#3 for Beate's challenge #4

I had some more fun! This card I made with "my" Blooming with Happiness set (I used my sister's before). Colored the dress in w/ rose red (I love this color), and punched it out with my mom's 3" circle punch (do I have to give it back?). Then I carefully cut around it with rose red...I must say, cutting a circle around a circle is much easier than just cutting a circle! I got to use more of my striped paper stash, and I layered that on barely banana. The flowers are prima & have rhinestone brad centers. The card itself is old olive.

**ETA: looking at this post, I think I like my cards better when I scan them, at least so far. I'll have to see if I can find some info somewhere on how to photograph the cards better.**

another one for Beate's weekend sketch #4

I've been having so much fun with these sketches...and these stamps too! I definitely get more inspired to actually do something with my stamps when I have a reason.

So for this card I stuck true to the sketch, & used a 4 1/4" square. I love that size since you can still fit it in an envelope without extra postage. I used rose red for my card & barely banana for the flower behind the flip flops. The stamps are all A Muse (such cute stuff from them!), and the striped paper & snaps are from my stash (yay!). The images are black stazon on confetti white. The yellow flower is from the Big Blooms set I just got. I think it worked out really nice behind the flip-flop stamp...perfect since I don't have a scallop punch or a circle that would work behind it & it needed "something".

Beate's challenge (& thank you for Brandon's Sunday School Teachers)

I made these two cards for Brandon's Sunday School teachers. Tomorrow is his last day in the 18-24 month class (they move everyone up as a class). We love Miss Destiny & his other teacher (I wish I could remember her name!), so we'll all be sad.

I used a sketch Beate posted on her blog, so I'm also submitting them to her blog candy contest. Yee-hah!

More cards

I just realized I have a couple of cards that I made & scanned, but never posted. So here we go:

I made this card as a thank you for Olivia's birthday. I copied an idea from one of the card sets in the SU spring mini.

stamps used: Very Punny & All Year Cheer II

I made this one for Beate's challenge over a week ago:

Stamps used: Paris in the Spring & Delight in Life

Living Large flowers

I made this for a challenge from Beate's blog, but I didn't like the flowers in the upper left (as per the sketch), so I moved them to the bottom right & I'm much happier.