Happy Birthday Wish RAK!

Tonight we are holding a Wish RAK Celebration VSN style -- challenges are posted every hour to use images we received as Wish RAKs. I was a challenge hostess -- make a card using a nature image you received. Here's mine using the Still Life Stems I received. Had fun with this one, watercoloring the flowers and pulling the colors out of the Heidi Grace DSP I had and absolutely love! I'll try and post all the cards I get done this weekend!! Fun, fun, fun!!

Square Card Challenge

GASP!!!!! I've completed four challenges this week!! Unheard of for me!! I hope to get today's done yet this evening!! Anyway, this "Ways to Use it" Challenge was for a square card. I pulled out some scrap Daisy Ds paper and it went from there. Love these big flowers, I folded it in half then used the big brad. It was 1:30 in the morning and I'm sitting at the sewing machine hummin' along - nobody said anything like I got them awake with the noise!! The prickly pear cactus is colored with watercolor pencils. Busy card but fun.

Sketch Challenge

Yes, another challenge completed!!! I don't think I've ever done three in a row like this. Great sketch, they always are!!! I have some swap cards to make and I will definitely be using this one!

Bee is by Stampendous, "You've Got Mail" is by Impression Obsession, and the Scalloped Frames and Doodles are by Gina K. Black and gold -- Steeler colors!!!!! Can you tell I'm ready for some football?!

Color Challenge

Wow, two challenges in a row -- and two days in a row posting to my blog...go figure!! Today's color challenge was Real red, Creamy caramel, and Barely banana. Great colors together, and of course I pulled out my Easy Elegance set. I love doing my favorite technique with these flowers, rock 'n' roll. Linen over top the flowers, Canvas over the banana layer, Paisley over the red semi-circle. Super fun, super easy!!

Technique Lovers Challenge

Today we were challenged to make a speedy card. I had this Simple Sent kit and never used it -- as a matter of fact, I hadn't even mounted it yet!!! Well, today I did and since it was diecut, that process went really fast!! I used Tempting turquoise, Apricot Appeal, Certainly celery and Cameo coral markers and cardstock. I spilled my big box of markers all over my stamp room floor -- oh bother! It took me longer to pick them all up than to make this card!! Simple and fun, plan to make more then send out as RAKs. I just noticed, NO RIBBON OR BRADS -- oh no!!!!!!!!

Yes, a Christmas Card!

This is for June's Christmas card challenge. Love this challenge, make 10 cards each month and you are done!! No added stress come holiday time.

I don't use this set very much (Holiday Trim) and I don't know why. I love this tree! And of course I needed to use the current In Colors before they're retired. I love using non-traditional colors for my Christmas cards. Keeps everyone on their toes!!!

New Rubber!!!

I'm taking a bit of a breather from swaps to play with some new rubber I've been buying... and buying and buying!!! This cactus stamp is from Cornish Heritage Farms and I love it!! I don't have anything like it!! AND, it pulled out my Prismacolor pencils for a change. I finally purchased Gamsol (was using odorless mineral spirits from Michaels and not happy with the results, therefore the reason I wasn't using my pencils!) and what a difference!! The colors really blend so much smoother. This card also fulfills the color challenge from this week - Elegant eggplant, Ruby red and Certainly celery.