2RB Banana Split Sunday Challenge No. 11

I hope everyone is ready for this week's 2RedBananas' Banana Split Sunday Challenge, because it's flower time. That's right, all you have to do is use flowers on your project. This was pretty easy for me because I must have a million of them...

I made this card for my mom, just to let her know I'm thinking about her. The card base is purple CS with blocks of Heidi Grace Designs DP. The flowers are also from Heidi Grace (with pearl brad centers from Oriental Trading).

The image is Flourish with Flowers by Jami Bova from 2RedBananas. I stamped it on watercolor paper and colored it with watercolor pencils. I also went crazy with the sparkly accents - I used Sakura Stardust pens, Shimmerz, Blingz and Pink Paislee Pixie Stix glitter. The sentiment is by Hero Arts.

I also did yet another page for Kate's mini birthday album. The chipboard and DP is all by Little Yellow Bicycle, from their Baby Safari collection.

I used the Nestabilities Label 1 die to cut out the mat and photo. The felt flowers (orange and green) are from American Crafts and the paper ones (pink and yellow) are by Prima. I think the mini brads are from Creative Impressions, but I'm not sure.

The sentiment is from Jami Bova's stamp set Cajun Chicken by 2RedBananas.

This was a fun challenge. I mean, who doesn't have some of these versatile embellishments? Be sure to go to 2RB's blog for more info and to check out the other DT's samples.

Happy Birthday, Diana

This is a card I made for my friend, Diana's 40th birthday today. Happy Birthday, Diana!

The card base is black CS with a block of My Mind's Eye DP. The small squares are also MME DP. I used the Nestabilities Label 1 die for the mat under the chicken.

The chicken image is from Jami Bova's stamp set Chicken Impossible by 2RedBananas. The square he's pointing at flaps up and has a sentiment from the set underneath it.

The rhinestones are from Kaiser Craft and the black acrylic flourishes are by Queen & Co.

Happy 1st Birthday, Aiden

This card is for my great-nephew, Aiden, who turned 1 this month. I can't believe I have a GREAT-nephew...

The card base is white CS with a block of Orbit Collection DP from Crate Paper (did I mention that I love this paper?). The strip of alien DP is the reverse of the red DP. The chipboard letters and number are Thickers by American Crafts that have been inked with blue ink. The arrow brad is by 7Gypsies.

Happy Birthday, Bryce

This is a birthday card I made for Matt's godson, Bryce. Bryce turned seven this month.

The card base is teal CS, with a block of Orbit Collection DP by Crate Paper. The strip of DP with aliens is the reverse side of the DP. I used a couple sizes of circle punches to punch circles from watercolor paper then used scissors to cut notches out to make the asterisk shape. The sentiment is a Hero Arts stamp.

I love this DP, it's so cute. I need to do a layout using my last piece. Not sure how to make it girlie, though.

2RB Banana Split Sunday Challenge No. 10

This week for 2RedBananas' Banana Split Sunday Challenge we have a great sketch. Go to 2RB's blog for more info and to see the sketch and samples from the DT.

The card base is black CS with a block of black & white checked DP (this scrap is so old I have no idea who made it). The oval and pink strip of DP is from Basic Grey.

The flamingo image is from 2RB's stamp set called Heartfelt Friends by Abbey Westemeyer. It's stamped with StazOn and colored with watercolor pencils and some Sakura Stardust ink. The sentiment is from 2RB's stamp set called Wrapped in His Love by Jami Bova. It's stamped with pearlescent white ink on black CS, and matted on some pink DP. The black rhinestones are from Kaiser Craft.

Be sure to stop by 2RedBananas and join us for this week's challenge.

2RedBananas Week of Peeks - Tickled Pink

2RedBananas.com's Week of Peeks is still going strong. There have been sneak peeks of so many great stamp sets - and there's still more to come. Go to the 2RB blog and see more samples by DT Bananas.

For this peek I'm using two stamp sets: Tickled Pink and Sweetie, both by Abbey Westermeyer.

The card base is black CS with a block of Basic Grey DP. I stamped the flamingo image on the Basic Grey DP and the cake on watercolor paper. They're both colored with watercolor pencils, Sakura Stardust pens and Souffle pens. I used the Nestabilities Label 1 die (can you tell it's the only one I have?... so far) to cut out the image and mat (which is Crate Paper DP). The sentiment is by Hero Arts and I stamped it with pink Chalk Ink then traced over it with a Stardust pen. I also added some pretty ribbon.

Even though both of these stamp sets are wedding themed, I thought they also be used to make a birthday card.

Stop by 2RB's blog tomorrow and see what else you can get a peek at, and go to 2RedBananas.com on Monday to see all of the new stamp sets.

2RedBananas Week of Peeks - Party Bees

2RedBananas.com will be releasing its new stamp sets on May 18th. For this "Week of Peeks" I decided to use Abbey Westemeyer's new set called "Party Bees" to make a card. You can go to 2RB's blog to see more samples, or visit the other DT members' blogs and see what else they're showing peeks of:

Jeanette Fincher
Deb Felts
Jami Bova
Teresa Grau
Cassie Larson

Denise Marzec, Guest DT
Silke Ledlow, Guest DT

The card base is a white DCWV gatefold card with a block of Wild Saffron DP by K&Co on either side of the opening. The flowers are stamped on Basic Grey DP with a rhinestone center and the stems and leaves are made from ribbon. The bee's body is stamped on watercolor paper and the stripes on the body have yellow and black flocking from Doodlebug Designs. The wings are stamped on a transparency with Stickles on the back.

Again, I decided to do some experimenting with this sneak peek and I had fun doing it. I guess I need to use more techniques when I'm crafting, instead of falling back on the same ol' same ol'.

Hope you'll stop by 2RedBananas' blog to see more peeks this week, and don't forget to go to 2RedBananas.com on Monday to see the new stamp sets.