Yippee Doodle Dee! It’s Monday! I love Mondays because I get to return to work – no more lounging around all day, taking naps and making cards in the Fungeon. Returning to work takes me away from the monotony of the long, restful weekend. I also love Mondays because I get to share my card for the week’s challenge from The Paper Players. This week’s challenge? A Tic Tac Toe Challenge. Here’s my card: 
and here’s Ann Schach’s Tic Tac Toe board:
I played the 3 horizontal squares along the bottom of the chart – Birthday, Pearls and Banners. I also added Patterned Paper and Embossing, but I don’t get extra credit for those (if I read the rule book correctly).
Tips, Tricks and Reminders
- Color Choices. I love how the Melon Mambo (embossing powder, card stock, DSP and ink) pop against the Whisper White card stock. Bright colors can be overwhelming, though, so I balanced the pink elements a bit by pairing them with Basic Gray. Not too worry, though – the Basic Gray still doesn’t detract from the sizzle of the pink and certainly doesn’t make the card a masculine one.
- Mixing patterns. Beware of mixing patterns on a large scale. Mixed patterns on large pieces can really send your eyeballs on a long vacation – stripes, chevrons, plaids. Because my banners are small and thin, I decided to risk it by mixing the gingham with the polka dots.
- What a pearl! I embossed the cake with Melon Mambo Stampin’ Emboss Powder. The chevron cake design is lined with polka dots that are perfect to further adorn with tiny pearls or rhinestones.
Stamp sets: Birthday Cake, Banner Greetings Inks: Melon Mambo Papers: Basic Gray, Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Gingham Garden Designer Series Paper, Neutrals Designer Series Paper Stack Accessories: Melon Mambo Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Pearl Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Dimensionals
Thanks for stopping by my blog today!
Brian
What a great challenge! So versatile! I love this gray & black here with the Melon Mambo. And you’ve lined your envelope! This set is very classy!
Melon Mango certainly sizzles!!! What a great way to energize & inspire us, especially on a Monday Brian!! Your little pearls on that cake make the whole card really shine!!!
Hi Brian, I love that the base of the card is gray and not white, I love the layers under the cake stamp and I love the flags. Great card. Happy Monday. 🙂
Super cute!!!!
Very beautiful and elegant birthday card, I love the pearls on the edges of this cake, the colors you chose are so good together, pink and gray, really fabulous!!
I think this Tic Tac Toe Challenge is such a neat idea …and you did good with it . I am not a fan of this tall cake stamp but, you made it cute with the bitsy baby pearls . Ann likes it I`m sure !
Color choices are good too . I like It !
i LOVE this card – so bright and happy! Love the grey and pink….
Great card, Brian! I love the embossed cake and that you grounded the bright color with some basic gray.
I’ve always like pink and gray together. Nice card.
I love Mondays too, Brian! Because I stay away from my computer all weekend, and then on Monday I get to see THREE of your posts at once: Saturday, Sunday, and Monday! YAY! Pretty, pretty Melon Mambo and Basic Gray birthday card!
Awwww…thanks, Karen. I’m glad I can make your Monday happier. 🙂
Brian, Another beauty. How do you consistently come up with these great ideas! You inspire me so much….. I wish I had time to play. Your’s is the first site I visit after work, thank you….
Very cute card and the melon mambo and grey are perfect together. If one plays ALL the squares, do you then get extra points? LOL
BRian, I love your sentiments on Mondays! Couldn’t be more true! Haha! LOVE your card! LEt’s be honest, how can you go wrong with pink, chevrons AND gingham. Craf-tastic! Thank you so much for joining us this week at the Paper Players! 🙂