New Challenge @ CAS on Friday #302

Today begins a new challenge at...

CAS on Friday // #302 ...A clean and simple challenge with a theme!!  The theme for this current is VALENTINE!!  A perfect them for the month of February wouldn't you agree!??!  You have a week to pull something together for your sweetheart!!

#302 // Valentine

Now it is your turn!!  Hop on over to our blog and check out all the great Valentine cards that our design team has made.  You will also find all the details for this new challenge there.  We can't wait to see how this new CAS challenge inspires you.

3 other challenges also inspired today's card...

The Paper Players // #PP723 ...A theme challenge!!  "Love Is In The Air" is the theme for this current challenge.  A fitting theme for this month and a perfect pair for our clean and simple challenge over at CAS on Friday.

Festive Friday Challenges // #FF177 ...An "inspo list" challenge!!  The inspo list for this current challenge honors Valentine's Day, and we are asked to use 3 of the elements from the inspo list of 10 elements.  For my card, I used heart (rhinestone heart sticker from Hobby Lobby), Red (Real Red designer paper from Stampin Up), and love sentiment (my love stamp is from Verve Stamps that has been discontinued).

TicTacToe Challenges // #tttc263 ...A "game board" challenge!!  My winning three in a row on this tic-tac-toe game board runs diagonally across the board with CAS, red, and Love sentiment for the win!!  Actually I have two wins...my second win runs down the right side of the board with Love sentiment, Blending, and ribbon for a second win!!

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Christmas in February!!

 

2 challenges inspired today's card...

Jingle Belles // #JB2503 ...A year round Christmas challenge with a theme!!  The theme for this current challenge is "shaped cards"!!  I decided to make a scalloped circle card.  I used my circle and scalloped Spellbinders dies to create this shaped Christmas card.

ABC Christmas Challenge // JAN25 ...An alphabet challenge with a Christmas theme!!  For this current challenge we are focusing on the letters A & B.  A is for "anything Christmas" (I used two Chirstmas foliage stickers and a Merry Christmas sentiment) and B is for "buildings" (how about a little cabin in the woods for my building)!!

#JB2503 // Shaped Cards

A is for "anything Christmas & B is for "buildings"

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

I Love You, Gnome Much

 

4 challenges inspired today's card...

Make My Monday Challenge // #MMM244 ...A theme challenge!!  GNOMES!! What a fun challenge!!  I took these Christmas gnomes, omitted the snowflakes and used Valentine papers to make Valentine gnomes!!

Color Hues // #TCH103 ...A color challenge!!  Red and Pink are the colors called for in this current challenge. For this current challenge they are collaborating with INKspirational Challenges. 

INKspirational Challenges // #IC334 ...A color challenge!! In collaboration with Color Hues, the colors for this current challenge are red and pink.  Perfect color choice for the month of February!!

The Paper Players // #PP723 ...A theme challenge!!  "Love is in the Air" is the theme for this current challenge!!  I created these gnomes as a playful way to say "l Love You"!!

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

New Challenge @ Cardz 4 Guyz

 

Today begins a new challenge at...

Cardz 4 Guyz // #C4G365 ...A masculine challenge with a theme.  For this new challenge that begins today, we want to see your CLEAN & SIMPLE masculine cards.  

#C4G365 // Clean & Simple

I just got a delivery from Stampin Up today and I couldn't wait to play with these Friendly Seagulls.  This set is a freebie during their Sale-A-Bration event.

Now it is your turn to have some fun!!  We can't wait to see your clean and simple masculine card.  Hop on over to our blog for additional inspiration from the rest of the design team and to get all the details for this new challenge.

3 other challenges inspired today's card...

TGIF Challenges // #tgif510 ...A theme challenge!! Stampin Up's Sale-A-Bration is the theme for this current challenge.  I just got my order of Sale-A-Bration items so the timing of this challenge is perfect.  I used the Friendly Seagulls to make today's card. 

Polkadoodles Challenge // FEB25 ...An "anything goes" challenge!!  I love these types of challenges because the possiblities are endless!!   

We Love Stamping // FEB25 ...A monthly stamping challenge!!  Must have some stamping on the front of your card.  For the month of February they want to see CAS (clean and simple) cards.  So this challenge paired up perfectly with our new "clean and simple" challenge over at Cardz 4 Guyz.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

A Two Card Monday

 

Card #1 was inspired by 3 challenges...

Just Us Girls // #JUG760 ...A "CASE the designer" challenge!!  I picked Ina's card to case.  I just recieved the fern embossing folder last week in my Stampin Up order and was anxious to use it so that was the first inspiring portion.  I also loved her collage around the butterfly.  Even though I changed the color, I think you see the CASEing very clearly.

Just Add Ink // #JAI736 ...A "just add" challenge!!  For this current challenge we are "just adding" BLING!!  This collage card was perfect for scattering in alot of bling.

Retro Rubber Challenges // #rrcb247 ...A color challenge using a stamp that is over a year old!!  I used a Tim Holtz sentiment stamp that is over 10 years old...you should see how stained up it is but still works perfectly.  I also used Stampin Up's Gorgeous Grunge which is even older (2013)...one of my favorite stamp set ordered back when I was a demonstrator that still gets used almost weekly.

Card #2 was inspired by 1 challenge...

Freshly Made Sketches // #FMS671 ...A sketch challenge!!  I love this retired ruffled ribbon from Stampin Up.  It was perfect for this sketch.  

                                                 

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

New Challenge @ Sunday Stamps #SSC353

 

Today begins a new challenge at...

Sunday Stamps // #SSC353 ...A sketch challenge!!  Claire created a "Pretty Frames" sketch for our new challenge that begins today.  Her clean and simple sketch reminds me of my first days in card making when layering up a central focal point was how all my cards looked...it is easy, comfortable to do, and always looks great!!

Now it is your turn!!  Hop on over to our blog and check out all the great inspiration offered up by the rest of the design team.  You will also find all the details for out "Pretty Frames" sketch challenge.  We cant wait to see your framed up creations.

3 additional challenges inspired today's card...

TicTacToe Challenges // #tttc263 ...A game board challenge!!  My winning three in a row on this game board run across the bottom...CAS*Free*Ribbon for the win!!  I kept today's card clean and simple, my free is "frames focal point", and black gingham ribbon finishes off my three in a row.

Inspire.Create.Challenge // #ICC185 ...A theme challenge!!  The theme for this current challenge is...clean and simple!!  I kept my card clean and simple with lots of white space along with basic stamping and layering.

weeks 685-686

  Word Art Wednesday // #WAW685-686 ...A verse challenge!!  The verse for this current challenge is found in Luke 1:79.  My inspiration for today's card is the phrase "give light" at the beginning of the verse...thus my burst of light on my card.  My hope is that this card will bring a ray of light to a friend going through a dark time.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Belated Birthday Wishes

 

3 challenges inspired today's card...

Alphabet Challenge // 24JAN25 ...An ABC challenge!!  U is for UNDERWATER!!  My octopus got a little tangled up and missed a birthday...so belated birthday wishes it is!!

Cupcake Inspirations // #CI610 ...A cupcake inspired challenge!!  The cupcake photo for this challenge has us adding a tag.  I also was inspired by the pink icing and the sparkly pearls...so I stamped my octopus on Blushing Bride card stock and added some sparkly embellishments that just arrived in my Stampin Up order.

Addicted to Stamps & More // #ATS&M485 ...A theme challenge!!  The theme for this current challenge is to use die cuts and/or stencils.  I used die cuts only this time.

Never Before Used Schtuff // #NBUS71 ...

Not a challenge site but a great place to show off those "never been used" items...whether it is something brand new or something that has been neglected. Today I am showcasing new sparkly embellishments that I just got in my new Stampin Up order.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)