challenge triple play

Hey there! Long time no chat. :) A nasty back injury a couple weeks ago took me out of the crafting game for a while, as it was entirely too painful to sit at my craft desk for any length of time. Actually, it was too painful to do much of anything but lay flat on my back in bed! LOL And once I did start to heal, I had a TON of catching up to do on my day-to-day chores, like laundry and shopping and whatnot. Now that I'm all caught up, I thought I'd come back with a bang and enter THREE challenges this week:

Lisa's second Scribble This! challenge (involving working with levels in your photo editing program)...

Kristina's 54th Color Inspiration challenge...

and of course, the diecut challenge over at the Hero Arts blog. :)

Here's my card, the "before" shot:



And here it is, "after":



And here they are once again, side by side:



Quite a difference! I must admit that I never paid that much attention to the levels of my photos before... I usually just adjusted the shadows/brightness/contrast and thought that was enough. I definitely like how adjusting the levels does all of that for me, in one, simple step. So thanks, Lisa! I'm excited to have learned something new! :) I apologize for the harsh shadows... we're extremely overcast today and I had to use artificial light. :P

Also, I've yet to play in any of Kristina's color challenges, although I've LOVED every single one of them. I'm so glad to finally have had the chance to play along. This was a FABULOUS color combo to work with... thanks, Kristina! :)

And obviously, you can see where I used the die cuts here on my card for the Hero Arts challenge:



Just a Label 1 Nestie and the QuicKutz Blossom Grand alphabet for my sentiment. All stamps, button, and gems are Hero (colored with an orange Copic marker), and the flower is Prima. :)

Thanks for reading! I'll be back on Monday with another new card to share. Have a great weekend!

SUPPLIES: stamps are Hero Arts CL221 and C3085, inks are VersaMagic and Stampin' Up!, white EP, Nestabilities Label 1, QuicKutz Blossom Grand alpha, and pop dots