Paper Hugs

Today's card has been made for Less is More's current challenge - to use polka dots. I had a lot of fun joining in last week's challenge, and really don't want to miss another if I can help it. Just a simple little card, using some gorgeous polka dotted pattern paper from my stash - hidden I know, behind the scribbly flower topper, but there is peach, grey, gold and black polka dots in the paper.  I cut the stems from the same paper, and some coordinating paper for the bottom strip. Card recipe: Dies:  both from Memory Box - small Billow Flower, and Modern Stems Stamp:  by Happy Little Stampers - Mix Mash Thanks so much for calling by!

Just a quick post for a Christmas card to enter in the  Christmas challenge at Happy Little Stampers  - which requires a Poinsettia to be used.  Funnily enough I have spent the weekend making 6 Poinsettia cards for my card group friends - but I can't post that because then there will be no surprises!  So today I looked in my stash for a poinsettia stamp and found this little beauty by Gina K Designs. I also used a sweet die cut by Wplus9 (Little Christmas Bits) for the Merry and bow and part of a sentiment by the HLS set, Mixed Christmas Sentiments for the Christmas.  No colouring by markers on this card, as I stamped or sponged with Distress inks, apart from the image, which was stamped in Smoky Slate by Stampin' Up!  A Simon Says Stitched rectangle for the white panel, and that was popped up over DSP from the Stacked with Love pad by SU.