Freshly Made in Black and White

I like making black and white cards, and I chose that color combo for the Freshly Made Sketch 388 after deciding on the panel for the center.  It's from a piece of specialty cardstock from Ellen Hutson. The large "Smile" from Couture Creations serves perfectly for the horizontal focal piece. 

Freshly Made Sketches

Black and white comprise my favorite color duo, which I chose for Freshly Made Sketches #319.  This piece of designer paper from Ellen Hutson was left over from a previous card creation.  Add a skinny sentiment and diecuts from Poppy Stamps spritzed with Glimmer Mist Dazzling Diamonds,  and that's it!

Color Throwdown...but not Christmas-y

I've been turning every challenge into a Christmas card, but I've jumped off that wagon for Color Throwdown 472.  This is one of my favorite color combinations, and I know it would work for the holidays, but I felt the need to do something else for a change.  I've been gone for almost a week, so haven't done any challenges during that time.  For this card, I chose a piece of Ellen Hutson's newest designer paper and a sentiment-image combination stamp from Tim Holtz.  The image is popped up a bit on foam dots and accented with some black jewels.