Jewel Tones for my Jewel

Originally posted on December 11, 2008:
Today is my DD#2’s fourth birthday! (You may remember me making her invitations [in November].) So, I combined the challenge I set forth over at PaperCraft Planet and needing a birthday card for her (knowing her favorite color is blue). I’m pretty pleased with it. I used the same basic layout from the card I did for Kristina’s Color Challenge last night; I just changed a few things (like adding brads, taking away paper piercing, the stamp sets are different, no cording, the colors obviously) and continued with a few elements (like the silver stamping in the background of the top right and bottom left corners, the focal point being exactly in the center, and the sentiment being to the bottom right).

Here’s the Inspiration Piece for PCP Challenge #5:

And here is my daughter’s birthday card:

Notice I took the flowers from the Inspiration piece, the silver edging from the candle holders, and the Chocolate Chip was edged kind of like the blocks in the background being edged in the Chocolate Chip, and that center strip on the center candle was carried over in the Garden Green strip.

Supply List
Stamp Sets:
Doodle This Birthday Whimsy (retired SAB set)
Inks:
Chocolate Chip (inked around the edges of every layer) Pacific Point Garden Green Lovely Lilac Versamark(R) (For embossing) Encore Silver
Card Stock:
Shimmery White (3" square) Garden Green (3-3/16" square & 1" x 5.25") Pacific Point (a current In Color) (3-3/8" square) Lovely Lilac (4" x 5.25") Embellishments:
Silver brads, Circle Rhinestone brad
Punches:
1" circle, Designer Label, Word Window, ticket corner
Accessories:
aquapainter, paper piercer and mat pack, stampin’ sponge, dimensionals

Poinsettia Card

Do you like this card???  I hope so because I do!  And I made a video tutorial on how to make it!  Just keep scrolling to see the two video options.  Enjoy and leave me a comment here to let me know what you think, please?

Here is a list of supplies used on this card – all Stampin’ Up! of course.

Base: Kraft (8.5" x 5.5”)
o2nd layer: Real Red (2.5" x 5.25”)
o3rd layer: Old Olive (coluzzle circle)
4th layer: Ski Slope DSP (eight 1-3/8" circles)
Stamp Set: A Cardinal Christmas 
Inks: craft: Old Olive, classic: Chocolate Chip 
Accessories: 1-3/8" circle punch, dimensionals, Coluzzle, Bone Folder, Anywhere Hole Punch w/ Hammer, Crystal Clear EP, Embossing Heat Gun, Scallop Edge Punch, stamp-a-ma-jig
Embellishments: Rhinestone Brad from Pretties Kit, Wide Chocolate Grosgrain Ribbon

 OKAY!  I got it!  Here are the videos. The first is how to do create just the poinsettia.  The second video gives step by step instructions to create the rest of the card. (To see the first video in high quality click here and then click "watch in high quality" to the bottom right of the video screen; and to see the second video in high quality click here.)