[More] Birthday Wishes - Crazy 4 Challenges #18

Are you ready for a new Crazy 4 Challenges challenge? Today Lori is asking us to make a birthday card. I'm using Mojo Monday #120 for my layout--it's a fun one

I started by stamping all four flowers from Verve's Wishful Elegance set on patterned paper from the new Farm Fresh 8 x 8 pad from October Afternoon with Rich Cocoa ink. Then I cut them all out, layered them, and topped them off with a Vintage button in Dark Chocolate from PTI. For the horizontal element, I ran some More Mustard card stock through my Cuttlebug with the Victorian embossing folder, then swiped my Soft Suede ink pad across the raised areas. LOVE how that turned out! Then I matted it with a layer of Soft Suede with a punched border. I tied the sentiment, from Verve's Wonderful Wishes set, and another Vintage button onto the looped ribbon with Rustic Twine. All paper edges were distressed with Vintage Touch ink. I'm liking the home-y feel this card has.

NOW, be sure to check out the samples by the rest of the crazies...er, I mean the Crazy 4 Challenges team ;-)

Cindy Haffner
Frances Byrne
Jessica Diedrich
Jessie Rone
Joanne Grzelak
Joycelyn Turner
Lori Boyd
Lynda Benden
Mercy Kerin
Robin Willis
Vicki Garrett

THEN, you know what to do--we'd love to have you come along and play with us. Just do your thing with the sketch and link it to Mr. Linky on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog. Please link directly to your project. And, if you upload to a public gallery, please use the key word C4C19.

Thanks for stopping by today!!!

~Recipe~
Stamps: Wonderful Wishes, Wishful Elegance (Verve)
Paper: Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Real Red (SU!); Farm Fresh (October Afternoon)
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa; Vintage Touch (PTI)
Accessories: Cuttlebug, Victorian embossing folder (Provocraft); Classic Circle Nestabilities, Tag Trio (Spellbinder); 3M foam squares, ribbon (craft store); Rustic Twine, Vintage buttons (PTI); border punch (Martha Stewart)