Card For a Few Challenges

Hello!  I can't believe it's the end of the weekend already!  Where did the time go?  I hoped to have all my Christmas cards done by today, but it was not to be.  I've come down with a bit of a bug and didn't feel that great today.  Nevertheless, at least I got one more card done.   My card is for three challenges I like to do - Sketch Saturday #184, Just Magnolia Challenge (anything goes with an option of adding sparkle) and the Aud Sentiments Challenge #42 (holiday sentiment).

Here is the Sketch Saturday Challenge:

Here is my card for the challenges:

I started with a card base of GKD Cranberry Tart and layered with patterned papers from the Fancy Pants Christmas Magic collection.  My Magnolia image is Tilda Hanging Ornaments.  She was stamped on Cryogen White with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with Copics.  I added some Baby Blue, Lime Green, Burgundy and Silver Stickles  to the colored image for my added "sparkle".  For the Aud Sentiments Challenge, I used the Christmas sentiment generously provided by Paulette at Create With TLC.   My scalloped border was created with Spellbinders Floral Doily Accents die.  A stitched satin bow, some adhesive pearls and a Prima Say It With Studs sticker finished my card.

Thanks for stopping by!  I'm going to turn in early and try to kick this bug.  I have no time for it this week!
Hope to see you soon!

Card for A Few Challenges

Hi there!  Hope you've had a great day!  Mine was super busy with appointments and other stuff so I'm just now getting to post the card I made for three challenges I like to do when I can find the time.  My card is for the Simon Says Stamp Challenge (Photo Inspiration), Sketch Saturday Challenge #181 and Basic Grey Challenge #57 (Mix 'n' Match).

Here is the photo inspiration for the Simon Says Stamp Challenge:

Here is the sketch for Sketch Saturday #181:

And here is my card for the three challenges:

I was inspired by the rich red, green and blue colors in the inspiration photo.  I started with a square card base of GKD Lipstick Red and layered with a mix of patterned papers from the Basic Grey Figgy Pudding, Jovial and Mistletoe & Pears collections.  The sentiment was created with alpha stickers from the Basic Grey Fruitcake collection.  I stamped Tilda Hanging Ornaments with Memento Tuxedo Black onto Cryogen White and colored with Copic markers.  I added some Stickles to the ornaments for a little sparkle.  The image was cut out and matted with Spellbinders Classic and Scallop Petite Oval Nestabilities.  A few poinsettia stickers finished my card.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great evening and see you soon!

Copic/Promarker Challenge - The Outlawz

Good morning!  It's Friday and time for the Copic/Promarker Challenge on The Outlawz site.  I am so excited because today is my first challenge with the CPC team as an Outlawz Design Team member!  I couldn't have been more honored and thrilled to be invited to join this amazingly talented DT!  Now that my move is behind me, I am looking forward to getting back to creating and sharing and learning from everyone in this wonderful community.

This week's challenge is a color challenge - to use the colors of your country's flag.  Although Alabama seems like a foreign country to me right now, it is in the US, so my colors are, of course, red, white and blue.

Here is my card:

I started with a card base of GKD Red Hot and layered with patterned paper from the October Afternoon Report Card 8x8 pad.  The middle panel is digi paper from GKD called Bright & Grungy Argyle.  I love this cute Magnolia stamp - it's Tilda Goes Shopping from the Bon Voyage collection. I colored her with Copics then used a Viva Decor Ice White Pearl Pen to accent her jewelry.  A bow and heart sticker finished my card.

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to go check out the Copic/Promarker Challenge.  The rest of the DT has some fantastic samples to share and if you play along, you have to chance to win some awesome prizes from our wonderful August sponsors (Oozak, SCACD, Gilli Stamps and Paper Temptress)!

Have a great day!

Color Me Creative Classroom Copic Challenge

Happy Monday!  I hope your week has gotten off to a great start!  I am hoping to be very productive this week, but we'll see how that goes.  I've already gotten one thing accomplished today and that is to make my card for the current Copic Challenge (Challenge #18) on Suzanne Dean's Color Me Creative Classroom site. The challenge was to create a card or project with lots of white on it, using only a small pop of color.  The image had to be mostly white and colored appropriately.  This was the inspiration photo, but our project did not have to be wedding-related:

Here is my card:



I decided to use this sweet Lady Tilda image for my card.  She is from the 2010 Fairy Tale Collection. I colored her with the following Copics: E00, E000, E11, R20 (skin), E27, E31, E35, E50 (hair), R85, R81, R00 (rose and headband) and BG10, C1, C00 (white dress).  I added some Stardust and Pink Stickles here and there for a little sparkle. I cut her out and popped her up on foam tape.  The embossed frame was created with the Sizzix Wreath Embossing Folder.  I kept my embellishments to a minimum, adding only a few tiny ribbon roses to the frame and some little pearl flowers to the corners.  The CS is all from Gina K. Designs (Pure Luxury Heavy Base Weight, Layering Weight White and Innocent Pink).

Thanks for dropping by my blog!  Have a wonderful day!

Just Us Girls #77 - Zipper Flower

Hello!  Hope you've had a great day!  I am popping in quick to share the card I made for this week's Just Us Girls Challenge #77 - to create a flower from a zipper and use it on our project.

What a fun challenge!  I've seen these flowers around, but have never given them a try.  Dana shared a terrific tutorial she wrote for the Want2Scrap blog and I used that to create my flower.

My card is also for last week's Sketch Challenge (SC0323) on The Outlawz site.  Here is the sketch:

Here is my card for both challenges:

I started with a card base of SU Taken With Teal and layered with patterned paper from the K & Co. Que Sera Sera pad.  I created the zipper flower following Dana's tutorial.  I added a gem to the center of the flower and some ribbon leaves to finish it.  My Magnolia image is Tilda With Small Gift and I colored her with Copic markers and highlighted with Spica pens.  The image panel and mats were cut with Spellbinders Scallop and Plain Petite Ovals.  A little teal bow and it was done. 

Thanks for stopping by!  I'll be back soon to share a few other challenge cards that I've been working on!

Color Throwdown #133 and More

Good morning!  Today I am sharing a card I made for The Color Throwdown #133. 

Here are this week's colors from Kristin:

My card is also for the Color Challenge on Paper Craft Planet (PCPColor 90, Week3), which coincidentally called for very similar colors to the CTD colors.  The colors were Rich Razzleberry, Concord Crush, Vanilla, Green and Yellow.  Finally, my card was also made for the March 15th Sketch Challenge that is part of the Birthday Celebration going on over at Suzanne Dean's Color Me Creative Classroom blog. 

Here is the sketch for that challenge:

Here is my card for the challenges:

I started with a card base of SU Eggplant Envy.  The shimmery patterned papers are all from the Bo Bunny Jazmyne collection.  I thought they'd be perfect because they had all the colors. Love when that happens! My image is Tilda With Balloon from the Magnolia You're So Special Collection.  I colored her with Copic markers, then cut her out and popped her up. I used a Sakura Clear Glaze pen on the balloon to make it shiny.  I added two shimmery Primas and a birthday sentiment from the Gina K. Designs Picture It set to finish it. 

Thanks for stopping by!  I truly appreciate your visit!