OCC sketch challenge

Here is the sketch challenge from Our Creative Corner:

I am once again cleaning out my scrap pile--the roof and door are from a retired simply scrappin set. My log cabin was created by embossing my paper with the destressed stripes folder, the door was a tag from the set that I just cut off the top. My Not Quite Navy background was embossed to give it that snowy night feel. I finished it off with snowflake brads and a gold brad for the door knob. Does it remind you of a cabin in the woods?? I think so....kinda like the ones we have here in the Blue Ridge Mountains!!! Check them out--maybe even come an visit us!!

Thanks for stopping by--I hope you are warm and cozy today!! (Here it is rainy and dreary!!)

Color Throwdown Challenge #69

This is the color challenge for this weeks Color Throwdown--come on over and play along
It is time to throw down some color........this week the call was for Dark Red, Olive, Vanilla, and Choc. Chip. Super easy colors for me to work with--love them together!! I needed a birthday card for this weekend so I created this one with my good friend in mind.

Right now I am in the mode of using up some of the great DP's that I have laying around--scraps and stuff! I pulled out what was left of my Pina Colada Simply Scrappin set and created this collage of flowers. The background DP is from that set also but it was white and since I needed vanilla I sponged over it with Close to Cocoa and then finished off the edges in Choc. Chip. The only stamping on this card is the sentiment and it is from Verve stamps. The ribbon, corduroy buttons brads, and papers are from Stampin Up!

Thanks for stopping by and having a look--happy stamping!!

Another SCS sketch challenge....

Here is the sketch for today's challenge over at SCS.........

And here is my card......Not Quite Navy, Basic Gray, Whisper White.......those are my colors and the DP is from my stash of scraps. I can't remember the names but I know that it is some of Stampin Up's retired papers. For embellishments, I chose corduroy brads, mini brads and ribbon. The white panel is simply embossed flowers with brads as the center. Well nighty nighty for now--I need to call it a night!!

I am so excited!!

My card got featured in the Color Throwdown Challenge from last week--check it out!!

It is a Mojo / Color combo challenge all rolled into one

This is what you get when you combine a Mojo Monday sketch and a Color challenge from SCS. I love how it turned out!!

The color combo was--Real Red, Choc. Chip, and Always Artichoke. Always Real Chocolate!! Yummy!! I sounds yummy but not the easiest for me!! I had a hard time with the green--seems to dark for the Real Red and the Choc. but I must say I do like how it turned out!! I am thinking that is why they call it a challenge!! It makes you work outside of your comfort zone--thus expanding your creativity!! And that is a good thing--right??

Thanks for stopping by--have a great week!! Happy Stamping!!

Clean and Simple Cards

Here are 5 cards that I made for CAS (clean and simple) challenges over at SCS.



The thing about a CAS card is that they are pretty self explanitory!! What more can I say!?! Thanks for stopping by and taking a look!!

inspirational challenge

I created this card for the inspiration challenge over at SCS. Here is the piece from which I drew my inspiration:
I love college card especially when I can include a butterfly. I don't care how long this Stipple Butterfly has been retired--it will always have a place on my shelf!! It has got to be one of my all time favorites!!

The inspiration piece was from Lorelie Kay Designs--lot of great things can be found there--you could maybe even get some Chirstmas shopping done!!

Now alittle about my card: the pocket watch looks so real because I used Crystal Effects on the face of the clock--the background paper was printed in the college and I just added the pocket watch, the butterfly (which I colored with water color pencils and then cut out) and the hardware items. Of course I had to make it a circle card in keeping with my inspirational piece. Let me know what you think!!