More Birthday Cards

I am finally caught up on my Birthday and Anniversary Cards, by finishing up these last two sketch cards. I used GP white, Riding Hood Red and Basic Black Cardstock for these cards.

For the first one I used SC187, And the Images are Lockhart Stamp Co.(Cupcake) and All Year Cheer II(HHB sentiment). Stamped in Basic Black and then colored with Prisma Colored Pencils. I raised it on dimensionals, and added a Rain Dot by Cloud Nine over the cherry. I also used my Kaliedescope Embossing Poweder on the white cardstock for shimmery frosting.
On the rididnghood Panels I used the birthday words, and Argyle Embossing Folders in my cuttlebug, and Mosaic on the White cs. The textures really add to the beauty of this card and yet leave it simple also.

My second card is making its way overseas so I used less mattign and layers on it. I embossed withthe Birthday Words and Houndstooth Folder on this one. I added three green brads from Making Memories... spacing withmy paper piercer. The flower panel is on dimensionals, and is stamped with "Bothway Blossoms". I used my H2O painter and watercolor wonder crayons. The color of the flowers is much darker in real life...
I used Ruby Red, Real Red, Mellow Moss and Old Olive. The black satin piquot ribbon is some I picked up for Halloween cards later but doesnt it look great with this card...Hmm I might have to get more.
I still have a few Sketch LO's from Splitcoast Challenges that I havent caught up with yet two or three I believe.
Until Later ...Happy Stamping!