Card Challenge week of 12/21 (#2)

This card was made using a stamp from Saturated Canary and was colored using Spectrum Noir Markers! I would like to enter it into the following challenges:

• Saturated Canary 
• Sweet 'n Sassy Digi Challenges - the challenge was to make a card using your favorite color and mine are pink and blue
• Whimsie Doodles

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Card Challenge Week of 12/21 (#1)

I was starting to have withdrawals so I just had to hide away today for a little bit and get a card completed. Here it is:

This was made using various Spectrum Noir markers and the cute little stamp was from Di's Digi Downloads. I would like to enter it into the following challenges:

• Di's Digi Downloads - the theme is Christmas. Their sponsor this week is The Ribbon Carousel Shop
• Party Time Tuesday - anything goes for this challenge. Their sponsors are Crafty Sentiments Design, Digital Delights, The Paper Parade and Sassy Studio Designs. 
• Through The Craftroom Door - anything goes. Their sponsor is Annes Cards For U
• The Pink Elephant - anything goes
• The ABC Challenge - 'D for Deck the Halls' is the theme and it is sponsored by Lili of The Valley 

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Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas! I hope everyone had a awesome day! My kids seemed to have enjoyed everything that Santa brought to them. My youngest (Brooklinn - 3) came to me yesterday and told me that she wished to thank Santa for bring all of her gifts, she loved them all! And then continued on to thank me for allowing Santa to bring them to her. Such a sweet and thoughtful girl! It snowed last night (maybe 8 inches or so). My kids will be outside for hours - they love it1

Two card challenge entries....

My goal is to make a card a day and use it for challenges. I know that the busy time of year is coming up - at least for us. So I figured since I have two already made up, I should just go ahead and post them both.

Card #1 is a snowman card made just for someones special day :) It was made with a Sassy Cheryl Digi Stamp and colored using Spectrum Noir markers. 

I'm entering it into the following challenges:

• Sassy Cheryl's Digi Stamps - the theme was Snowmen
• Little Miss Muffet - theme was anything Christmas related
• Bearly-Mine Challenges - Winter Birthday theme

If anyone is ever interested in purchase or just looking at any of my handmade cards you may do so at the following places: 

• Facebook - Hall's Greeting Cards
• Etsy - Hall's Greeting Cards 

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Card #2 - I found a cute little girl on (once again) Sassy Cheryl's online divi site. I couldn't pass her up because she was just too darn cute! The inspiration for this card came from a sketch challenge and the fact that my oldest daughter has a birthday coming up very soon!

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

• Through the craft room door - anything goes is the theme 
• Anyone for Anya? - that is where I found the sketch for the card
• Stampin' for the Weekend - anything goes is the them. Their sponsors are: Bugaboo and the pretty little ribbon shop. 

I hoping to create more in the next few days BUT wrapping all of these gifts and spending time with my family and friends comes first. 

How sweet it is....card challenges

I can't believe that I never knew about card challenges before last week. It truly helps out so much when I get "stuck"! Here is the card for this posts card challenges:

I'm still learning and practicing my coloring techniques. This cute little girl & cupcake was made using a stamp from Sassy Cheryl's Digi Stamps. I used Spectrum Noir markers (TB1, TB2, TB3, PP1, PP3, PP5, FS2, PL1, OR1, BGR1, CT3, EB7, GB10, GB8, TN2). I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

• Sketch Saturday: the challenge was to make a card using the above "sketch". This weeks challenge is sponsored by Stamp Fairy
• Cupcake Craft Challenges: this weeks challenge theme was simply "cupcakes". Their sponsors this week are Di's Digi Downloads and Saturated Canary. 
• Papertake Weekly Challenge: this weeks challenge was "pick of the year". I chose one of their August challenges called spots and stripes. Their sponsor this week is Ribbon Girl
• Digital Tuesday Challenge: this weeks theme is "layers". Their sponsor this week is Crafts & Me. 
• Cute Card Thursday: The theme is eat, drink and be merry. Their sponsor is Whimsy Stamps

More Card Challenge Entries....

I admit it....entering into card challenges is fun AND challenging! I just couldn't resist the urge to enter a few more I found while browsing today.

I would like to enter this card:

It is a 6x6 inch greeting card made with a digit stamp from Sassy Cheryl's Digi Stamps and using my Spectrum Noir markers ( TB3, TB2, TB1, TB6, DR3, EB2 and TN2). Stamped with Let it Snow at the bottom and using scrap pieces of cardstock/paper from my stock. 

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

• Stamp with fun - the card sketch/paper positioning was inspired by this blogs challenge. Their sponsor is Live & Love Crafts!
• Papertake Weekly Challenge - snow white was the theme for this challenge. Their sponsor is Whiff of Joy.
• Stampin' for the Weekend - snow was also the theme for this challenge. Their sponsor is Simon Says Stamp. 
• Spectrum Noir - the theme for this challenge is Winter Blues

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Have a good day!! 

My very first card challenge entry

I should probably start by apologizing for ZERO blog posts in almost a year! Time has a way of getting away from me and it seems like I'm always so busy! Since my last blog post I started a new hobby - I've started making handmade greeting cards. I am selling them on Etsy (http://www.hallscards.etsy.com) and also on Facebook (www.facebook.com/hallscards).

I decided to add a new element to my card creations = coloring!! It seems simple enough and if you ask my husband what it is he would compare it with what my kids do. But it's more that that, right? For the price of the markers I sure hope so :)

Anyway, I sometimes run into problems when deciding what my next card should be. One way to help me is by entering into various "card challenges". I didn't even know they existed! So here it is....my first entry into a card challenge!

This challenge is a "sketch challenge" from Designed To Color. I was given this sketch as the inspiration for the finished card:

I am also entering this card into the "Fellin' the Love" challenge at Sassy Cheryl's Digi Stamps Challenge Blog.

Here is my finished card: I made it using some basic card stock I had laying around and used the following Spectrum Noir markers: TN2, EB2, PP3 and PP1. The Digi Stamp is from "Sassy Cheryl's Digi's"

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