Make It Monday #164...3 Ways

Hi! It's been a really long time since I've played along with one of Papertrey's Make It Monday Challenges though I look at them pretty much every week.  I'm happy I made time this week to participate in this week's challenge to make cluster stamped sentiments.  The card above is actually my third attempt but my favorite, so I put it at the top. :)

This card was my first attempt.  I liked the color combo, but didn't feel like I really achieved the confetti look...random stamping is really hard for me.  And I wasn't sure my sentiment stood out enough, so I re-embossed it in white, which turned out to be vanilla...oops.

This was my second attempt.  The "confetti" look went out the door after I had several oopses in a row, so I totally changed the design of the card.  And I made the same mistake with the vanilla embossing powder, but if you look really close I added some glitter in it.  I need to learn to just let things be. :)

I thought the color combo on my last card was super fun, and I like that the stamp reminds me of pom-poms or fireworks, both which seem fitting for a celebration.  After I made it I thought this would be really fun to do for a graduation in the recipient's school colors.  This was my best attempt at the more random confetti explosion look.  However, when I wiped the ink off the sentiment I created a giant smudge all across the bottom third of the card, so I had to trim it off, losing a lot of the tapering look.  As you can tell "oopses" seemed to be the common theme among all three cards, but really I had a lot of fun making them.  It's definitely a technique I'd like to try again.  Hope you have a wonderful week!

Flower Birthday Supplies

Stamps: PTI (Bigger Blooms, Think Big Favorites #12)

Ink: PTI (lemon tart, raspberry fizz), SU! (blush blossom, pretty in pink, cameo coral), Versamark

Cardstock: PTI (lemon tart, stamper's select white)

Other: SU! (clear embossing powder, vanilla embossing powder)

Triangle Birthday Supplies

Stamps: PTI (Think Big Favorites #12, Tiny Triangles)

Ink: PTI (aqua mist, hawaiian shores), Simon Says Stamp (mint), SU! (tempting turquoise), Versamark

Cardstock: PTI (hawaiian shores, stamper's select white)

Other: SU! (clear embossing powder, vanilla embossing powder, dazzling diamonds glitter)

Congratulations Supplies

Stamps: PTI (Bigger Blooms, Botanical Silhouettes)

Ink: CTMH (denim), PTI (aqua mist, fine linen, raspberry fizz), Versamark

Cardstock: PTI (kraft, rustic white)

Other: SU! (clear embossing powder)