Welcome back! Will you have some time to be creative today? I am having a play with a number of challenges: I Spy With My Little Eye (#12) something that starts with “B”. I selected the very pretty Floral Bee from the Queen Bee stamp set. Giving her, her due, I selected the current FacebookContinue reading “Queen Bee – Congratulations”
Category Archives: I Spy With My Little Eye Challenges
Puzzled Pieces – Love You Lots
Welcome back to a brand-new week! January is fast giving way to February and that means Valentine’s Day is once again on the horizon. I created a somewhat masculine card for several concurrent challenges: Heart’s Quest (#46) to use a puzzle piece; Festive Friday (#151) to include a love sentiment; Tic Tac Toe (#239) whichContinue reading “Puzzled Pieces – Love You Lots”
Winter White Poinsettias
Welcome back! Snuck in another card… Lots of inspiration for this card: Heart’s Quest (#44) Poinsettia; Beautiful Blossoms (#12) Winter; Cupcake Inspiration (#584) Winter Wonderland; TGIF (#451) White Christmas; Shopping Our Stash (#512) Winter Holidays. Opting for the Try Stampin’ On Tuesday (#637) Sketch with the Metallics option and sharing with Ellibelle’s I Spy (#10)Continue reading “Winter White Poinsettias”
Abundant Beauty – For You
Friday! How is it already the end of the week? Another clean and simple card for you today. Playing with Paper Players (#662) using the technique suggested by Just Add Ink (#674) and sharing with Beautiful Blossoms (#10) and Ellibelle’s I Spy (#8). Here is the result: Steps: The card was assembled, and the SpotContinue reading “Abundant Beauty – For You”
Home to Roost – Fall County Fair 4H Competition Entry
Welcome back! Double Trouble (#148) and alas, the end of my time as September’s Crazy Cousin! The parameters? Get Punchy…a white wine spritzer sounds refreshing, doesn’t it! However, I am sticking to my crafting tools for this one. An Autumn staple – the Fall County Fair. A perfect way to get to the “Farm” withoutContinue reading “Home to Roost – Fall County Fair 4H Competition Entry”
Sweet Apple Harvest – Thanks
Tuesday – Design time: Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#418). Using the Stampin’ Up! Catalog Samples for inspiration and changing none, some or all the elements as you recreate a card is such a great place to start… Today, I was inspired by Ellibelle’s I Spy With My Little Eye (#4) – A Sweet Treat choosing theContinue reading “Sweet Apple Harvest – Thanks”
Garden Zinnias – Cheerful Daisies Reimagined
Tuesday – Design time: Hand Stamped Sentiments (#418) and Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#416). Using the Stampin’ Up! Catalog Samples for inspiration and changing none, some or all the elements as you recreate a card is such a great place to start… Be sure to check out the impressive selection of cards created by the DesignContinue reading “Garden Zinnias – Cheerful Daisies Reimagined”
Beautiful Day – An Open Heart
The Weekend! Welcome back. Three challenges today. The Card Concept (#195b) Garden Birds and I Spy with My Little Eye (#3) – Something with Wings. Bringing my ideas together, the Atlantic Hearts (#526) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch. A cut and fringedContinue reading “Beautiful Day – An Open Heart”
Under My Umbrella – Wonderful Moments
One last card for today… Playing with Paper Players (#639); I Spy With My Little Eyes (#002); Use Your Stuff (#483) and the colors suggested by Just Us Girls (#678). Keeping it simple, here is the result: Steps: The completed panel was adhered to the card base for a #simplestamping card. Just Stamps, InksContinue reading “Under My Umbrella – Wonderful Moments”
May Flowers – Honeybee Home
You have all been so patient with me. It is amazing what one can accomplish when you have the house to yourself… Last one…I Spy (#002) for the theme, Color Throwdown (#739) for the colors and Tuesday Morning (#703) for the sketch. It just so happens that Color Dare (#545) is suggesting similar colors, soContinue reading “May Flowers – Honeybee Home”