Monochromatic Trio

Today I have 3 more cards made from an old HOTP Card Makers Personal Shopper set - this time a monochromatic color scheme.

Card #1 (above): Everything is from the set except for the cream-colored card stock & the owl die cut.  I'm not sure where the die cut came from - probably a swap sometime - but I thought it worked perfectly with this color scheme.  Since my niece loves owls, this makes a perfect birthday card for her. The "to you" is stamped using a HOTP stamp set called Happy Hello Love & Thanks.

Inside:

A gift card holder is great for the inside.  It and the border strip are from the set.

Card #2:

I'm not sure why, but there wasn't much in the way of a focal with this set, so I went looking in my stash trying to find something that kept to the color scheme.  This gorilla (cut from a calendar) was the perfect focal.  Once again, everything except the tan piece & the stamps were from the set.  The "Smile" stamp was part of a larger message in a JustRite rubber stamp set called Botanical Swirls Labels.  The sentiment below that is from an A6 Sentiments set by Phil Martin.

Inside:

Once again, the cream was from my stash.  Both stamps came from the Birthday Cheer set by HOTP.

Card #3:

There wasn't a lot left from the set at this point - but still a bit of the brown & the striped paper.  I found some gold from my stash and used it for mats inside & out.  The "WISH" is an old foiled embossed piece from HOTP.  The "Happy Birthday" is die cut using a HOTP die called Happy Birthday!

Inside:

The stamp is another one from HOTP's Birthday Cheer set.