Spring Fever at 4 Crafty Chicks!

Happy Thursday! Today's challenge at 4 Crafty Chicks is being brought to you by Melissa and she is challenging you to a SPRING-themed project this week! It can be a card, scrapbook page, 3-D project, etc. The possibilities are endless....

For my card, I chose to ink up an old Flourishes stamp called Violets as it always reminds me of Spring when I see new flowers coming up :)

Stamps: Violets (Flourishes); Paper: Whisper White, Elegant Eggplant, Blushing Bride, SU! DSP; Ink: Momento Black; Accessories: markers, martha border punch, nestabilities, pearls, organza ribbon, perfect dots embossing folder, dimensionals

I sure hope you find some time to sit and be crafty along with us this week - we can't wait to see what you create using our SPRING theme! Ciao!

Color Throwdown #100 and many more....

Helllloooooo! Wow, it's been so long since I've sat down to create "just cuz." Today I decided in between housecleaning jobs to come into my craft room and make something for the exciting challenge over at Color Throwdown this week. It is their 100th challenge and let me tell you - they are celebrating BIGGIE TIME! Make sure you hop on over and take part in their wonderful color combo and blog hop...there are many, many incredible prizes to be won! I combined the color challenge with a few other challenges *wink* Here they are:

1. The Shabby Tea Room - embossing (dry or heat)
2. Little Red Wagon - nestabilities
3. Your Next Stamp Challenge - flower power
4. Creative Card Crew: die cuts/dies
5. Color Throwdown: color combo (Real Red, Certainly Celery, Baja Breeze and Regal Rose)
6. Truly Scrumptious: sketch challenge (see pic below)

...and here is my card using all 6 challenges:

Stamps: Strawberries (Flourishes); Paper: Whisper White, Regal Rose, Real Red, Baja Breeze, Certainly Celery DP; Ink: Basic Black, Versafine Black; Accessories: markers, paper flowers, crocheted flowers, brads, glue dots, dimensionals, nestabilities, Certainly Celery satin ribbon, pearls

Congratulations to the gang over at Color Throwdown on their 100th challenge! I haven't taken part in all 100 challenges, but I try to participate when I can and I have always loved doing their challenges. Boy, did it evah feel supah great to sit down and CREATE just 'cuz....:) Tomorrow Tamie and the clan are coming to visit so I'm hoping to get inky tomorrow too *giggle, snort!* Until then, happy crafting! xoxoxoxo

Father's Day cards...

Father's Day is soon approaching and the little country store that sells my cards for me asked if I could re-stock the Father's Day ones - so I had these 2 images already colored up and ready to put on some cardstock :) Thanks, Tamie, for coloring with me that day! I did the same image but with different background papers....one dark, one light.

I am entering my cards in the following challenges:

Totally Stampalicious challenge, "Celebrate Dads"
Stampin' Royalty challenge, "Masculine themed cards"
Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge of "Embossing"
Creative Inspirations Challenge Blog challenge of "One for the Boys"
Crafty Creations challenge, "It's a Stitch Up!"
KAH-Wink-E-Dink challenge, "Father's Day"

Stamps: A Man's View (Flourishes), Teeny Tiny Wishes; Paper: Sahara Sand, Chocolate Chip, To the Nines DP, Whisper White; Ink: Versafine Black, Chocolate Chip; Accessories: clear embossing powder, top note die, copic markers, various SU markers, sponge dauber, choc chip grosgrain ribbon, pearls

Thanks for stopping in! Have a super night!