This is for the sketch challenge on stamptv. The bright colored paper reminds me of a pair of pants that I owned. I can remember the exact store in a little town in South Africa. My mom HATED those pants. They were a bright, obnoxious pattern. But, I loved them. :) 
I made this for 2 challenges, the color challenge on stamptv was to use any shade of blue & green. Then for the Gina K. new release challenge, Donna Baker challenged us to make a Valentine card without any red or pink. 
It's an exciting week at our house... both of my boys have birthdays. My youngest loves to go fishing, he asks almost every weekend if they can go fishing... even when it's COLD! One of the Gina K. release challenges was to use blue & green dp, so I came up with this for his birthday card. I used a non-Gina K. sentiment because I thought this one was a little easier for him to try to read.
This is my last daisy card... for awhile anyway!!! ;) I've been challenged to put the daisies away & bring out some fall images. Even though it certainly doesn't feel like fall, the calendar tells me that it is that time of the year. I made this card for Friday's Potluck Challenge on Stamptv. The challenge was to use more than 2 buttons on your card. I've been hoarding these buttons from Papertrey, so it was a good challenge to actually get me to use them. :D
It's time for another Etsy Challenge I haven't been playing very long, but I found myself looking forward to this morning to see what I could create today. I knew as soon as I saw this piece that it would be my inspiration piece. It also gives me another chance to use the Eclectic Summer Kit from Gina K. at least one more time before I start using fall items. I really liked the rick rack effect on the piece & I knew I didn't have any yellow rick rack. So, I jumped in the car.... oh, wait a minute... I live in the sticks & I could jump in the car, but would have to drive too many miles to find yellow rick rack to make it practical. Scratch that & move to plan B... color the white rick rack that I had with my yellow Y21 copic marker. Voila!!! Yellow rick rack!! :D I ran both pieces of the black c/s through the Cuttlebug. 
I made this card for last week's technique challenge on stamptv. You used an ink pad on the cuttlebug folder & it creates a cool look. The boys loved helping me. We came up with some wild combinations!!! LOL!!
Gina K. designs just had a release party on SCS. During each release, there are 3 challenges & that means extra chances to win a free Gina K. set. LuvLee's challenge was to create a card using 2 different sets. One of them for the background & one for the focal point. I don't have very many Gina K. sets that could be paired together. So, my choices aren't too creative. I used the Eclectic Summer Kit for the background & the Eclectic Sayings for the focal point. 
