Staying Centered

It seems fitting that after a little break the first challenge of the HYCCT card drive I chose to work on was about finding a center of balance. Maintaining balance isn't easy is it? Make a card by only using the center for your image, sentiment etc.

I'm working on getting into a rhythm again after my recent migraines, and coloring this beautiful flower was a nice, relaxing start. Thanks for stopping by.

The Perfect Blend

It's been a few days since I've been in my craft room. As a migraine sufferer, I get really frustrated at the times when headaches keep me from living life. So it was important to me that I got a little time, even on a simple card, to create something tonight.

When I saw the Freshly Made Sketches challenge for this week, I thought it would be perfect for one of the  HYCCT cards I have been thinking about for the last few days. The challenge was to use the word PINKALICIOUS and unscramble 3-4 words from those letters that apply to your card. I came up with: cup, pink, ink, snip (I paper pieced the parts of the cup together), and skip (I skipped parts of the circles in the background element).

This was the perfect blend of easy and creative that I needed today. Hope you enjoy!

Hugs From a Cutie!

I'm stampers! I'm back today with a card for the HYCCT drive. This challenge was to use either an image hugging or the word "hugs" on your card. Try as I might, I don't have any stamps of hugging, but I think this cute little koala looks like he is hugging the U. What do you think?

From Sketch to Card

Today's card is for the Freshly Made Sketches challenge. I really enjoy seeing how the sketches come to life differently for all the various stampers.

I was doing a little organizing in my craft room when I came across this ribbon set, and my mind went instantly to this sketch. The colors just really pop on the background paper, don't they?

Have a great day!

You!

I got my inspiration for this card from a few different card challenges including Retro Sketches and CASology, but the start of it all came from Splitcoaststamper's HYCCT challenge, "Undergoing Renovation". That's one clever, and slightly humorous, way to put it...when someone has to deal with breast reconstruction after surgery.  

The challenge is to take a card you have made in the past, and that you like, and make another one that you like just as much...similar, but different and new and exciting.

This is my original card.

Here is my renovated version. 

Special Delivery

I just love the little snail from the Better than Email set (140463) So when the HYCCT challenge was to create a card that won't cost extra postage with a postage image, I couldn't resist! I went for a super simple approach because I wanted the cute little fellow to be the focus.

Enjoy!

For You

Hello! Last night as I was getting into my craft room, I was explaining this HYCCT challenge for including tasty food on your card to my eight year old. He thought that was "awesome" so he was in charge of picking the tasty food stamp. I used this week's Mojo Monday sketch. I'm really pleased with how everything came together. Thanks for stopping by!