Welcome back! Something new came in the post today… A sneak peek of an upcoming stamp set: Translucent Florals. I will be attending a creative get-away later this month and this is the stamp set we will be using. I just had to give it some ink! I selected the colors over at TGIF (#423)Continue reading “Translucent Florals – Happy Birthday”
Category Archives: Clean and Simple
Butterfly Thank You
Wow! It is already Thursday…time just flies. Playing in the Studio with a few challenges: Alphabet (Letter E) for an Easel card; so why not, Creative Creases (#58) for Fun Fold cards; selecting the Summer Bright colors suggested by Facebook Colour INKspiration (#144); and bringing it all together with the flipped Try Stampin’ On TuesdayContinue reading “Butterfly Thank You”
Sip, Sip, Hooray – Summer is on its way…
Welcome back! A clean and simple card for you today. How refreshing! The challenges: AAA Cards (#241) Drinks; Addicted to CAS (#239) One Layer; Retro Rubber (#208) Summer Colors; and the Freshly Made (#589) Sketch flipped horizontally to bring it all together. Here is the result: Steps: All of the drinks look delicious and soContinue reading “Sip, Sip, Hooray – Summer is on its way…”
Brave, Strong, Smart & Loved
Welcome back! A quick little clean and simple card to celebrate that guy in your life. Challenges: Inspired By (#240) and Inspire Create (#144) and sharing with Shopping Our Stash (#498). I was drawn to the overall impression of the muted colors of the cabinet, the wall treatment and the metallic adornments on the cabinet. Continue reading “Brave, Strong, Smart & Loved”
Copper Vases – Birthday Card
Welcome back! A brand-new week… Playing with another Creating Connections Simple Stamping Template. A clean and simple card with both Masking and Embossing Techniques. I created a Birthday card using the both the Waves of Inspiration and Dainty Delight stamp sets with Copper Embossing Powder and the Stylish Shapes Dies for Time Out (#239) pickingContinue reading “Copper Vases – Birthday Card”
Epic Celebrations – Musical Interlude
One more deadline for the day…welcome back! It is June and there are several Masculine challenges about. So, for Paper Players (#643) and Just Add Ink (#655) I created this card with the colors from Just Us Girls (#682) and the sketch from Tuesday Morning (#709). Let’s have some fun! Here is the result: Steps:Continue reading “Epic Celebrations – Musical Interlude”
Hanging Garden – Lovely You
Welcome back! One more card today for a deadline… Inspired By (#239) Lilacs for the colors and the suggested sketch for a clean and simple card. Here is the result: Steps: Are you a fan of purples? It is a wonderful color when paired with white. Hanging Garden is a favorite that I have keptContinue reading “Hanging Garden – Lovely You”
Inked & Tiled – Birthday Silhouette
One more card for today…with another new stamp set: Inked & Tiled for another clean and simple (CAS) card. The challenges: Just Us Girls (#681) for a CAS Silhouette card using colors inspired by the current Just Add Ink (#654) with the Atlantic Hearts (#526) sketch. Here is the result: Steps: And that was it!Continue reading “Inked & Tiled – Birthday Silhouette”
Cheerful Daisies – You Made My Day
Welcome back! Happy Sunday. Continuing to play with new goodies…today, a clean and simple (CAS) card using the Cheerful Daisies Bundle. The challenges: Less Is More (#484) for a single layer floral card using colors inspired by the current Inkspirational (#290) Mood Board with the Freshly Made (#587) sketch. Here is the result: Steps: AndContinue reading “Cheerful Daisies – You Made My Day”
Pink Orchids – Birthday Card
Hi! I have weekend plans…weather permitting…so I am trying to get ahead on some more challenges. AAA Cards (#240) is celebrating nine (9) years with a Pink Birthday and Heart’s Quest (#30) is also looking for a Birthday card. I selected the retired Varied Vases (circa 2018) and coordinating retired Vibrant Vases (circa 2019) stampContinue reading “Pink Orchids – Birthday Card”