Cheer for Birthdays & Challenges

A neighbor and friend asked me to make her a couple of birthday cards for girls who are involved with her daughters' cheerleading team.  Last year, I made her some cards using my Everyday Paper Dolls Cricut cartridge.  This year -- thanks to super speedy processing/shipping at SP&Co -- I received my Cheerleader stamp set just in time to crank out two more...


These cards are also perfect for Fall and Back to School so I'm entering them in the following challenges:


I made the red pom pom card first.  If I did this again, I would definitely heat emboss the Happy Birthday background to make the sentiment stand out better.



To vary the second card, I reversed the color combo and made the pom poms black.  I heat embossed the sentiment background with clear embossing powder.  The light reflects off the sentiment better in the second photo below.  I created a vertical card and added a bow with black/white coordinating ribbon from my stash.



Thanks for stopping by!

Copics:
R-24, 27, 29
C-1, 3, 5, 7, 9
E-33, 35, 37 / 42, 43, 47, 49

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark
SP&Co Stamps: Cheerleader; Happy Banners
Embellishments: Ribbon, White Gel Pen, Adhesive Gray Pearls (card #1), Black Enamel Accents (card #2)

Comments

  1. Super sweet card, love the colouring! Thanks for joining us at DTC!

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  2. Adorable cards! Love the black and white ribbon too!

    Hope to see you for our next challenge at RRR.

    Jenn
    DT

    PS. I am on the SPCO DT too and will definitely let Samantha know I spotted your card!!!!

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    1. Jenn, I love your cards... and follow your blog. Thanks for sharing my card with Samantha! I'm a big fan of SP&Co.! I'm thinking about applying for the design team when she puts out the next call...

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  3. Each card is so cute!! Love your coloring and the style of the cards. Thank you for joining us at 7 Kids College Fund.
    Hugs Kelly

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  4. These are great!! I love that you used the same colors but came up with 2 different designs.
    Hugs,
    Sami

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