Warm Winter Wishes- Bundle Up

This was a multi-challenge card today- and it's my post for Merry Christmas Tuesday (even though I know it's a winter card).

This is for the OCCC color challenge- Marina Mist, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, and Early Espresso
The Raise the Bar challenge- to bundle up
and Taylored Expressions sketch challenge (these are all linked up over at SCS).

Recipe:
Stamps- digi image from Digital Stamp Characters (pure innocence), PTI- Holiday Button Bits
Ink- copic, marina mist
Paper- Early Espresso, white, soft suede, crumb cake, marina mist
Accessories- su punch, pearls, cuttlebug folder, nestabilities

Amazing Grace

Happy Sunday morning! I have a multi-challenge card today that uses and ODBD verse as the focal point. Since there's so many challenges- I'm going to go ahead and link them up, show the card, and then "chat" about my thoughts behind the verse (meaning- why I chose it today).

EIC100- The Etsy Inspired Challenge #100! What a milestone and the gals (and some FAB sponsors) are hosting a grand celebration. You need to click on the link (EIC100) to go check it out! The shop is Cathy Walters and here is my inspiration piece. I took my inspiration from the theme (amazing grace) and even drew out some of the red into my card.

ODBDSLC24- Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light Challenge 24: today's challenge was to use three of something. I used 3 pearls up in the right corner.

Card Patterns sketch 76. They put up a "basic" sketch and you can embellish as necessary this week. I kept it pretty much the same except I used a rectangle instead of a circle.

Our Creative Corner - to use embossing. I went with dry embossing using my cuttlebug

And finally- The Play Date Cafe challenge (PDCC41)- to use the colors in the inspiration photo. I used Ruby Red, Daffodil Delight, and white. FUN colors!

and the card:

Recipe:
Stamps- ODBD- Scripture Collection 2
Paper- Ruby Red, Ruby Red dsp, white, daffodil delight
Ink- black
Accessories- buttons, twine, pearls, SU scallop edge punch, cuttlebug embossing folder

I have been thinking a lot about grace lately so when I saw that pendant I knew immediately which one I would be using as my inspiration! I am so thankful for that gift of grace!

Thank You Friend

This card uses Nina's Button Flowers digi image over at Squigglefly. They are separate flowers but I put them next to each and made a little trio of vlowers. I added real buttons but underneath the center of the flowers are "buttons". I was able to partake in a couple of challenges with this card- Curtain Call Color Challenge and Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge. Also fits Our Creative Corner's Challenge to use BLOSSOMS. Love all of these challenges. The color challenge was to use Pink Pirouette, Melon Mambo, white, and Certainly Celery. My CC is found in the stemp and leaves (it's the closest I could get it). Thanks for looking!

Recipe:
Stamps- Squigglefly Button Flowers (Nina Brackett); Gina K Designs- Tag Lines
Ink- Copic Markers, black
Paper- Melon Mambo, Pink Pirouette, white, Melon Mambo dsp
Accessories- buttons, ribbon

I'll be back tomorrow for another post