Welcome back! Off to a good start this morning… Today’s combination includes: The Male Room (#185) to use employ Embossing techniques; Addicted To CAS (#256) for a clean and simple Monochromatic Color scheme; and bringing it all together, the TGIF (#468) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”)Continue reading “Hats Off To You! – Guy Greetings”
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Wonderful Moments – Boy or Girl?
It is going to be a busy day tomorrow. So, I am getting a little ahead by playing with the Inspire Create (#165) Sketch and the Color Dare (#595) Palette for a few others: Shopping Our Stash (#519) Shower theme and Time Out (#261) Quote Word “Dreamy” for wondering if the baby is a boyContinue reading “Wonderful Moments – Boy or Girl?”
Latte Love – Christmas Cheer
Welcome back! It’s Monday – a brand-new week. And I am heading for the Holidays with a number of Christmas themed challenges. First up: Jingle Belles (#2408) celebrating Earth Day with the use of recycled item(s). Next: Caffeinated Christmas Card (#28) to include Coffee related items. Then: Krafty Chicks (#711) for their monthly Christmas AnythingContinue reading “Latte Love – Christmas Cheer”
By My Side – Hello
Happy Sunday! A few more challenge deadlines today. Let’s create. Playing with Creative Colour (#136) and the Tuesday Morning (#752) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 4¼” scored at 4¼”) Blueberry Bushel cardstock. Background Panel: (4” x 5¼”) Basic White cardstock. The Strips were adhered to the panel to resemble theContinue reading “By My Side – Hello”
Country Flowers – Flower Market
Welcome to Sunday and the newest Paper Players (#685) challenge. This week, Claire has given us a bright and beautiful set of colors to work with. Let’s have some fun! I combined this week’s challenge with the Try a Sketch on Tuesday (#644) Layout which I flipped. I also substituted the new In-Color Summer SplashContinue reading “Country Flowers – Flower Market”
Playing in the Rain – Beautiful You
Welcome back! Friday…how did that happen? Have any fun plans for the weekend? We will be out and about and hoping for lovely weather, but I do think there is rain in the forecast. So, the Inspired By (#284) Inspiration photograph is a stroll in rain gear…and I opted for the retired Beautiful You stampContinue reading “Playing in the Rain – Beautiful You”
Simply Zinnia – Thank You
Hi again! There are a few “Purple” challenges out there and this is what I created… Playing with Christmas (or not) Bingo (#6) Line “N” for Purple, Watercolor and Black along with the Facebook Joy of Sets (April) for Purple, too. I selected the current Freshly Made (#631) Sketch for a Square card incorporating elementsContinue reading “Simply Zinnia – Thank You”
Best Birthday Wishes
Hi! I have the pleasure of being invited to be a Surprise Party Guest (Designer) with the Seize the Birthday Team for the next several weeks. A fun challenge with a Party Topping, if you choose to play along or if not, an Anything Goes Birthday option. The Party Topping (#282) this round is AnyContinue reading “Best Birthday Wishes”
Merry Patterns – Happy Holidays
Welcome back! A few more deadlines… Playing with Jingle Belles (#2407) and choosing a Cookie for inspiration and using the color palette from Cupcake Inspirations (#591) and bringing them together, the Paper craft Crew (#564) sketch. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Balmy Blue cardstock. Background Panel: (4”Continue reading “Merry Patterns – Happy Holidays”
Happy Birthday
As I mentioned in the previous post (A Happy Hooray), I was playing with the Color Throwdown (#787) colors, and I created a second card. This one is a fun Birthday card that can be ideal for a fellow. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Old OliveContinue reading “Happy Birthday”