DD/DDA Challenge and Colour Challenge Cards

Good Morning!
I have a lot to share today and I still have no battery/cord for my laptop...so this will be super duper fast....I'll apologize in advance if I have missed anything or have typos ;)
It's the 20th of the month which means it's time for another Dirty Dozen Challenge.
This month Christine is our hostess and she's given us these rules:
It's all about H2O
Challenge Focus: Create a project that has something to do with water, it can be in your stamps, paper, or embellishments. But lets celebrate the happiness of warm weather and refreshing water. Let us know the story behind it too!

Required Element: Watercoloring! If we're doing a water themed project there needs to be some element of watercoloring on your creation.

Restricted Element: If it's H2O that means the two in the equation restricts you to only two embellishments. For example, ribbon and piercing, primas and brads. Focal image shapes like nesties or sizzix die cuts don't count. Let's see how creative you can be with just 2 embellishments girls!
I've decided to make two cards! My first one is an All That Scraps image called Sugarplum Emma. My embellishments are primas and brads ;)

Stamps: Sugarplum Emma, AmyR's Beach Sentiments; Cardstock: Riding Hood Red, So Saffron, WW, Watercolour paper and Washington Apple DP; Inks: Black, SU! markers; Accessories: Copics, Aqua painter, Nesties, Primas, White Brads Dimensionals
My second card uses an old fave of mine Boatloads of Love. My embellishments are ribbon and scallop edge punch.

Stamps: Boatloads of Love; Cardstock: Temp Turq, Watercolour Paper and East Coast Prep; Inks: Black; Accessories: SU inks, Aqua painter, Nesties, Grosgrain, Scallop Edge Punch, Dimensionals
The Colour Challenge FREAKED me out! Only Orange, Brilliant Blue and Purely Pomegranate....yikes eh? I went with something clean and simple. This is also a SU! only card.

Stamps: Live Your Dream; Cardstock: White, Purely Pomegranate; Inks: Old Olive, Purely Pomegranate, Brilliant Blue, Only Orange; Accessories: Mat pack and Paper piercer, Pomegranate Satin Ribbon, Dimensionals, Oval punches
Thanks for stopping by today!

DD/DDA January Challenge and Mojo Monday Card

Happy Tuesday!

I'm so excited to be playing along in my first DD/DDA Challenge!

Jodi is our hostess this month and these were the rules she set:

Challenge Focus: A Valentine's Day/Love-y Dove-y card!!

Required Element: Texture!! Anything you can *feel* (ie: Fun Flock, Crystal Effects, Embossing/Debossing, velvet ribbon...and I am sure there are a million more things that I cannot think about!!)

Restricted Element: No RED!! Pink is ok...but no red...let's see what other colors we can use for Valentine's Day!

I think I followed the rules...you all know I am not a rule breaker :)

For my texture I have Glossy Accents, Fun Flock and Glitter.

Stop by the gallery at SCS with these keywords DCFTL0109 to see what the other girls have created!

Stamps: Love is Sweet; Cardstock: White, Regal Rose, So Saffron and Georgia Peach dp; Inks: Memento Black; Accessories: Copics, Nesties, Silver Brads, Circle Punch, Heart Trio Punch, Word Window Punch, Sizzix Heart Dies, Acetate, Xyron Machine, Glitter, Pink Fun Flock, Glossy Accents, Dimensionals

After working on my DD/DDA January Challenge card I moved on to Julee's Mojo70 sketch. I'm so sad that Season of Friendship did not make it into the new catty :(

Well that isn't going to stop me from using it! I used the new set called A Little Somethin' Somethin' too.

This is a SU! only card.

Stamps: Season of Friendship, A Little Somethin' Somethin'; Cardstock: White, So Saffron, Regal Rose, Old Olive and Georgia Peach DP; Inks: Olive, Saffron, Regal Rose; Accessories: Silver Brads, Coluzzle, Paper snips, Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by today!

ETA: My SECOND card is the SU!....I started my post before loading the cards...sorry!