Frosted Designs Sketch with Just Us Girls Palette

Today started out sunny but quickly the skies turned gray. This time of year I get so tired of seeing the colors outside my window. I'm so ready to see something besides shades of brown and gray. So I'm making bright, springtime-colored cards today from a paper pack I got on a huge discount. Since this is the third week of the month, Just Us Girls Challenge #124 is the following set of colors:

The sketch I used is from Frosted Designs Card Sketch #12.  Frosted Designs always has three challenges goin on at the same time. Besides the card challenge, they have a scrapbook challenge and a Fabulous Friday challenge. This week it's to use brads or eyelets. I accepted that challenge, too, and used both.  I haven't used eyelets much lately and I really enjoy running the baker's twine through the eyelets, so I was glad for that reminder in this challenge. Here's their card sketch:

 Here's my card for the three challenges:

I don't ordinarily get glittered paper packs in girly colors (I have 5 grandsons!), but after several months of winter, my eyes are ready for spring!

6.5" x 5" Card Recipe:
Paper - DCWV "The Sweet Stack"
Stamp - Close To My Heart "Treasure Life"
Ink - CTMH Twilight
Other - CTMH Just Blooms, (Spring Assortment brads and Breeze eyelets, both retired), Baker's twine "Paradise Assortment"

CPS Day 2 Buttoned Birthday Card

CPS (Card Positioning System) Card Sketches is celebrating their 5th Anniversary with a challenge to make card using the previous patterns they select over 15 days. This is the 2nd sketch, CPS#166.

I made this card with my younger grandsons in mind. I placed clear buttons on the balloons to give them shine and dimension and decided the puppy's tummy needed one as well. This button in the middle technique was suggested by the creative challenge at Just Us Girls for this week.

6.5" x 5" Card:
Paper - Basic Grey "Life of the Party;" Close To My Heart Moonstruck, Colonial White, Cranberry CS and back side of Outdoor Denim textured cardstock (puppy and balloons)
Stamps - CTMH "A Birthday Wish"
Inks - CTMH Black, Moonstruck
Other - CTMH buttons, My Mind's Eye Lime Twist twine, 3" and 2.5" circle punches

Sweet Sketch Wednesday #137 for Just Us Girls

One lady in our church, Lucille, has called me every birthday for 15 years to wish me Happy Birthday. In fact, she's done the same thing for everyone in our church. This year, I'm giving her this card this week for her birthday. The sketch for Sweet Sketch Wednesday #137 was perfect for her card. I used pink, red, and white (with a little chocolate) as suggested by Just Us Girls, hoping it would express the love I have for Lucille.

I used Martha Stewart and Close to my Heart patterned papers. The ribbon, stamps, inks, crocheted flowers, and butterfly are also from CTMH.

Just Us Girls Christmas Card

I had wanted to try my stamp with ornaments and the design on Just Us Girls looked perfect with the oval. I combined their design with Inkspirations Color Challenge which had perfect Christmas colors. The color equivalents that I used were Tulip, Topiary, Buttercup and White Daisy.

All of the supplies are from Close To My Heart except for the twine by the ornament, which is from Papertrey Ink. The stamp set is called Adorn-able because there are different details that you can add to the ornaments. The photo doesn't show the shine of the embossing. I embossed mine with CTMH Red and Buttercup. The red gingham ribbon is from the CTMH Red Collection. Thanks for looking!