.  The cage is lined up over the second image and popped up. It gives a wonderful 3D action. I also added some handmade flowers and die cut leaves.