Monday, October 15, 2012

Challenges and Fun

Ok - you guys know how much I love the 


and this week was no exception ... the moment I saw the inspiration piece I knew right away what I was going to do! 

Check out the inspiration 




Ok here is my card! (I kinda LOVE it!) 


I love the use of texture as a part of the card - and of course the mermaid is fantastic with this texture - it's so ocean-ie!! 


I used lots of different paper from my scrap pile and I used 
'Under the Sea' from Sweet Stamp Shop -


Find it in the Sweet Shop HERE 

Also - I used the new die cut from the Sweet Shop
for the tags - 


You can find these awesome die cuts
in the shop HERE


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I also tried my hand at a new challenge blog 


They're a clean and simple sketch challenge blog 
and the sketch this week was




Here was my spooky card using this sketch as 
my inspiration piece! 





I used two Sweet Stamp Shop sets


(it's on clearance for $5 now!) 





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Have you guys checked out the
Embellish Challenge? 

I think I'm in love with this particular challenge -

You had to use this color palette and use stars in your
design -


Ohhhh, hello - perfect card.... 


Yep, I love when that works out so well! 

I used the 'Out in Space' set 


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Thanks for stopping by! 

I've got a couple more challenges up my sleeve so 
stay tuned! 

Happy Monday! 
N. 

6 comments:

  1. Love your under-the-sea take on the CASE Study!
    Thanks for studying with us on CASE Study this week! :)
    Hugs!
    x

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  2. FAB, FAB cards Nicole - LOVE them both :)

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  3. LOVE that you changed the orientation of the sketch Nicole! The green skull really pops against the black and white!!! So glad you played along with us in our very first challenge at CAS(E) this Sketch!

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  4. Love how yuo have turned the sketch. Great take on the sketch. Love the spatter. Thanks so much for playing along with us @ CAS(E) this Sketch:)

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  5. These are some amazing cards! I love how you flopped the card on it's side and, boy, that's a cool Halloween card! My boys would LOVE it! Thanks for sharing your creations with us at CAS(E) this Sketch!

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  6. Oh sweet lord, these are all so cool! I love how you match colours, textures and patterns! Thanks for playing with us at CASE Study :)

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