Try Stampin' on Tuesday sketch 111

Hi Lovelies,

Today's sketch for Try Stampin' on Tuesday is a really good one (well aren't they all)!  I love how so many ideas flow from this sketch.  

I decided to give this first card a masculine feel.  Since I'm so low on Birthday cards.  I used the emboss/resist technique with Distress Inks on the stamped panel.  I used the yellow pp for this panel just so I got some added texture.  I really love the colours of Wild Honey, Rusty Hinge & Pumice Stone together.  They really make that fern leaf stand out.  I'm breaking out some stamps I haven't used in ages as well, which is helping the Mojo return as well.  

This next card has to me a retro kid feel about it.  Not sure why though?  Maybe it's the colours of the red & blue.  Anyway I did a little paper piecing on this card for the cupcake, fussy cut the red banner & balloon out. I used pop dots on the balloon to make it look like it's floating.  The best bit was this was a really quick card to make.  

Well the snakes kidlets seem to be very quiet at the moment so had better go & find out what chaos & mayhem they've gotten themselves into this time.  Take care & sending hugs to you all.  Oh please don't forget about my little give away here.  

Supplies

Pattern Papers - Darling Deer by My Mind's Eye, Seen & Noted by Pebbles

Red Bazzil c/s

Cuttlebug

Spellbinder Nestibilities - Label One

Hero Art stamps - S5154 Three Ferns, CL158 Cupcakes, CL139 Birthday Messages,

Stampin-Up stamps - Lexicon of love

Distress Inks - Wild Honey, Rusty Hinge, Pumice Stone,

Inks - Versa Color 14 Scarlet (cube), Onyx Black Versafine Ink, Momento Tuxedo Black, Versa Mark Embossing ink,

Clear Embossing Powder, 

Unknown Ribbon, 

Copic Y35 (to colour ribbon).