Saturday, April 12, 2014

April Unity {be INSPIRED} Challenge!

We're going out to celebrate a friend's birthday tonight and she loves handmade things, so I had to finally use a Fashionista stamp for the first time and put this together for the April {be INSPIRED} Challenge. I decided to go with the card sketch part of the challenge:


Pretty simple--which I like! I was daunted about all the coloring here, but I think it came out cute. :)


This was also my first attempt at paper piecing!I'm pretty proud of that fussy cut along the hem of her dress. ;) My favorite part of this card is her glittery shoes!


I also added some other glitter touches to her dress and the cake, but the shoes are just too cute. I used Stampin' Up! Dazzling Details in Silver Sparkle. The other thing I love about this card is that, since the stamp set came with three sentiments, one was really perfect for the inside of the card:



I can't wait to give this card away tonight! The stamp set I used was Sabrina {fashionista} by Tarcey Malnofski.


Now I've got to go get ready for tonight. Thanks for stopping by! :)




9 comments:

  1. What a FUN bday card. Love how the dress matches the rest of the card. :)

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    1. Thank you, Gaylynn! I thought about matching her dress at the last second. :)

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  2. Christina, this card is absolutely stunning! So very beautiful! I love what you did with the shoes! So fancy!

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  3. WOWzers, Christina, I cant believe this is your first attempt at paper piecing, you did a great job! Love her glitter shoes too! Nice card!
    Peace,
    KristyLee

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    1. Thanks, KristyLee! Yes, I was a bit daunted by paper piecing, but I think it came out nicely! Thanks for the kind words! :)

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  4. this is such a sweet and fun card! i can't believe it is your first paperpiece... it is gorgeous!! love your card. Thanks for joining us at the Unity Be Inspired challenge!
    -Rachel
    rwkrafts.com

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    1. Thank you so much for the compliments, Rachel! Paper piecing is far less intimidating than I thought it would be. :)

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  5. Hey Christina I just posted on my blog you were the winner of the grab bag of stamps if you want to send me your mailing address :)

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