Happy Birthday - Cocoa Style

Today's birthday card qualifies for three challenges:

Crazy 4 Cocoa Challenge - C4CC7 - Something from the kitchen
Sweet Stop Sketch - SSS91 - Sketch with a twist (dry embossing)
Stampin' Sisters in Christ - SSCC#72 - Something New (new "Happy Birth Day" stamp)

I embossed my background paper with a D'vine Swirls cuttlebug folder and also embossed Cocoa's panel & the yellow panel with my nestabilities.  You can see the embossing better in the close-ups.

Supplies:
Cardstock - Georgia Pacific (white) & Misc from stash (navy)
Patterned paper - Colorbok
Ink - Memento tuxedo black, Prismacolor Pencils
Stamps - Sweet 'n Sassy & Impression Obsession
Embellishments - Button & ribbon from stash, brad (Queen & Co), DMC floss
Tools - Cuttlebug embossing folder (D'vine Swirls), Spellbinders (Deckled Rectangles & Standard Circles Nestabilities)

Cocoa's Thanks!

I needed to make a thank you card today so I took the chance to play along with a couple challenges.  After cropping the picture, I noticed that I really should have blended my coloring more.  Oops!  That's what I get for hurrying.  Oh, well....I'll try to do better next time. :(  I applied some coloring techniques I found on Korin's blog, Rejoicing Every Moment.  She did a couple great video tutorials on coloring with copics. I use prismacolor pencils but some of the shading techniques still work.  Obviously, I'm still working on them. Anyway, you can watch Part One and Part Two on her blog.

I used this week's Sweet Stop Sketch (SSS90) for the design and I'm also entering it in the Crazy 4 Cocoa Challenge (C4CC6).  For C4CC6 we're to make a card that shows a New Year's resolution.  I want to express my gratitude more often this year.  I need to send more thank you cards and just remember to say "thank you" more often.

Supplies:
Card base - Bazzill
Cardstock - Georgia Pacific, Core'dinations
Papers - BG (Sultry)
Stamp - Sweet 'n Sassy (Cocoa;s Latte), Impression Obsession (thanks!)
Ink - Memento (Tuxedo Black) 
Prismacolor pencils
Embellishments - Ribbon (Misc from stash), flower (Bazzill), Brad (MM)

SSS88 & C4CC5 Challenges

This card is for the challenges over at The Sweet Stop and the Crazy 4 Cocoa Challenge Blog.  I used SSS88 for the sketch and the challenge on the Crazy 4 Cocoa Challenge Blog was to make a celebration card.  I apologize for the lighting.  The colors are much brighter in real life.

Supplies:
Card Base - Bazzill
Cardstock - Georgia Pacific & colorbok
Papers - Colorbok
Embellishment - Brads - MM
Ink/Pens - Memento Tuxedo Black (inside sentiment), Prismacolor pencils, Gelly Roll pen (clear star)
Tools - Nestabilities (Petite Ovals Large & Petite Scalloped Ovals Large), Cuttlebug embossing folder (Swiss Dot), Fiskars Border Punch
Stamps - Cheese Cocoa (Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps), Inside Sentiment - Studio G
Computer Font - Annie BTN