Freshly Made Sketches #726

 Here is new sketch for Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #726:

Here's my card for the sketch:

I used a tag stamp & die set from LDRS for the floral image and a sentiment stamp from Mama Elephant.  Using tags on cards isn't something I do very often, so this sketch got me out of my comfort zone a bit.  That's always fun!

Mix It Up Challenge #82 - die cuts

 The new challenge at Mix It Up Challenge blog is to use die cuts on your project.  I went with some colorful flowers on this birthday card.

The floral dies are from My Favorite Things and the sentiment stamp is from LDRS Designs.  I might be trying to hurry Spring along a bit, but I like these pink and lavender flowers together!

I hope you have a chance to join us at the Mix It Up Challenge blog.  You have six weeks to add your link up.   We'd love to see your die cut creations!

Color Hues Challenge #128 - Green & Gold

 Color Hues Challenge #128 is all about green & gold.

These colors worked perfectly for a St. Patricks Day card.  I used some green and gold scraps to make the strip pieced background.  

The image was cut with my Cricut, using green vinyl on white and gold cardstock.  I added a few tiny gold gems and then adhered the heart image with foam tape.  Slowly but surely, I'm making a dent in my cardstock and paper scraps.

FarmQuest Challenge #81 - baby farm or forest animals

 Time for a new challenge at FarmQuest challenges:  include baby farm or forest animals on your project.  I went with a cute little lamb and chick for a Spring card.

This is an old digi image from ProvoCraft that I colored with Olo markers.  I did a little ink blending with light blue around the edges.  It's still officially winter, but we're definitely getting the spring showers this week!

AAA Cards Challenge #309

 The new challenge at AAA cards is 1+1.   You need to use the center element and one of the outer elements on your project.

For my card I chose the center Spring + flowers.

I used an old digi image from ProvoCraft, colored with Olo markers and then die cut with a rickrack frame.  We have had a cold, snowy winter so I'll be glad when Spring arrives later this month!

ABC Christmas Challenge - C&D 2026

 ABC Christmas Challenges is hosting their "C&D" challenge this month - C for crimson and D for ding dong (bells)

I went with the "C for crimson" theme on my card, spotlighting the red poinsettia and berries.

I used a stencil and die set from Tonic Studios for the background and the poinsettia and greenery.  The greeting is from Pink & Main.  I did some ink blending on the poinsettia and greenery to add a little dimension to the layers.  The background was cut with a Papertrey Ink die.  I had gotten that die in a mystery box and hadn't used it before, but it worked out well to break up the stenciled pine cone background.  

Jingle Belles fa-la-la-la-la challenge

 The current challenge at Jingle Belles is to incorporate Christmas music into your project.  Here's my card for the challenge:

I used an old stamp set from Stampendous, stamping the background music in a light sepia ink.  The manger scene was stamped with brown pigment ink and then heat embossed with copper embossing powder.  I added a little gold ink and gold metallic pen to the star and the halo.  It was nice to use a stamp set that I haven't gotten out for awhile.