I have the pleasure of being invited to be a guest designer for Tic Tac Toe (#200) this round on their 200th Board. What a great collection of options…so many ways to go. I chose the Center Line: Wood, Flowers and Die Cuts. I selected the color combination suggested at the Global Design Project (#385)Continue reading “Spring Apple Blossoms – Wonderful Friend”
Category Archives: Materials Challenge
Spring Rain – Spring Clean
True to the quote from Time Out (#234), today “the sun shines hot, and the wind blows cold” and those winds are blowing in more rain… My inspiration for “Spring Rain”: Try Stampin’ On Tuesday’s (#598) for the sketch and optional theme with the cool color palette suggested by Color Hues (#60). My choice ofContinue reading “Spring Rain – Spring Clean”
All Things Green – A St. Patrick’s Day Tribute
Are you a Corn Beef and Cabbage kind of person? Do you hoist a Green Beer in good cheer? Me? Corn Beef, yes…Green Beer, no…but I have been known to enjoy a Beer or two! Happy St. Patrick’s Day. Several Challenges are hosting this theme and I am knocking them all off with this card: Continue reading “All Things Green – A St. Patrick’s Day Tribute”
Sweet Spring Floral – Hello
Welcome to the weekend. A quick little clean and simple card for you. Playing with Color Throwdown (#733) Colors. Additional inspiration: Time Out (#233) for Style; Just Add Ink (#643) for Materials and Tools; Happy Little Stampers (March) Watercolor for Medium; and sharing with Jan’s Digi Stamps (March) as this is a Spring card. HereContinue reading “Sweet Spring Floral – Hello”
Best Wishes for an Amazing Year
A little inspiration goes a long way…today I am actually creating for the Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#398) challenge on Tuesday. At Case-ing Tuesday, we select a Card Sample from one of the current catalogs and remake it. Keep it the same, change it completely or create something in-between. I was inspired by the following challenges:Continue reading “Best Wishes for an Amazing Year”
Gilded Leaves – Cheers
Another work week and I am off to a good start. Playing with two clean and simple card challenges: CAS Colours & Sketches (#505) and AAA Cards (#235) and picking up the colors and themes from Inspired By (#227), Color Hues (#59) and Colorful Options (March). Here is the result: Steps: And that was it! Continue reading “Gilded Leaves – Cheers”
Perfectly Penned – Celebrate Today
What a glorious day today – perfect for celebrating! I hope you are having a lovely day, too. A whole lot of inspiration contributed to the making of this card… Double Trouble (#132) celebrating Creative Creases (#52) on their two year anniversary and looking for a Fancy Fold and some Spring Flowers; Retro Rubber (#201)Continue reading “Perfectly Penned – Celebrate Today”
Wildflower Path – Get Well Card
Welcome back! Design team time for Hand Stamped Sentiments (#408) for a great color challenge. Sketch: Over at Stampin’ Up! Only (#320), the suggestion was to CASE (Copy and Share Everything) one of the card samples from page 5 of the Sale-a-bration Brochure and I chose the bottom card. CAS (Clean and Simple) Style CardsContinue reading “Wildflower Path – Get Well Card”
Scenic Garden – Beautifully Happy
How about a real clean and simple, simple stamping card? Just Stamp, Ink and Paper! This month, Stampin’ Up! has challenged us with #Simplestamping using Sale-a-bration products. This time around I am using the Scenic Garden and Beautifully Happy stamp sets that can be earned for free until the end of February. Inspired by: CASContinue reading “Scenic Garden – Beautifully Happy”
Adorable Owls – Hooray, It’s Your Day!
Welcome back! Can you believe I have not yet had a chance to use the delightful Adorable Owls stamp set: a free Sale-a-bration selection? Well, today is the day as we celebrate your day! Happy Birthday. Challenges: TGIF (#408) Play with your Sale-a-bration goodies; Creative Colour (#76) for the Colors chosen; Tic Tac Toe (#197)Continue reading “Adorable Owls – Hooray, It’s Your Day!”