Challenge Day 139 Birthday Wishes

This card was made using the Stampin Up set called Fabulous Florets. Paper is Enchante by SU and cardstock is certainly celery. Ink is certainly celery and chocolate chip. Border die is by Marianne Dies. Sentiment is from Watercolor Trio.

Challenge Day 138 Blessing Card

This card was made with the Stampin Up set called Crosses of Hope and the Script background. I used Copper embossing powder and copper colored specialty paper. Cardstock is Creamy caramel. Ink is Linen distress ink.

Challenge Day 137 Bethlehem Christmas Card

Today's card was make with the Come to Bethlehem stamp set by Stampin Up! Cardstock and ink are Brilliant Blue. Patterned paper is by Stampin Up!

Challenge Day 136 Verve Valentine

Wow, I am almost over the holiday cooking and cleaning. I feel like I could sleep for a week so I am making myself craft. It has been a week since I posted. So sorry I was just overwhelmed. I hope you all had a great holiday. I am way behind on my challenge and will have to double up in the new year. I know Christmas time will be the same.

Today's card was made using Verve Hearts on Fire. The front sentiment is a Delafield stamp. Paper is by Basic Grey and cardstock is Raspberry Ripple. Ink and ribbon are also Raspberry Ripple. I love the new ink pads from Stampin Up! They are sooooo easy to use.

Challenge Day 135 Plum Get Well Card

Today's card was made with Stampin Up! Thoughts and Prayers and Elements of Style. Cardstock is Pale Plum and Perfect Plum. Ink is Pale Plum. I also used Stampin Up! embossed butterfly folder and pearls.

Challenge Day 134 Crumb Cake Christmas

Today's card was made using the set called Lovely as a Tree by Stampin Up! Sentiment stamp is by PSX. Cardstock is Crumb Cake and Always Artichoke. Images were stamped with Versamark and white ep from Joanns.

Challenge Day 133 Friendship Card

This card was made using the stamp set by Stampin Up called Time Well Spent. Cardstock is Red Riding Hood and patterned paper is by MME (Traveler). Dies are Labels 10 and Heartfelt Creations Butterfly Border flourish. Ribbon and pearls are SU.

Challenge Day 132 Celebrate Flowers Card

Today's card is made with the set Awash with Flowers by Stampin Up! Cardstock is Positively Pink and paper is Lemonade by Basic Grey. Image is colored with Copic markers.

Challenge Day 131 Pink Birthday Card

My last card for today is made with a stamp set from PTI and a sentiment stamp from Stampin Up! Flowers are made with a Joy Crafts die. Paper, ink and cardstock are Blushing Bride. I added a bit of Crumb Cake to my stamp for the sentiment.

Challenge Day 130 Get Well Blue Card

This card was made using a sentiment stamp by Paper Salon. Embossing was done with a Cuttlebug embossing folder and my MS scoreboard. Cardstock is Baja Blue, Patterned paper is A Walk in the Park by SU. Ribbon is also SU.

Challenge Day 129 Leafy Green Blessings Card

This card was made using two stamps - the sentiment stamp is by Stampabilities and the leafy swirl is a clear stamp by Inkadinkado. Dotted paper is by SU. Ink is Pear Pizzazz.

Challenge Day 128 Birthday Posy Card

This card was made with the Posy Punch set, Labelicious set, Fancy Flower punch, Label punch and Word Window punch from SU. Patterned paper is also SU and is called Attic Boutique. Leaves are made using a Martha Stewart punch. Cardstock is Daffodil Delight and Crumb Cake and ribbon is Crumb Cake.

Challenge Day 127 Brocade Birthday Card

Finally, I am posting again. Sorry for my long absence. I did not take into account invitation making and the holidays when I started this endeavor. I will slowly try to catch up but it may be after Christmas when my posting is regular again. Please bear with me.

Today I will be posting 5 cards. The first card was made using Four Frames from Stampin Up! It is a new set in the current catalog. It goes with the Decorative Labels punch. I am trying to get every set that matches my favorite punches. I love to use them. Patterned paper is Brocade Backgrounds by SU. Cardstock is Early Expresso. I added some sheer swirl ribbon from Reasonable Ribbon and pearls by Queen and Co.

Challenge Day 126 Winter Celebrate Card

Today's card was made with two Stampin Up! sets - It's Snow Time and Labelicious. Image was colored with Copics markers. Paper is SU patterned paper. Cardstock is Rose Red and Almost Amethyst. Ink is Amethyst. Ribbon is Wild Wasabi.

Challenge Day 125 Autumn Leaves Card

Today's card was made with the set from Stampin Up called Autumn Leaf Prints. Ink is Pumpkin Pie and Pool Party. Cardstock is the same colors. Sentiment is by Inkadinkado.

Challenge Day 124 Masculine Sympathy Card

Tuesday's card was made for my son's scout troop. One of the former members lost his father. I made this card 5 x 7 so there would be room for the boys signatures. Paper is Spiced Cider by SU. Cardstock is Cajun Craze and Chocolate Chip. Stamp is by Inkadinkado. Scripture is computer generated.

Challenge Day 123 Butterfly Bling Birthday Card

Monday's card is made with the Stampin Up set Butterfly Prints. I love this set! Patterned paper is by SU and is called Walk in the Park. Cardstock is Baja Breeze. Sentiment is by Stampabilities. It was very hard to get a good impressions with the sentiment stamp. I will probably stay away from this brand in the future.

Challenge Day 122 Lily Birthday Card

Today's card was made using a stamp by Creative Impressions. Image is colored with Copic markers. Paper is So Saffron and Lovely Lilac. Patterned paper is Basic Grey. Sentiment is by Stampin Up!

Challenge Day 121 Fleur de lis Birthday Card

Saturday's card was made with a stamp by Inkadinkado. One of my friends loves Fleur de lis. This one is kinda strange so it is going in the sell pile along with the others in this series. I first bought the heart, then pear and this one. Now I have decided they don't really go with my crafting style. Copics just didn't work great with this stamp. Both the image and sentiment were sponged with Sahara Sand. The sentiment is computer generated.

Challenge Day 120 Birthday Treat Card

Friday's card was made using the Su stamp called Triple Treat. Patterned paper is from the In Color designer stack. Sentiment is by Anna Griffin. Ink used is Concord Crush. Brad is by Making Memories.Border puch is by SU.

Challenge Day 119 Citrus Thank You

Thursday's card was made using the SU set Citrus and Such. I just found this set online. I had never seen it before. I love fruit sets and am glad to have it. I used Yoyo Yellow, Gable Green and Pixie Pink with Memento Black for the sentiment. Sentiment is by Anna Griffin. I also used the canvas background stamp.

Challenge Day 118 Blossom Birthday Card

Wednesday's card was made with the SU set stippled Blossoms. Cardstock is Pink Pirouette and Crumb Cake, Patterned paper is SU Loves Me. Ink is Pretty in Pink and Regal Rose. Buttons and ribbon are by SU. Border punch is Martha Stewart. Sentiment is by My Sentiments Exactly.

Challenge Day 117 Bunny Birthday Card

Tuesday's card was made with a Penny Black stamp, colored with Copic Markers and sponged with Crumb cake ink. This card was actually one I made a while ago and hated. I took it apart and kept the image but that is all. Patterned paper is by Doodlebug. Cardstock is Crumb Cake - my favorite neutral!

Challenge Card Day 116 World Christmas Card

Monday's card was made with the Stampin Up set called Peace on Earth. The branches are from Peaceful Wishes. The image was colored with Copic markers. Ink is Memento black, Pear Pizzaz, and Wild Wasabi. Border punch is by Martha Stewart. Patterned paper is by Basic Grey. Inside sentiment is computer generated.

Challenge Day 115 Floral Get Well Card

Sunday's Card is made with the Elements of Style set by Stampin Up! Ink is Blue Bayou as well as the cardstock and ribbon. The textured embossing folder, embossed butterfly, and Modern Label die is from SU. Sentiment is by Paper Salon.

Challenge Day 114 Bliss Birthday Card

Today's card was made with the Stampin Up set called Bliss. Patterned paper was made with Distressed Dots background stamp and Victorian Tapestry by JRL Designs. Cardstock is Crumb Cake and Blushing Bride. Loop punch is by Martha Stewart. Sentiment is computer generated and is glued on a Fancy Tag Spellbinder die cut. I added Stampin Up pearls.

Challenge Day 113 Bloomin Thank You Card

Friday's card was made with the set Bloomin Beautiful. Thanks you stamp by Inkadinkado. Image is colored with Copics and the flower is paper pieced. Patterned paper is Stampin Up and Cardstock is Close to Cocoa.

Challenge Day 112 Leaves Thanksgiving Card

Thursday's card is made with Autumn Leaves Prints and the sentiment is from Happy Harmony. Cardstock is Ruby Red, Vanilla and Crumb Cake. Patterned paper is made with Autumn Leaves Print, Script background, Splatter background by All Night Media. I also used sanded on the image.

Challenge Day 111 Blossom Birthday Card

Wednesday's card was made with the Betsy's Blossoms stamp set. Sentiment is by PaperTrey. Butterflies are made from a Sizzix embossing die. Cardstock is Crumb Cake. Ink is Colorbok Chalk Inks.

Challenge Day 110 Wonderfall Thanksgiving Card

 

Tuesday's card took quite a bit of time. I couldn't decide how to do the acorn in the Wonderfall stamp set. I tries it just cut from 2 different papers first but it didn't look right. Then I tries it half stamped and half die cut...still wrong. Then I tried markers directly on the stamps. Finally, I stamped it in 2 two different colors and cut them apart. Then I glued it to chipboard.

I used the Wonderfall stamp set and matching Sizzix die. Howlstooth and Scaringbone dsp. Cardstock is More Mustard and Vanilla. Sentiment on front is by Love You To Bits and inside is computer generated.

Challenge Day 109 Silhouette Birthday Card

Monday's card was made with a silhouette stamp by Hearts in Touch. Patterned paper is Basic Grey. Border punch is by Fiskars. I will hopefully be posting enough cards to catch up this week. I have kinda had a creative block these last two weeks. Starting to fell the creative juice flow again!

Challenge Card Day 108 Pink Cat Birthday Card

Sunday's card was made using a clear Recollections stamp. I made this for a friend of my son who loves cats and pink. Patterned paper is by Doodlebug Designs and card stock is Regal Rose. Image is colored with Copics and sponged with Pink Pirouette.

Challenge Card Day 107 Birthday Flower Card

Saturday's card is made using a Magenta Stamp. Patterned paper is by MME and cardstock is Marina Mist. Grommet tag is by Spellbinders and sentiment is computer generated. I sponged the tag with Baja blue and Certainly Celery ink and used a flourish stamp while tag was still in die to make the tag match the paper. I added some Swarovski crystals, ribbon and brads to embellish.

Day 106 Challenge Flower Pot Birthday Card

Sorry I have gotten behind these last few days. My dh has a new job and things around the house are a little different this week. I am posting some cards this week that are not using Stampin Up sets since I am almost through with all my sets and about to go on to my single stamps in the challenge. Friday's card was made using a Whipper Snapper stamp. It was colored with Copics and sponged with Pink Pirouette ink. Patterned paper is from my scrap stash. Ribbon tag die is by Spellbinders and sentiment is computer-generated. Thanks for being patient with my postings.

Challenge Day 105 Sweet Mouse Card

Thursday's card was made with the SU set called Valentine Mice. Image is colored with Copic markers. Sentiment is from the Love Ya Bunches set. Patterned paper is Loves Me. Cardstock is Taken with Teal and Close to Cocoa.

Challenge Day 104 Heart Card

Wednesday's card was made with the SU set called Sweetheart. Patterned paper is by Creative Memories. Cardstock is Pacific Point and Tempting Turquoise. Ribbon is from SU.

Challenge Day 103 Vintage Birthday Card

Today's card is made with the SU set Fresh Vintage. Patterned paper is Berry Bliss and cardstock is Purely Pomegranite and Close to Cocoa. I added pearls and the sentiment is from Watercolor Trio. Ink is Purely Pomegranite.