Serendipity Stamps Blog Challenge #4

I have some blogging friends I met through WMS that are on the DT for Serendipity stamps. I, personally, was not familiar with this stamp company but, there are some adorable images!! Anywho, they started a blog challenge and for this past challenge a free digi image was provided so, I thought I would play along.

Challenge #4 Have a Care.  Use one of the Have a Care images Serendipity Stamps offers free with your purchase.  Designs are to highlight a cause (examples including but not limited to Breast Cancer Awareness, Adoption, Recycle, Pet Adoption, etc).  Please note that a Serendipity Stamps image must be displayed somewhere on your design.   Don't have a stamp?  You can grab our free digital image - just cut and paste into Word.

Isn't that the fanciest "Recycle/Reuse" image!! And being in the "spirit" of the challenge I add some green cardstock (Go Green) that was stamped in versamark using the rubber end of a pencil, added buttons- those extras you get with sweaters, pants, jackets (Reuse) and recycled some cardboard from packaging.

 

Here's the link to the challenge!!

Hope you're having a Happy Hump Day!! Me, I've been a bit busy at work but, hoping to catch up on some blogging and creating!!
 

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Verve sketch with CTD colors

This week's Color Throwdown colors are certainly celery, garden green, wisteria wonder, and perfect plum. The week 5 Verve sketch is CAS- created by Charmaine. I'm trying... still trying the CAS style.

 

Lots of white space on this one!! I have been creating so many Valentine/Love cards and I'm wishing for spring!! The flowers were die cut with Verve's Scalloped Flowers die and stamped with a bloom from Verve's Brighter Days- sentiment from the same set. Rounded the bottom corners (not sure about that), added a titch of scoring and a little bling.

 

Charmaine's sketch



The color story

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Beauty Full Birthday-TCM

This is my card for the monthly sketch challenge at The Crafts Meow. It's a lovely sketch created by Nina B.

The sentiment and birdcage are from Fly Free by Nina B and the banners were stamped with images from Holiday Foundations by Karen Baker. Papers are MME Ms. Caroline Fiddlesticks. The butterfly and doily are die-namics from MFT.

Hope you having a wonderful WE- we had a little ice yesterday but, the sun is out today and everything has melted. Thanks for stopping by!! Love hearing from you and appreciate all the kind words!!

Waltzingmouse Stamps

I'm posting a couple projects today!! The Head Moustress at WMS has a challenge to use the chalkboard technique and I made a card for my hubby... it's a little "girly" but, I know that boy can handle it-- after all we raised two girls!!

 

Yes, the man is getting pink ribbon and pearls!! Now, I may be showing my age... do you remember when the first men's pink/lavender shirts and ties came out? We bought Bill a sweater and challenged him, yes he wore it. HA...that's how it works at my house! It's a wonder he has survived three girls!! 

 

Images and sentiments are from WMS My Heart and the flourish is a "ditty" from WMS Vintage Labels 10. Papers are Basic Grey True Love, ribbon is from The Ribbon Carousel and pearls are a combination of SU and Pizzazaplenty!!

  

The next project is what I created for the WMS Blog Party--caught a virus and didn't get posted, but, I was influenced by the whole chalkboard technique in a different way, so I thought I would go ahead and post. Used WMS Woodgrain  and My Heart sets to make a candy basket and small card. Loved the Woodgrain image stamped in Versamark and embossed with white on black... added some red and pink.

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CTD225- Birthday Girl!!

Since the Holidays are over and I'm feeling better from the "bug" I caught-- I was in the mood to do a little coloring this weekend!! Still practicing those skills-- lots more work to do but, this didn't turn out too bad! Love the Lulu's from Kraftin' Kimmie stamps and the CTD225 colors were perfect for what I had in mind!!

Card is pretty straightforward. Sentiment was stamped on a MFT tab die-namic. My orange is a bit brighter than the graphic but, it is Pumpkin Pie. I have also shied away from using the same color but, lighter/darker versions.... not sure why... just, not a "go to" for me. Will have to do this more often!

The colors.

Here's the link to the Color Throwdown challenge with all the deets!

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