Beautiful Hollyhocks – Birthday Wishes

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”

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”