Welcome back! Another work week. Hope you have a great one. Time for the Holiday card challenges. Jingle Belles (Peace on Earth) and Happy Little Stampers (April). Bringing it all together, the sketch over at Paper Craft Crew (#513). With found materials and repurposed items from both my Holiday Bin and my Scrap Bin, hereContinue reading “Golden Holly – Christmas Card”
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Easter Tulips – Thinking of You
Welcome back! Another dreary day…perfect spending some time in the Studio! For this morning’s card I am combining a few more challenges: The Card Concept (#193) for colors and especially the Jug of Tulips; Try Stampin’ On Tuesday’s (#600) for the sketch; and Tic Tac Toe (#203) for the bottom line – Flowers, Ribbon andContinue reading “Easter Tulips – Thinking of You”
Serene Bird – Happy Birthday
Welcome back! It is a dark rainy day and I wanted to brighten my day…so… The challenge I am playing with is: Festive Friday (#131) and I chose a number of items from the list. I wanted to add a Bird, but I don’t have many birds in my stamp collection. On a hunt, IContinue reading “Serene Bird – Happy Birthday”
And They Came 2 x 2 – Count Me In
Welcome back! What a busy week. Glad to have some time to play but those darn deadlines keep creeping up… So today, I was inspired by Paper Players (#634) for the theme; Color Dare (#541) for the colors chosen; TGIF (#414) for the materials used; and bringing it all together the current sketch layout atContinue reading “And They Came 2 x 2 – Count Me In”
Beautiful Destinations – Picturesque Butterfly
It is Tuesday…and I am playing with the Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#401) challenge. Let’s remake today’s choice. My choices were inspired by the following challenges: Cupcake Inspirations (#565) for the Colors and Tic Tac Toe (#201) for the three elements – Butterfly, Patterned Paper and something Floral. I am also sharing this with Make myContinue reading “Beautiful Destinations – Picturesque Butterfly”
Enjoy the Adventure – So Sweet Floral
Happy Sunday! Hoping you have a chance to be creative today… Can you create a card without ink? Just Add Ink (#645) is challenging us to create with no stamping. I opted for the current sketch at Tuesday Morning (#700) and to use the Enjoy the Adventure Memories & More Card Pack. One of theContinue reading “Enjoy the Adventure – So Sweet Floral”
Beside Me – Mother’s Day Card
Having a play with a few more challenges before I get ready for Wednesday’s class… Inspire Create (#138) to use the card created by Karen Farquhar as an inspiration springboard. The items chosen: Layout, Patterned Paper, Embossed Panel, Pansies, Tag Sentiment and Ribbon. The colors were chosen from the Color Dare (#539) Tic Tac ToeContinue reading “Beside Me – Mother’s Day Card”
Jolly Gingerbread – Framed & Festive
Welcome back! Round Two with Sketch Saturday (#721) including the option of using an embossing folder flipped to the horizontal position for Jingle Belles – Cardstock Christmas and Happy Little Stampers Christmas including Candy Canes. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch. Merry Christmas. ThankContinue reading “Jolly Gingerbread – Framed & Festive”
Fable Friends – Happy Spring
Welcome back! Happy Monday! Several fun challenges influenced this particular card. Festive Friday (#130) for a number of the items listed and I chose the retired stamp set Fable Friends, as it loosely reminds me of the Peter Rabbit series of books; the new I Spy With My Little Eye (#1) for a Critter; theContinue reading “Fable Friends – Happy Spring”
Odds & Sods – Friendship Card
Welcome back! I’m getting a late start to the Sunday Play Time. Hope you have had a great weekend. I followed instructions as directed by As You See It (#294) to take a look at my stash of bits and pieces. From the Cup and the Tin, I selected a number of previously discarded bitsContinue reading “Odds & Sods – Friendship Card”