It’s a lovely new challenge at House of Cards!  For this challenge you must use gold or pearl accents or the colors in the challenge image.

I opted for a gold and white theme.  I started with three die cuts of wine glasses and a congratulations sentiment.

Something about gold makes me think of happy occasions and we are entering the holiday season so it seemed appropriate.

I finished off the card with a few gold accents and my trusty linen impression plate.

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Supplies:  CS:  SU! white and gold.  Stamps:  CB message me.  Dies:  PTI linen ip.  MFT wine service and washi tape.  Other:  SU! dots.

Welcome to the October House of Cards Challenge.  Use either the colors in the challenge image, autumn flowers or both.

As usual, I did a smidge of both.  I started with a sunflower that I stamped in daffodil delight and peekaboo peach.  I love the depth that I get from the peach ink.

I added the leaves and the sentiment before drawing a line and dots in the opposite corner to balance the card.  Finally, I ran through the trusty linen impression plate.

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Supplies:  CS:  PTI white.  Stamps:  SU! painted harvest.  Inks:  SU! peekaboo peach, daffodil delight, soft suede and old olive.  Memento black.  Dies:  PTI linen ip.

It’s a new challenge at As You See It!  I love a good color challenge and this is it!  Use dapper denim, Bermuda bay and lemon lime twist on your card.

I started by slanting a piece of dapper denim that I topped with a slice of white card stock and Bermuda bay across my card base.  I liked how the white separated those colors and makes the blue kind of float.

I die cut some wheat using the dapper denim and lemon lime twist and adhered to the card.  Finally, I added a sentiment.

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Supplies:  CS:  SU! white, dapper denim, Bermuda bay, and lemon lime twist.  Dies:  RC wheat.  PTI linen impression plate.  Stamps:  CB message me.

Welcome to a new challenge at House of Cards!  As always, we have a fun challenge with making either a birthday card, using the colors or both.

My apologies to my teammates and to you for the late post today!  You know when you wake up in the middle of the night and wonder what day it is?  And then remember you were supposed to have a card made and a post up for today?  Yep!  That was me!  But better late than never!

I went for the birthday card with a bit of the colors thrown in.  I dug out some of my funky patterned paper and adhered to a base of white.

I accidently shorted the striped piece but I love the result – it adds a bit more something something to the card.  I added the sentiment and then ran the card through the linen impression plate.

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Supplies:  CS:  PTI funky town and white.  Stamps:  PTI KIS birthday 2.  Other:  PTI linen impression plate.

The first day of August means it’s a new challenge at House of Cards.  The challenge for this month is to use pattern paper, the colors in the challenge image, or both.

I opted to use pattern papers for this challenge.  I found some lovely coordinating papers and cut strips that I adhered to a base of lost lagoon.

I debated about how to add a sentiment and finally landed on using a strip of cardstock and attaching it to the bottom of the card.  I feel like it gives a bit of weight to all of the patterns.

A few rhinestones for some sparkle and I was done.

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Supplies:  CS:  SU! lost lagoon.  PTI everyday blessings.  Dies:  PTI linen impression plate.  Stamps:  PTI KIS missing you.  Other:  SU! rhinestones.

Welcome to a new challenge at Retro Rubber!  It’s a photo inspiration so you can use either the colors or the items in the photo to create your card.

I opted for the colors, creating a bit of a patriotic theme with some stars and stripes but using a sentiment that is distinctly not patriotic.

I added a few papers from my stash to a base of rustic cream cardstock and then die cut with a double stitched die.

I added the sentiment from the Papertrey Ink choose joy stamp set from 2015 and a sweet arrow from the Simon Says Stamp choose happy stamp set from 2016.  I popped the whole thing up on a base of kraft and was done.

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Supplies:  CS:  PTI rustic cream.  Papers from stash.  SU! riding hood red.  Stamps:  PTI choose joy (2015).  SSS choose happy (2016).  Inks:  Memento black.  SU! riding hood red.  Dies:  MFT double stitched rectangles.

Happy July 1^st!  A new month and a new challenge at House of Cards.  Use a popsicle or other food item and/or the colors in the challenge image.

I found a scrap of this fun pattern paper and decided to let it do all the talking.  So I die cut it using a stitched rectangle and popped it up on a base of crumbcake.

Then I stamped the sentiment and and die cut it with my washi tape die and backed with a piece of melon mambo.  I added some fun twine at the top for interest!

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Supplies:  CS:  SU! white, crumbcake and melon mambo.  Pattern paper from stash.  Dies:  Lil Inker stitched rectangles.  MFT washi tape.  Stamps:  RC let’s chill.  Other:  SU! pear pizzazz twine.

It’s a new challenge at As You See It!  It’s a color challenge of flirty flamingo, crushed curry and black.

I decided to do a stripey background using the required colors.

Then I stamped the sentiment, die cut it and backed with a piece of crushed curry before popping it up on the base.

A few flirty flamingo hearts and I was done!

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Supplies:  CS:  SU! white and crushed curry.  Stamps:  PTI distress stripes.  RC shine from within.  Inks:  SU! flirty flamingo and crushed curry.  Memento black.  Dies:  PTI linen impression plate.  MFT double stitched rectangles.  Other:  SU! enamel hearts.

Happy May Day!  It’s a new challenge at House of Cards!  The challenge is to make a shaped card or use the colors in the image or both.

I opted to make a shaped card.  I started with a mini stitched scallop circle for my shape and quickly cut my card out.

I stamped the flower and sentiment before running the card thru my linen impression plate.  I added some dots and pearls and was done!

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Supplies:  CS:  PTI white.  Dies:  PTI linen impression plate.  MFT mini stitched scallop circles.  Stamps:  SSS many thanks.  Inks:  Memento black.  Altenew frosty pink, corral berry, frayed leaf, forest glades.  Other:  SU! dots and pearls.

It’s a new challenge at Retro Rubber!  We have an inspiration challenge to use either the color or items from the image on a card.

I trotted out my trusty umbrella die and whipped up three umbrellas using the inspiration colors.

I added the sentiment from the SU! weather together stamp set from 2016.  I love the font and the saying so much.  And yet, it’s the first time I have used the saying!  Shame on me!

I adhered everything to white and then to a crumbcake card base.

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Supplies:  CS:  SU! white and crumbcake. MFT plaid patterns.  Dies:  PTI linen impression plate.  W+9 pretty patches umbrella.  Stamps:  SU! weather together (2016).