It’s Monday! It’s a Holiday day – Labor Day…no rest for the wicked. Although we do have some plans for later in the day. A favorite challenge of mine is CAS Colours & Sketches. If a month has a fifth week, the team throws out a retro sketch and selects some lovely retired colors. ThisContinue reading “Petite Pansies – Birthday Wishes”
Category Archives: Color Challenge
Thinking of You – Happy Scenes
Welcome back! I have the honor of being selected as a Guest Designer for Double Trouble for the month of September. What fun to be a Crazy Cousin! Challenge (#147) includes Fall Colors, Pumpkins and a chance to partner with Inspiration Station (#53) for their photograph of the Fall Market Gourd Display which is soContinue reading “Thinking of You – Happy Scenes”
Celebrate – Happy Birthday To You
One last deadline for today… Playing with the super pretty colors chosen by the group over at Facebook’s Colour INKspiration (#150) challenge and selecting the current Atlantic Hearts (#540) sketch. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Pretty Peacock cardstock. Background Rectangles: (3¾” x 1”) Pumpkin Pie; (3¾” xContinue reading “Celebrate – Happy Birthday To You”
Toile Tidings – ‘Tis The Season
Jumping from Fall into Christmas with a Vintage inspired card. Several challenges with a Vintage theme: Use Your Stuff (#491); Jingle Belles (#2318); Try Stampin’ On Tuesday (#621); and I chose the colors from the Color Dare (#563) Tic Tac Toe board. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”)Continue reading “Toile Tidings – ‘Tis The Season”
Timeless Tiles – You’re Too Kind
Welcome back! How can it already be September? Are you looking forward to Fall? Playing with two challenges: Cupcake Inspirations (#576) for the colors and Sunday Stamps (#316) for the layout. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Basic White cardstock. Background Panel: (5¼” x 4”) Real Red SplatteredContinue reading “Timeless Tiles – You’re Too Kind”
By My Side – Hi!
One last card for today. When you take a quick trip, you can get so far behind, and challenge deadlines sneak up on you… For Color Dare (#562): Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Fresh Freesia cardstock. The Girl with Butterfly image and additional Butterfly were colored withContinue reading “By My Side – Hi!”
All Good Things
Indulge me…as I was rooting around for a stamp set for my previous post, I came across the retired All Good Things stamp set. A favorite featuring Koi Fish. Just perfect for an Orange color challenge, don’t you think? So, one more card for Less Is More (#490). Here is the result: Steps: The sentiment,Continue reading “All Good Things”
Epic Celebrations – Awesome
Having some fun with a couple more clean and simple challenges: AAA Cards (#247) theme and Less Is More (#490) color. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Basic White cardstock. The Sneakers image from the retired Epic Celebrations stamp set and the sentiment, Awesome at any age, fromContinue reading “Epic Celebrations – Awesome”
Gorgeous Leaves – Hello
Hi and welcome! So nice to be able to play the Studio. Catching up on a few deadlines as I get back into the swing of things. Today: Inspired By (#252) Neutrals; Tic Tac Toe (#223) Leaves, CAS and Free; and Retro Rubber (#214) for the Sketch and Stamp Set selections. Here is the result:Continue reading “Gorgeous Leaves – Hello”
Ocean Front – A Note of Thanks
Tuesday – Design time and today I am combining Cardz 4 Guyz (#329) theme with the Hand Stamped Sentiments (#421) colors. A few other challenges are sporting a similar theme, so I incorporated their requirements into the card as well: Festive Friday (#141) and Facebook Joy of Sets (August). Here is the result: Steps: CardContinue reading “Ocean Front – A Note of Thanks”
