New Year's Day Virtual Cardmaking Challenges...

 One of the cardmaking groups I am in, had a Virtual Cardmaking Day yesterday. Every two hours, starting at 8am and ending at 6pm EST, two new challenges were posted. Since I was actually HOME... and ALONE... I joined in!

 The first 8am challenge was to stamp a background for a Valentine card. Since this may be the only Valentine's I make this year, I made three. I used Stampin' Up's Gorgeous Grunge and Touches of Texture for the background.  I added die-cut hearts, washi tape, twine and bling... done! I called this "the one with the stamped background for Valentine's Day...."

 This challenge was at 12pm and was to make a card featuring a bird. I made one prior to this, entered it, then ripped it apart because I didn't like it. I named this "the one with the better bird..."

 One of the challenges at 2pm was to pick a card (either fellow cardmaker or Pinterest) and remake it. I chose one by a fellow cardmaker in the group, Renee. I called this "the one where I took someone else's idea and ran with it..." I can't seem to upload her card so I'll have to figure out why and add it later. I used three different washi tapes, a die-cut I received in a swap a long, long time ago, an embossing folder and bling...

This was one of the last two challenges at 6pm. It was to use anything floral on the card. I got out My Favorite Things "Stitched Blooms" and ran several colors through the Big Shot. The background is from a class I took at an LSS a couple months ago, relearning my Geli-plate. I called this "the one with anything floral on the card..."

SOOOO, a fun day! I only did four of the twelve challenges but it was great to add to my severely depleted stash... HAPPY NEW YEAR peeps!!