My first Swinging z-fold card

Inside view

I just purchased a die to cut the half scalloped circle for this z-fold card.  I need to work on my photography to showcase this fun fold.  I also need to figure out how to do layering around the circle die cut - for this first time I used double sided paper, and I decorated with die cut birds and strips of washi tape. (You can see the reverse of the DP just behind the sentiment circle - the front of the green dp has glittery leaves and flowers, and the reverse is more subtle with small leaves.)  The sentiment and inside (bird & music) image are from the Our Daily Bread Music Speaks set, and are stamped on pale yellow cs.  The image on the inside is torn in an irregular shape.
Challenges entered:
ODB image:     Our Daily Bread-Shining the Light Challenge
Spring:             Cuttlebug Mania
                          Pink Gem Challenge
Green:              Double Click 
Green & Sent:  whoopsi Daisy
Garden:           Aloha Friday Challenges
2 or more dies : Di's Digi Designs
Any:                 Simply Papercrafts
                          Lemon Shortbread

Quilt for Cherylquilts, MMTPT397

Each week the TeaPot party gang at SplitcoastStampers selects a recipient for cards.  This week our cards will go to Cheryl, aka cherylQuilts at SCS.  She is experiencing some health issues, and we want to send some cheer.  What better than this House Mouse quilting image!  These adorable mice are working on a labor of love  (At least, on paper, the are adorable....)  I have had the image in my WishRAK stash for a very long time - saving a few for special situations. I colored with chalk pencils, and backed with some DP that has also been in my stash for a very long time.  A bit of Washi tape and some cord (ironically, a cast off from our church quilting group!) complete the card.
Sketch, and some of the colors:   Your Next Stamp
TeaPotParty:   Teapot-Tuesdays
Any:                 House Mouse  
                          Our-Crafty-Corner
                          Simply PaperCrafts
                          Crafty-girls-creations.
                          
                           

Arlene is 98!

This is for a friend of a friend - what a milestone!  The DP and sentiment are from a large pack of items from Kanban.  I am still experimenting with the Spellbinder Majestic Elements - I used the same black and shimmery Champagne cs that I used to create the card base.  The name and numbers are die cuts, and I added some sheer ribbon as well as a bit of glitter at both the top and bottom of the oval.
Sketch:              Die Cuttin Divas
Special lady:     Crafty Catz
                           Digichoosday
Ribbon:             The Stamping Boutique
Layers:              Frilly and Funkie
Any:                   Craftin Desert Divas 
                           Creative Fingers Challenge      
                           Simply Papercrafts   

Tea Pot Tuesday for Carolyn

teapot-tuesdays--butterflies-#394 - for Carolyn
This is the link for this week's Teapot Party challenge over at Splitcoaststampers.  Looking for a place to send your cards?  Join this weekly challenge - the mods select some one in need of cheer, or who deserves a special recognition.  This card will go to Carolyn who has had many health problems and could use a little cheer.  Butterflies were included in the suggested themes.
1-2-3 challenge:  Image by Stampemdous; I used shimmery silver cs to emboss the butterflies (Darice) - my favorite cs for embossing.  The second cs is poppy red. There are 3 shiny gems in a color close to the strawberry milkshake of the color challenge. The sentiment is from Inspired by Stamping.
Sketch/color:   Share Joy Challenge
1,2,3:               Come and get it
Embossing:     Frilly and Funkie
Any:                Inspiration Destination
                         Simply Papercrafts for all Occasions
                         One Crazy Stamper  
                         The Sisters of Craft

Teapot Party for Bob

I often do the weekly Teapot Party challenge at Splitcoaststampers.  This week we are making cards for Bob, who had hip replacement and is recovering very slowly - he is in need of cheer.  I don't have any blue tractors as suggested, but I did dig this out of my WishRAK stash.  The wheat image is a new RAK gift, and the sentiment a new item received as a prize from Inspired by Stamping. (The stamped sentiment was cut to create 2 lines so it would fit!)  I added some checked DP and twine from my endless stash.
Here is the link for the information:   Teapot Tuesdays-mmtpt393
Sketch:         Your Next Stamp
B&W with a bit of color:  Pile it on Challenge
Any:              Stamped Blessings
                      Jo's Scrapshack
                      Lil Patch of Crafty Friends
                      Simply Papercrafts

Another one for Saidey

I was not satisfied with the first card I made for this little girl - I like this better.
Image - Dearie Doll (pre-colored digi, highlighted with a shiny red gel pen); glitter on her name; die cuts for the letters and ovals; DP from a Martha Stewart pack; brad hearts; computer generated sentiment; new red cs.
Sketch:       Come and Get It
Hearts:       Crafting Desert Divas
Valentine:   DLArt
                    C.R.A.F.T.
Love:          Classy Cards n Such
Bling:         Allsorts  
Kids:          Cuttlebug Mania
Any:           Jo's Scrapshack
                    Simply Papercrafts
                    Simon says Stampblog Wednesday 

Peeking through the window

My first inclination is to use this window for an outdoor scene, but it does appear that we are on the outside looking in, judging by the window frame.  So that is what I did here - and we have a glimpse of on of the mature AI guys relaxing in his robe and slippers.  I colored with Prismas.  The embossing is a Sizzix brick folder; the window
Sketch:               http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.com/
Masculine:         http://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.com/
                           http://jwscrapshack.blogspot.ca/
Cut your card:    http://artimpressionsstamps.blogspot.com/2015/09/challenge-168-cut-your-cards-week-2.html
Colors:                http://www.craftysentiments.blogspot.com/
Any:                    http://simplypapercraftsforalloccassions.blogspot.co.uk/
 

Give thanks to the Lord

What an appropriate verse for Easter Monday!  The stamps are Unity, colored with shiny metallic markers.  The DP is Doodlebug Design, from my stash, and I added some pastel gems.
Sketch:     http://www.theunitystampco-challenge.blogspot.com/
Colors:     http://joannamunster.com/2015/03/16/ibsic-92/
Thanks:    http://inkyimpressionschallenges.blogspot.com/
Spring:     http://littleclairesdesigns.blogspot.com/
                 http://corrosivechallengesbyjanet.blogspot.com/
                 http://www.hidinginmycraftroom.com/
Pastel:      http://suzypantssmarty.blogspot.co.uk/
Inspiration:  http://www.wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/
Any:          http://simplypapercraftsforalloccassions.blogspot.co.uk/