Two Challenge Cards

I've spent the whole day in my art studio today ... nothing else got done except I did manage to water my poor pots of flowers that were crying out for water.  Even hubby is making dinner tonight ... I'm so blessed that he pitches in whenever I'm having low-energy days.  I was productive in the studio, though.  Managed to get two cards made ... plus worked on creating a poinsettia from punches that I will share at a later date once I'm made it into a card.

The first challenge is SCS "Ways To Use It" (WT384 - Hit the Beach).  There's actually no "beach" on my card, but it's implied :)  A very CAS card using my new wave die from My Favorite Things and a sweet digi - Lisa's Doodley Doos "Splash" from Clear Dollar Stamps.

I have also entered this into CASology Challenge #2 - cue word "Happy".    Hope you like.

"Jump for Joy" 

Stamps:  Splash (Lisa's Doodley Doos - Clear Dollar Stamps); sentiment is computer generated
Paper:  Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise, Pacific Point (SU!)
Ink:  Stampin' Write markers:  Basic Black, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Tempting Turquoise (SU!)
Accessories & Tools:  Big Shot, Catch a Wave die (My Favorite Things), sticky strips and dimensionals

I printed out the fish digi and colored it with Stampin' Write markers.  I printed out the sentiment onto my Whisper White card front.  I cut the wave die from both Tempting Turqoise and Pacific Point cardstocks.  The splash of water drops is hand-drawn in black and colored with Tempting Turquoise ink.

I mounted the fish and waves to the card front, popping them up with dimensionals to add depth.  The card front is mounted onto a heavy white card base for stability.

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The second challenge is this week's Color Throwdown (CTD201 - riding hood red, so saffron, gumball green, more mustard).  I am loving the colors that these ladies choose for the challenges - so much fun to work with ... and also I'm using colors that tend to sit in my cupboards, collecting dust.  This week's combination is just beautiful and I hope to find time to make another card with these colors.

"Daisy Flourish"

  
Paper:  Gumball Green, So Saffron, More Mustard, Riding Hood Red polka-dot DP (SU!); Bazzill white, heavy white cardstock (C.C. Designs)
Accessories & Tools:  Big Shot, Fanciful Flourish (Cheery Lynn); Giant Daisy, medium sun, small sun, mini sun punches (Punch Bunch), mat, stylus, glue, and adhesives

I ran the flourish through the Big Shot with Gumball Green cardstock.

I punched the following pieces for the flowers:

Large Daisy - 3 giant daisies from Bazzill white, 3 medium suns from So Saffron, 3 small suns from More Mustard, 3 mini suns from More Mustard

Medium Daisies (makes two) - 6 large daises from Bazzill white, 6 small suns from So Saffron, 6 mini suns from More Mustard

I used my mat and stylus to add shape to the flowers (cupping, pinching), glued all the layers together and mounted the flourish and flowers onto the card base with the polka-dot panel.