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”
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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”