On this 5th Friday in April, I decided to play with an older Paper Pumpkin kit and see what I could make with it. I pulled the February 2021 kit – Bouquet of Hope. My goal was to create a card using the MOJO Monday Sketch #558. What was still in the box? Remember thisContinue reading “Beautiful Brushstrokes – Weekend Challenge – Paper Pumpkin Alternative”
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Basic Patterns Decorative Masks – Weekend Technique Challenge #2
Continuing with this week’s Weekend Challenge to keep you stamping exploring Stencils and some of the techniques that you can do with them, I created my card using Embossing Paste. This is an excellent way to use Decorative Masks to create dimension on your projects. I chose to try the Slim Line card design overContinue reading “Basic Patterns Decorative Masks – Weekend Technique Challenge #2”
Weekend Technique Challenge – Basic Patterns Decorative Masks
This week’s Weekend Challenge to keep you stamping explores Stencils and some of the techniques that can be employed when using them. For this card, I chose to use Decorative Masks to make my own patterned paper. I decided to use the current sketch challenge over at The Spot – #158 for the layout ofContinue reading “Weekend Technique Challenge – Basic Patterns Decorative Masks”
Hello – Welcome Home
Time for this week’s Sunday Sketch – SS048. I chose to use the colors suggested by this week’s Weekend Color Challenge. This is a mixed media creation. Found materials, Ink blending and Embossing to create my own background paper. Taking inspiration from the photo image and choosing to use a stamp from the March 2020Continue reading “Hello – Welcome Home”
Wrapped Bouquet – Weekend Color Challenge
This week’s Weekend Challenge to keep you stamping is Color. The image I chose incorporated a number of lovely Spring colors. I chose to pair the colors with this week’s Sunday Sketch – SS048. Here is what I created…using the Wrapped Bouquet stamp set and Wrapped Flowers Dies Bundle. Sketch (Card) Elements: Card Base: (8½”Continue reading “Wrapped Bouquet – Weekend Color Challenge”
Happy Spring – Weekend Theme Challenge – Spring Showers
This week’s Weekend Challenge to keep you stamping is a theme based. The image I chose is evocative of the adage: April Showers bring May Flowers. Take from it what you will. Be inspired by the image and/or the colors. Have fun with it! I chose the sketch layout for the Stampin’ Up! Only ChallengeContinue reading “Happy Spring – Weekend Theme Challenge – Spring Showers”
A Wild Rose Thank You – Weekend Challenge – A Simple Sketch
This week’s Weekend Challenge to keep you stamping is another Simple Sketch. Keep it simple or add a little more. The choice is yours. I chose to use the Global Design Project – GDP285 colors. A new Stampin’ Up! catalog is launching in May and several favorite products have been retired to make way forContinue reading “A Wild Rose Thank You – Weekend Challenge – A Simple Sketch”
Here’s A Card – I’m Here
This week’s Weekend Challenge to keep you stamping is a theme challenge. I chose Butterfly -Things that Flutter and found this beautiful image of an iridescent butterfly to inspire you. To help me focus, I chose to use the current sketch from The Spot Team – Challenge #153 and to play along with the PaperContinue reading “Here’s A Card – I’m Here”
DSP – Weekend Challenge – Simple Sketch
This week’s Weekend Challenge to keep you stamping is another Simple Sketch intended for you to use some of those well loved but hoarded pieces of patterned paper. A Few Challenges: Sketch: Weekend Challenge – Simple Stamping Stampin’ Up! – March 2021 Suggestion A Color Challenge – Global Design Project – GDP281 I created twoContinue reading “DSP – Weekend Challenge – Simple Sketch”
Just a Little Floral Note
Another dark and rainy day…perfect time to catch up a few outstanding personal projects. I so loved the Weekend Color Challenge when I chose it, back in January, for last week but got a little overwhelmed with how to use all the colors together. Last week’s Sketch was on my to do list but gotContinue reading “Just a Little Floral Note”
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