Congrats Grad!

It's that time of year - Graduations are happening everywhere which means - cards are needed!!  Tonight's card was made with the following Challenges in mind:
Play Date Cafe - Red, Denim, Lt. Blue
Papertake Weekly Challenge - Use your country's National Colors - red, white and blue 
Willow Sketchie Challenge - theme - red, white and blue

I used paper and ribbon from my stash.  The image is from Sassy Cheryl's and colored with Copics.The paper flower is Recollections and the buttons are CtMH.  The sentiment is Verve.

Enjoy the weekend everyone!!

Life is Good!

Wanted to do a color challenge tonight and chose the first one I went to...  The Play Date Cafe.  The image I wanted to use was fairly large, so I needed a square sketch and went with my favorite Sweet Sketch Wednesday.   The image is a Mo Manning.   Mo's Digital Challenge this week is anything goes!!  So this card will go in the three Challenges.

The papers are s.e.i. Vanilla Sunshine 6 x 6 Pad.  The sentiment is Close to My Heart from the stamp set Tree Top.  The btads and button are also CtMH and the ribbons are from my stash.  The image "Maya" is colored in with Copic Markers.

Have a great week!!

It's a Double...

Tonight (after some house cleaning) I made a card for the Mojo Monday Challenge.  I also wanted to do the color challenge over at The Play Date Cafe, so I decided to Double Up!   I find it funny that since I've been doing these Challenges, which really isn't very long, so many of the color challenges have featured gray.  I don't think I had used gray before...  Anyway, all papers are Close to My Heart.  The Digi Image is from The Paper Shelter.  I found charcoal polka-dot grosgrain ribbon in my stash and layered yellow bakers twine tied off with a yellow button.  Three tiny buttons finish off the embellishments.

I am definitely hooked on these Challenges.  I look forward to sharing my cards with others and love to hear from other crafters.  I can (and do) lose track of time going from Blog to Blog checking out other crafters projects.  There are so many who do amazing work!!  Now I must grab some sleep before the sun rises... tomorrow is a day to go to one of my favorite Coffee Shops and stop by the ocean...  a day to seek inspiration...  Good Night All!!

The Play Date Cafe =)

I was drawn to this Blog immediately when I saw the name... The Play Date Cafe - what could be better,  a Challenge and a Cafe =).  I enjoy the color challenges.  Here is the inspiration for the Challenge.  The colors are Sand - Peony - Mojito (beige, pink, aqua blue).

The sentiment I used is a Close to My Heart stamp, stamped in "Ocean".  The papers are scraps from my paper stash.  The embellishments are also CtMH.  I inked the crocheted flowers with "Hollyhock".

Thanks for stopping by!!