Couple of bday cards and another snowflake angel

Hey there - hope you had a great Labor Day weekend! Hard to believe it's September already - the weather here has been sunny but cool, perfect really! I'm here to share a couple August birthday cards and another angel Christmas card. First - a card I made for my sister Tami:

Supplies: Paper - DCWV Ms Sparkle green A2 card, Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, 

Poptone Black Licorice, Momenta Watercolor, Carta Bella It's a Celebration patterned
Stamps - Sunny Studios Everything's Rosy (with matching dies); Hero Arts It's Your Day 

Dies - Taylored Expressions Frame in Frame Cutting Plate & Layer it Rustic Floral (leaves),

can't remember whose label

Other - Michael's gems, Copic and Distress Markers for shading

I used the last of my roses stamped at Heather's house in July. I ran out of the leaves so used some die cut leaves from a new Taylored Expressions set I couldn't resist. I also used a fabulous TE frame set that I can see using a lot! Next a card for my Auntie Jean - Dad's baby sister.

Supplies: Paper - DCWV Ms Sparkle blue A2 card, Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, 

 Momenta Watercolor, Ms Sparkle Watercolor Pastel patterned

Stamps -  Hero Arts It's Your Day

Dies - Taylored Expressions Frame in Frame Cutting Plate & Layer It Rustic Floral 

Other - Distress Oxide Inks Worn Lipstick and Twisted Citron, Michael's gems

This time I used both the leaves and the flowers from my new TE die set - love it!! Also used more of the frames, this time cut from a deeper blue from the Ms Sparkle card pack. A little shading with Distress Oxide ink really added a lot, I think.

Finally I have another version of the angel card I posted here. This time I used teals and decided the sentiment needed something to make it stand out more. So I triple stacked it and then layered some circles behind it. In fact, on the purple card from the earlier post, I ended up adding a white circle underneath the vellum to pop the sentiment. Do you do that too (modify after posting)? Love to second guess myself - LOL. I also used some of the snowflake centers to embellish the angel and sentiment.

Supplies: Paper - DCWV Ms Sparkle A2 card, Paper Studio glitter, Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, 

Poptone Black Licorice, Hero Arts vellum, Tim Holtz Kraft Metallic 

Stamps - angel (retired) by Sizzix

Dies - Joy & angel frame (from Sizzix angel set) & Hero Arts Snowflake Pattern and Infinity Circles

Other - Copic Markers, Stickles, ultra thin foam tape

That's it for today, friends - thanks for stopping!! Enjoy the rest of your week!