A FEW CHALLENGE CARDS TO SHARE

Happy Hump Day - WOW! Wednesday already, I can't believe it! I guess with the kids out of school on Monday, the week is going by faster. That's fine by me, the weekend will soon be here, lol! I actually got some challenge cards done yesterday and so I am excited to share those with you today! I tried a new sketch challenge (new to me anyway) for the first one - the site is called Friday Sketchers and I thought the sketch was pretty cool so I played along! I used one of my new sets from the Spring Occasions mini catty called Sense of Time - I think the images are beautiful and I have been wanting one with a clock face (thanks SU!) I cut my scallop circle and my big circle using Bigz Dies for my Big Shot, and then cut the clock face out and popped it up on dimensionals. And, the little white dots are just that, dots! SU! does not have white brads (YET!) so I used my white gel pen to improvise! Even my teenage son commented that he thought this card was "cool" so it must be okay - LOL! Here is the recipe for this one!

Card Recipe:

Paper - Basic Gray, Bashful Blue, Blush Blossom card stock, Bella Birds Designer Series paper

Inks - Going Gray stampin' pad

Stamps - Sense of Time

Accessories - 1/4 inch circle punch, photo corners Punch, paper piercer, eyelet border punch, bashful blue brads, Clear Circle Bigz Die, Scallop Circle Bigz Die, Bashful Blue Taffeta Ribbon

This next card uses the sketch from Inspirational Sketches, which is run by my friend Dawn! I have been wanting to play along since she started this site, and just now have had the time - her sketches are fabulous, if you haven't, you should check them out! Yes, this card uses contraband, but I needed to ink up this cute little cupcake! I don't own very many non-SU! stamp sets, but this one I just had to have!! It's from Taylored Expressions and is called A Year of Sweets 2. Isn't that little cuppie adorable? (and yes, I fixed the crooked panel, I was just too lazy to take another pic,lol!) The sentiment is not in that set, but I thought it went perfect so I used it. I am quite pleased with how this came out, and I am sending this out so a very sweet gal who needs some happy mail and loves cupcakes!! No recipe for this one but if you have a question, just ask me and I will do my best to answer it! This last card is for the Mojo Monday sketch challenge this week. I love Julee's sketches and try really hard to play along every week - seems like I always miss the week when there is something fabulous to win, lol! This sketch was really fun, there are so many things you can do with it. I decided I needed to use my God's Beauty stamp set from the Hostess Level One sets- I love this set because it has a big butterfly in it, and you know how much I love butterflies! I also used quite a bit of Iridescent Ice on this card - all the images are embossed. It really makes the card shimmer IRL and I think if you click on the image, you will be able to see it as well! I wanted something happy and springy so I thought my Tea Party dsp would be perfect! So, there you have my three challenge cards - I felt pretty good getting them done, normally I can manage to squeeze in just a couple! I love to use sketches though, I find it gets my creative juices flowing and often I alter the sketch to suit my needs. Here is the recipe for this last card!

Card Recipe:

Paper - Pink Pirouette, So Saffron, Certainly Celery, Whisper White card stock, Tea party Designer Series Paper

Inks - Regal Rose, Basic Black, Certainly Celery stampin' pads

Stamps - God's Beauty

Accessories - Scalloped Edge Punch, So Saffron Wide grosgrain ribbon, Certainly Celery brads, Versamark, Iridescent Ice, Heat Gun

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