Tropical Winter Birthday

Enjoying a morning in the Studio with a few challenges.  I pulled a lot of older stamp sets to create this card… Sketch / Style: Try Stampin’ On Tuesday (#543) and Color / Inspiration: Sunday Stamps (#277) and why not, Just Add Ink (#592). I flipped the sketch to the horizontal position.  Here is theContinue reading “Tropical Winter Birthday”

Playful Dots – Biggest Wish for a Happy Birthday

Welcome back! Some interesting challenges available at the moment.  The Global Design Project (#331) team want you to play with Circles and Dots and the Just Add Ink (#592) team wants you to pick two of three elements.  I chose Patterned Paper and Layers.  I brought these suggestions together using the current sketch from theContinue reading “Playful Dots – Biggest Wish for a Happy Birthday”

Plentiful Plants – My Heart is Smiling

Nothing better than hanging out in the Studio on a rainy morning…let’s get creative! Sketch: CAS Colours and Sketches Challenge (#456); Color: Color Throwdown Challenge (#679); Inspiration: Just Add Ink Challenge (#590) and Tools: Happy Little Stamper Challenge (Dies – February 2022. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”)Continue reading “Plentiful Plants – My Heart is Smiling”

Happy & Heartfelt – I *Heart* You

Playing with the Double Trouble (#102) Challenge…Thing One: Anything, Thing Two: Partner with other challenges, and Thing Three Twist: A different card size. I created a Masculine Valentine card in the Mini-Slim Line size and partnered with Dies R US (#186). Additional challenges that inspired me were as follows…Style and Theme: Just Add Ink (#589),Continue reading “Happy & Heartfelt – I *Heart* You”

Etched in Nature – Just For You

Very cool and rainy day here…so I chose to play in the Studio. I started with the Freshly Made Sketch Challenge (#519). I added the colors from the Color Throw Down Challenge (#676) and two elements from the Just Add Ink Challenge (#587).  Here is what I made: Steps: Paper:  Cold Press 140 lb. WatercolorContinue reading “Etched in Nature – Just For You”

Celebrate Sunflowers – Celebrating You

Another clean and simple card…for another challenge that is due today.  When I saw this sketch for Just Add Ink (#583), the Celebrate Sunflowers stamp set came to mind.  I was making a bunch of Holiday cards, and just needed to take a break.  So, let’s celebrate!  What shall we celebrate?  How about You! HereContinue reading “Celebrate Sunflowers – Celebrating You”

Merry Little Christmas

And Tuesday has rolled around again!  I am working with the Case-ing Tuesday Facebook Challenge (#332).  My choice of colors, materials and tools were influenced by a few other challenges:  Tic Tac Toe (#141) and Inspiration photographs from Just Add Ink (#582) and Just Us Girls (#612).  Let the fun begin… Challenge: TTTC141 * TicContinue reading “Merry Little Christmas”

A True Friend Touches Your Heart

Sometimes you just need a card that expresses how you feel and the message is the center piece.  I picked the sketch layout from the “Clean Team” over at Freshly Made Sketches (Challenge #511) asking you to keep your card clean and fresh.  The colors suggested by the Team over at Just Add Ink (ChallengeContinue reading “A True Friend Touches Your Heart”

Winter White – Merry Wishes

Finishing up the day with a lovely Winter card. Sketch: Freshly Made (#510): Style and Color: Less Is More (#455); Sentiment: Just Us Girls (#609) and Materials: Just Add Ink (#579) and Tic Tac Toe (#138). Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (11” x 4¼” scored at 5½”) Shimmery White cardstock. Background Panel: (3½”Continue reading “Winter White – Merry Wishes”

Bamboo Beauty – You Are So Loved

Our current challenge subject at CARDZ 4 GUYZ (#283) is Leaves.  At this time of year, we most often think of Autumn Leaves when presented with this theme.  I just wanted to change it up a bit. Reviewing my supplies and my hoard of patterned papers, I came across this luscious Jungle Garden of LeavesContinue reading “Bamboo Beauty – You Are So Loved”