How is it that when you take a little time for yourself on the weekend, you end up so behind? Just catching up! Sketch: Fusion (Thank You), Colors: Just Add Ink (#555), and Materials: TGIF (#317) I chose just the Sketch and all products used to create this card can be found in the 2021/2022Continue reading “Brilliant Wings – Thank You So Much”
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Flowers of Friendship – Miss You
Catching up on a few more challenges. Deadlines are looming… Sketch: Freshly Made Sketches (#486), Colors: Color Hues (#18), Style: Paper Craft Crew (#427) and Theme: The Card Concept (#155). And this is the result: For the Color scheme I chose a piece of Hydrangea Hill Designer Series Paper for the Purple and colored aContinue reading “Flowers of Friendship – Miss You”
Dear Friend – Weekend Challenge – Color Inspiration
This week’s Weekend Challenge to keep you stamping is a color based. The image I chose has a bevy of floral bouquet options. Take from it what you will. Be inspired by the image and/or the colors. Have fun with it! I chose the sketch layout from Atlantic Hearts (AHSC # 421) and opted toContinue reading “Dear Friend – Weekend Challenge – Color Inspiration”
Decorative Mandala – On my mind…
This week’s Fab Friday Challenge (#213) is a sketch and I chose the Sunday Stamps Challenge (#257) for the color palette using the new Plenty of Patterns Decorative Masks as a stencil for the Happy Little Stampers Stencil Challenge for May to create this #SimpleStamping card. And this is the result: Steps: Focal Panel: (2¾”)Continue reading “Decorative Mandala – On my mind…”
Better Places
This week’s TGIF Challenge (#316) is a sketch and I chose the current Color Throw Down (#643) palette to create this card with the new Hostess stamp set, Better Places. Keeping it simple…#SimpleStamping…stamps, papers and inks! And this is the result: Steps: Focal Panel: (3¼” x 2⅛”) Basic White cardstock. The Scenery image was stampedContinue reading “Better Places”
Dragonfly Garden – Birthday Wishes
More deadlines…working with the CAS Colors and Sketches Challenge today (#419) and the Colour INKspiration Challenge (#99). Such soft pretty colors and a sweet little sketch. Here is the result. Steps: I started with a scrap piece of Basic White cardstock and stamped the Leafy Vine image from the Quite Curvy stamp set in SoftContinue reading “Dragonfly Garden – Birthday Wishes”
Perfect Blend – Thanks a Latte
Playing with a few challenges today. It is always fun when one challenge sparks an idea and you are able to tie it in to several other favorites challenges. Sketch: Freshly Made Sketches (#485), Colors: Just Add Ink (#554), Materials: The Paper Players (#514) and additional Materials and Theme: Tic Tac Toe (#113). And thisContinue reading “Perfect Blend – Thanks a Latte”
Inspired Thoughts – Sympathy
It just so happens that I need such a card. Sympathy cards are my least favorite occasion to create for. That being said, this card will be on its way in Monday’s post. I chose the layout from Atlantic Hearts (AHSC420), the colors from Hand Stamped Sentiments (HSS363) and there is a current theme challengeContinue reading “Inspired Thoughts – Sympathy”
Treasured Moments – Butterfly
The colors chosen by The Spot Challenge Team this week – TSC #161 are fun and bright and I paired them with the Tuesday Morning Sketch Challenge – TMS #605 to create this pretty card. Here is what I created… Sketch (Card) Elements: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored @ 4¼”) Granny Apple Green BackgroundContinue reading “Treasured Moments – Butterfly”
Celebrating Circles – Huge Congrats
Enjoying time in the Studio and working on another round of challenges as deadlines approach. Sketch – Sketch Saturday (#659) and Color – Color Hues (#17). And this is the result: I knew that I wanted something bold for the colorful circles. Rooting around in my stash I came across several older Paper Pumpkin andContinue reading “Celebrating Circles – Huge Congrats”