Welcome back! Do you ever find that you need a quick card (or two) but don’t have a lot of time? I sure do and that is why I love to create “spotlight” inchies. One great image as the focal point and a simple greeting can create a super clean and simple card. Inspiration: PaperContinue reading “Timeless Tidings – Spotlight on Christmas”
Category Archives: Color Challenge
More Wishes – Merry Christmas
Happy Tuesday! A whole lot is shakin’ here in the Studio. The Facebook – Stampin’ Through the Catalog challenge is featuring More Wishes today. So, the other inspirations that informed my choices were: Inspiration Station (#56) with Mickey and Minnie Mouse festively dressed in the colors suggested by Facebook Colour INKspiration (#156). I opted toContinue reading “More Wishes – Merry Christmas”
Magical Meadow – You Are The Best
Happy Sunday! After a weekend of rain, it is starting to lighten up and the sun is just peeking through. That makes me very happy. Today I am playing with the Atlantic Hearts (#553) Slim Line Sketch and selected the colors from Color Throwdown (#771). I also chose to do a bit of water coloringContinue reading “Magical Meadow – You Are The Best”
Dasher
Welcome back! After lots of chores and a bit of Holiday Merry Making, I am able to get back into the Studio to play… Playing with the Global Design Project (#422) Sketch and selected a favorite retired stamp called Dasher for the Alphabet Letter R = Reindeer challenge. I chose to keep the card cleanContinue reading “Dasher”
Sip & Celebrate – Happy Holidays
A favorite style – clean and simple. Creating some Holiday Happiness. Theme: CAS on Friday (#271) Christmas with Less Is More (#497) Deck the Halls. Colors: If You Give a Crafter a Cookie (#187) Silver & Gold and the Layout: CAS Colours & Sketches (#526). Here is the result: Steps: All elements were added toContinue reading “Sip & Celebrate – Happy Holidays”
Making Spirits Bright – Joy of Noel
Still catching up. Indulge me for making an additional card today. Inspiration: The lovely Jingle Belles (#2324) Blog Header for 2023. Color: Color Dare (#575) Choose Two and I went with the Pinks. Technique: Just Add Ink (#680) to use Alcohol in some way. Materials: Use Your Stuff (#480) Shine Bright with Glimmer and ShimmerContinue reading “Making Spirits Bright – Joy of Noel”
Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen – Tidings of Comfort & Joy
Hi! Take a day off and the deadlines keep on rolling along… I am creating for Facebook’s Case-ing Tuesday (#436) selection found on page 36 of the Sep-Dec Mini Catalog for this week’s sketch. My choices were influenced by TGIF (#448) to create for a favorite Holiday Song and Heart ‘s Quest (#43), who alsoContinue reading “Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen – Tidings of Comfort & Joy”
Notes of Nature – Hello
Guess what came? New product from the Jan – Apr Mini Catalog and I just had to play! A clean and simple card for Color Throwdown (#770) using the Notes of Nature stamp set and die bundle and watercolor paints in my stash. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the cardContinue reading “Notes of Nature – Hello”
Everlasting Beauty – Beautiful Things
Welcome back! Had a lovely day out and about and now I am back in the Studio for today’s card. Double Trouble (#154) is partnering with Tuesday Morning (#734) to add a stitched element to their sketch, and I selected to use the colors suggested by Creative Colours (#116). Here is the result: Steps: AllContinue reading “Everlasting Beauty – Beautiful Things”
Biggest Wish – Happy Birthday
One last card for today…to celebrate the birthday of Laurel, who runs the Inspired By challenges. So, here we go: Global Design Project (#421) for the specific colors that can also be found in Laurel’s Inspiration Photo, Inspired By (#264). I chose Tic Tac Toe (#236) for the diagonal line, Stamping, Layers and Free andContinue reading “Biggest Wish – Happy Birthday”