Cards For A Few Challenges

Good evening! I hope you had a great weekend!  The weather here was fantastic - it was over 60 yesterday and the sun was actually shining!  But today, we are back to winter.  Cold and damp and drizzly!  I guess I can't complain, though, considering the winter weather some of you are dealing with!

On to my cards... My first card was made for this week's Queen For The Day Challenge (#45) over on Splitcoast Stampers.  We are CASEing Heather (Isaiah40:31) this week.  Here is the card of Heather's I chose to CASE.  I chose to use the color's from this week's Color Spotlight Challenge #10 on StampTV for my card. 

Here are the colors Gina gave us to work with:

Here is the card I made for both challenges:

I stamped the poppies from the Gina K. Designs set, Hugs and Prayers (by Nina Brackett) on GKD Layering Weight White with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with Copic markers.  The sentiment is from Nina's GKD set, Fanciful Tags.  The border is punched with the Martha Stewart Modern Garland Edge Punch.  A few rhinestones finished my CAS card.

My second card was also for two challenges:  this week's Sketch Challenge on Paper Craft Planet (sk012911) and the Featured Stamper Challenge on Splitcoast (FS208). This week's Featured Stamper was Sue (Tillymint).  Here is the link to Sue's card that I chose to CASE.

Here is the PCP sketch:

Here is my card for both challenges:

My card is 5 1/2 " square.  My base card is GKD Green Apple.  My patterned papers are the Webster's Pages Hollywood Vogue/WonderFALL Petite Papers pack.  I used some trim from Webster's Hollywood Designer Trim pack and I created a rosette from Webster's Vintage Inspired Netting.  I airbrushed a cluster of white Primas with Copics  My sentiment is from the Gina K. Designs set, Inside & Out.  It's stamped with SU Kiwi Kiss onto GKD Layering Weight Ivory.  The sentiment panel was cut out with Spellbinders Petite Oval Nestabilities.

Thanks for stopping by!  See you soon!

Featured Stamper Challenge and CPS Sketch #199

I made a card for a couple of challenges today.  First was the Featured Stamper Challenge on Splitcoast Stampers (FS204).  Today's Featured Stamper was Marisa Ritzen (whiterockmama) and this is Marisa's card I chose to CASE:

Here is my card:

I kept Marisa's color scheme the same and I also used a verse for my focal image.  I changed mine to a square card and tweaked the sketch a little to use today's sketch from Card Positioning Systems (#199).

Here is that sketch:

I also changed the stamp set and embellishments for my card.  My images are from the Gina K. Designs set, Faithful Florals. My card base is Basic Black.  I layered with Old Olive and Whisper White.  The DP is Pink Paislee 365 Degrees.  I scored the top white panel like Marisa did using my Scor-Buddy.  The black panel was embossed with the Houndstooth EF.  I finished it with an olive satin bow and a few black pearls.

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Holidays and Some Cards To Share

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!  I'm finally back!  I haven't been able to post in over a week!  No sooner did I get started with blogging, real life called me for a bit and I'm just now getting back to creating.  I had to take a brief trip to MA to take care of some family matters and got stuck in that freak snowstorm that dumped about a foot of snow on Cape Cod!  Then, this is what I woke up to this morning:

Not a very common site back here in North Carolina!

Anyway, I have a couple of cards to share.  The first one was made for the Teapot Tuesday Challenge on Splitcoast Stampers. You can read all about this week's tea party here.  We are sending our cards to fellow teapotter, Kris (krischir) who had surgery on both her wrists/hands this past week.  Here is Kris' story. 

This is the card I made for Kris:

I hope my "masterpiece" makes her smile!

For my layout, I went to this week's Card Positioning Systems sketch challenge (2010 Year In Review), which was to choose any sketch from #148-198.  I chose #195, which I missed.

Stamps: SU Classic Captions

Paper: GKD Heavy Base Weight and Layering Weight Ivory, True Thyme, 7 gypsies Conservatory DP

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, True Thyme

Accessories: Copic Markers

My next card is for today's Featured Stamper Challenge on Splitcoast (FS203).  This week's Featured Stamper is LeisaJane. 

I chose this beautiful card of LeisaJane's to CASE:

Here is my card:

I used the Faux Window technique which was Video Pick #2 in the StampTV Top 10 Favorite Episodes.

I brayered the night sky and sponged around the snow drifts.  I added some stars to the sky with a white gel pen and some Polar White Flower Soft to the trees and snow drifts.  The sentiment was embossed with white embossing powder.

Stamps: Gina K. Designs Tree Silhouettes and Vintage Borders (sentiment)

Paper: GKD Heavy Base Weight White, Whisper White, Basic Black, Not Quite Navy

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Not Quite Navy, Night of Navy, Baja Breeze

Accessories: Polar White Flower Soft, White EP, Brayer

Whew!  Sorry for the long post.  I hope to keep up better in the future!

Have a great night!