SUO Challenges: Variations on a Theme by Tammy

Mornin' y'all!  I am writing this blog post on the hubs' PC laptop, and given that I've been pretty much exclusively a Mac user for over 10 years, I am practically PC illiterate now.  So it's slower and more difficult to do things but I couldn't NOT post today, because it's SUO Challenges day!  Check out the new challenge:

Every once in a while, I come across a sketch or a theme and I make a card and then my brain fizzes and I make another card and then another one and guess what happened with this challenge.  Here's what I made:

I had individual pictures taken of each of these cards and of course those are all saved on the Mac that is currently dead but we're hoping can be resuscitated, so all I have is this one.  I didn't take new pictures of the cards because I have no idea how to do photo editing on the laptop...I have to email photos to myself on my phone and then access my email on the laptop to even get pictures to show up here, because I can't figure out how to upload blog pictures on my phone either.  #TechTroglodyte

Anyway, I started out with the card on the top left using the Hobby Haven DSP and cutouts, and I used pink but not the same shade that Tammy did.  Next I thought I'd do a love card, but not specifically Valentine's Day since that's past now, so I broke out the Made with Love DSP and the Valentine Kisses stamp set--and I even challenged myself to use a different bear instead of the kissy bear with the wings : )

For my third card, I got out some scraps of the Perennial Lavender DSP which I think is in the annual catalog so you can still buy it if you haven't already.  The die cuts are from an old Paper Pumpkin kit that coordinated with that whole lavender suite.  And finally is probably my favorite, you know I love the Nature Walk DSP and Nature's Symphony bundle.

So there you have my variations on a theme by Tammy.  I was actually going to make a fifth card this weekend but then I got that cold from the hubs and I spent almost all weekend laying around sniffling.  Anyway, I hope that you'll have even half as much fun as I did with this challenge, and upload your creations at the SUO Challenges blog.  Don't forget to use only Stampin' Up! products!

If it's stopped raining (yeah, it's raining for the first time in forever!), I'm going to take Daphne for a walk.  Cheers!

Supplies, Hobby Haven card:
Stamps:  On Display
Ink:  Coastal Cabana
Paper:  Coastal Cabana, Petal Pink, Thick Basic White, Hobby Haven DSP
Accessories:  Dear Dots, Mini Dimensionals

Supplies, bear card:
Stamps:  Valentine Kisses
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Real Red, Stampin' Blends in Smoky Slate, Crumb Cake, Flirty Flamingo
Paper:  Real Red, Basic White, Made with Love DSP
Accessories:  Valentine Kisses dies, Dimensionals, Rainbow Dots

Supplies, lavender card:
Stamps:  My Paper Pumpkin
Ink:  Gorgeous Grape
Paper:  Highland Heather, Pretty Peacock
Accessories:  bits from a past Paper Pumpkin kit, Mini Dimensionals, Fine Purple Shimmer Gems

Supplies, masculine card:
Stamps:  Nature's Symphony
Ink:  Old Olive, Secret Sea
Paper:  Blueberry Bushel, Crumb Cake, Thick Basic White, Nature Walk DSP
Accessories:  Nature's Symphony dies, Stylish Shapes dies, Dimensionals, Ombre Matte Decorative Dots