Color Hues Challenge #140

 Color Hues Challenges has a new challenge up for this month:

I really love this color combination with these deep hues.  I used a plaid turnabout stamp from Concord & 9th for this one, along with sentiment stamps from Elle's Studio.  The inks are Dragonfruit and Midnight from Concord & 9th.  

Peace on Earth Challenge #109

 The current challenge at Peace on Earth Christmas is all about Christmas, with this mood board for inspiration.

I took inspiration from the image in the lower left corner, and the blue and white color scheme.

The center panel is white, although it looks light gray in the photo.  It's matted with silver cardstock onto a light blue card front.  The image is from Pretty Pink Posh and the sentiment is from My Favorite Things.

AAA Birthday - Challenge #84 - washi tape

 The current challenge at AAA Birthday is to use washi tape on your card.  Washi tape is an item I have but don't use much, so I appreciated the challenge to use some of my stash.

Here's my card, using various birthday washi tapes I bought at JoAnn's a couple of years ago.  The stamp and dies are from Concord & 9th (balloons) and Spellbinders (ovals).  

52 Christmas Card Throwdown - April sketch

 Here is this month's sketch challenge from 52 Christmas Card Throwdown:

Here's my card from the sketch. I kept this pretty simple by starting with a Christmas cut apart card that already had the sentiment, and matted it with red and green cardstock.  I added a few gold and green gems and a diecut bow to finish it off.  That bow is from Spellbinders and it has become my favorite bow.

TicTacToe Challenge #289

 Here is the current board for the TicTacToe Challenge:

I used the bottom row for my card:  embossing, sympathy, coordinating envelope.  

Simon Says Stamp just hosted a "5 Days, 5 Ways" YouTube event on using embossing folders.  One of their techniques was to brayer ink on the flat side of an embossing folder before running it through the diecut machine.  This gives you an inked background but the raised embossed image remains white.  I used that technique on this card, with some light blue ink.  I used the same embossing folder without any ink on the flap of the envelope.  Very simple, but elegant.

CAS on Friday Challenge #331

 CAS on Friday is hosting a challenge to use a botanical theme for your project.  Here's my card for the challenge.

The stamp set is from Simon Says Stamp.  I colored it with Olo markers and added three little gems to finish off the card.

AAA Cards Challenge #311 - "E"

 The new challenge at AAA Cards is to use an element starting with the letter E.

I had to think about this one a bit, trying to find something a little different to use as the "E" word.  Here's my card, with "E is for Eyeballs", lol!

The image and sentiment is from Pink & Main, and the star splatter stamp is from Your Next Stamp.  The image was colored with Olo markers and just a bit of clear shimmer pen.  One Halloween card for this year is finished!