Rev Up the Fun! – Birthday Card

Welcome to the newest round of the Cardz 4 Guyz (#344) challenge. This time we are creating with the colors Navy, Kraft and Red.  Such a classic combination. I created a no nonsense #simplestamping clean and simple card for my guy.  I opted for the current AAA Cards (#262) sketch and decided to play alongContinue reading “Rev Up the Fun! – Birthday Card”

Fable Friends – Happy Spring

Hi again!  Construction work commences in the House of J tomorrow and I do not know if I will be able to access the Studio and/or the computer…so I am playing with a few challenges this afternoon. Several clean and simple ones: CAS Colours & Sketches (#533) for the Layout; CAS on Friday (#279) forContinue reading “Fable Friends – Happy Spring”

Marvelous Nature – Timeless Arrangements

Did you see the Mood Board over at Just Add Ink (#691)?  I love the moodiness of the blues and greens, the mystical touches of gold…so, I just had to play. I selected to keep the card clean and simple by choosing the AAA Cards (#260) sketch and sharing with Tic Tac Toe (#242) leftContinue reading “Marvelous Nature – Timeless Arrangements”

A No Bones About It Dinosaur Birthday

Welcome back!  So happy you joined me. Over at Cupcake Inspirations (#588), the theme is Dinosaurs.  I had to borrow the retired stamp set, No Bones About It, from a friend as I do not have anything in my collection that would suit.  Over at Seize The Birthday (#278), the focus is the color Red. Continue reading “A No Bones About It Dinosaur Birthday”

Dainty Delight Bouquet – I Love You

Welcome back!  So happy you joined me. The end of the month is coming quickly and therefore a few deadlines are catching up with me.  Inspired By (#277) Tray and items thereof… White Dainty Blossoms and touches of pink along with black and gray; Heart’s Quest Celebration Of Love (#02) goes without saying; and IContinue reading “Dainty Delight Bouquet – I Love You”

Seasonally Scattered Hearts & Love

I pulled out a really old stamp set – Seasonally Scattered (circa 2014) and the Love image that had never seen ink for a number of clean and simple challenges. The challenges: CAS on Friday (#276) – Valentine; Addicted to CAS (#251) – Heart; Simply Clean & Simple (#8) – add Pink; and the CupcakeContinue reading “Seasonally Scattered Hearts & Love”

Quiet Meadow – Sending Thanks

Hi again!  There are some weeks when the ratio of sketches, themes and color do not balance out.  Such is the case this week.  More color challenges than available sketches. That said, I created another clean and simple card for Color Throwdown (#776) and sharing with AAA Cards (#257) for an Anything Goes theme. HereContinue reading “Quiet Meadow – Sending Thanks”

Hometown Greetings – Season of Life

Design Team Time: For the Hand Stamped Sentiments (#429) Inspiration Board, I selected the image of the Row of Houses. I chose to keep the card clean and simple and selected the AAA Cards (#256) Sketch and the Creative Colours (#123) suggestion. There are a number of Winter themed challenges at the moment, and I amContinue reading “Hometown Greetings – Season of Life”

JOY

One more card for you today.  Sometimes there is just not enough time during the week to get all the challenges done well before the due date. Case in point…Color Throwdown (#772).  Then along comes another one that sparks inspiration.  Over at AAA Cards (#255) they are looking for “cold” colors along with a threeContinue reading “JOY”

Brightest Glow – Gold Sparkle Snowflakes

Bear with me.  This is the last card for today…clean and simple. This time: Freshly Made (#615) for the Sketch; AAA Cards (#254) for the Colors and the Style; Time Out (#253) for the Sparkle; and Happy Little Stampers (December) for the Theme. Here is the result: Steps: All cut pieces were adhered to theContinue reading “Brightest Glow – Gold Sparkle Snowflakes”