Everlasting Beauty

Playing with another set of colors for another clean and simple card.  Seems like everyone is up for colors this week! Colors: Inspire Create (#148) and choosing the August Photo Inspiration from Less Is More (#489) for my stamp set choice: Everlasting Beauty. Here is the result: Steps: Late summer blossoms twinkling in the sun. Continue reading “Everlasting Beauty”

Coffee With Friends

Tuesday – Design time: Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#420).  Using the Stampin’ Up! Catalog Samples for inspiration and changing none, some or all the elements as you recreate a card is such a great place to start… Today, I was inspired by Festive Friday (#140).  I am sharing this card with Time Out (#244). Here isContinue reading “Coffee With Friends”

Floral Birthday

Design Time at Hand Stamped Sentiments (#420) and this fortnight we have an Inspiration Board.  Lots of pretty images to promote your creativity.  I was drawn to the bottom right Floral image. I selected the Sketch Saturday (#731) Layout and elements from the Paper Craft Crew (#529) Tic Tac Toe board.  I am sharing thisContinue reading “Floral Birthday”

Eclectic Stencils – Just Wanted To Say…

Welcome back!  A quick clean and simple card for today. Mixing up a the Just Add Ink (#664) colors with the cool sketch from Freshly Made (#597) using Stencils for Happy Little Stampers (August). Here is the result: Steps: Add a bit of bling – a few Iridescent Rhinestone Basic Jewels to the Floral elementsContinue reading “Eclectic Stencils – Just Wanted To Say…”

Timeless Arrangements – Floral Thanks

One more for the day!  Happy Sunday… Playing with the Atlantic Hearts (#536) Sketch, the Color Throwdown (#754) Palette, and the Flower Challenge (#83) to include Spots or Stripes (I added both). Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch.  These colors look great together andContinue reading “Timeless Arrangements – Floral Thanks”

Timeless – Sympathy

Alas, I need one of these cards.  Never my favorite to make… I chose the August Stampin’ Up! Simple Stamping Suggestion and picked the current Creative Colours (#100) selection. Here is the result: Steps: Keeping the card clean and simple, the framed scene was added to the Background Panel over the Ribbon wrapped behind. AContinue reading “Timeless – Sympathy”

Calm & Quiet – Happy Birthday

One more for the day!  Happy Saturday… Mixing up a few other challenges: Simply Clean and Simple (#002) Style and Theme with the Global Design Project (#405) Colors and the Happy Little Stampers (August) Watercolor Technique. Here is the result: Steps: Keeping the card clean and simple, the framed scene was added to the cardContinue reading “Calm & Quiet – Happy Birthday”

Waves – You are the Best

Tuesday – Design time: Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#419).  Using the Stampin’ Up! Catalog Samples for inspiration and changing none, some or all the elements as you recreate a card is such a great place to start… Today, I was inspired by Can You Handle The Pressure (#36) for a Nautical theme.  I am sharing thisContinue reading “Waves – You are the Best”

Summer Petals – You Make Me Smile

Welcome back!  The last day of July and for some the end of summer holidays… A very clean and simple card for you today.  CAS on Friday (#262) has a summer theme and the fresh colors suggested by the FB SU! Colour (July) group were so summery.  I matched these two challenges up with theContinue reading “Summer Petals – You Make Me Smile”

Paper Florist Slimline – Celebrate You.

Hi! Last card for today.  I appreciate you sticking with me… A few Tic Tac Toe Boards are up for grabs this week and I mixed them up with the Atlantic Hearts (#535) Slim Line Sketch for which I created a Mini-Slim Line card and the Time Out (#243) Inspiration Photo Colors. Over at TicContinue reading “Paper Florist Slimline – Celebrate You.”