Two Card Sunday

 

Card #1 was inspired by 3 challenges...

Freshly Made Sketches // #FMS680 ...A sketch challenge!!  This sketch is perfect for some spring time florals.

Festive Friday // #FF0181 ...An "inspo list" challenge!!  From the inspo list honoring Easter choose 3 of the 10 elements on your card.  I picked pink, flowers, and brads from the inspo list.

Allsorts Challenge // #AC820 ...An "anything goes" challenge with an optional theme!!  The optional theme for this current challenge is SPRING FLOWERS.  I used my new Beautifully Happy stamp set from Stampin Up.

Card #2 was inspired by 3 challenges...

Hand Stamped Sentiments // #HSS460 ...A color challenge!!  The colors called for in this current challenge: Pecan Pie, Summer Splash, and Pretty Peacock.

AAA Card Challenge // #287 ...A clean and simple challenge!!  This current challenge has a fun little 1+1 game board for us.  My 1+1 is silhouette + landscape.

Just Us Girls // #JUG769 ...A technique challenge!!  The technique being showcased this week is...DIE CUTS!!  But the team wants to see die cuts with out flowers!!  How about a masculine card with several dies, none of which are flowers!!

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

C'mon Inner Peace

 

3 challenges inspired today's card...

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge // #AHSC623 ...A sketch challenge!!  This sketch was the starting point for today's fun caffeinated card.

Color Hues // #TCH107 ...A color challenge!!  Orange and teal are the colors called for in this current challenge!!  A perfect color combination for coloring this caffeinated chickie!!

INKspirational Challenges // #IC338 ...A "word prompt" challenge!!  SENTIMENT is the word prompt for this current challenge and they are asking that we use two or more.  I cut my sentiment sentence into two pieces so that it fit on my card and so that it fulfill their challenge.

Never Before Used Schtuff // #NBUS72 ...The NBUS blog doesn't give challenges but offers a great place to show off those items that have never been used...whether they are brand new (like today's item) or items that you have had for a while but haven't gotten around to using them yet.  Today I am using a new sentiment stamp from Unity stamps that has never been inked up.  The chickie has been used before but the sentiment has not.  

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

New Challenge @ CAS on Friday #306

 

Today begins a new challenge at...

CAS on Friday // #306 ...A clean and simple challenge with a theme!!  The theme for this current challenge is EASTER!!  I used this pair of cute little bunnies from the Colorado Craft Company and added a "Happy Easter" sentiment from Stampin Up. (retired Teeny Tiny Sentiments)

#306 // EASTER

Now it is your turn!!  We would love to see your take on our clean and simple challenge with a EASTER theme.  Hop on over to our blog for all the detail on our new challenge.  You will also find additional inspiration from the rest of the design team.

4 additional challenges inspired today's card...

Festive Friday // #FF0181 ...An "inspo list" challenge!!  From the inspo list honoring EASTER, pick 3 of the 10 elements to use on your card.  For my card I chose to use bunny, Easter sentiment, and flowers.

Allsorts Challenge // #AC820 ...An "anything goes" challenge with an optional theme!!  The optional theme for this current challenge is SPRING BLOOMS.  I used a little wooden flower (Stampin Up) and spring time colors to fill the optional theme.  My tag was punched (Fiskers punch) out of some retired designer papers. (Stampin Up)

I Spy With My Little Eye // #24 ...A theme challenge!!  THE DAWN OF SPRING is the theme for this current challenge.  Easter and Spring go hand in hand, so how about a "Happy Easter" card!?!

TicTacToe Challenge // #tttc267 ...A game board challenge!!  My winning three in a row on this tic-tac-toe game board: patterned paper, free, and grass.  I have a patterned paper tag and my bunnies are nestled in a pile of grass...for the free element, I'll say a tag, or an Easter card, or a clean & simple card...you pick!!

Update: Yippie!!  This card got a shout out from the TicTacToe design team!!  What an honor to be a "team pick" for this challenge board!!

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Just Breathe!!

 

3 challenges inspired today's card...

Color Hues // #TCH107 ...A color challenge!!  The duo of colors called for in this current challenge is orange and teal!!  Let these colors take you away to the sun, sand, and surf!!

Cupcake Inspired Challenges // #CI614 ...A cupcake photo inspired challenge!!  The cupcakes in this photo have us asking the question...How do you relax??  One of the ways I relax is sitting on the beach!!  I love that I live just one hour from the beach and can relax in the sun, sand, and surf regularly!!

Retro Rubber Challenges // #rrcb251 ...A retro challenge with an "anything goes" theme!!  What does retro mean??  It means we need to use a stamp that is over a year old.  This "Just Breathe" sentiment stamp is part of the Colorful Seasons stamp set from Stampin Up that came out in 2017.  This stencil is also over a year old...I got in September of 2023.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Welcome Sweet Baby

 

4 challenges inspired today's card...

Inspired By Challenges // #IB329 ...A photo inspired challenge with an optional sketch!!  My inspiration from the photo: the clothes line, the plaids, the pastels, and the optional sketch.

Make My Monday // #MMM248 ...A theme challenge!!  GREEN is the theme for this current challenge!!  I used green ribbon, green plaid paper (with a few other colors added in), and green card stock...I made it mostly green!!

Addicted to Stamps & More // #ATS&M ...An "any occasion" card!!  How about a new birth for my any occasion??  This has got to be one of the biggest life changing occasions ever!!

Can You Handle The Pressure // 22MAR25 ...An embossing challenge with an optional twist!!  I used my dotted cloud embossing folder for my trio of panels that gives a perfect backdrop to my clothes line.  The twist for this current challenge is to use your favorite color...I love love love pastels!!  

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Guest Designer for Stick It Down FaceBook Challenge

So excited to be a guest designer for...

Stick It Down Challenges // APR25 ...A sketch challenge found on FaceBook that offers sketch both for cards and scrapbook pages.  What an honor to be asked to design along side their great team!!  April's card sketch is a slim line card with a row of stars spelling out Happy or in my case cupcakes.

We hope you will join the fun and play along with the Stick It Down sketch.  It will be fun to see how you interrupt April's challenge.

Card #2 was inspired by 4 challenges...

Just Us Girls // #JUG768 ...A technique challenge!!  STENCIL!!  I found this fun stencil that I kinda forgot about and decided it deserved to be showcased.

Inspire.Create.Challeng // #ICC189 ...A theme challenge!!  EASTER//SPRING is the theme for this current challenge!!  I got some springtime blooms along with a "Happy Easter" sentiment, so I have both angles covered!!

Allsorts Challenge // #AC820 ...An "anything goes" challenge with an optional theme!!  SPRING FLOWERS is the optional theme for this current challenge.  I used Stampin Up's felt stitched flowers that came in a bundle for my spring flowers.  Don't them make a sweet little bloom?!?  I also used a stencil from AALL & Create for my country town background.

Retro Rubber Challenge // #rrcb251 ...A retro challenge with an "anything goes" theme!!  Retro mean that we need to use a stamp that is over a year old.  This "Happy Easter" sentiment from Stampin Up came out in 2011 as a Hostess gift.  My twine, felt flowers, and stencil are over a year old as well.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

New Challenge @ Cardz 4 Guyz #C4G369

 

Today begins a new challenge at...

Cardz 4 Guyz // #C4G369 ...A masculine challene with a theme!!  The theme for this new challenge is FUN & GAMES!!  How about a chess set?!?  I got this set for making birthday cards for my sister's four boys...they are avid chess players and I have made some great cards for them over the last several years!!  They thought it was cool for me to buy a stamp set that was "just for" them!

#C4G369 // Fun & Games

Now it is your turn!!  Hop on over to our blog and check out all the details for this new challenge and gather additional inspiration from the rest of the design team.  We can't wait to see how our new challenge inspires you.

2 other challenges inspired today's card...

Can You Handle The Pressure // 22MAR25 ...An embossing challenge!!  I have had so much fun with this new embossing folder that I picked up at the Green Valley Book Fair during my trip to Virginia.  I love that is has a masculine feel to it and that it kinda matches our C4G logo.

Addicted to Stamps & More // #ATS&M489 ...An "any occasion" challenge!!  While I have mostly used this stamp for birthday cards for my nephews  I am using today's card for a Happy Retirement card for a friend.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)