Quickies, That Really Weren't Quickies...

Okay, so this first one was way quicker than the next one I'll show you, BUT they were both supposed to be faster cards than they were. I really was only supposed to spend 20 minutes in my craft room. That turned into an hour! The Limited Supply Challenge over at SCS on Friday was called Orange Roasters-you were supposed to create a card with a coffee related image and use any shade of orange you desired. I pulled out my Washington Apple dsp and my Pun Fun set and this is what came of that. I actually quite like this card. I think my favorite part of it is the awesome button accent. Man, I love those new buttons in the Button Bouquet!! I paper pieced the cuppa joe with some pumpkin prints dsp. This second card, well, let's just say it had a life of it's own. I was reading my friend Becky's blog and saw the awesome card she did for the Limelight sketch challenge. I was so focused on the keep it simple part, that I wasn't able to. For some reason I kept adding layers and then I couldn't make the full sketch work for me. Literally, I think I re-did this card 4 times and I don't re-do cards often. I do like the end result, but I felt like it strayed from the sketch, oh, which is here BTW- The sketch. Again, I used the Washington Apple dsp (this is my second favorite print in the pack!) and the Pumpkin prints dsp. Thanks for stopping by! I'll be back with a scrapbook page tomorrow. Hugs,

Washington Apple

oooo, I love these colors and the patterns in this dsp paper pack! I designed one of my swap cards with this paper and after I had that task completed I rewarded myself and played a little bit more with the paper. I came up with these two cards. The first one was for a challenge over at Limelight. Mandy came up with this sketch and then we were challenged to use stickers or rub-ons to make a quick and easy card. My friend Becky is on their DT and this card of hers helped inspire this challenge. I love how mine turned out and yes it was super quick. Plus it was a great way to show off different pattern from the dsp pack. The next card came from me just playing with my new dies that came with my Big Shot starter kit. The bird and flowers are from the Bird and Blooms Sizzlits Die. I punched out some cirlces with my 1 inch and 3/4 inch circle punches to mix up the centers of the flowers. I also added a beautiful new button from the Button Bouquet. The only stamping on this card was the sentiment from On Your Birthday stamp set. The inside of the card is finished off with the rest of the birthday greeting, "wishing you the happiest Birthday yet!" I think this one is my favorite. I love how the little wing of the birdie pops up, like he is ready for flight. Have a wonderful day! Hugs,