Addicted to CAS #183

Code Word....ANIMAL!  That is the challenge from Addicted to CAS.  I pulled my Animal Outing bundle out and set to work.  I love how adorable this card turned out!!  Thanks to the Addicted to CAS team for the inspiration!!

#bethegift challenge: Love the other!!  Reach out with encouragement to someone who thinks/lives/is different than you.

Just Us Girls #532 & Inspired By Challenge #120

A color challenge from Just Us Girls...Navy/Brown/Rust.  My color picks for this challenge are from Stampin Up...Night of Navy/Chocolate Chip/Cajun Craze.  I am also playing along with this week's Inspired By photo challenge and sketch challenge.  Lots of inspiration today!!




#bethegift challenge:   Find a way to thank everyone you see today!

Twofer Card Challenge #26 // Rain-Umbrella

It is time for the Twofer Card Challenge...a challenge where you create two cards for two different occasions using the same stamps, stencils and/or dies.  With that in mind,  we were also given the theme rain/umbrella.  The only umbrella stamp I have is in Stampin Up's Beautiful You stamp set.  While the focus of this stamp set has nothing to do with the theme, there does happen to be an image that includes an umbrella.

   

#bethegift challenge:  Give in the smallest way or the largest way possible to just one charity today.

Less Is More Challenge #417

Out of Focus...that is the challenge from Less is More.  I decided the stamp and twist technique was perfect for this challenge.  And chalking up an embossed image always give off a little out of focus look.  But honestly this card became a bit "more" than expected so I am not sure it qualifies for a "less is more" challenge.  But it was the inspiration behind that card...so here it is!!

#bethegift challenge:   Forgive someone...genuinely!

Fusion Challenge & Color Throwdown Challenge #589

I am a huge fan of the gray/black/red color combo!!  I just had to play along again with the Color Throwdown challenge.  The color combo this week also work great with the Fusion challenge.  The Fusion challenge give us a picture and a sketch...the choice is yours...use one or the other or both.  Today I am using both for my card.

#bethegift challenge:   Today, let go of something that you have been carrying against someone else.

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CAS(E) this Sketch # 368 & Color Throwdown Challenge #589

This card is a combination of two challenges...a color challenge (use black gray, red and white) from the Color Throwdown team and a sketch challenge from CAS(E) this Sketch.
                
Materials used:  Stampin Up's Penned and Painted stamp set...embossing folder...aqua painter...Real Red & Smokey Slate inks...get well die sentiment


Update:  What an honor to be chosen as a "favorite"!!

Freshly Made Sketches # 431 & Cardz 4 Guyz #242

Today I am playing along with the sketch challenge from Freshly Made Sketch and the "on, in or by the sea" challenge from Cardz 4 Guyz.  This card was super simple to make because I just used up some awesome designer papers from Stampin Up that I had been hoarding.  The only stamping is the Happy Birthday sentiment, added some sponging around the edges and I finished off my card with a little helm embellishment.




#bethegift challenge:  Fill the world with celebration colors today...give a balloon, send a card, arrange some flowers!