Freshly Made 43, CCMC210 and CCMC-NC3

Whooee!  This card takes care of 3 challenges.  I don't do that very often.  You can find the sketch at Freshly Made.  The colors come from Create with Connie & Mary and the challenge at the subscriber only site is to use some of the new Sizzix items in the new catty.  I have to say this color combo was a bit of a challenge to me.  I tried to get some pool party in there but didn't like the way it looked so decided to just let my pool party ink do the trick.  I did highlight some of the stamped image with my blender brush and some island indigo ink.  I used the new fancy fan embossing folder and the finishing touches edgelits.  My stamped image comes from the World Treasures set.  I just love it!

Thanks for stopping by!
Carol
 

NAC2 and TSSC229

My card today is for the Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge and the color combo comes from Nacho Average Challenge.  I used Apothecary Arts and Curly Cute  stamp sets.  I added some dazzling details to the centers of the flowers.

Top Nacho!

A big thanks to the ladies at Nacho Average Challenges for picking my card for the Top Nacho award.  My winning card can be found here.

Looking forward to the color challenge tomorrow!

Stamping 411 #172 and CCMC209

I combined the Stamping 411 color challenge with the sketch challenge from Create with Connie and Mary.  I just got World Treasures yesterday and decided to use it for this card.  It took a lot of thought to make this card work for both challenges.  But I like how it turned out.  Especially the large pearl centers on the flowers.

Thanks for stopping by,
Carol

Freshly Made #42

Freshly Made has a wonderful sketch this week and I just had to use it!  I did make a boo boo, though.  The horizontal panel should not have been in the middle.  But I didn't print out the sketch before going down to my craftroom so 'it is what it is'!  I used Field Flowers which I have had for a long time and never used.  I have a few too many sets like that, so I really need to get busy and use them.

Thanks for looking!
Carol

NAC1

I found a brand new SUO (Stampin' Up Only) challenge today,  Nacho Average Challenges!  The first challenge is a sketch (see below).  I used Easy Events and 3 of the new In Colors to create this card for a friend who's birthday (a milestone) I missed.  Sorry, Kim!

This card is pretty plain (even for me) but my craftroom is completely torn up while my husband is putting tile on the floor.  All of my embellishments are on my pegboard and there is about 4 or 5 ft of stuff between me and the wall!  I hope my friend will like it anyway.

Thanks for looking!
Carol

CCMC-NC2 and SC 47/12

Another two-fer!  The sketch comes from the Create with Connie & Mary subscriber site New Catalog Edition, and the colors come from the Sunny Challenges color challenge.  I really love both the sketch and color combo and wanted to do a July 4th card and this is what I came up with.  I used 2 retired stamp sets, Independence Day and Seeing Stars.

Thanks for stopping by!
Carol