Weekly Challenge

Hello Friends,
I am sorry I am a day late getting this post up. I spent yesterday Back to School shopping and then celebrating a close friend's birthday. Anyway, here is this week's challenge. Have a great week.

I really love what I came up with this time, so so elegant...

Card Size: 4 1/4" X 5 1/4"

Card Palette: Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, and Basic Black

Stamp Sets: Creative Elements and Elements of Style

Marcia's Card

Darla's Card

Jessica's Card

Flowers for Friends

Hello Friends,

Today's card is one that I re-created from a card I saw on Pinterest! I really love that website. I love this design because I got a chance to spend time coloring which is one of my very favorite activities. Did you know:

Definition: Art therapy is a form of expressive therapy that uses the creative process of making art to improve a person’s physical, mental, and emotional well-being.

The creative process involved in expressing one’s self artistically can help people to resolve issues as well as develop and manage their behaviors and feelings, reduce stress, and improve self-esteem and awareness.

Anyone can use it, you don’t need to be talented or an artist, and there are professionals that can work with you and delve into the underlying messages communicated through art.

Anyway, after I relieved some stress by coloring I cut out my pieces, layered some paper, added a little ribbon and a mini tag and Viola my card is complete!! Hope you like it.

Card Size: 5 1/2" X 4 1/4"

Card Palette: Melon Mambo, Whisper White, Certainly Celery, and Always Artichoke

Stamp Sets: Elements of Style and Tiny Tags

Monday Challenge 16

Hello Friends,
It's Monday and sadly my wonderful week off is over :o(
The good news is here is our challenge for the week. Have Fun!!

Here is my lovely card...

Card Size : 4 1/4" X 5 1/2"

Stamp Sets USed: Button Buddies and Tagtastic

Colors Used: Old Olive, Concord Crush, Whisper White, and Melon Mambo

Accessories and Tools Used: Paper piercing tool, Matte Pack, dimensionals, Elegant Lines Impressions Embossing Folder, Brights mini brads, Cheerful Treat Designer Series Paper, daubers, and 1 3/4" Scallop Circle Punch

Here is Jessica's card...Someone is in the mood for Valentine's Day, wish I could be ahead of the game once in awhile :o)

Here's Marcia's beautiful cards....

And Darla's exquisite care so so pretty...

Elements of Style

Hello Friends,
Happy Sunday! Today's card is one of my all time favorite cards that I have ever made. The picture is beautiful but if you saw it in person you would see just how gorgeous it really is. For example, the adorable hummingbird has a tiny white pearl for his eye and he is covered in Dazzling Diamonds Stampin Glitter. The other part of this lovely card that is hard to see is the floral element is embossed.

I love this card. In fact, I am going to make it again in a variety of color schemes and then frame it as a four piece collection. I think it will be such a beautiful piece of art for my home.

Stamp Sets Used: Elements of Style, Love and Care, and En Francais

Colors Used: Island Indigo, Pool Party, Whisper White, and Night of Navy

Accessories and Tools Used: Pool Party 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon, Basic Pearls, Dazzling Diamonds, Stampin Glitter, Clear Stampin Emboss Powder, Dimensionals, Decorative Label punch, Ticket Corner punch, Night of Navy Classic Stamp pad, Pool Party Classic Stamp Pad, Island Indigo Classic Stamp pad, and sponges