I haven't participated in these in quite some time, but had some extra time this morning, and went for it!! Above is the color challenge... below is my interpretation! Enjoy! Thanks for stopping by!

I took velvet ribbon to make the scallops on top, lined up the elephants stamped in Versa, and covered them in clear, glitter embossing powder on shiny gray paper. I layered some black ribbon under the elephants, and voila! I also used several Stampin' Up stamps for the inside and outside words, and the Stampin' Up modern label punch on the front.

This is the inside of the card- I think it is unexpected and cute!

Upclose and personal with the elephants! :)

Hope you enjoyed looking! I had a ton of fun making this sweet baby card and got pushed outside my norm with the color challenge! These are not colors I would normally put together, especially for a baby card, but I LOVE how it turned out! Thanks Denami Designs!!

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here is another entry for the summer card challenge! i had so much fun with my green paper, i had to continue :) i made my own background with Denami stamps- the dot, dot circle and double ring. then i used the Denami tropical drink stamps, embelishing them with rhinestones and cutting out the umbrella! i had fun using a new color combo! hope you enjoy :)

here's my latest card :) its my favorite chickies back for a return appearance! its hard to see in the picture, but i glued actual glitter and sand mixture along the border of the sand in each circle. also, i made the flowers in the chickies' hair glittery and made the palm trees puffy with the crystal clear lacquer. also, the middle circle is puffed out with foam backing for added dimension! the middle is simple, but finished as well- ready to write a nice summery "hello" to a friend! this card was so fun to make! i was humming the aloha hula song the whole time! ha! :) hope you enjoy seeing it as much as i loved making it! how fun is the sand? seriously?!?! also i colored with watercolor pencils and blended with water... and chalked a light blue sky! i stamped "aloha" on the ribbon- i really wanted to try the whole stamping right on the ribbon technique! turned out great!

denami sketch challenge 2- three images across with a sentiment under. here is my housewarming card for my neighbor. i used old string from my mother in law's knitting scraps to make nests. then i typed the sentiment. of course, used the chickie! BEST STAMP EVER! hope you enjoyed :) denami chickies always bring so much joy! the sentiment reads: congratualtions on your new nest- welcome to the neigh"bird"hood!

Thanks for all the positive feedback from everyone! You are all so nice! I am new to this "entering challenges" thing and it means so much to me to be a runner up for the Denami Challenge. I am having so much fun creating cards :)

just for fun :)