Birthday Sunshine

 Happy Weekend's End! How's your April weather treating you? Ours has been windy, rainy and cool. Every once in a while the sun peeks out. Maybe that's why I've seen yellow challenges lately. We're all craving sunshine. I was game to play, so my card today required me to use yellow with gray as my neutral/accent color, and if possible have a touch of elegance, ribbon, metallic/glitter colorants, flowers and be a shaped card other than square or rectangle. Well, I think I "did" them all!

I used yellow DCWV card stock for the card base which I cut using a Crafters Companion Die'sire Create A Card Stacey die. The largest die in the set makes a 4-1/2 X 5-3/4" card. I also cut outside mats with some gray SU card stock. I cut inside mats from some Lily Bee Happily Lost designer paper. The MFT sentiment was hand-stamped in Morning Mist (gray) Versafine Clair ink, heat-embossed and then cut with a Spellbinders Fancy Tags #1 die and partially colored with a gold Wink of Stella glitter brush pen. The focal image is a LaBlanche Framed Peony, hand-stamped with part Cheerful, part Golden Meadow VersafineClair ink and clear-heat-embossed. The flower, leaves and frame edges were colored with yellow Wink of Stella and then outlined with gold Wink. The image background was colored with a Bright Ideas silver gray metallic marker. The peony was then coated with clear Wink, and the frame was ink distressed with a dark gray Promarker to define the outer edge a bit.

I used this SplitCoastStampers sketch SC48. My focal image is an oval shape.

I laid down a light yellow wide sheer ribbon across the card under the focal. On top of that in the center of the first ribbon I laid a darker yellow sheer glittery ribbon. Then I laid criss-cross 2 strips of a third gold yellow sheer ribbon. I like the texture and the little dressy design peeking out.

I found these gray herringbone papers in the Lily Bee Happily Lost paper collection, so I cut the inside mats from that. Since I did not make the card for anyone in particular, I'm waiting on adding inside sentiments.

I love looking at my cards from the side when I take the time to coordinate the front and back. I wish now I'd made two of the herringbone paper piece and used the other one underneath the ribbons. Oh well, live and learn, maybe next time. ;-) 

I hope you enjoyed seeing how I made this card, and I wish everyone a good week ahead. Thanks so much for visiting! Stay well! XOX

MY CHALLENGES PLAYLIST:

1.   SplitCoastStampers Sketch SC48

2.   ModSquad Challenge 4/7-4/20: Perfectly Pantone -- #1/3 I've used only yellows and grays.

3.   The Rainbow Card Challenge April: Delightfully Daffodil -- After studying the graphic, I see bits of grays and greens in addition to the yellows, so I'm using gray here as a neutral to my yellows. 

4.   More Mixed Media April: Ag + Opt. Use Yellow

5.   The Sisterhood of  Crafters: Mellow Yellow -- #1/3

6.   AllSorts Week 620: AG + Opt. Add Ribbon -- #1/3 Option played! I've used 3 ribbons across the center

7.   AAA Birthday Game #24: Shaped Card  

8.   A Place to Start April 2021 #4: AG / Make It Elegant (Anything with an Elegant Touch) -- #1/8 I've attempted an elegant look/style

9.   Outlawz Crash Your Stash 04/15-05/14: Metallic/Glitter Markers or Paints -- #1/3

10. Through the Purple Haze #179: AG + Opt. Ribbon/Lace -- #2/3  I've used 3 ribbons across the center.

11.  The Crafter's Cafe #264 15th April: Flowers -- #1/5  11 Challenges Max - Done :-)