ACAD - Birthday in turquoise

I posted a weekly challenge on the Card a Day Blog thread on SCS - to use items from our stash.
I colored this flower at least a year ago - I often color images while sitting at our RV park craft shows. It gives me something to do, and I have found another bonus - I can show people that I actually create my cards - they are not from a purchased computer card program.  Can you tell that is a pet peeve?
In addition, I have had this ribbon for a while - as well as the cs and dp.
The embossing folders are Cuttlebug.  The flower is Hampton Arts.  I used Coredination for the embossing - but I did mess up and embossed the wrong side, so the color does not show through this way.  I clipped the image corners with scallop edging scissors.
Birthday card:  http://stamptacularsundaychallenge.blogspot.com/
Sketch:  http://graphicatsketchs.blogspot.com/
Use a flower:  http://paperprettiesblog.blogspot.com/

ACAD - non traditional Christmas

 
Whew!    I just finished an hour and a half phone session to get me e-mail and blog access corrected.  We subscribe to an on line service - it is scary and pricey, but seems to be worth it.  I am not sure just what caused the problem, but all is fine now.
This week's Card a Day (on Splitcoaststampers) challenge, issued by Nat, is to do a Christmas card in non-traditional colors.
This is about as non traditional as I get for Christmas cards - the papers all come from a Paper Studio pad called Faith.  The stamp is unmounted and I have forgotten where I got it.  Actually, I omitted a bit of the image - too big for this layout.  I think it works without the buildings of Bethlehem on the left.  The sentiment is Studio G.  I added gold ribbon and half pearls.
Sketch: http://sweetstopsketches.blogspot.com/

The second card uses many of the same elements, with some red and green added.
The sketch is here:http://feeling-sketchy.blogspot.com.au/ 

ACAD - Inspired by Sun Chips

Last week's card a day challenge was to use a favorite chip as inspiration.  Well, I try to avoid chips as much as possible - or I would devour most of them myself.  I especially like Sun Chips, and used the blue bag (with the requisite chips) for my inspiration.  Pretty plain, especially as I did not even try to tackle the lettering style.  I sponged the Distressed Stripes) embossing folder with Tattered Rose (Tim Holtz) distress ink. The image is another of my gift package - Your Next Stamp Vacation Don.  The sentiment is by Dandelion.
Sketch:  http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/your-next-stamp-f372/yns-challenge-17-sketch-t561702.html#post19712904