Just Sayin' CCMC Spring 2014 Sketch Challenge

Another early post from me today - I must be organised, or at least more organised than usual! Today's card uses the sketch over at Create with Connie and Mary for the 2014 Spring Collection Challenge. Here is the sketch:

Having enjoyed the 'reveal' aspect of the hidden message tag card I made for the Paper Players yesterday, I thought I would do something similar with this card - the cut-away and the scalloped edge layer seemed to be calling for a pull-out. So here is my card:

This is the first time I've used the new Retro Fresh Designer Series paper and I love it - the colours are, well retro and fresh!! I made the pattern a feature of my card and embellished with another of the Just Sayin' word bubbles, this time layered and mounted on a base cut with the co-ordinating Word Bubbles framelits - don't you just love a matching framelit?! (and you save 15% if you buy them together) I also created a joining piece from the new Retro Fresh washi tape which I stuck on some Very Vanilla cardstock (I love how the little arrows draw your eye to the speech bubble).

I chose to make a pocket from the top layer so that the scalloped edge section could be pulled out to reveal another of the 'See Ya Later' Sale-A-Bration stamps, that I coloured with my Tangerine Tango, Coastal Cabana and Baked Brown Sugar Stampin' Write markers:

I made this card for a friend of mine who is celebrating a 'significant birthday' this week; I'll spare her modesty by not revealing her age, but let's just say the sentiment on this card just seemed very appropriate! I'm also going to link this card up with Create With Connie and Mary's colour challenge this week, which I didn't see until after I made my card but is featuring the colour palette that I've used this week:

I am loving these colours - might have to try and do another card or two now I've opened that new paper pack!

EDIT: By popular request, here are the dimensions for the above card:

• Tangerine Tango Card Base: 14.9cm x 18.5cm (scored at 8cm)
• Retro Fresh DSP: 10cm x 8cm
• Extra Tangerine Tango Bottom Front Section: 4.9cm x 8cm
• Attach the DSP to the bottom orange front section using the Retro Fresh washi tape
• Attach this panel front to the front card base on 3 sides only with Tombo (the section measuring 8cm x 14.9cm as opposed to the larger section measuring 10.5cm x 14.9cm) - this creates the pocket
• Very Vanilla Insert: 12.5cm x 8cm, edged with the Large Scallop Edgelit
• Adhere a strip of Coastal Cabana cardstock measuring 3cm x 14.9cm to the inside edge of the back panel of the card base

I'm off to watch Rebecca play in a netball match this afternoon - pray for fine weather for me, or at least that the match gets moved onto the indoor court! Back tomorrow with another project; until then, happy stampin'! 

Stampin' Up! Supplies Used:

See Ya Later Wood-Mount Stamp Set	Just Sayin'	Word Bubbles Framelits Dies	Stamp-A-Ma-Jig	Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock
Tangerine Tango A4 Card Stock	Card Stock A4 Coastal Cabana	Retro Fresh This And That Designer Washi Tape	Retro Fresh Designer Series Paper	Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad
2013-2015 In Color Stampin' Write Markers	Brights Stampin' Write Markers	Subtles Candy Dots	Large Scallop Edgelits Die	Big Shot Die-Cut Machine
Magnetic Platform	3/4 Inch Circle Punch