Challenge(s) accepted!

SO I have really been getting into these challenge sites.  It is kind of fun to have some paramenters (and I find it helps when I have a mojo problem! 😉

I have to admit, I am partial to the Global Design Project, as it is the brain-child of my dear Aussie friends, Louise and Kylie, but I've found a few other challenges that I have enjoyed, too!

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Botanical Blooms a preview from the upcoming Occasions Catalog makes for a great card for the Global Design Challenge 14

OH MY GOSH, the new set, Botanical Blooms, from next month's Occasions Catalog,  should just be called Dena's Favorite flower set!! I absolutely love it!  It is so much fun and I can't wait to spend more time playing with it!!  This card I whipped out for the GDP sketch challenge this week.  I just love the sketch–simple and classy–just like me! 😉

Botanical Blooms a preview from the upcoming Occasions Catalog makes for a great card for the Global Design Challenge 14

The white panel was created with the Tags and Labels framelits and I cut the "fancy " end–and left the rest without.  I'll post a video of it in the next few days to show you how!

Botanical Blooms a preview from the upcoming Occasions Catalog makes for a great card for the Global Design Challenge 14

Of course my FAVORITE part of this card is the flower!!  It is an amazing set of stamps and coordinating framelits that create this gorgeous bloom. The flower is So Saffron with Tangerine Tango sponged in the center, under the black framelit piece.  SO cute!!  The leaves are cut out and stamped in old olive.  Love the look of those veins!  Just can't wait to get going with this awesome set! (oh and the printed paper coordinates, too!!)

 

 

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Oh how I love this adorable, clean, simple sketch!!  Thanks so much for sharing this, SIP!!  I had my Snow Place set out while I was working on yesterday's post and I thought it would be fun to play with…

Stampin Up's Snow Place Penguins are so adorable for the SIP Sketch Challenge!

ADORBS, right?  I love the sweet sayings that come in this set and I thought they were perfect for some silly penguins!  I started by stamping the greeting (usually the last thing I do!)

Stampin Up's Snow Place Penguins are so adorable for the SIP Sketch Challenge!

The angles of the penguins make for a fun card–and go perfectly with the greeting, dontcha think?  Super sweet, too!

Stampin Up's Snow Place Penguins are so adorable for the SIP Sketch Challenge!

Keeping my card simple, I did the background with the Softly Falling embossing folder, added the flags (cut with the banner punch) in Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper, and that's it!

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Preview of Stampin Up's Bloomin Love stamp set from the upcomming Occasions Catalog for the Case This Sketch Challenge

When I saw this sketch, I thought this set was a dead ringer!  Bloomin' Love will also be in the upcoming Occasions Catalog and features a beautiful set with coordinating thinlits.  They are absolutely beautiful!!  The colors are really soft and understated, but the black really punches up everything!

Preview of Stampin Up's Bloomin Love stamp set from the upcomming Occasions Catalog for the Case This Sketch Challenge

Just some simple stamping, a few diecuts and some pearls.  Can't beat that for simplicity!

Preview of Stampin Up's Bloomin Love stamp set from the upcomming Occasions Catalog for the Case This Sketch Challenge

I think the super sweet part is the banner–it is a framelit from another set–one that will truly rule–but coordinates with several things coming up.  I oh so love it when stuff goes, don't you!?   Hold onto your hats–this is going to be an awesome catalog!

I am not going to post any of the "new" things in my supply list (cause they are not available yet).  But just wait–come Jan 5 we will be rocking things SU Style!

I'm so thrilled you stopped by The Creativity Cave today!!  I hope loved my card challenges! As always,  I would love to help your creativity grow! Be sure to sign up for my mailing list to receive project tutorials for my 12 week s of Christmas Series as well as all kinds of exclusive offerings.  If you would like to order and help support The Creativity Cave, I would so appreciate it! It helps support my efforts to bring you amazing project and videos each week!  All you need to do is click on one of the photos below from the supplies to connect to my online store. When you use the hostess code, JWHJDQKQ, when your order is over $35 you'll get a free tutorial from me. This month's tutorial is gorgeous!!   If it is over $150, skip the code (you'll get Stampin Rewards) as well as the tutorial from me. What a deal!  Don't forget to "allow demonstrator" to contact you so I have access to your order to send you the tutorials, thank you cards, and more! I have had a couple of orders lately with the "no contact" and it breaks my heart that I can't provide them with amazing customer service and thank you's!

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9 thoughts on “Challenge(s) accepted!”

  1. Dena, what can I say except I adore you Botanical Blooms card! You have used the DSP so well that I didn’t realise at first that there was not a single embellishment on the card in the shape of ribbon or bling. Fantastic! Thank for playing at Global Design Project with us this week.

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  2. Dena – I’m so glad you are playing along with these challenges, too! Your work is really great – an inspiration to us all. All of these projects are fantastic, but I really love how you’ve showcased the Botanical Blooms – such a beautifully simple and beautiful card. Thank you so much for playing along with this week’s sketch challenge for the Global Design Project.

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  3. Oh my Dena! You are the Challenge Queen! How gorgeous are all your cards???, and I especially love the Botanical Blooms card – which I must CASE as soon as I get my Botanical Blooms Suite delivered. D x

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  4. OH my goodness, who has time to make three beautiful cards at this time of year you crazy chick? I love them all but damn you Dena, I resisted the flower dies cuts but now they are winging their way to me as we speak!! Great job, thanks for taking part x

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