Happy Birthday for Zach

This card is for our nephew, Zach. For inspiration, I used two different challenges:

1. Splitcoaststampers' Sketch Challenge - SC361; and

2. Colour Q Challenge - cQc #13, as seen above the card.

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MMSC132 Dream

This card is for the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge. The beautiful digital image is from priscillastyles-store. I colored her with Copics, fussy-cut her out and popped her up on dimensionals. "dream" is stamped on my "brick" wall done with whitewash core'dinations paper and sanded. The green pearl swirl embellishment is a little gift Priscilla sent me a long time ago, and the beautiful shimmering sheer lavendar ribbon (which doesn't really show up well in the pic, sorry) is from my wedding 5 years ago, which we just celebrated on 11/11/11. tfl
Other challenges entered:
1. http://thecraftypad.blogspot.com/ Challenge 149 - Recipe of 3's - 3 papers;
2. http://pileitonchallenge.blogspot.com/ - Pile It On #48 - Sugar & Spice - girly

Funky Chicken

My friend, Joyce, collects all things "chicken". When I saw this cute little digi stamp from beccysplace, I just had to make a card for her with it. For the layout I was inspired by a sketch challenge - FMS12 - at Freshly Made. I colored the little chick with Copics, and used beautiful coordinated designer papers from My Mind's Eye. tfl

Wintery Birthday Fun IC312

My card today was inspired by today's Splitcoaststampers' Inspiration Challenge - IC312 - inspiration from Glennajean, found here:
http://glennajean.posterous.com/. (See top pic).

I used a cute little digi freebie from Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Copics. The checked panel was run through the Cuttlebug with a new Darice embossing folder. I then sanded the embossed areas and outlined all the stars with Stickles and added Stickles snow for the penguin to walk on. Love the sparkle and dimension...the star areas actually look like ice. The snow idea was from Crazy4Challenges - C4C115. Fun card to make! tfl

Thank You So Much

This card is for today's sketch challenge - SC360 - at Splitcoaststampers. tfl

Under the Weather Winter Get Well

This card is for 4 challenges. I need some get well cards for my stash, and this new image from priscillastyles-store is just sooooo cute I just had to use it, and it is perfect for these challenges:
1. The Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge - SSS135;
2. Speedy the Cat's Friends Challenge #82"Black, White and One other color of your choice ;
3. Crazy 4 Challenges - C4C114 - Black & White & WOW!!; and
4. Splitcoaststampers' Technique Lovers Challenge - TLC352 - Let's Make it Snow.
I like the way it came out...hope you do too! Thanks for visiting.

Singing Cat Studio Inspiration IC311

Today's Inspiration Challenge - IC311 - at Splitcoaststampers led me to Singing Cat Studios, where one of the first pieces I saw was the pendant shown above. Not only did it inspire my card, but I had to have it, so I ordered it right away...can't wait to get it in the mail! What beautiful creations Kim has made! I brayered the blue over dry embossed metallic cs. The sentiment is the bottom part of one of the stamps in SU's Thoughts and Prayers set. tfl