Farm Fresh Happy Birthday

It's time for a brand new color challenge

from Market Street Stamps!

Check out the beautiful color palette this month!

and here is my interpretation.....

It just felt right to use 'Autumn Greetings'

and 'For All it's Worth' for this challenge

I love the idea of using the milk jug

for my flowers.  I actually do that a lot

with flowers around my own kitchen.

 I finally treated myself to the Lacey Circles die

from Spellbinders and combined it with the

EF from Sizzix 'Leaves & Swirls'.

All of the fab swiss dot paper is from Bazzill.

I hope you will check out all the inspiration from

the rest of the design team over on the

Market Street Blog and then play along.

You can't pass up a chance to win!

Project Recipe: 

Cardstock: Bazzill
Ink: Copics, Tuxedo Black Memento from A Muse Studio
Tools:  'Leaves & Swirls' by Sizzix

Lacey Circle dies from Spellbinders, Big Shot

Fiskars Corner Rounder punch 

Embellishments: Bakers twine in Lilac from The Twinery

Gem Flourish by Prima, Copper brads from Recollections

Vintage Clean & Simple

Now it's time for two completely different creations.

This first one if for a few of different challenges.

Over at Wee Memories.

Jenny challenges us to use ribbon and have a vintage

theme.  I can say that the ribbon IS vintage, as it's

going on 25 years old  : )

I thought I would also enter this for the
Pile it On challenge...'Think Spring'
The Cuttlebug EF flowers with
the background vines have an
'air of spring about them'
which inspires me, anyway   : )




I am also entering this card over at
365 Cards.
This challenge is 'Digging Deep' and
requires 3 things:
1.  Something over 1 yr old

(my ribbon, of course)

2.  Something you were given but never used
(the tissue paper was an RAK)
3.  Something you forgot you had
(the fabulous Martha DP, which I will be using now!)

I am also entering the above card for:

Stampin' Royalty and CAS-tastic Challenges.

Both are Clean & Simple challenges.

Another take on CAS is this little baby card.

I am sending this over to Stampin' Royalty and

CAS-tastic Challenges as well.

I must say, I am SO thankful for challenge blogs

right now.  When you are having trouble getting

your creative juices flowing, using a challenge to give

you a framework to start in is the perfect solution.
I know that we hear that all the time over at
The Play Date Cafe...speaking of which...

There is still a little over 24 hours for you to play with us
this week.  It's an easy CAS challenge as well.
Black & white with a 'splash' of orange.
So if you are looking for a quick JOLT of creativity,
get your fix over in The Cafe!