A little bit of everything

I had a chance this weekend to get several cards done, and I wanted to share them all with you. These were all based off of challenges I found on various websites.

This first card is for Day 225 of 365 Cards:

I couldn't get the picture to come out just how I wanted it, so the sentiment is hard to see - boo. Anyways, this was some old christmas patterned DSP that I had. I used buttons from my stash, and had some pom pom trim that I cut two off of. The sentiment is from an old Stampin' Up! Hostess set, and I used Old Olive and Chocolate Chip ribbon. I don't often make cards this size, so it was a really nice change for me.

Here's another card for 365 Cards (Day 222). the challenge was to use only 5 things - I used three pieces of paper, the rick rack, and the sentiment.

Such a fun card!! I just bought this rick rack this weekend, and couldn't wait to use it. The paper is from the Pink Flamingo DSP, and the sentiment is from the On Your Birthday stamp set.

Ok, another one for 365 cards (Day 223). This challenge was to create a shadow effect:


The paper is from the Christmas Cocoa Specialty paper, and the tree images are from the Patterned Pines hostess set in the mini catalog. To create the shadow, I stamped the image on Sahara Sand paper with Sahara Sand ink. I then stamped the image on Sahara Sand paper using Always Avocado ink. I cut all of the trees out, and using Stampin' Dimensionals, placed the trees slightly off center from the stamped image underneath - creating a shadow. Images can be difficult to cut out at times, but these trees were so simple - a great project for even those that hate the cutting!!

Here's the last card for the day, but no doubt my favorite. This is for multiple challenges:
-SPCC Finally Friday - challenge to use flowers
-365 cards (Day 220) - to use cross stitch
-Color Throwdown #63 - to use the following colors:

And here is my card:

I layered a couple pieces of cardstock and then stitched around the card a couple times on my sewing machine. The sentiment is from the Really Retro stamp set. The buttons were just randome buttons from my stash, and the large flower was made from white and green felt, with an embroidered flower, and topped with a button. These are new flowers that will be featured on my Etsy shop soon. Stay tuned for more information!!

Ciao