Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge - Birthday card

Hi you wonderful bloggers out there!!!  Another Spring day in Southern CA and it is gorgeous outside.  Can't wait to get out there.  My 14 yr old grandson is visiting from MO and we are having a blast!!  I have to get up at 5 AM in order to get my cards and scrapbooking done.  Not much sleep this week; but it is so worth it to have him here.  We spent the afternoon yesterday just visiting high end car dealerships in Beverly Hills.  What an experience.  I didn't know there were so many expensive cars out there.  He is a walking fact machine for cars.  Knows everything about them.  He could sell all of them.  :)  Rodeo drive is always a hot spot for expensive cars as well. 

I used three different sketches this week and I think I was able to pull it off.  I entered this card in my 1st, 2nd and 3rd sketch challenges.  This was my 2nd entry for the 1st sketch.  I think I am getting the hang of it now.  Here is my "Happy Birthday" card using three sketches, dots/spots, stripes, pastels, never inked stamp, Spring and flowers.  Wow!! That was fun putting them all together.  I like combining my challenges.  This paper is very shiny and pretty; but the shine doesn't show up on the pictures for some reason.

This is a view trying to show you the shiny paper.  Everything on here shines.  It was hard to capture.  Click to enlarge. 

This sketch is from Cards & Things Sketch Challenge #114. See list below for link to this challenge. 

This is the sketch from unscriptedsketches.com.  You can flip it, rotate it, create a card, a scrapbook page; whatever you want to do and it is fine with them.  I love this.  See below for link.

This is my second entry into the sketch challenge seen below.  I think this card is pretty close to the same sketch as this one; so I decided to enter another one. 

 

I love the CTMH Art Philosophy Cricut collection!!  You can create so many fun things for your cards and scrapbooking.  It has become my favorite cricut cartridge.  I used it for my flowers in 3 different sizes as well as the tag for the Happy Birthday stamp.  This is a closer view.  Click on the pictures to enlarge. 

The Happy Birthday stamp was made with my new Acrylix CTMH Card Word Puzzle Stamp Set which was part of the Pemberley Add-On selection that I purchased with my kit when I joined CTMH the end of March.  It has several words you can select and put together to create whatever you want to say.  They are small; but very clear.  I was very impressed with these stamp sets.

Supplies used for this card:

Card - Reflections 6 1/2 X 5 white

Paper - S-e-i Couture (Shiny cardstock)

Ribbon - American Crafts

Flower Shapes (3 sizes) and tag - CTMH Art Philosophy Cricut Collection

Stamp - CTMH Card Word Puzzle Stamp Set

Ink - VersaMark dazzle

Embossing powder - Stampendous - Pearlustre Rubellite

Bling - want2scrap.com

Foam mounting tape

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

krista-kris-challenges.blogspot.com - Cards & Things Challenges - Sketch Challenge #114

unscriptedsketches.com - Unscripted Sketches #152

www.southerngirlschallenge.blogspot.com - Challenge 41 - You Got Something You Wanna Say?

useittuesday.blogspot.com - Challenge #28 - Uninked stamp

http://daisydoodlescreativechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/- Challenge #56 - Spring

stampandcreateblog.blogspot.co.uk - April Monthly Challenge - Spring

thestampingboutiquechallengeblog.blogspot.com - Challenge #32 - Pastels

partytimetuesdays.blogspot.com - PTT#62 - Flowers

sassycherylschallenge.blogspot.com - Challenge #109 - Soft Pastels

craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com - Challenge #104 Dots and Stripes

ladybugscraftsinkchallengeblog.blogspot.com - Challenge #57 - Spots and Stripes

tuesdaythrowdown.blogspot.com - Tuesday Throwdown #92 Pastels

stamptacularsundaychallenge.blogspot.com - Challenge #157 Playin' with Pastels
http://creativecardcrew.blogspot.co.uk - #7 Spring
http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk - Spring or Easter
http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ - Challenge to "use your favorite tool"
http://www.comeandgetitchallenges.blogspot.com/2012/04/bring-it-onspring.html - Spring
thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.com -Clean &  Simple
http://pumpkinspiceblog.blogspot.com/ - Something Happy, green, any stamp and ribbon
http://divasbydesignchallenge.blogspot.com.au/ - Anything goes
http://www.4craftychicks.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/challenge-84-flowers.html - Flowers
http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.co.uk/ - Anything goes
http://www.sjpapercrafts.blogspot.com/2012/03/monthly-challenge-3-marchapril.html - 1-2-3
http://anythingchallenge.blogspot.com/ - Anything goes
http://flourishes.org/category/challenges/timeless-tuesday/ Birthday
http://thecraftgarden.blogspot.com/2012/04/april-challenge.html - Pastels

Check out the fun challenges this week and enter as many as you like.  Have fun!!!

Thanks for stopping by my blog.  I hope you enjoyed my card today.  I always like to get ideas from other bloggers.  It helps to get your own creativity in high gear when you see someone else's work.  :)

Have a fantastic day.  I would appreciate as many followers as possible.  Thanks.:)