Triple Threat!!

Welcome, I can sing and I do dance, a little, but I don't know if I'm ready for Broadway! So, it's not that kind of triple threat!! Well, I really stretched my stamping capabilities this morning! I went challenge-seeking this morning, and I landed on Splitcoast. Well, the limited supply challenge this morning is called International Flair (LSC225), and you need to use a foreign language somewhere on your card.

Guess what? I have all of two stamps/sets that have foreign language on it. I have a Merry Christmas in Swedish stamp (God Jul), and I have Carte Postale by Stampin' Up (I think there will probably be a lot of cards made with this set today!). I wasn't in the mood for Christmas, so I went with Carte Postale. Second hurdle was that I wanted to use the Color Throwdown #47 colors on it. Well, for some reason, those colors don't go with this stamp set, at least not in my mind. However, I was not going to back down from a challenge, so I went with it!! Here is what you have!! The sketch is this week's sketch on SCS, #233. Whoa, that's a lot for me...my brain can't take anymore!!

Card Details:

Stamps: Carte Postale by Stampin' Up

Paper: Pink Flamingo DSP, Tempting Turquoise, Cameo Coral and Kiwi Kiss by Stampin' Up

Ink: Tempting Turquoise

Accessories: Making Memories ribbon slide; Angel Wings Shimmerz; SU ribbon; Pearl stickers; Cuttlebug Embossing folder

Frog went a courting, he did ride...hmm-mm, hmm-mm

You're singing the song, aren't you? Welcome to my world! I get something stuck in my head, and I can't let it go! My title actually has very little to do with the card, but that is the title I wanted today. I made this card for a birthday party that my daughter attended today...the 4th one in a row! It is definitely birthday party season, but she has such a great time that I end up having a good time, too. And, I mentally file the party places that I like for future reference.

I can remember growing up that we had two options for parties: McDonalds and the skating rink. I never had either...Boo hoo!! It was always family only at our house! However, the one really fond memory I had growing up was that my birthday always fell close to Mother's Day, and my grandmother's church had a Mother/Daughter banquet. We dressed up and had dinner in the church basement served by the men. They always gave away the centerpieces, and you knew if you won by whether there was a piece of paper taped under your chair! Whoa, I'm way off topic...ERRRR, back on the highway!

When I read that this week's entry for Madelynn's Twinkling Tuesday (MTTSC20) was to use a frog, I thought, "oh, that's adorable!" Then, I thought for a minute, "wait, I don't have any frog stamps!" Luckily, I have a friend who owns every stamp known to man, so she brought some over, and this is the result. I used the sketch from SCS this week (SC226). I always get excited when I actually have something she needs and can borrow from me because it never seems to happen!! Well, on to the details!!

Card details:
Stamps: Frolicking Frogs by Stampin' Up; sentiment by Simon Says Stamp
Paper: Pink Flamingo DP, Tempting Turquoise, Regal Rose, and Gable Green by Stampin' Up
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder; Scalloped Circles (Nesties); Primas; brads; Target ribbon
Copic markers: G17, 0, YG63, BG45, G12, RV11, RV34, E41

Easter Challenge Card

I've wanted to get to the sketch challenge on SCS (#222) since yesterday, but I only had a few minutes today! I had already colored the image on the card, so the putting together part was a snap! The stamp is new from DRS Designs, and it is a cutie called Duck's Decoration! The paper is so yummy from my favorite company, Basic Grey!! I just absolutely adore those wonderful little 6x6 paper packs.

Tomorrow (April 3rd), DRS Designs is having their first ever blog hop, and it will start on the DRS Designs blog. I think it will be fun, so if you have a chance to pop over there, you'll see some familiar faces and some cute stamps!!

Card details:

Stamps: Duck's Decoration by DRS Designs; sentiment from More Great Greetings by Stampin' Up

Paper: Barely Banana, Purely Pomegranate, and Pink Pirouette by SU; Euphoria by Basic Grey

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Purely Pomegranate by SU

Accessories: Lilykate ribbon by Basic Grey; Faber Castell pencils; Gamsol; Prima flowers