Going Green Photo Inspiration Challenge

Tomorrow is March 1st and before we know it everything will be turning green for Spring. For this challenge we will be Going Green. Incorporate the color green into your handmade card creation. It doesn't have to be a St. Patrick's Day card and no shamrocks are required. Have fun!!!

Inspirational Designs:

Erin's Card using Bugaboo Image

Andrea's Card using retired Stampin' Up! Stamp

Challenge Guidelines:

1. Create a New card using the challenge theme, no linking to old posts. 
2. Only one entry per blog address.
3. This is a card only challenge.
4. You must use a stamp, either rubber or digital.
5. You can combine this challenge with other challenges.
6. Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to this challenge. Please provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge submission.
7. All brands of stamping products are welcome.
8. HAVE FUN!!!

The challenge will run for 12 days, 2/28/2014 - 3/11/2014.

It's LOVE Challenge Winner

There were so many wonderful cards entered in our It's LOVE Challenge. Thanks to everyone who played along. The winner of the challenge was chosen by a random drawing and the winner is....

Gail L. from Lacey Lassy

The delicate details on Gail's card are truly a work of art. So very pretty!!! I will send you an email to request your mailing address for the challenge prize.

Check back tomorrow for a new photo inspiration challenge.

Fresh Prints Birthday Card

My birthday card stash is getting pretty low so I made this Fresh Prints Birthday Card using the new Fresh Prints designer series paper stack by Stampin' Up! I'm really not a fan of the color red but I really love it paired with Coastal Cabana and Crumb Cake. I used Pool Party as an accent color and even though it's not one of the dsp colors, it coordinates nicely. The stamp sets used were the Simply Sketched hostess stamp set and the Label Love stamp set which I punched with Artisan Label punch. The final touch were three itty bitty scalloped circle punches with red candy dots in the center. Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful night.

*Just a fun little note- this is my 500th post for Savvy Handmade Cards.*

My Fresh Prints Birthday Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Catered Crop: Good Birthdays
• Make It Monday: Anything Goes
• Sister Act: Anything Goes

Casual Congrats! Card

Happy Monday afternoon! I hope you're having a wonderful day. It's been nice and sunny here in Oklahoma today. I would like to say that I stayed outside and enjoyed it, but no. I had a dentist appointment this morning and then went to work for two hours and then stayed in my craft room. The card I made is for one of my clients. I recently wrote a contract for her to buy her first home. I'm really excited for her and I hope she will like this Casual Congrats! Card.

The inspiration for this card came from "The Magic of Kits" article in the new Stampin' Success magazine. Stampin' Up! has a new kit available called Happenings Simply Created Card Kit (133329). It includes pieces for making 15 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" cards. My card wasn't made with the supplies from the kit but I did base the layout from one of the featured designs. I used patterned paper from the Sweet Sorbet sale-a-bration collection. It's free until March 31st with a fifty dollar purchase. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

My Casual Congrats! Card is entered into the following challenges:

• The Paper Players: Clean and Simple with Star(s)
• Make It Monday: Anything Goes

It's LOVE Challenge

Happy Valentine's Day!!! Since our challenge starts today it seemed fitting to have a theme centered around the word LOVE. The idea is to use something you LOVE. It can be a stamp, technique, color, product, or whatever it is you LOVE. Make sure you share with us what it is that you "LOVE" on your card. Thanks for stopping by and we hope you will play along.

Inspirational Designs:

Erin's Card using a Tiddly Ink Image 

Andrea's Card using Faux Patina Technique

Challenge Guidelines:

1. Create a New card using the challenge theme, no linking to old posts. 
2. Only one entry per blog address.
3. This is a card only challenge.
4. You must use a stamp, either rubber or digital.
5. You can combine this challenge with other challenges.
6. Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to this challenge. Please provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge submission.
7. All brands of stamping products are welcome.
8. HAVE FUN!!!

The challenge will run for 12 days, 2/14/2014 - 2/25/2014.

Turtle Love Valentine's Card

Yesterday while at a networking event I was delivering a Valentine's card to one of my clients. Visiting with my client was a gentleman and when he saw my handmade card he asked me to make a card for his wife. The gentleman told me his wife likes turtles and I knew Bugaboo Digi Stamps would have the perfect image and so I agreed to make his wife a card. In my mind every lady should get a handmade Valentine's card!!! This Turtle Love Valentine's Card is what I came up with. The Turtles - Love image was colored with my Copic markers. I used a Fiskars heart edge punch and heat embossed the XOXO sentiment with white embossing powder. The final touches were Blossom colored twine from The Twinery and pink rhinestones by Recollections. When I took it to him this afternoon he was really happy with it and hopefully his wife will be too. Well, that's the story. Thanks for stopping by and have a terrific day!

My Turtle Love Valentine's Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Divas by Design: With Love
• Crafter's Cafe: Must have Hearts
• Fab 'n' Funky: Love/Valentine 
• Addicted to Stamps: Make Your Mark
• Copic Marker Europe: Valentine

Something Sweet Challenge Winner

Thanks to each of you that played along in our Something Sweet Photo Inspiration Challenge. The challenge winner was picked by random draw and the winner is....

Emily Thubbron from Em's Many Thoughts 

Emily's card has nice balance and I love the image and sentiment she used. I'm so glad you shared your creation in our challenge. I will send you and email to request your mailing address for the challenge prize. 

Check back tomorrow for the start of another theme challenge.