Color & Contour – Thank You

Playing and playing with some of the new products and mixing them up with the stash of some other goodies found in The Studio. Creating for a few challenges:  Sketch – Paper Players (PP538), Colors – Colour INKspiration (CI98), Theme and Materials – Paper Craft Crew (PCC424). And this is the result: For the PCC424Continue reading “Color & Contour – Thank You”

Be Awesome – There is Nothing Better!

I created this card for the Colour INKspiration Challenge – CI97. These are fun colors to work with. To create my color collage, I chose to use the backside of Dots from the Life is Beautiful stamp set. The colors: Rococo Rose, Calypso Color, Pumpkin Pie and Crushed Curry were stamped off once and randomlyContinue reading “Be Awesome – There is Nothing Better!”

Dandy Floral Art Gallery – Best Wishes

Time for this week’s Sunday Sketch – SS047.  I chose to use the colors suggested by the Colour INKspiration Challenge – CI96. Here is what I created: These are the steps I followed: I started with a (3”) square of the Petal Pink colored Fine Art Floral Designer Series Paper and die-cut the circle withContinue reading “Dandy Floral Art Gallery – Best Wishes”

Happy Thoughts – Brilliant Butterflies

I was invited to be a guest designer for the new Colour INKspiration Challenge – CI96.  This is such an honor.  I have such fun participating in this particular challenge.  Isn’t this a wonderful Spring image? Hoping you like what I came up with…I created a colorful backdrop for the fantastic new Butterflies in theContinue reading “Happy Thoughts – Brilliant Butterflies”

Dandy Birthday Wishes

The new Colour INKspiration Challenge – CI95 colors are so lovely this time around.  The image is wonderfully exotic too and had me dreaming up an idea… Here is what I created: These are the steps I followed: I chose Shimmery White cardstock because it has a heavier weight and I was going to abuseContinue reading “Dandy Birthday Wishes”

Beauty Abounds – I Choose You!

Creating and creating.  So many of the challenges I like to do have the same deadline.  Even though I try to stagger them, the events of my week intrude on my time in the Studio. So this is a weekend of catch up! I love playing along with the Colour INKspiration Challenges.  The CI94 colorsContinue reading “Beauty Abounds – I Choose You!”

Ornate Garden – Thank You

Today, I have created a card to enter in to an International Challenge.  The Theme is Thank You.  There is so much to be grateful for and I enjoy making these types of cards. It is important to acknowledge those that make a difference. The colors I chose to work with are from Colour INKspirationContinue reading “Ornate Garden – Thank You”

Simply Succulents – Thanks, Friend

The Weekend Challenge – Theme: House Plants.  What better stamp set to choose than Simply Succulents! In addition to my challenge, I chose the layout from Freshly Made Sketches – FMS468 and the colors from the current Colour INKspiration – CI92 palette. Here is what I created: I picked Crumb Cake as my neutral andContinue reading “Simply Succulents – Thanks, Friend”

Heal Your Heart – So Sorry

Today I created a card for the Thursday Stamping Through the Catalog Challenge – Sale-a-bration stamp set:  Heal Your Heart. Expressing sympathy is always difficult and having a few of these cards in your stash is always welcome when you have the occasion to need one.  The sentiments in Heal Your Heart say just theContinue reading “Heal Your Heart – So Sorry”

Touch of Ink – Thinking of You

For 2021, I am creating a new and different challenge every weekend. This week is a Simple Sketch.  It has been a busy week for me and I only had time to create one card for this sketch instead of the three I normally make.  My card is a hybrid and would fall under theContinue reading “Touch of Ink – Thinking of You”