Paper Hugs

Congratulations to Less is More and all those designers who work to bring us wonderful inspiration on such a regular basis - it has been seven exciting years!  The theme for today's challenge #364 is Music and I see that the code word at Addicted to CAS is Teal, so my card today combines those two elements. Die cut musical happy birthday from my stash, a treble clef from a magazine freebie, and to you by Stampin Up. I arrived at my Teal colour by blending Distress Oxide Broken China and Cracked Pistachio and Memento Teal Zeal. Feeling pretty chuffed that I have managed to combine two challenges in one card!  Just a start but I can only get better:)

The cards I have to show you today were made for a friend to give to the coordinators of her Chorale - 3 males and 2 females - and she wanted them to have a noticeably musical flavour.  I think I managed that, and had a lot of fun in the process.  The ladies' ones first - I made more than I was asked for, in order for my friend to have a choice, and she appreciated that, but took an extra one for herself anyway - lol!  We always need to have thank you cards on hand, right?  The first card was inspired by the pretty paper I used for the background - I then distressed the stamped music sheet, backed it on to another piece of stamped music, so that I could curl up the corner.  I added flowers by Inspired by Stamping - a site based in Far North Queensland, and a new favourite of mine.  I stamped the chicken wire (IBS again) then used the musical flourish from a Rub On - hard to believe it would look so effective, but I love this crisp look.  I ha...