Love this Challenge...Love Count Basie...PERFECT!

I am ALWAYS looking for an excuse to use this fab

set from Memory Box.  When I saw the latest

challenge over at Tenia's blog, I knew this would be

a perfect fit!

This as a great color splash-style

challenge using 2 colors with the

black & white.  Based on the album cover

(yes, ALBUM cover...YAY)

above, it was an easy selection for

what to do next...Clean & Simple.

I love these stamps!

Using just 2 VersaMagic inks in

'Pixie Dust' & 'Thatched Straw'

and Memento ink in 'London Fog'

it was 1...2...3...

Thank you Tenia for fabulous inspiration
over at Jazzy Paper Designs.

I am also including these in:

CAS-tastic CAS challenge

Stampin' Royalty CAS challenge
SCS CAS sketch challenge

These are all fabulous challenge sites so

I hope you play along with them soon!

Tell them Julie Ranae sent you : )

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!