Afternoon delight…more time in the Studio… A few CAS (clean and simple) challenges are on the board today. Addicted to CAS (#235) Code Word: Garden and CAS on Friday (#254) Dots. I decided to make a birthday card for Happy Little Stampers (April) and chose three colors from the Lucky Seven board over at ColorContinue reading “Beautiful Hollyhocks – Birthday Wishes”
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Sweet Geraniums – Country Fresh Hello
Welcome back! Glad to have you along. Today’s inspiration comes from Time Out (#235) for the Country Fresh scene including the Pink Potted Plant and the Sentiment found on the Wreath. I have selected the pastel color option over at Paper Players (#635) and the sketch presented by Just Add Ink (#647). Here is theContinue reading “Sweet Geraniums – Country Fresh Hello”
Tropical Leaf – Hello
Welcome back! Every month, Stampin’ Up! presents a #SimpleStamping challenge. Simple Stamping = Just Stamps, Ink and Paper. The challenges sometimes include a few other parameters. For this month, use a punch and the sentiment, Hello. I chose to use the new Tropical Leaf Bundle available as an On-Line Exclusive. To meet this objective, IContinue reading “Tropical Leaf – Hello”
Perfectly Penciled – HB A’ La Mode
Happy Day to you all! Having a bit of a play before meeting friends for Easter dinner. Challenges: Freshly Made Sketches (#580), Color Dare (#543), Happy Little Stampers (April) and Stampin’ Up! Creative (April). Here is the result: Steps: All panels were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch. The Flower adds aContinue reading “Perfectly Penciled – HB A’ La Mode”
Easter Tulips – Thinking of You
Welcome back! Another dreary day…perfect spending some time in the Studio! For this morning’s card I am combining a few more challenges: The Card Concept (#193) for colors and especially the Jug of Tulips; Try Stampin’ On Tuesday’s (#600) for the sketch; and Tic Tac Toe (#203) for the bottom line – Flowers, Ribbon andContinue reading “Easter Tulips – Thinking of You”
Tropical Leaf – Love You
To CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) is to take inspiration from and make it your own. The team at the Global Design Project (#388) asked us to recreate a card made by Ann Alexander. I opted to use the colors suggested by Creative Colour (#83) which are similar in overall impression to Ann’s color choices.Continue reading “Tropical Leaf – Love You”
Painted Posies – Blank Greeting Card
Hi! One more card for today… A clean and simple Spring card for Addicted to CAS (#234) influenced by the Mood Board over at Inkspirational (#286) and the colors of the desserts at Inspired By (#232). I opted for no sentiment because this card was so pretty and can be used for any occasion. HereContinue reading “Painted Posies – Blank Greeting Card”
Look Who’s Five – Birthday Bicycle
Tuesday! Design Team Challenges for Cardz 4 Guyz (#319) and Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#402) using the colors suggested by Just Us Girls (#673). Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the base sketch. A small Knot was tied using retired Old Olive Linen Thread. Do you rememberContinue reading “Look Who’s Five – Birthday Bicycle”
Graceful Tiles – Because of You
The Design Team Challenge for Hand Stamped Sentiments (#411) is an inspiration Mood Board. There are a lot of take aways and I am taken with the image of the Umbrellas. Additional inspiration comes from Just Add Ink (646): The Cookies led to the colors chosen – Pink, Yellow and Orange as well as theContinue reading “Graceful Tiles – Because of You”
Bouquet of Thanks
Welcome back! Hope all is well in your corner of the world. Catching up with Freshly Made Sketches (#579) and Color Hues (#61). Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the base sketch. A few Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels were added for a bit of bling. SuchContinue reading “Bouquet of Thanks”