Addicted to CAS - Challenge #306

 Here is the current challenge at Addicted to Clean & Simple

Since it's almost that time of year, I decided to do a graduation card and used a postage stamp edge frame.

The cap and diploma are layered stamps from Kitchen Sink Stamps.  Now I'm ready for May graduations!

Christmas Kickstart Challenge #109

 The current challenge at Christmas Kickstart is "brimming with style".... all about the hats!  I used a Simon Says Stamp set to make a little scene with Santa and his little helpers in their Santa hats.

The floor is a die from Penny Black.  It's great for putting together indoor scenes.  The table that the tree is on is actually a window stamp with the curtains and bottom frame cut away.  I added some clear Stickles to the fur on the Santa hats and colored Stickles to the Christmas ornaments.

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Make Someone Smile challenge

 The April challenge at Sisterhood of Crafters is to "make someone smile", and they have this image as inspiration.

  Inspired by the cute animals, I pulled out one of my favorite stamp sets from the Ink Blot Shop for this card.

These cute farm animals always make me smile, so I hope they will do the same to someone else!

AAA Card Challenge #312

 The current challenge at AAA Cards is a lift challenge.  Follow the lead from DT member Jane's card below:

Here's my card based on the above inspiration.  I used some vintage floral 6x6 paper and just added a stamped sentiment and a few copper brads. I used cream cardstock instead of white to match the vintage style of the patterned paper.

Color Hues Challenge #131 - coral and green

 Here is the new challenge at Color Hues:

Coral was never one of my favorite colors, but lately I've gotten a little fonder of it, lol!  I think that comes from the shades of coral in Concord & 9th ink and cardstock.  That's what I used for this card, along with a stamp set from The Greetery.

I did a little stenciling on the white oval and some dry embossing on the coral cardstock.  No sentiment on this one, as it could be used for various occasions.

ABC Christmas Challenge - H and I

 The current challenge at ABC Christmas Challenges is "H" for hat or "I" for image only.  I went with "H" for hat on my card, but it actually could also go for "I" since I didn't put any sentiment on the front.

The is an Anna Griffin image that I cut with my Cricut.  I used white, red and black shimmer cardstock, and then added some white Stickles to the fur on the hat.  I love the vintage 50's look of this Santa!

Jingle Belles vintage Christmas challenge

 Jingle Belles' new challenge is all about a wonderful vintage Christmas.   I really love vintage, antique Christmas decorations so this challenge was right up my alley.

Here's my card, using the Tim Holtz Cozy Christmas set.

To give this image more of a vintage feel, I stamped it on watercolor paper and painted it with watercolors.  This just gives me a subtler touch of color.  I added some clear Stickles to the fur and a little bit of clear shimmer pen to the berries and candy cane.  Hmmm....I may need to find some Christmas sprigs and try to recreate this image as a table decoration.  Thanks to Jingle Belles for the inspiration!