Freshly Made Sketches #537 // Color Throwdown #694

 2 Cards....

Card #1 inspired by 1 challenge...

Freshly Made Sketches // #FMS537 ...A sketch challenge!!  I love Stampin Up's previous set of designer paper that paired with their Whale Done set...I will be so sad when my stash is used up!!  

Card #2 inspired by 1 challenge...

Color Throwdown Challenge // #ctd694 ...A color challenge!!  Black (sentiments), Red (starfish), Aqua (water), and Yellow (sun).  A CAS card for this current color challenge!! 

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Having Fun with Stampin Up's Whale Done

 2 cards made with Stampin Up's Whale Done...

Card #1 inspired by 1 challenge...

TGIF Challenges // #tgifc354 ...A color challenge!! The trio of colors for this challenge...Soft Sea Foam, Smokey Slate, Calypso Coral.  Perfect for creating a seascape!!

Card #2 inspired by 1 challenge...

As You See It // #AYSI267 ...A color challenge!! Calypso Coral, Soft Succulent, Evening Evergreen, and Crumb Cake are the colors called for in this challenge.  I so loved Heather Heroldt  card and ordered the dies and set so that I could use it for this challenge but it didn't arrive in time!!  So....I'll just use Whale Done.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Freshly Made Sketches #516

Today's card was inspired by 1 challenge...

Freshly Made Sketches // #FMS516 ...A sketch challenge!!  I love this sketch!  Not only have I made a second card, but I also saved it for future uses.  Thanks for another great inspiration.

Verse of the Day:

Whoever pursues righteousness and unfailing love will find life, righteousness, and honor.

Proverbs 21:21 Courtesy of YouVersion

Freshly Made Sketches #501 // Shopping Our Stash #453 // Paper Craft Crew #442

 3 challenges inspired today's card...

Freshly Made Sketches // #FMS501 ...A sketch challenge!!  I had so many ideas rolling around in my head for this challenge! But...since my grand-daughter and her parents are visiting from Chicago, I have not take the time to do much stamping.  I do love this sketch and have saved it to revisit it when I have more time.

Summer Lovin"

Shopping Our Stash Challenge // #453 ...A theme challenge!! The theme for this current challenge...summer lovin!!  Summer lovin for our family mean time out on our boat...enjoying the waves, looking for crabs, watching the sea life, and fishing!! So this paper that has been hanging out in my stash was perfect for this summer loving theme.

Paper Craft Crew // #PCC442 ...A sparkle & shimmer challenge!! Add some sparkle and shimmer to your card...how about some sequins!?! Perfect little finishing touch for today's card.

CAS Colours & Sketches #431 // Inspired By #181

 Today's card was inspired by 2 challenges...

CAS Colours & Sketches // #431 ...A color challenge!! Smokey Slate, Balmy Blue, and Rich Razzleberry...these are the colors called for in this current challenge.  I right away thought of Stampin Up's Whale Done, it seemed like the perfect set for showcasing this color combo.

Inspired By // #IB181 ...A photo challenge with an optional sketch!! I used both the photo and the sketch.  I took some liberties on the sketch but I think it still qualifies!!

VERSE OF THE DAY

May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had,

Romans 15:5 (NIV) Courtesy of YouVersion

Global Design Project #301

 A single challenge inspired today's card...

Global Design Project // #GDP301 ...A color challenge!! The trio of colors called for in this challenge--Night of Navy, Coastal Cabana, and Polished Pink.  Stampin Up's Whale Done bundle seemed like the perfect set for this color combo.  My background circle stamped in Coastal Cabana is from Stampin Up's Watercolor Shapes.

VERSE OF THE DAY

But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.

Luke 6:35 (NIV)    (Courtesy of YouVersion)

Less Is More #442 // Color Throwdown #641 // CASology #389 // CAS Colours & Sketches #418

 2 cards...

Card #1 was inspired by 3 challenges...

Less Is More // #LIM442 ...A theme challenge!! Sea Creatures!! I chose jelly fish and created a water colored back ground.  I love these little jelly fish from Stampin Up's Whale Done stamp set.

Color Throwdown // #ctd641 ...A color challenge!!  Red, Pale Blue, and Carmel.  I used Stampin Up's Real Red, Pool Party, and Crumb Cake.  I love the deep sea look these color created.

CASology // #389 ...A cue card challenge!! The cue card for this current challenge is DEAR.  I created a sentiment that fits this cue card.

Card #2 was inspired by 1 challenge...

CAS Colours & Sketches // #418 ...A color challenge! The colors for this challenge were Daffodil Delight, Basic Gray and Smokey Slate. Stampin Up's Queen Anne's Lace was the perfect set for this color combo!!  And I got to use my Basic Gray ribbon that has since been retired. 

Verse of the Day:

And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.

Hebrews 13:16 (NIV)

Global Design Project #290 // Tic Tac Toe Challenge #112 // The Spot Challenge #160

 3 challenges inspired today's card...

Global Design Project // #GDP290 ...A sketch challenge!! This simple yet eye catching sketch was perfect for my underwater scene!! Whale Done, don't you think!!??!!

Tic Tac Toe // #tttc112 ...A game board challenge!! My winning three in a row run diagonally from the upper left to the lower right of the game board ...Congrats (whale done), Vellum, Circle.  

The Spot Challenge // #160 ...A theme challenge! The theme...Congratulations!!  "Whale Done" says congrats loud and clear...the wording might be different but the meaning is the same!!  So here's to those getting a new job, graduating, or retiring!!

Verse of the Day:

Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.

PROVERBS 22:6 (NIV)

Color Throwdown Challenge #640 // Freshly Made Sketches #483

 2 challenges inspired today's card...

Color Throwdown Challenge // #CTD640 ...A color challenge!  The current color combo is Pink, Coral, and Green.  I used Stampin Up's Old Olive, Flirty Flamingo, and Cajun Craze on watercolor paper.

Freshly Made Sketches // #FMS483 ...A sketch challenge!  A perfect sketch for another Mother's Day card,

Verse of the Day:

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

1 Peter 1:3 (NIV)

Try Stampin on Tuesday Challenge #494 & Paper Craft Crew Challenge #415

 2 challenges inspired today's card...

Try Stampin On Tuesday // #TSOT494 ...A sketch and a technique challenge!  The technique called for in this challenge is bleaching!!   For this card I sprayed my embossing folder with bleach and ran a piece of Soft Suede card stock through my Big Shot.  I always find is fun to see what color changes happen during this technique...who knew that Soft Suede would produce such a bright yellow?!?

Paper Craft Crew // #PCC415 ...A color challenge!!  Their current color combo is pink, yellow, blue, and green.  I got my yellow using the bleach technique on Soft Suede (my neutral) card stock.  Pink...Flirty Flamingo ink on my jelly fish. Blue...Marina Mist card stock for my shadow layer and ink for sponging the edges and my fishes. Green...Gumball Green for my seaweed.  I gave this color combo a very different theme.

 

Update:  Yippie...this card made the "top 3" for Try Stampin on Tuesday challenge!!

Verse of the Day:

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

PROVERBS 9:10 (NIV)

The Spot Challenge #149 // Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge #357

 Two challenges inspired today's card...

Hand Stamped Sentiments // #HSS357 ...A color challenge!! Their current color combo is Real Red, Blushing Bride, and Bermuda Bay.  A fun combo for a masculine Valentine's Day card.

The Spot // #149 ...A sketch challenge!!  I used this sketch to create a Valentine's Day card for my hubby!  Ever try the brayer technique to get a reserve image?? That is what I did so I could have two turtles facing each other.  How??  Ink up your stamp...roll your brayer across the inked image...immediately roll inked brayer on to your paper!! It give a lighter image so I "stamped off" for my second turtle so that they would be closer to the same color.

 

Verse of the Day:

Love each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honoring each other.

ROMANS 12:10 (NLT)