Twofer Challenge #35 // The Paper Players #528

Twofer Challenge...two card...two different occasions...using same stamps, dies, or stencils.  And the theme this go round...BALLOONS!!  I used my balloon punch.  One the one card used them as balloons and on my other card I used the balloon punch to create petals!!  I also used the stamp and die from Stampin Up's Number of Years set...cutting the one and using one as a whole piece.  On my balloon card I also used the color combo from the Paper Players team ( #PP528 )...Pink, Silver and Black.

 

Verse of the Day:

With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love

EPHESIANS 4:2 (KJV)

Just Us Girls #571 // Sunday Stamps #250 // Tic Tac Toe #100

 3 challenges inspired this card...

Just Us Girls // #JUG571 ...A trend challenge!! Current trend...slim line cards!  My second slim line card this week!  I am learning to make this trend work for me!!  I has been fun play with a different size/shape card with week.

Sunday Stamps // #SS250 ...A sketch challenge!! I followed the sketch...just stretched it out a bit!!

Tic Tac Toe // #tttc100 ...A game board challenge!!  My winning three in a row from this game board...yellow//polka dots//thanks!  Three in a row down the left side of the game board for a win!!

  

Verse of the Day:

Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

James 1:27 (NIV)

TGIF Challenge 303 // The Spot Challenge #150

 Two challenges inspired today's card...

The Spot // #150 ...A theme challenge!! Birthday!! Nothing says happy birthday like cupcakes, sequins and banners!!  Here's to celebrating everyone's birthday!!

TGIF // #tgif303 ...A sketch challenge!!  This sketch was perfect for using up some designer papers from my stash.  I confess I am a horder of designer papers.  The struggle is real!!

Verse of the Day:

Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

James 1:27 (NIV)

Mojo Monday #553 // Just Us Girls #571 // INKspirational #232

 One card inspired by 3 challenges...

Mojo Monday // #mojomonday553 ...A sketch challenge!!  Valentine's Day may be over but we need love, lots of love, all year long!!  

Just Us Girls // #JUG571 ...A trend challenge!!  The trend for this challenge...slim line cards!!  These cards aren't the easiest for me but I love the challenge.

INKspirational Challenge // #232 ...A theme challenge!! HEARTS!! Do you feel the love?? Not just this month but all year long!! 

Verse of the Day:

And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.

LUKE 9:23-24 (ESV)

Fab Friday Challenge #207 // Just Add Ink Challenge #541 // Inspired By Challenge #161

Today's first card was created for the Inspired By challenge ( #IB161 ).  Their challenge offers us both a photo and a sketch.  I used both as inspiration for today's card.  

My second card was inspired by two challenges...

Just Add Ink // #541 ...A technique challenge!! Blended backgroud.  It has been ages since I have played with my Kaleidoscope ink pad, but this challenge was perfect for pulling them out and putting them to use. 

Fab Friday // #FF207 ...A sketch challenge!! I love the simplicity of the sketch...so many possibilities!

Verse of the Day:

I waited patiently for the LORD; he inclined to me and heard my cry. He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure.

PSALM 40:1-2 (ESV)

Paper Craft Crew Challenge 413 // CAS Colours & Sketches 406

 Two challenges = Two cards...

This first card was inspired by the sketch challenge from the Paper Craft Crew.  Challenge #413 was a horizontal sketch.  I used both the designer papers and the stamp set from Stampin Up's Sale-A-Bration catalog...Berry Blessings!!  I usually am not a fan of the Pacific Point color but it is perfect for these blueberries!

My second card was inspired by the sketch challenge from CAS Colours & Sketches.  The simplicity of this sketch took me back to when I first started stamp...alot of my cards followed this exact layout!! It is simple and it works!!  I am loving this Old World Paper embossing folder from Stampin Up...it gives the perfect amount of texture behind these two little love birds from Stampin Up's Have A Hoot bundle.

Verse of the Day:

From the rising of the sun to its setting, the name of the LORD is to be praised!

PSALM 113:3 (ESV)

Try Stampin On Tuesday Challenge #492 // Hand Stamped Sentiments #357 // Fusion Challenge 2.4.21

 Two Cards & Three Challenges...

My first card was inspired by the sketch challenge from the Try Stampin On Tuesday blog.  This sketch was perfect for showcasing Stampin Up's new Sweet Strawberry bundle along with the matching designer papers from the Sale-A-Bration catalog.

My second card was inspired by two challenges.  The Fusion challenge...for this challenge we are given both a photo and a sketch.  We can use one or the other...or we can fuse them together, thus creating a Fusion!!  I decided to use both!!  The second challenge that inspired this card was the color challenge from the Hand Stamped Sentiments team.  The color combo for this challenge is Bermuda Bay, Real Red, and Blushing Bride.

 

Verse of the Day:

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

ROMANS 12:10 (NLT)