Wednesday, September 17, 2008

You and I in a little toy shop...Buy a bag of balloons with the money we've got ...

Good morning, yall! I hope you're having a great day so far. It's a great day around here...it's Cole's 6th Birthday!! He didn't seem that excited about it...we'll see how he is after school (I think they get to wear a birthday crown).

Today I've got some cards to show you from the Verve Release last week...I realized I forgot to post these!

This one uses the new Black Tie Birdies set. I wanted my birdie to be floating in the air with the balloons...so cute! That ribbon is 7/8" Offray Grosgrain...I smooshed it under my sewing machine foot and stitched down the center.

This is a little treat container I made using Some Bunny. Isn't he cute??? I covered him in Liquid Applique and paper pieced his shirt. Once the Liquid Applique cooled off, I went over it with a light brown Copic marker. The sentiment fit perfectly on a tag from the Cuttlebug Tiny Tags die.

This card is probably my favorite of all of the ones I created for the release. I stamped the silhouettes from Abundant Blessings in Baja Breeze and Soft Sky. Then I inked up the flower image in Dark Brown chalk ink and stamped it on top of the blue. Then I added the sentiment from So Happy and I created a ribbon slider to run my Chocolate Satin ribbon through.

And here's my final card...bright, huh?? This one uses Birthday Surprise. I stamped the background panel with the filigree background stamp from Grateful Elegance, and then sponged around the edges. The birdie and balloons were stamped and colored with Copic markers, with parts popped up for dimension.

Well, guys I gotta run...I hope you enjoyed my cards today. Make sure you check out the Verve Blog for the new Project Parade Challenge.

Also, Kim at My Favorite Things is running a special for a very good cause. Click -->HERE<-- for all the details.

Have a fabulous day!!

12 comments:

Rebecha said...

Gorgeous cards! I especially love the texture on the balloons of the first card. AWESOME WORK!

Amy said...

I LOVE those balloons! Wow!

Tell Cole happy birthday from our house! :-)

Julee (Vervegirl) said...

Happy Birthday COLE!!!!!!

Love all of your cards, Shannan. Love the variety - soft and serene to bold & bright - they're all just beautiful.

Callie said...

Love the cards! Happy birthday Cole! It's my Erica's 3rd birthday today, she insists that she'll be two forever though!

Nancy B said...

Shannon, These are very cool cards. Love that Bird stamp. and those balloons are too!

Christi Flores said...

Happy birthday Cole!!!! All of your cards are amazing!! I emailed you back about getting together but I'm not sure if you got it so be expecting a PM from me! :)

Joanne said...

All of your cards are FABULOUS! I just love this adorable bird...

Unknown said...

Totally wonderful cards Shannan!! I love seeing your colors and mixed patterns - fun stuff! :)

Jackie Pedro said...

All four cards are fab, Shannan, but I especially love the first one and the silhouette card. Gorgeous work!

Happy Birthday to your son, Cole!!!

Renée said...

Wow, Shannan, those are all fabulous cards. I love your colour choices! I hope your son had a wonderful birthday!!

Tosha Leyendekker said...

These are all fabulous Shannan...from the bold brights to the soft blue!! Fantastic!!

Jessie/knightrone said...

Super cute stuff!! They are all gorgeous!!

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