Subtle Birthday Bouquet

#stampinup   The Paper Pal Arts challenge blog is another that I recently discovered. I found this blog because I follow the fabulous Mary Fish and she often plays along in this challenge. This week's challenge is a sketch challenge. Since I'm still bringing birthdays back, I decided to make a birthday card and to use the sweetly subtle Birthday Bouquet Designer Series Paper available in the Occasions catalog.



I started with a Mint Macaron panel of the Birthday Bouquet DSP and adhered it to a Mint Macaron mat. I adhered this assembly with Stampin' Dimensionals to a Soft Suede card base, cut lengthwise.
I stamped the "happy birthday" sentiment from the "Party Wishes" set in Mint Macaron onto a 2"x3" piece of Whisper White Card Stock. I adhered this to a slightly larger piece of Blushing Bride Card Stock.

I used two other sheets of Birthday Bouquet DSP to add the contrasting strip in the middle of the panel and a thin banner on top. I flagged the end with the Banner Punch. I added a bit of Tea Lace Paper Doily to the edge of these pieces, according to the sketch. 

I punched two hearts with the Sweetheart Punch from Blushing Bride. I added the sentiment and the hearts to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals. For a final touch, I added two Blushing Bride Candy Dots to the hearts. 

Soft and subtle isn't usually my style, but I love these sweet colors together!

tams# 6381

Product List

Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Tea Lace Paper Doilies [129399] $3.00	Subtles Candy Dots [130933] $6.00	Banner Punch [133519] $13.00
Sweetheart Punch [133786] $16.00	Birthday Bouquet Designer Series Paper [140557] $11.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $8.50	Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad [131172] $6.50
Mint Macaron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [138337] $7.00	Soft Suede 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [115318] $7.00	Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad [138326] $6.50	Party Wishes Clear-Mount Stamp Set [140961] $19.00