Combined Challenges

This is the first time I have combined so many challenges into one. I am quite pleased with the result. I used the sketch from Diva Coffee Break Designs, plus I added stitching for the Creative Belli Blog, also paper piecing for the Stampin Sisters in Christ challenge, and spots for the One Stop Craft challenge. The stitching was quite a challenge: this is the fist time I have stitched onto a card, and feeling a bit lazy about getting the machine out, I poked the holes using a paper piercer then added the stitches by hand. It took a little while, and might have been better to get the sewing machine out!!!

Ingredients: Chocolate Chip cardstock, Bella Rose DSP, Kiwi Kiss cardstock, Chocolate Chip DSP, and a favourite stamp of my own design.

Chocolate Birthday Cake

I have used the Taylored Expressions sketch this week to help me put together this card. It's also for the Creative Belli challenge htis week, which is BIRTHDAY, and for the Hand Full of Stamps challenge which is to go DOTTY.

I love the chocolate chip papers, and although the cake isn't coloured, it definitely makes me think of chocolate. Yum!

Cascade Card

This is a simply fabulous idea which I have sooo loved using. I am entering it into three challenges this week. Pals Paper Arts' theme this week is flowers. Perhaps it is inspired by springtime in many parts of the world, and I am sure that most of the entries will reflect this season, but here we are decidedly autumnal and I wanted a cooler feel to the card. At One Stop Craft Challenge the challenge was "On the Move" - and I love the way the cascading flowers flip over. At Simple Doodles, their challenge is to inspire others, and the messgae here is "Take Care of Yourself".
Ingredients: All Stampin Up. Chocolate Chip DSP, Whisper White and Old Olive Cardstock. Chocolate Chip and Old Olive inks, Pocket Silhouettes set.