Birthday Pennants

Birthday greetings are featured today.  When I first saw the colors at Dynamic Duos, I immediately thought flowers.  But then when I saw the sketch at Technostamper, it seemed like a great layout for a masculine birthday card.

I turned the sketch horizontally and then strung the pennants together with Baker’s Twine.  It is really a fairly clean and simple card, but it still looks great.

Here is my card:

 

 

Hope you like my card!

 



All items Stampin' Up unless noted

Stamp: Pennant Parade, Remembering Your Birthday
Paper:  Old Olive, Pacific Point, Whisper White
Ink:  Pacific Point, Versamark
Other:  White Embossing Powder, Petite Pennants Builder Punch, White Baker’s Twine, Brights Candy Dots, Candy Dot Brad Bases

A Girl Needs a Little Pink

My niece is turning 4 in a couple weeks, and when I saw the following challenges, I immediately thought birthday card.  I have two little boys, so when I have the chance to shop or make cards for girls, I go pink all the way.

Here was my inspiration:  Color Throwdown #257 and Inkspirational Sketch Challenge #35.  I am also playing this week at Stampin' Royalty Challenge #191 - Circles.

 

 

Don't the colors in the Color Throwdown just remind you of sherbet?  I loved the butterflies and circles on the Sketch Inspiration.  I moved the center element down, but it still feels like the sketch to me.  To create the patterns on the butterflies, I used the Six-Sided Sampler stamp set from Stampin' Up.  I stamped the various patterns and colors, then punched a butterfly from the center of the hexagon shape.  The rhinestones add that little bling every girl loves!!

 

 

 

 



 

All Items Stampin' Up unless noted

 

Stamp:  Six-Sided Sampler, Remembering Your Birthday

Paper:  Pink Pirouette, Regal Rose, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Wild Wasabi, Whisper White

Ink:  Regal Rose, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Wild Wasabi

Other:   5/8" White Organza Ribbon, Jewel Rhinestones, Paper Studio Small Butterfly Punch,