Challenge Cards 2

I have been trying to get all my routines going again. Slow and steady wins the race I guess. I have made the challenges on SCS the last three days so thats a start. I have also made alot of progress on my goal of scanning my pictures into my computer. I actually finished a year today. It was a big year too, becasue we had recently purchased a new camera. Abt. 200 pictures so yes I am feeling like I am accomplishing something. I also went and read a book to DS's class so I can chalk of some volunteer time to the school.

All of my cards are very basically similar to what I usually do nothing amazing but it feels good to actually be doing something again. The new thing I did was the TLC 206 Challenge. I used some old CS the thinner stuff I bought when I first ventured into Card making, another goal this year to use up some of the old paper so I can free up space for some nicer stuff...I was raised with Waste Not ..Want Not attitudes and to not be wasteful..so I need to use up some of my stuff. The lilac is the CS of which I speak. the DP is PC scrap that was setting around, came in a big multi pack gift for Christmas a few years ago. I used some pieces of Perfect Plum and Old Olive to trim it and bring in some colors from the DP. I made thewindow first using the diagram on the SCS challenge. I didnt have enough information, but I think I made it right. the window mightbe a little high it interfers withthe card closing a bit. The template said 1/4" I'ld probably only make it an 1/8th of an inch next time. I'ld also lower it away form the fold a bit more. after getting the base made I realized I should have stamped the Card base before hand. I resorted to DP and then cutting a piece of matching CS to go aroung the opening so I could emboss it, it helped make thecatrd stiffer. I cut a 1/4" square frame the dimension of the opening, to frame the wndow I felt it hid the openings created by the cuts in the corners. All in all this card ook me two days to work around learningthe best way tomake a window frame card again. I cut a piece of white Dp and embossed it with Swiss dots CB embossing folder and rubbed Alwasy Artichoke on the dots. After doing it, I decided on the Old Olive for frame and embossed with Floral Screen, thinking AA was too dark for a baby card. I used my With Love CB strip to Emboss the flowers and Perfect Plum to mat them. I used some dollar Clear stamps from Michaels to stamp the Welcome Little one, and the baby is a stamp I picked up somewhere inexpensively a few years ago. I like how my first ever Window card turned out. Nest time it will be much easier, since I learned alot trying this one. My second card is for the CC204A challenge on SCS using Cameo Coral, Creamy Caramel and Old Olive... this card definately Challenged my skilld. Coral and Carmel are not "go to" colors for me and it was difficult to figure out what to use as a primary color so I resorted to OO becasue I use it alot and SU "heartfelt Thanks" becasue I like it for flowers. It turned out better than I imagined. I distressed alot because I wanted to mute the colors a bit, because I was uncomfortable withthem. I used my Cuttlebug to emboss the OO with Floral Screen, a new favorite of mine, then I sponged with Creamy Caramel. The Coral Piece I spponged with Creamy Caramel and the Creamy Caramel I sponged with Cameo Coral. Iuse dmy Stamp A MaJig to stamp teh Creamy Caramel border over thePrimary image stamped using SU Old Olive andCameo Coral markers. I sponged theedges of all the Very Vnilla Cards tock with Creamy Caramel andthen also sponged my Caramel Gingham Ribbon with the used sponge also to Darken the white of the ribbon. I was going to post all three cards but lost the images once So I will have to do another post tomorrow.

Until Later...Happy Stamping!