Challenges - JUGS #65 &TSG #87

I planned to enter this card in the Just Us Girls #65 and There She Goes #87 challenges but I've just realised I'm way too late for the TSG challenge!  LOL! The JUGS challenge is a sketch challenge and the TSG challenge was "to recycle something from Christmas to create a non-Christmas card."  I used a wrapper from a Quality Street candy (which only ever seem to appear at Christmas time) as my recycled item.  I'm pretty pleased with how this one came out.  I love the paper (DCWV Green Stack) and I seem to be using a lot of Ikandee twine these days.  Good for bows and for twisty flower stems!        

Supplies: Card Blank: Handy Hippo; Paper: DCWV Green Stack; Stamps: Hero Arts flower, Elzybells sentiment; Ink: Vintage Photo Distress Ink, VersaMark; Other: Ranger clear embossing powder. Ikandee twine, Woodware punch 

There She Goes Challenge 86

This will be my first challenge entry via my blog.  (I've entered a few before from my flickr account).  The challenge is at There She Goes which I discovered through Angela's Sparkle and Bling blog and the entries have to utilize buttons.  I tried to do something a little different and use the buttons to make an accent.  It didn't quite turn out the way I envisioned it initially but it's given me a jumping off point for a future card.