Birthday Wish

Hello Blogger Friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit with The Charmed Life Blog today. 

Another weekend is upon us and maybe it holds from crafty time for you. I hope to get into my space tomorrow and make a patriotic card. I had an idea pop into my head today for a card to celebrate America's 250th year. 

If it comes together on paper the way, it's in my head I may invite some of my friends over for a girl's night and let them make the same card. They aren't stampers so I will have to have the paper and dies all cut for them. They can stamp with some assistance. 

So, if it works out, I will post the cad on my Blog if anyone might be interested in re-creating it. Now onto my card for today. This one I created using the colors from the Splitcoaststampers color challenge #1075, Our colors were pool party, gorgeous grape and peach pie.

pool party, gorgeous grape, peach pie

I received this pretty envelope from a friend for my last birthday. She didn't write on it so I could use it again. But as soon as I saw it, I knew it was a match for gorgeous grape cardstock. So, it became designer paper on this card.

I trimmed the envelope down and layered it on peach pie cardstock and then gorgeous grape for my base. I colored the butterflies with a distress marker that complements the pool party color.

Added my birthday wish phrase in peach pie and white and scattered a few pool party glossy dots to finish off this first card.

I am going to give it to the friend who gave it to me for her birthday.

Paper: gorgeous grape, peach pie, white (Stampin' Up)

Paper Size: A2

Accessories: Confetti & Cake dies (Scrapbook & Cards Today), Glossy Dots Assortment (Stampin' Up) Tumbled Glass Distress Marker (Ranger)

Techniques: Upcycle

I am also entering:

1.  Creative Fingers Challenge #323 is anything goes. 

2.  Cut It Up Challenge #357 is anything goes with a die cut. 

3.  Crafty Catz has an anything goes challenge. 

4.  Ellibelle's Garden Party is anything from a garden.  

5.  Addicted to Stamps & More has a birthday challenge #518.