SOS102 - Sympathy tree

It's Tuesday, and that means time for a new challenge at Shopping Our Stash. This week's theme is Tool Shed. We'd like you to go into your stash and find a tool that you haven't used in ages and use it.
So I dusted of my brayer and got inspired by Michelle Zindorf once again

Inks and stamps are all from Stampin Up. The background is silver CS, stamped with flourishes and embossed with clear EP.

Challenges:
Use Your Stuff - tool time (I used  brayer)
Eureka stamps - no designer paper
Lawnscaping challenge - clean and simple

Christmas wreath in red

Flourishes has another fun challenge for us - to CASE one of Julie Koerber's featured cards.
Her cards are very classic and elegant - it was hard to choose only one :)
here is the card I was CASE-ing

and here is my version

I used the same technique - using large stamp as background and then blending the image a bit with blender pen and I used the same sketch (almost). I used Flourishes Christmas Wreath stamp set and Cherry Cobler SU ink.

SOS101 - Scrap Attack

This week's challenge at Shopping Our Stash is called  Scrap Attack. That's right: we want you to attack your scraps - so use only scraps, except for the card base.

I looked through my scrap box and realized I have mostly card stock scraps in there - so I decided to use some of those.

And since I was at it - I made 2 in different colors - punched 1 inch circles from card stock scraps, embossed them and arranged them in rows. The pearly flower on the purple one is from an old ear bob, that I kept for ages :)

Challenges:
Hiding in my craft room - use scraps
Use it Tuesday - don't touch that (the pearly flower on the purple one)
Through the craftroom door - anything goes

SOS100 - Pink mermaid

Wohoo! It's challenge #100 at Shopping Our Stash - where did all that time go?
This week we are either making a Mother's Day card or using pink (on at least 60% of the card).
My Mother's Day card is mailed so I went the pink way and got out my neglected Sweet Pea stamps.

The image was colored with Prisma pencils and I used random pink papers from my stash.

Challenges:
Alphabet Challenge - F for Fantasy
Pretty Little Ribbon - Lace
The Crafty Bloggers - Tic Tac Toe  (diagonal - bling,stamp, ribbon)

Chrismtas in purple and silver

I really liked the inspiration picture over at Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - purple and silver looks fabulous together

so I just had to make a card too:

I used an image from Flourishes set Christmas Classics - colored it with a mix of markers and Prisma pencils. Patterned paper, card stock and purple ribbon are all from Recollection.

I'm also entering it into:
Stampin' For The Weekend - die cuts and punches (Spellbinders die and border punch)

Flourishes - earthy orchids

It's time for another new release challenge over at Flourishes and this moth we got a beautiful inspiration picture:

and here is what I created

I used stamps from Orchids set colored the image with Prismacolor pencils and dived into my scrap box for all the other papers used. I also added blush pink cotton lace and white mosaic pieces.

SOS99 - Motorcycle Thank You card

Good morning everyone, and happy Tuesday! This week's challenge at Shopping Our Stash is All About Numbers. That's right, we want you to use numbers on your project. Sounds easy - but I had to dig really deep in my stash to find at least some numbers :) Finally I found some numbers in Echo Park pack called This&That and here is what I created:

Image and sentiment are digis from Doodle Pantry set called Racing Motorcycle. It's colored with Copics and the background with Prisma pencils.
The die cut panel behind the image was an experiment - it was painted with acrylic paint, embossed, distressed and inked with distress ink.

Challenges
Paper Playtime - Embossing
Red Carpet Studio - Thank You cards

SOS98 - Pink roses for mom

Good Morning! This week we have another fun challenge at Shopping Our Stash - it's called Dollar or Bargain Bin Find. Yes, use something you got in your craft store's bargain bin or in dollar store.
For my card I used pearly flourishes cut off from a big one I got in dollarama. Butterflies are also from there - dozen for $1. And pop dots too!

Image is from Flourishes A Year in Flowers stamp set, colored with Prismacolor pencils.

Challenges
Use it Tuesday - flowers for Mom - I was saving the pearly flourish for a long time now..wonder why if I can buy more in dollarama... ;)
Die Cuttin Divas - flowers

Scripted butterflies for Unscripted Sketches

My great aunt loves my cards and I was told she is expecting another soon - so I made one, no special occasion, just because.
I used Stampers Anonymous Papillon stamp set and the current sketch from Unscripted Sketches.

No designer paper, just white CS, scraps, inks and stamps. I used SU Summer Sun & Pool Party, Memento Bamboo Leaves & Pear Tart inks.

I'm entering it into the following challenges:
Unscripted Sketches - sketch
Card Makin Mamas - ribbon
Crafty Creations - No patterned paper
Country view crafts challenge - butterflies
Emma's Crafty challenge - Butterflies

SOS96 - Not your normal paper

Good morning!This week at Shopping Our Stash we want you to use Not Your Normal Paper - what does it mean - use specialty paper (glittered, waffle, honeycomb), book pages, canvas, cork, wrapping paper...

For my card I used a pretty Poinsettia paper I saved since Christmas and gold waffle paper from Stampin Up. Ornaments are from SU - embossed with colored EP and die cut with matching dies. On the little tag behind them I used Stampers Anonymous Christmas stamps and distress inks.