Addicted to Stamps & More - Challenge 513 - Birthdays

 The current challenge at Addicted to Stamps & More is all about birthdays.

I used an oldie but goodie stamp set from My Favorite Things for this card.

After stamping the image and sentiments, I added a touch of clear shimmer pen to the candle flames and a few multi colored sequins and shimmer pen dots to the top of the card.

March Theme Challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown

 The March Theme Challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown is to include candy cane(s) on your project.

Here's my card, using a stamp and stencil set from Pink & Main, with a sentiment from Concord & 9th.

We're only nine month away from Christmas - not too early to be working on Christmas cards!

CAS on Friday - Challenge #330 - Spring

 Challenge #330 at CAS on Friday is all about Spring!  Spring was a long time coming here in the Midwest, and right now we're just being teased with a few warm days before it gets cold again.  Hoping this tulip bouquet will give Mother Nature a little push to Spring!

The tulip bouquet is a layering stamp set from the Greetery and I added a bow die from Spellbinders.  Nice bright Spring colors on this one!

Shopping our Stash Challenge #570 - white out

 It's been a long time since I played along with the Shopping our Stash challenges; glad to rediscover this site!  Their current challenge is to create a project without using any white.  So, instead of my normal stamping on white cardstock, I tried stamping and coloring on colored cardstock.

The floral background image was stamped with black pigment ink onto seafoam cardstock, and then embossed with clear embossing powder.  I colored the image with Olo markers, but testing the colors first on a scrap of cardstock to make sure they wouldn't just turn muddy on the seafoam background.  The sentiment was diecut from seafoam and teal cardstock and adhered with foam tape.  I added a little bit of gold glitter pen to the berries in the image and a few enamel dots around the sentiment.  Kinda surprised myself by making a card with no white cardstock or ink!

Color Hues Challenge #129

 Here is the new Color Hues challenge:

This one had me a bit stumped.  I had plenty of floral images I could color purple and marigold, but without adding in green for the leaves, I wasn't sure I could make it work.  These distressed square floral images from Gina K worked well, though.  I added a purple sentiment and a die cut yellow bow and rickrack trim.  Added some tiny pearls to the floral images and a slightly larger pearl to the bow.  Love the purple and yellow combination - makes it feel like spring!

AAA Cards Challenge #310

 The current challenge at AAA Cards is "anything goes", with an optional twist of using animals or zoo images.

I used an older stamp set from Purple Onion for my card, featuring Elliot and Marcel.  I have a couple of the stamps with these characters and they are just so cute!  Very simple coloring with Olo markers with just a pop of color on the shoes and bow.

TicTacToe Challenge #288

 Here is the challenge board for the current TicTacToe challenge:

I used the bottom row for my card:  frames, dimension, embellishment.

The layered poinettia and holly are Sizzix/Tim Holtz dies.  The gold overlay is just adhered in the center, so there's a bit of extra dimension.  I added a few flat gold sequins as embellishments.