Happy Monday...Mission Accomplished!

I had a great time working on this challenge from Dawn McVey's blog and as you can see it has a multitude of elements and layers, six layers to be exact!

Here's the rundown:

I used the Martha Stewart Punch Around the Page 'Loop' punches, The Damask & Swiss Dots EF and Friends Forever Die Cut from Cuttlebug, Scallops Nestibilities by Spellbinders. The bird stamp is from The Paper Company and is 3-D layered. The bling on the bird's tail is created with fuschia flat sequins.

This card is going up for sale in my Etsy store and it won't be there long, so if you would like to have it for a special greeting for someone or for an example for your inspiration board, get over to Etsy ASAP!

Color Challenge Accomplished!

After all of the celebration of my latest announcement, I thought it was time to buckle down and get something creative accomplished, so I decided to give Dawn McVey's Color Challenge a try. If you've never participated in a color challenge, this one is so fun and easy. Dawn always chooses fabulous color combos and her inspiration comes from very unique places. The inspiration for these colors comes from a decorative tin of soap that she recently purchased.

Of course, this was a great excuse for me to use 'the bug' to make the dotted, scalloped circles.

I've been thinking about sponsoring a color challenge through The Open Window. Would you be interested in participating in one?
Leave me a comment and let me know. I think it would be a lot of fun and a great way for us all to get to know one another.

Before I sign off, if you missed my big announcement, make sure you read the post from this morning. I am very excited about the next 6 months with Artful Inkables and I think you will be too!

I was going to pass on some blog awards today, but I would like to wait until tomorrow so that can be the sole focus of my post. The girls that I am passing these on to deserve all the attention for these little awards, so make sure you stop back tomorrow and help me celebrate with them!

Have a terrific night!