The Sisterhood of Crafters May challenge

 The May challenge at Sisterhood of Crafters is to use banners on your project.

I used a banner stamp and die from Concord & 9th and a word die from HoneyBee Stamps for my card.

The card front is cut from white shimmer cardstock, and I added a few gold star sequins for some shine.

CAS on Friday Challenge #334

 The current challenge at CAS on Friday is to use an envelope or envelopes on your card.

Here's my card for the challenge:

I used an envelope die from Vicki Boutin, along with a heart bunch stamp from Pink & Main to make the little heart filled envelope.  The envelope is adhered with foam tape for a little bit of dimension.  Just a nice way to let someone know you're thinking of them!

Color Hues Challenge #133

 Here is the color combination for the new Color Hues challenge:

I used a stamp and stencil set from HoneyBee Stamps for my card.

I used Gina K light and medium lavender and key lime inks and then added some white pearl flower centers.

Seize the Birthday Challenge #326

 The new challenge at Seize the Birthday is to feature an animal on your card.  I'm featuring three on my card:  Piglet, Tigger and Pooh!

I stamped the characters and colored with Olo markers, then lightly stenciled some clouds in the background.  Just love these cute little guys!

Addicted to Stamps & More Challenge #517

The current challenge at Addicted to Stamps & More is a Christmas challenge.  Here is my card for the challenge.

I stamped the sentiment and wreath, then die cut into a circle with a gold mat behind it.  The green cardstock was dry embossed, then I ran a brayer with gold Solar Paste over the debossed side.  A few tiny red gems were added to the stamped wreath.

Freshly Made Sketches #736

 Here is the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches challenge #736:

Here is my card from the sketch, using daisy dies from Simon Says Stamp and a sentiment from Taylored Expressions.

I just love daisies.  They are one of my favorite flowers.  I really love the stitched detail with these dies.  The orange cardstock was dry embossed with a lattice embossing folder from Gina K.

your day to celebrate

 I've been watching Simon Hurley's Paste Palooza YouTube series and playing around with some of the techniques he's shown.  For this one, I used a 3D embossing folder on white cardstock, then ink blended the embossed piece and applied solar paste on top for a slight shimmer.  I added the stamped cat with balloons and the sentiment, adhering the little cat with foam tape for dimension.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Can You Handle the Pressure - embossing folder with option of balloons

Shopping Our Stash #573 Man's Best Friend - feature an animal that could be a pet