Blue & white thank you

I will have several versions of favorite blue and white cards - for a neighbor.  They are thank you's for kindness shown at the death of her father.  I feel that a more tailored card is suitable for that occasion - I like the white embossing with the blue.  This one has Cuttlebug Swiss dots and Darice butterflies teamed with Stampin Up Reverse prints. 
Sketch:                  Cheerful Sketches
Fav. color combo: Aloha Kitty Bee Challenges
Monochrome:        Fussy and Fancy
                                Crafters Cafe
Embossing:            Frilly and Funkie 
Any:                        Inspiration Destination

Simple Blue

This blog has been pink and red for several days, but it will be turning blue this week.  A neighbor asked me to make several thank you cards (thanking for friendship at the time of her father's death).  She asked me to use blue.  Although it is a favorite color of mine, I do not use it a lot as I find blue difficult to work with.  I welcome any comments and suggestions!   I will probably add a thank you sentiment when I figure out which one to use!   The image is Reverse Prints by Stampin' Up, and this embossing folder is Victoria.
Sketch:            Sketch Saturday
Monochrome:  Fussy and Fancy
                         Crafters Cafe
A fave color - blue/white:   Aloha Friday - Kitty Bee Challenges
Any:                DLArt
                        Inspiration Destination

Sympathy, Blue and white

Image - Garden Collage (Stampin Up); sentiment - Paper Inspirations; Butterfly embossing folder - Darice;   circles - Spellbinder circles;  mat - dark blue cs; 3 strips of dark blue ribbon.
Sketch:      http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.com/
 Trio of ribbons:  http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/
Sentiment:   http://cuttlebugmania.blogspot.co.uk/
Any:    http://www.wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/

In Memory of Leanne

Each Tuesday a TeaPotters challenge is posted at Splitcoaststampers.  Participants create a card, and if they wish, send it to a deserving recipient.  This week our cards are going to a family whose beloved Leanne recently passed away.  She weighed 2.2 pounds at birth, and suffered frequent infections during her life.  She overcame a lot, but was not able to survive a massive infection at age 27.  This card is in memory of Leanne.  The angel is from a set by SU, and the sentiment is JustRite.  Paper Pizazz DP, a bit of lace and teardrop pearls complete the card.
Sketch:  http://suzypantssmarty.blogspot.com/
Blue and white:   http://qkrstampede.blogspot.co.uk/
Use blue:   http://kaboodledoodles.blogspot.com/
Any  http://wagsnwhiskersrubberstamps.blogspot.com/
          http://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/
          http://challenges4everybody.blogspot.com/
Lacy ribbon and pearls:  http://craftitudechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/
Teapot Tuesday: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/teapot-tuesdays-f260/mmtpt286-~january-21-2014~-heroes-angels-t583066.html
Any Sentiment:  http://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/
"A" - angel:  http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/

100 x 100 in Blue

Supplies:  ODB stamps, Victoria embossing folder (Cuttlebug), misc. ribbon, Nesties, chalk sponging, half pearls.
Recipe:  2 - stamps; 0 - Pattern paper;  1 - ribbon;  4 - layers  : http://www.ourdailybreaddesignsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Shining%20the%20Light%20Challenge
Sketch:\  http://sweetsketchwednesday2.blogspot.com/
Blue, with bling (metallic ribbon, pearls):  http://eurekastamps.blogspot.com/
Any:  http://www.lovesrubberstampschallenges.com/
Blue:  http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/

More blue glitz

There are several challenges for resolutions and new beginnings.  As I mentioned before, I really do not make resolutions, but I have some goals - including using up items in my stash, trying new things, and using some of my new supplies.  The Spellbinder Majestic Elements (ovals) set has been in my drawer for a few weeks, but I still need practice using it - are there any tutorials out there?  The DP is also pretty new.  On the others hand, the image has been around a while!  I added some glitter, shiny blue cs, sparkly ribbon, and shiny gems.
Sketch:  http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.com/
Thank you:  http://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/
Blue and bling:  http://eurekastamps.blogspot.com/
Blue:  http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/
New:  http://totallypapercrafts.blogspot.com/
Any:  http://craftyhandsdevon.blogspot.co.uk/
Any:  http://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/
Any:  http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/

Peaceful Thinking of You

I am not sure why this image looks all grey on the screen.  I used Blue Bell powdered chalk (Chalk-ah-Lot) for the water - it is a sea green color.  I used other chalk (tan, blue) for the sand and sky, and a chalk pencil for the bg - I was thinking they were trees, but as I look again probably mountains.  There is a bit of glitter on the water, and I added a strip of metallic mesh, some twine, and blue metal brads.  The image is Stampendous and the sentiment from a Recollections set -it has sentiments I am using a lot.
Sketch:  http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.com/
Metal:  http://glitternsparklechallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/
Thinking of you, with chalk:  http://chalk-ah-lot.blogspot.com/
Blue:  http://bunnyzoescrafts.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/september-challenge-something-blue.html
Any:  http://www.lovesrubberstampschallenges.com/

Welcome Baby Boy

I need a couple of baby cards in my stash. 
Supplies:  Penny Black image, JustRite sentiments, misc DP, Martha Steward tape, ribbon, Making Memories button brads, button, Nesties, chalk pencils, gel pens.
Sketch:  http://feeling-sketchy.blogspot.com.au/
Blue (& Penny Black image):  http://pennybfriendssaturdaychallenge.blogspot.com/
Cute with a button:  http://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/
masculine:  http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/
Favorite  - This is the JustRite set (Happy Everything) that I go to regularly - great size and great assortment of sentiments:  http://justritestampers.typepad.com/justrite-inspiration/justrite-friday-challenge/

Thoughts and Prayers

I really like to do monochromatic cards.  This uses various shades of teal.  I think the image is SU Thoughts and Prayers.  I added a couple of small punched butterflies.
 monochromatic:  http://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/
Sketch:  http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.com/

May Flowers

I just gave several thinking of you cards to a friend - she has devastating cancer, and wanted cards for friends and family members who also have cancer.  Life is just difficult some times.  At any rate, I need to replenish my stash.  This is one of my favorite go-to images for a monochromatic look. The image and sentiment are from the Our Daily Bread set called Faith.  I used the textile CB folder, Nesties, blue ink, and some odds and ends of cs.I added a tiny butterfly and flower.

http://cardmakinmamas.blogspot.com/  (flowers)
http://crafts4eternity.blogspot.com/  (wings)
http://ourdailybreaddesignsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Shining%20the%20Light%20Challenge  (sketch and ODB stamps)

Mother's Day - for a kitty afficianado

Whew!  I have really been running behind this week, but I think I made it to complete some of my favorite challenges.
I used a Penny Black image from Purrfect Day, and a JustRite Happy Everything greeting.  I used pastel chalk crayons, and tried smoothing the color with brush coloring tools.  If any of you have a better solution, I would be glad to hear it.  The DP is from a Big Lots pack, and the shiny ribbon is Texture Bobbin brand.  I added glitter and Recollections rhinestones for more bling.
The sketch:   http://2sisterschallengeblog.blogspot.com/
A Mother's Day card:   http://marksfinestpapers.blogspot.com/
Glitter and bling:  http://doyoustackup.blogspot.com/
A case of Helen's lovely card:  http://pennybfriendssaturdaychallenge.blogspot.com/   (I focused on the blues and the use of flowers).
Use a critter:  http://critterchallengeblog.blogspot.com/