CCMC241 and cQc#178...For You

Here's the card I made using the sketch challenge at Create with Connie and Mary and the color challenge from ColourQ .  I have a really hard time incorporating Summer Starfruit into my creations.  I know a lot of people have said that this color has totally grown on them since being introduced last year, but I still struggle with it.  I do admit that it looks great paired with Midnight Muse though.....which is definitely one of my favorites!  I did a little dry embossing and a little heat embossing on this card.  The white embossing powder really pops.....LOVE THAT!  Can't tell in the picture but I popped up that little curly label (from SAB) on the Starfruit square. I'm trying to force myself to create some samples to show to customers at our upcoming Spring Sampler Stamp Camp.  Thank goodness for all the challenge blogs out there.....I have no mojo of my own.   I'm hoping that spending time with my favorite SU demonstrator friends will get me back on track. 

Purrfect!--a challenge combo card!

This card uses the Howlstooth and Scaringbone DSP.  I love this DSP, not only because it is great for Halloween but also because the whole pack is full sheet patterns.  I love that!  So useful!  My picture is a little blurry, but check out the cat's eyes.  I used the Stampin' Up rhinestones and colored them with a permanent marker.  I was afraid it was going to rub off as soon as I touched it, but NOPE!  It stayed just fine.  I see a lot more rhinestone coloring in my future!  I also,stamped the image in Tangerine Tango and cut out just the little pumpkin.  I used a little dimensional to pop it up! For this card I combined three challenges.  The challenge from SU-Only Challenges was to feature an animal on the card (cat--check!), the layout comes from the sketch challenge over at Freshly Made Sketches and the color combination comes from colourQ .  If you haven't tried doing challenges yet, I highly recommend it!  It's so much fun and gets me creating all the time!

cQc#158 and Black Tie #5--Starburst

 

Here's a quick Halloween card I made this afternoon during naptime (favorite time of the day!)  I made this card using the colors from the ColourQ Challenge #158 and the Black Tie Friday's #5 challenge to use a Starburst effect.  I thought the starburst would be simple, and I guess in the end it is, but there is definitely a learning curve.....Or maybe it's just me. ;)

 

 

MOJO261 and cQc #157

I'm absolutely LOVING participating in all these challenges out there in the blog world!  I've always been hesitant to put myself out there, but so far I've found that everybody is so kind and supportive!  And it's given me the kick in the butt to create something, which in turn makes my soul feel good! Now, don't get me wrong, I definitely have butterflies when I link to a challenge...is that weird?  Anyone else feel like that when they got started?

Anyway, today's post is a combination of two challenges Mojo Monday 261 and colourQ challenge #157  Honestly, it sort of feels like cheating to use a sketch challenge and a color combo challenge, but for now it's certainly helping me create on a daily basis!