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October Challenge

The second challenge will be for those who make a set of five cards.

CHNC challenge extra for October

Hi there this windy overcast day in sunny Queensland...no it's very pleasant
So late yesterday while posting another card to the Christmas Cards All Year Round blog I discovered they were running a 5 card challenge and as I'd already had two made, two underway I only need to use the last scrap of the grey and white paper to make a fifth...so here's my cards a couple of which are for the Seize the Sketch STS #6 layout challenge and one for The Sweet Stop SSS232 sketch challenge, I'm posting also on CraftyHazelnut's Christmas monthly challenge - 'Anything Goes'. Hope you're getting along with your Christmas card stash, happily mine is now around 50 since I've had a good week to catch up.  Thanks for taking a peek

The Sweet Stop, The Paper Players

   

Well to start off this creative weekend stamp camp at Vikki's craft room, I've made a card using the sketch at The Sweet Stop SSS193 and the colours from the Paper Players PP128. I'm quite happy with the end result - I've had my eye on the grey designer paper for a while and it came together really well with the Sturt Desert Rose stamp from Flourishes.  Hope you're in for a fun weekend as we are...and thanks for taking a peek

Christmas, the Sweet Stop Sketch, Winterwonderland Challenges

 

Morning from windy Karratha. I just felt like making a card this morning so nothing else is done...dishes still in the sink <grin>. I've used the Sweet Stop blog sketch SSS160 and am also posting it on the Winterwonderland challenge  -  "Sing a Song" which requires the card to including singing.!! Thanks for taking a peek

Christmas, The Sweet Stop Sketch

 

Oh thank you, thank you blog challenges for your sketches today, they've all helped with my card stash.  Here I've used the Sweet Stop Sketch SSS159, with a spin - to also use ruffles. Thanks for taking a peek.

The Sweet Stop challenge, the Play Date Cafe colour challenge

 
   

Morning all.....nervous energy this week as Friday is fast approaching and I'll be away from my cards for four weeks as our special daughter gets married...so exciting.

So on the weekend I started putting this card together using the Sweet Stop layout SSS149 and the colours from Play Date Cafe PDCC122- I found these colours really striking but a challenge. Thanks for taking a peek.

The Sweet Stop challenge SSS146

 

Ok...now this card came together very nicely and quickly -a birthday card for an overseas rele. Vikki this morning was making her card for The Sweet Stop challenge - SSS146 - with a spin: using dies or punches, so as I really liked the sketch I joined in too. ...I used three dies and my Stampin up Bird punch and my new Artistic Outpost stamp. Thanks for taking a peek.  

The Sweet Stop challenge

 

Oh wow....I haven't just sat and coloured an image for ages, just dug out my watercolour pencils and puddled some colours...I'm a lover bears and have a few bear stamps so decided to use this one for the Sweet Stop challenge - SSS145, for this week.  Thanks for taking a peek.
 PS...my mum's my friend and now I'm a mum - with my daughter about to be married and I sorely miss her - we are best friends...love you Jacalyn x

The Sweet Stop challenge, Lily Pad Card Exchange

  

I have another card completed today for theThe Sweet Stop challenge SSS144 and the Lily Pad Card Chain February challenge. I love the soft colours - Blush, Fawn and Chestnut and I must be into butterflies at present as they are featuring a couple of recent cards. The large butterfly I created by inking the flat surface of my Stampin Up Beautiful Wings Embosslit with dark brown ink on pink card..I really like the effect. Thanks for taking a peek.

Scrapbook Boutique challenge, the Sweet Stop

  

Well I'm on a roll this morning - here's my card for the Scrapbook Boutique January challenge using purple, white and green  and also the Sweet Stop sketch challenge SSS143. Purple is one of my favorite colours and I haven't made one for quite awhile so it was nice to see the little purple cakes pop-up at Scrapbook Boutique. I also made my paper flower using the Sizzix Birds and Blooms Flower Press die which I'm mighty impressed with.  Thanks for taking a peek.

The Sweet Stop challenge SSS142, Christmas

Christmas Thursday...and here are two more to add to my pile. I really like the sketch from The Sweet Stop blog so used it here although it's with the theme Non Traditional Valentine, never mind, it's a great sketch....thank you ladies. Thanks for taking a peek.

House Mouse challenge 111, Less is More challenge Week 51, The Sweet Stop

I have put together this weeks card using three blog challenges...that must be a record for me.

Less is More Challenge - this weeks theme is "Cut it Out" and House Mouse Mondays challenge to create a card in Black and White and The Sweet Stop blog challenge this week is Non Traditional Valentine.  So hard for me to not put some colour on this card so I used glitter to give it some sparkle. The heart cut out I created with my oval scalloped spellbinders and decorative edge scissors and I inked the raised hearts black on white card on my cuttlebug embossing folder. Thanks for taking a peek.

PS...Whoops I didn't really follow the sketch for the Sweet Stop challenge, my mistake, sorry

The Sweet Stop challenge SSS 141

 

I started to put this card together on Sunday for The Sweet Stop blog and after some tweeking have come up with this card I could use for a number of occasions. The colours are a bit unusual for me but I think the blue helps it a little. Thanks for taking a peek....