SCS Challenge Cards

 I decided I need to make  cards more often so I decided to "Make" time for them everyday. Lately I am afraid the cards have been on the bottom of the list. they didn't make it all the way to the top but they are higher up on my list for sure.  I have decided following the challenges at SCS is a sure fire way to get me creating. Today I managed to work in 3 challenge cards.  This first one was the Sketch challenge posted last week...SC365. When I saw the pieces I knew I needed to use up some of my scrap stash  of Spice cake paper. It worked perfectly when I look a the completed card now I think I should have used my sewing machine and stiched it. Maybe next time.  I used SU: Triple Treat Flower.
Early Espresso, and More Mustard Ink
Pool Party, More Mustard, Old Olive and early Espresso card stock...I added a little Hero Art gem stone to the Embossed flower for a fancy corner small embossing folder that I punched out with a 1/2" circle punch.  The Espresso piece was embossed with Musical Flourish.

 My second card was for the CAS152 Challenge of Die Cuts. I pulled out an old Cuttlebug Die Cut of a flat tips 5 petal flower.  I used the scrap stash again  in dark and a light purple, and Certainly Celery, and cut out several times until I had a nice pile of flowers to work with and enough leaves. I think 5 times each color.  I drew a circle on the card added small glue dots along the line and started sticking down flowers to form the wreath. then I punched out a scrap of Barely Banana with my 1/4" hand punch. and added them to the centers. Melon Mambo scrap was used with the small Martha Stewart Monarch butterfly  Punch and then a bow was tied with the old wedding ribbon. the sentiment is stamped with Timber Brown StazOn ink using Celebrate Everything. I really like how this turned out.

The last card was for TLC359, which was titled "Best of 2011", so I had to choose a previous TLC challenge  for last year...I choose Follow the EdgeTLC318. basically  you cut away the front of the card to follow your stamped image.
I used SU: Fabulous Florettes to stamp the card. I used Daffodil Delight ink on the stamp and then used my Pumpkin Pie Marker to trace the outlines and then stamped them on the card front. then I masked them, and stamped the  leaf stems with Old Olive. making sure to wipe away the stems and part of the flower on it.
 Then after removing the mask I drew the straight stem part with an Old Olive marker. I used a scrap of old olive that was quite big but had something punched out of it. trimmed it to the size of the Card front and then followed the edge with my old shape cutting scissors.  I haven't used them in years.  They worked perfectly for this job. Lastly I tied the bow of dotted Orange organza and stuck it on with a large glue dot.

Hope you enjoy seeing more cards from me. I had fun making them.
Until later...Happy Stamping!