Marigold Studio | "Smile- Today is Your Day!" Birthday Card

My card today reminds me of soft hues, spring and the wispy colors of flower fields in the country side. This is a mix of things that makes me happy and glad to be alive! I started by coloring the coffee cup with pink hearts on watercolor paper, arranging it on a chipboard tag that is sort of old rose in color and decorating it with glitter hearts, a wreath die cut, and a ticket tag that I stamped in brown ink. 

I added a soft blue patterned paper with a hatch design, cut with the Avery Elle pinked edges die, and then to add interest and texture I added a mat with a stitching detail of creme textured paper behind it.

To tie it all together, I added a soft floral pattern and added the stitched detail to it as well. The Birthday Wishes sentiment is from WPlus9 and so is the banner die. A few silver sequins provided just enough bling that was needed to perk it up! 

I finished the inside of the card with a soft pink paper that I stamped with the Hero Arts background stamp, added a stamped sentiment from Hero Arts Stamp, and a couple of trims of patterned paper at the bottom.

Hope you liked my card. Thanks for visiting with me today!

P.S. This card is in my Etsy shop, Marigold Studio. Please find it here, if interested.

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Marigold Studio | Valentine's Day Contemporary Card

Hello there! I had this desire to create a Valentine's Day card with a contemporary vibe that had all the fixings of a Valentine's Day Card like pink and red colors, a warm tone and yet was different in the way it used the various elements. I was rooting towards a modern, somewhat edgy card with the tag as the focal image. So this is what I came up with...

I started with a Kraft card base and used a  Hero Arts background stamp which I clear heat embossed to create an interesting backdrop. Then I die cut a soft pink scalloped rectangle from the WPlus9 Sunshine Layers Die, stamped the inner layer of brown card stock with a Heidi Swapp Arrow Background Stamp and clear heat embossed the pattern. 

I added a tag die from Avery Elle Simply Tags Dies, the die cut scripty "love" from white cardstock, and die cut the word YOU from the tag. I also added a starburst light pink die cut (using Avery Elle Pinked Elle-ments dies) that shows through the cutout and hangs off the tag for added emphasis. Finally I added the twine bow, faux stitching details, red buttons and a star garland in silver foil to complete the look.  

I decorated the inside of the card with a couple of sentiments from the Avery Elle, Lots of Love stamp set, as I think that really completes the experience of the receiver. Earlier I used to keep the insides of my cards blank, but I think I like the feel of continuing the visual experience inside better. 

I hope you liked my take on this card! I would love to hear from you. What kind of Valentine's Day cards or goodies are you planning on coming up with, this year? 

P.S: I don't put up all my cards and creations for sale in my Etsy Shop, Marigold Studio, but this one made it there! If interested, please find it here. 

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