Two challenges today!

Happy Wednesday!  Today I have two cards to share.  I found a box of DCWV cards and envelopes that I never used so I pulled some cute patterns out and used them for both of today’s cards.    The first one is for the Dirty Dozen/DD Alumni monthly challenge.  This month it was hosted by Jen (genie1314). She has a birthday this month, so she based her rules on that.  Here’s the info. we were given:

Challenge Focus: BIRTHDAY!

Required Element: NUMBERS!! You can use stamps, die cuts, embossing folders, chipboard… whatever kind of number you can get your hands on!

Restricted Element: You can’t use the word “birthday.” Be creative in wishing someone a happy birthday!

I made a pattern for the number 29 (the two and the nine are connected) and I originally wanted to cut the card base into the shape of the numbers.  But I decided that it wouldn’t leave much space for writing a message so I layered it onto the cardfront instead.  I carefully embossed only the number 2 with the Cuttlebug Number Collage folder.  Then I embossed the 9 with the Spots and Dots folder, being careful not to overlap the embossing already done on the number 2.

I thought the Inky Antics bunny would look cute as he wonders about the number.  Hmmm….29….again?

stamps- Inky Antics- Bunny Wonders, SU Typeset Alpha U & L

paper- DCWV, Celery, Shimmery White

ink- Black, Cocoa

accessories- circle punch, Twinkling H2O’s, Cuttlebug Number Collage and Spots & Dots folders

My second card is for Jen Ofiana’s sketch challenge over at All That Scraps.  I strayed a bit, adding the piece of red with the sentiment….hope that’s ok!  I just couldn’t get it how I liked it otherwise.  This is another DCWV card base and I used the set Olivia’s Birdies with the branch upright for a tree.  The leafy branch on the left is a Sizzix diecut.  And I just had to pull out some of my huge stash of eyelets and use some!

stamps- Olivia’s Birdies

paper- White, DCWV, Cocoa, Celery

ink- Palette Black

accessories- Copic markers, eyelets, Sizzix leaves