This is a cute little 5 1/2"x4 1/4" card. I used some olive cardstock for the card base. I cut some orange/green/red plaid paper 1/4" smaller. The plaid paper is from the Indian Summer Stack by DCWV. I cut two strips of olive cardstock, one at 1 3/4"x4" and one at 2 1/2"x4." I then cut some white cardstock 1/8" smaller and embossed it with the Distress Stripes emobssing folder. The larger rectangle is layered with some more plaid paper, also cut 1/8" smaller than the olive cardstock. I used George and Basic Shapes to cut the two circles, one at 3 1/4" and one at 3." The pumpkin is cut from Smiley Cards. I used the Distress Stripes folder on him as well. I also added black pearls for his eyes, glossy accents on his tongue and crackle accents for the stem. The senitment is from Scrappy Moms Stamps. I stamped it on white cardstock, then matted it with some olive cardstock. The circles are pop-dotted to the card base. 
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This is a cute little birthday card set I made today. I thought it would be perfect for someone who needs a quick summery birthday card for someone. The cards are all 3 1/2"x5" and I made four. I used white cardstock for the base of the card, then cut some tree patterned paper 1/8" smaller. I wrapped the card base with some orange and white plaid ribbon. I cut the clouds from Paper Pups at 1 3/4." There are actually two clouds, but I used my Gypsy to hide the other since I only wanted one on each card. I then flocked the clouds and embossed them with the D'vine Swirls folder and my Cuttlebug. The suns are from Smiley Cards, and I used my Gypsy to hide the face on them. I then used some orange sorbet glitter by Martha Stewart on the outer ring of the sun. I adhered them to the card with pop-dots. I added some orange bling around the sun on each card. My sentiment is stamped in verdigris ink by ColorBox on white cardstock. I then matted it with some orange cardstock, which is cut 1/8" larger than the white. For the inside I just matted some white cardstock with dark green and orange cardstock. Each layer 1/8" larger than the previous one. 
It is time for another Flaunt It Fridays challenge! This week is challenge #17 and we are asking you to flaunt the 3 Birds on Parade cartridge. Specifically we are flaunting the "disguise bird." When I saw this little guy my first thought was that he was perfect for a surprise party invitation. I decided to make a criss-cross card. I used a light blue cardstock for the criss-cross part of the card. I then cut a couple of triangles 1/4" smaller than the flaps, from a patterned paper. The little bird is cut at 3," using both regular and shadow features. I flocked the main part of his body with navy colored flocking. I added crackle accents to his wings and glossy accents to his sunglasses and I used a grey pen on his mustache. The "shhh..." sentiment is from Smiley Cards and I added the three dots using George and Basic Shapes and welding it all together on my Gypsy. I also used my Gypsy to weld the "it's a surprise" sentiment, which is from Mickey Font. Both the sentiments are cut at 1." The inner card is cut at 5 1/4"x3 3/4." I used a shimmery blue cardstock for the outer layer and white cardstock for the inner layer, which is 1/4" smaller than the blue. I punched a hole in the top and added a polka dotted ribbon. I placed a brad through the hole as well. I finished it all off with some doodling on the sentiments. 
There is my project, I hope you all like it! I also hope you check out all the other projects that the rest of the design has come up with! Now head on over to Flaunt It Fridays, check out all the fun projects, get inspired and create your own project! I can't wait to see how you flaunt this fun little disguised bird! :) 
It seems that technology is even creeping into my card making. ;) Actually, that was today's challenge at 365 Cards. The challenge was to use what you see in texting on your card, the abbreviated words and phtrases. I used the colors from Color Throwdown: always artichoke, baja breeze, cameo coral. I also used this week's ABC Challenge, which is a sketch and L is for Lace. Since I don't actually have any lace on hand I used a border punch to create some paper lace. 
The card is 4 1/2"x6 1/4." I used some dark green cardstock to make the card base. I trimmed some white cardstock at 4 1/4"x6." I used some blue patterned paper from DCWV's Citrus Stack and some pink patterned paper by Penny Lane for my background. Those strips are cut at 5 7/8"x1 3/4." I cut a piece of shimmery white cardstock at 5 3/4"x1 3/4" and then used a Martha Stewart border punch to create my lace. I then tied a polka dotted blue ribbon around the card. I mounted a green rectange, cut at 3 3/8"x2 5/8," onto the card and layered it with white cardstock, cut at 3 1/4"x2 1/2." My sentiment, "THX," was cut from Smiley Cards. The largest two were cut in green, at 1 1/2" and 1 1/4." I cut the pink one at 1." I inked the edges of the green sentiments in hint of pesto ink by Tsukineko. I glued the green sentiments down, layering them, and pop-dotted the pink sentiment. I finished it off with some fruit punch Stickles on the pink sentiment. Enjoy!!
