Color Throwdown #745 and NBUS #51

I'm happy that my play time with new dies the other day fit the colors at Color Throwdown.

I have been wanting a lemon/lime die set and settled on the one from Lawn Fawn.  I cut them all from Bristol cardstock and colored them with Altenew inks. The plaid background is an embossing folder from Spellbinder. I didn't bring any fun/punny sentiments with me but I do need an anniversary card and thought I'd write the punny part inside.  I white heat embossed the sentiment from Hero Arts and colored it with the same ink as the leaves. 

I'm also sending my card to NBUS since the die is new.  

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The Flower Challenge #81

I know you have a favorite flower and so there's no reason not to join us this month for The Flower Challenge. 

Most of my friends know that the Daisy is my favorite.  Here is the card for today.  Another one will be posted as a reminder on the 15th.

The daisies are from TH Wildflowers and colored with Zigs.  They are in the  Greetery's Market Basket that has been heat embossed with Etched Platinum and lined with vellum.    The little sentiment is also The Greetery and the background embossing is Time Worn from SU. 

The Design Team and our guest Christine L. have their favorite flowers to inspire you.  Won't you take a look and then join in the challenge? 

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52 Christmas Card Throwdown 20.23

Today I am guest designing at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown.  I have been playing with them for the past 19 weeks and on week 17 I was a winner of the sketch challenge with this card.   Today is a sketch challenge too.

As you may have read on my last 52CCTD post, I came to the lake with only a few Christmas stamps and didn't have this sketch sent to me before I left.  Fortunately I had something that I could make work by turning the sketch on its head. 

The Altenew poinsettia was stamped and clear heat embossed on Bristol smooth and colored with Zigs.  I added a little splatter and a sentiment from the same set. 

I want to thank the Design Team at 52 CCTD for having me this week.  You have really stretched my creativity with your challenges.

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Just Us Girls #682 - Color Week

It's the first Saturday of the month at Just Us Girls which means it's Color Week.  Vicki is our host and these are the colors she chose.

I want to welcome TK as our guest designer this month.  She is a fairly new card maker but has wonderful makes on her blog.  Please check her out and give her some love. 

I recently got the Cape Margerite Craft a Flower from Altenew and knew they would be lovely in these colors. 

The flowers were cut from SSS Lavender and inked with Chipped Sapphire DI.  The centers and leaves cut from gray and inked for dimension.  The backgroud is Altenew's Checkered Squares and the sentiment is from HA. 

TK and the rest of the Design Team have some wonderful cards using the challenge colors.  We hope you join us and make a card for the gallery.

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DoubleD - Flowers

I was sitting outside yesterday coloring with my Altenew markers.  Today I went looking for a challenge and found DoubleD and their flower moodboard.  Perfect!

The flower garden is Tender Blooms from Waffle Flower which has been die cut and layered.  The background is ink blended with Tumbled Glass and Mowed Lawn DI.  

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Just Us GIrls #681 - CAS Week

It's time for a clean and simple card at Just Us Girls and Lisa E has chosen silhouette as our theme.

The Design Team and our May guest Claire Apostoloff have some wonderful CAS silhouette cards to inspire you.  Here's mine. 

I started by spraying a panel with Salvaged Patina.  While it was drying, I cut two panels with the LF Scalloped Square for dimension and stamped the sentiment from PTI.  The flower silhouettes are from MFT.   

I hope you will make a card for this week's challenge.  If you are chosen as the winner,  you could be a future guest designer. 

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