Our current challenge at HANDSTAMPED SENTIMENTS (#384) is Color. Such a pretty mix, this time around… I picked one of my favorite retired stamp sets, Lovely Lattice, for the Tic Tac Toe Challenge (#151) for subject, theme and technique and water-colored the image for the Happy Little Stampers March Watercolor Challenge. The Spring theme wasContinue reading “Spring Floral Basket – Such Happy News”
Category Archives: Clean and Simple
Fable Friends – Happy Spring
Enjoying a lovely Spring morning in the Studio. As mentioned, March seems to be the month for Spring themes and color challenges. I’m game, let’s play! Sketch / Technique: Try Stampin’ On Tuesday (#544), Color: Just Add Ink (#593), Tools: Can You Handle the Pressure (#2) and Technique: Happy Little Stampers – Watercolor (March). HereContinue reading “Fable Friends – Happy Spring”
Floral Birthday – Celebrate
A quick card for a few CAS (clean and simple) challenges. I tried my hand at creating doodled flowers. Less is More (#459) and CAS on Friday (#226) were the challenges, and I chose the colors from the current CAS Colours & Sketches (#459) to play with. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base /Continue reading “Floral Birthday – Celebrate”
Celebrate in Style – Truly Tailored
Welcome back! Let’s play with a few challenges… Inspiration Station (#24) Mardi Gras, Retro Rubber (#177) Tic Tac Toe Board and bringing it all together, Freshly Made Sketches (#525). Here is the result: Steps: Card Base / Card Front: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Brushed Gold cardstock. Side Trim: (½” x 5½”) Basic BlackContinue reading “Celebrate in Style – Truly Tailored”
Count on Me – Love…
Welcome back! Have mask, will travel…couldn’t resist re-using the Mask I created for the card I made earlier today. A quick little card to meet a few more challenges… Playing with Freshly Made Sketches (#524) and Theme from Paper Players (#579) along with the AAA Card (#209) Layout suggestion and theme. Here is the result:Continue reading “Count on Me – Love…”
Artfully Layered – Thank You
Thursday and an opportunity to play along with the Stampin’ Through the Catalog Challenge on Facebook today is to use the Artfully Layered stamp set. A couple of other challenges came to mind when I was thinking about what I could create with this stamp set: Colors: Just Us Girls (#620) and Sketch: CAS ColoursContinue reading “Artfully Layered – Thank You”
Wildflower Path – Happy Birthday
Welcome back! Had a great class last night, but now I am chasing deadlines again. Extra rainy dark day this morning but the Studio is always a good place to play… A few challenges that I thought complimented each other. At Time Out (#207), the challenge is to CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) a cardContinue reading “Wildflower Path – Happy Birthday”
Welcoming Woods – Seasonal Meadow
Welcome to Monday…a brand new week! To complement the Colors from the CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge (#457), I chose the current Freshly Made Sketch Challenge (#523). Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Very Vanilla cardstock. Frame: (3” x 4⅜”) Early Espresso cardstock die-cut with two of theContinue reading “Welcoming Woods – Seasonal Meadow”
Happy Birthday Hugs
Ready for number two? Sketch: Tuesday Morning Sketches (#644), Theme: Seize the Birthday (#233) and Color: Color Hues (#35). I wanted to keep the sketch as clean as possible as there were only two elements and the dichromatic option means only two colors, so I went with the suggested pink and blue colors. I alsoContinue reading “Happy Birthday Hugs”
Iconic Dies – Happy Birthday
A little fun before I prep for tomorrow’s class. Sketch: Global Design Project (#330), Colors: Color Throwdown Challenge (#680); and Tools: Happy Little Stamper Challenge (Dies – February 2022. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Crumb Cake cardstock. Background Panel: (3” x 4¼”) Very Vanilla cardstock dry-embossed withContinue reading “Iconic Dies – Happy Birthday”
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