And it is already Wednesday! Getting this one in before everyone arrives for class this afternoon. Frosted Pinks for The Flower Challenge (#88); Four Seasons (February); and Color Dare (#587) along with the CAS Colours & Sketches (#531) layout which I flipped to the vertical position. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” xContinue reading “Everlasting Beauty – Happy Anniversary”
Category Archives: Clean and Simple
Timeless Arrangements – You Are the Best
Hi! A hand drawn doodle today… Playing with Creative Colour (#128) and the Tuesday Morning (#744) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Basic White cardstock. Background Panel: (5¼” x 4”) Lemon Lime Twist cardstock. The sentiment, You are the best, from the Timeless Arrangements stamp set wasContinue reading “Timeless Arrangements – You Are the Best”
Hills of Tuscany – Great Friend
Welcome to Sunday and the newest Paper Players (#677) challenge. Ann is asking us to create a Clean & Simple Friendship card this week. I have been influenced by CAS on Friday (#277) which is looking for a Masculine card and chose to CASE the overall layout design created by Elodie Ventroux for the GlobalContinue reading “Hills of Tuscany – Great Friend”
Balloon Adventures – Happy Birthday
Welcome back! I am having a bit of fun in the Studio…pulling out some oldies but goodies for a few challenges. For the Global Design Project (#431), I picked Balloon Adventures and a few others to create my scene. I selected the colors suggested by CAS Colours & Sketches (#530) and the Try a SketchContinue reading “Balloon Adventures – Happy Birthday”
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”
Of Art & Texture – Hope You Know
Hi again! Deadlines just keep on sneaking up on me… A clean and simple card for Addicted to CAS (#250) and Krafty Chicks (#701) for Stampin’ Up!’s February #simplestamping suggestion – Anything Goes. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Balmy Blue cardstock. The sentiment, You are the Sunshine…,Continue reading “Of Art & Texture – Hope You Know”
Translucent Florals – Four Square
Welcome back! We had a really great class this afternoon. I taught the Four-Square Stamping Technique and played around with the As You See It (#315) Colors for a truly #simplestamping card. Just Stamps, Ink and Paper. Here is the result: Steps: The card front was further trimmed to (5” x 3¾”). Card Base: (8½”Continue reading “Translucent Florals – Four Square”
Winter Wonderland – Just For You
Indulge me…a few more deadlines are looming with similar themes. CAS on Friday (#275); Shopping Our Stash (#514); Time Out (#255) along with Retro Rubber (#223) which suggests the colors and bringing it all together the Global Design Project (#430) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) BasicContinue reading “Winter Wonderland – Just For You”
Best Wishes – Of Art & Texture
Welcome to Sunday and the newest Paper Players (#674) challenge. Jaydee has given us a Slim Line sketch to work with and I opted for the smaller version. On another card that I created using the stamp set Of Art & Texture, an On-Line Exclusive product, one of the images reminded me of a PineContinue reading “Best Wishes – Of Art & Texture”
Floral Study in Blue – Thinking of You
Hi! Again, there are more color challenges than sketch challenges this week. Lots of Sunday deadlines, and I am trying to get ahead so I can enjoy some of the expected sunshine. Playing with Stampin’ Up! Only (#343) and the set of colors given. I opted to go monochromatic and chose Pool Party to createContinue reading “Floral Study in Blue – Thinking of You”
