May Viva La Verve

I've gone a little crazy now that I am home! Here are my entries for the Viva La Verve Challenges for May (if you would like to see the sketch for each card, click on the title before the card and it will take you to the SplitCoastStampers VivaLaVerve forum):

VLVMAY01 {TWIST} Inspiration... which I got from my camo bedroom set. I posted about this card before so you may feel a bit of a repeat happening, but this is the only card previously posted, so please continue on!VLVMAY02 {TWIST} Blue & Green: I didn't like the first card, so I made a second one which I liked MUCH better ~ VLVMAY03 {TWIST} Favorites: I was in Colorado when I made this so I used what I had... my favorites are Brown, Gems, Distressing with ink. I did have all of these available, so this is how it turned out:VLVMAY04 {TWIST} Masculine: I used browns, a bold blue, and bold red. Used sentiment: "Two roads diverged in a wood and I - I chose the road less traveled by, and that has made all the difference." Robert Frost. I used this as a masculine sentiment because {sorry guys :)} it seems that a guy will take the road less traveled, get lost, not ask for directions... and that makes all the difference!

STUFF I USED FOR THESE CARDS:
ONE: mailing labels, SU a to z, SU painted posies, Verve Beautiful You, ALL my green inks, Brown Pigment Ink
TWO: Nestabilities Labels 4, Sarah Kay 'First Kiss', gems
TWO2: Cricut, Verve Beautiful You, buttons, SU tempting turquoise, Sizzix Embossing Texture
THREE: Gems, KMickus Digi Paper Just Breathe, Verve Beautiful You, Embossing Powder, VersaMark
FOUR: Best Occasions Scrap Pack Paper, Piercing tool, white gelly roll pen, brown zig marker, Brown Pigment Ink, Embossing Powder, MS Cornice Edger.

VLVMay01 Challenge

Viva La Verve's Friday Challenge was to follow this sketch HERE and then with a twist. The {twist} was to use something in your house for inspiration. This is what I used:This is my bedroom comforter set and curtains! My husband had wanted camo bedding from the time he could talk, and me, being the Wonderful Wife I am !, said he could go ahead and get camo for OUR bedroom! Well, he didn't want to buy them, so his mom went through Cabela's and bought us a set for our first Texas Christmas! Then for my birthday, she got us the matching curtains to stop the very bright sun from coming in first thing in the morning when I don't want to be alive yet!

Anywhoo, here is my interpretation:
And on to the STUFF I USED FOR THIS CARD:
STAMPS: Verve "Beautiful You", Painted Posies SU, A to Z Accents SU
INKS: Glorious Green SU, Gable Green SU, Green Galore SU, Color Box Mint, Pigment Ink Brown
ACCESSORIES: Mailing Labels, Scissors to muck up the edges!

Stamp Something for Mom Challenge

Something for Mom Challenge over at Stamp Something required that you CASE a card from Cindy Beach. You can find her blog HERE. This is the card I decided to case, making it a mother's card instead of a thanks to go with the rest of the challenge.

Ready for Christmas Yet:And here is my card:

If you look closely at my big flower, the paper I used was already orange and had a flower design on it. So it is still visible behind the orange ink and adds a nice touch!

STUFF I USED FOR MY CARD:

STAMPS: Office Accoutrement SU, A to Z accents SU
INK: Only Orange SU
ACCESSORIES: score tool for crimping, button, 3/4" punch behind button, stamping markers, gems, dimensionals, twill, computer for sentiment.