Happiest Birthday

Today is my friend's birthday and she just happens to be my local SU Demo, Chris Galbraith.  I enjoy getting to make a card for her now and then, especially given all of the creative inspiration she shares with me and the rest of her customers throughout the year.  The card was inspired by this week's Pals Paper Arts sketch #PPA149.

The image is stamped and then colored with SU markers.   I used a darker color first and then a lighter one for a blended effect. The strips of printed papers are mounted on the red and then embossed. 

Here's an angled shot to show off some of the dimension and texture

And the inside of the card.  I used markers to ink up the greeting stamp.   The flowers are stamped, colored and then cut out. Adhered with some pop dots. 

Here's the sketch that provided the inspiration. Pals Paper Arts sketch #PPA149.

Supplies: 

Stamps: Stampin' Up (Apothecary Art, Everything Eleanor, and Blooming with Kindness)

Ink/Coloring: Stampin' Up (Island Indigo, Riding Hood Red, Blushing Bride, Baja Breeze)

Paper: Stampin' Up (Twitterpated DSP, and cardstock (Whisper White, Riding Hood Red, Island Indigo)

Tools: Stampin' Up (Border punch, Labels Framelits,)

Accessories: Stampin' Up (ribbon)

Sailing the Seas (PPA141, PP108)

I was looking at some of the challenges that I've been wanting to do and managed to combine the Paper Players 108 and the Pals Paper Arts 141 sketch challenge.  I missed the cut off to enter the Paper Players challenge, but enjoyed the color combo none the less.

I added an envelope...

Here's the inside of the card

Here's the sketch and color challenge that provided inspiration.

Supply List: 
Stamps: SU - The Open Sea
Paper: SU - Nautical Expedition DSP, SU - Regals Patterns Stack, SU cardstock
Ink: SU
Accessories: Square Brads - Paper Studio, SU - Baker's Twine,
Tools: SU Pinking Hearts border punch