Started with a primitive sketch, three watercolor splotches and end with this....

I worked this card totally backwards by using a template to make splotches of watercolor for the three flowers. I masked and stamped everything over the top. Distressing made everything blend and the flowers pop!

To think, it started with this sketch:

I've entered these challenges:

Color Throwdown #364

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #205 Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown: #266 Watercolor

Home for Halloween

Halloween let's me pull out the Stamps and Dies and have a blast.

Entered in These challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Color Inspiration

Pals Paper Arts Sketch Challenge: PPA#272

Crafting by Designs Challenge Anything Goes

Autumn Splendor

I wanted to make a unique autumn card. This card has been on my mind in a fall color scheme with rolling hills pattern using textured solids. The white cardstock is stamped and pops through stamped fallscape of orange sky using a circle punch. Together it is a flowing movement of autumn leaves, wind and hills. 

Challenges Entered:

Frilly and Funkie Challenge Autumn Splendor

Country View Challenge: Add some Texture

Runway Inspired Challenge #93

The Happy couple!

Our friends son is marrying a great gal and I made this card especially for them, even tried to match their hair and skin tones. I paper pieced a lace dolie onto the brides dress and I loved the results, it looks runway ready! I have had this stamp set tucked away waiting for a wedding and thought this is the perfect time to bring it out and finally use it!

Stamp set used: Stampingbella Uptown Couple Brett and Brenda Get Married

I have entered this card in the following challenges:

Nerver Been Used Stamp Challenge #5

Tuxedo Card

  

I needed the perfect wedding card for my two friends who will tie the knot the beginning of October. Since it's a two tuxedo wedding I thought this was the perfect card for them. On the lapel is a red rose boutineer and in the shirt pocket is a red kerchief made from Really Reasonable Ribbon Sheer and Satin Christmas Assortment. If you look closely you can see I used a bling butterfly beside the rose to look like leaves.  So I was then able to enter RRR Challenge this week too.

The jacket is held closed with a tiny magnet set. 

I liked making this card for my friends, I hope they enjoy it.

I was pleased to enter these challenges since this card is perfect for my entries.  

Entered in:

Frilly and Funky "Stamps Be Gone" Challenge

Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge #125

Mixed Media Card Challenge #15

Card Challenge

Congratulations for earning blue belt and winning tournament was inorder for my son. So I created this double card. The Gi opens to show the congrats for blue belt and the entire card opens to the congratulations for the tournament. I stamped, punched out and added banner background and a clear plastic star embellishment.

The Gi was fussy cut with a blue ribbon belt added.

Entered in:

Tuesday Throwdown #361 "Anything Goes"

The Stamping Boutique Banner Challenge

Simply Papercrafts For All Occassions "Anything Goes" Challenge

Just Add Ink #279 Sketch Challenge

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge

Mail for the Mail Carrier

My mail carrier is changing routes and I'm going to miss her friendly smile!

Using red, white and blue solid mail color cardstock, twine, washi tape, Wink of Stella pen and a little stamping and cutting.

I have entered my card into these challenges:

 CASology: Week 162  

The Mixed Media Card Challenge #15 Friendship  

 Time Out Challenge #65

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Trio of Colors

Another Newton's Nook Challenge #24

Newton's Nook Challenge #24

I wanted to use chevron ribbon to make the banners.

http://www.newtonsnookblog.com/search/label/Inky%20Paws%20Challenge

Newton's Nook Inky Paws Challenge #24

I wanted to use this reflective paper and Newton's Nook Magical Dreams stamp set was the perfect combination. If there's a trick to taking photos of reflective paper, please let me know.

http://www.newtonsnookblog.com/2015/08/inky-paws-challenge-24-sketch.html

Just a whim to try something different!

I have wide ribbon that's too large for cards, or even pages, I couldn't just toss it! Here is my first attempt at making a satin ribbon rose. It is a skill that takes patience and fingers that cooperate, two things I don't have but I do have determination.