Last night was a late one....struggling with insomnia. Usually I have one night a week for that and it does tend to be Friday nights. Not sure if it's because after working all week my mind just going a mile a minute and keeps me up. But whatever the reason, last night I decided to spend some time in my craft room playing.
Off course all three of these cards go towards the
100 Cards/Projects in 100 Days Challenge over at SCS. I'm up to 15 different cards in 12 days....one of them I made several cards so really I have made 17 cards in 12 days. Hopefully I can keep this pace up! We'll see.
This week the
'ABC' Challenge was a CAS card. When I saw the challenge, I thought "oh-no!" Why is it that CAS cards are so difficult? Although who knows, maybe all my cards could be considered CAS compared to some that I have seen. There are such beautiful cards out there with so much stuff on them....I can never figure out how to do those either. Anyway, at first I wasn't even going to attempt it - even thought "maybe this challenge stuff isn't for me after all"...but then I figured I'd give it a shot. And guess what? I'm really happy with how it turned out! Really happy - especially since I even used a stamp set that I have never used. Confession time - the set is even starting to discolor I've had it so long....LOL!! So not only was a I very pleased with the card, but it also helped with my goal of using the stamps I have never used!
The next card I made was for a challenge blog I stumbled upon this week:
Shopping Our Stash. I'm super excited about finding this challenge because it will also go along with my goals for this year - using what I have instead of purchasing something new. The challenge was to use buttons -but not just any buttons....the oldest buttons we have! Now I can't say for sure that the buttons on this card are the oldest I have in my stash...but they sure are close!
The card is also for another challenge I stumbled on this week:
Totally Papercrafts whose challenge this week was to use ribbon. Now this is right up my ally too! I have LOTS of ribbon and love to use it!!!
And I guess "3rd Time is the Charm" so to speak because this is also the card I submitted for the Color Combination Challenge over at SCS.
The last card I made was one that I had previously cut out the pieces parts and colored the image, but never completed. I remembered it when I came across another challenge yesterday:
Craft Us Crazy. The challenge was to be inspired by an image that had a sewing theme....so out pops Cocoa from
Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps.
So that was my evening in my craft room. After that I was able to sleep. Amazing how "Craft Therapy" works. Have a blessed day!!!