Happy Birthday Mom!!!

German Phrase of the Day: Ich kann mich nicht erinnern. = I cannot remember. No mom...this isn't a reflection of your age...just happened to be on the phrase calendar for today - which when you think about it is kind of funny! ;-)

Ok, so I promised you all my 2 color challenge cards today. The first one I made is cute, but I LOVEY the second one!!

For this first one, I water colored the little giraffe with barely banana first, then added some marigold morning to his spots. I stamped the little oval (punched rubber with my small oval punch) with creamy caramel stamped off a couple of times first. Of course I also masked him, but it honestly doesn't look like I did...oh well!

I had him mostly put together but couldn't figure out where to put the sentiment or how to add the caramel...and then decided I could combine the two, and that's how the layout was born.

For this second card, since I had had winobella for a week and she still hadn't touched ink, I was feeling a little bad! I knew I wanted to paper piece her dress, and wanted a paper with the banana color...which is why I chose the Sarah DSP. And of course with red as one of the colors she had to be drinking a nice Zin. I miss Zin soooooo much!!! Eventually I'll get some again. Darn that my favorite grape has to be a new world one!

Oh yeah...and don't you LOVE her pearls?? I found those at Pipoos! Gotta get back there soon! The sentiment was stamped with my new Karen Foster snap stamps...THANKS Michelle! Today I'll have to make Mom a Bday card with my new Basic Grey paper! Yum!!!

Supplies (all supplies Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted)

Stamps: Bundle of Joy

Paper: Barely Banana, Real Red, Creamy Caramel, Whisper White

Ink: Basic Black, Barely Banana, Real Red, Marigold Morning

Accessories: HPH, Red Gingham Stamps: Winobella, Paisley Background, Karen Foster snap stamps Paper: Barely Banana, Real Red, Creamy Caramel, Whisper White, Sarah DSP Ink: Basic Black, Barely Banana, Real Red, Old Olive, ruby red Accessories: Red Grosgrain, Caramel gingham, aquapainter

TFL!
-Jana