Sunshine & Smiles – You Brighten My Day

Welcome back!  How about a little dose of sunshine? That is the theme over at Less Is More (#494) for a clean and simple card.  Additionally, over at Paper Craft Crew (#541) they are looking for a #simplestamping card.  What a great way to use your growing stamp collection from your Stampin’ Up! Paper PumpkinContinue reading “Sunshine & Smiles – You Brighten My Day”

You Are On Fire – Congratulations To You

Welcome back!  I have a quick simple card for you today.  Just stamps, inks and paper.  Playing with the Atlantic Hearts (#547) sketch.  A super design for using those edge scraps we all have in our bins and choosing the color scheme suggested by Color Dare (#569). I chose a retired stamp set, Friendly ExpressionsContinue reading “You Are On Fire – Congratulations To You”

Raven – Here For You

Tuesday Design Time.  Combining the Cardz 4 Guyz (#333) theme challenge with the Hand Stamped Sentiments (#425) sketch challenge this week. Additionally, there are several Halloween theme challenges about, and I am sharing this card with them.  Festive Friday (#145); Inspire Create (#153) and Shopping Our Stash (#507). Here is the result: Steps: All elementsContinue reading “Raven – Here For You”

Toxic Treats – Halloween

Welcome back! Take a break and all the challenge deadlines pile up. So let’s play! Playing with a number of Halloween themed challenges: Double Trouble (#149) partnering with Park Hopping (October); Inspiration Station (#54); Heart’s Quest (#40); Cookie Color (#185) and Global Design Project (#415) for patterns: Patterned Paper, Repetitive Sentiment and Triple Elements. HereContinue reading “Toxic Treats – Halloween”

Whip It Up Wednesday – Simple Stamped Cards

Welcome back!  Today, I am featuring another really simple card template that can be used for a series of cards that can be whipped up quickly. Here is the Template: I am sharing these cards with Beautiful Blossoms (#9) and Simply Clean & Simple (#4). Here is the result: Steps: All elements were arranged onContinue reading “Whip It Up Wednesday – Simple Stamped Cards”

Whip It Up Wednesday – Simple Stamped Cards

Welcome back!  Today, I am featuring a really simple card template that can be used for a series of cards that can be whipped up quickly. Here is the Template and the Accent Cut Pattern: I am sharing these cards with the October Stampin’ Up! Simple Stamping challenge and the October Happy Little Stampers BirthdayContinue reading “Whip It Up Wednesday – Simple Stamped Cards”

Timeless Charm – Best Wishes

One last card for today… Playing with Less Is More (#491) for a clean and simple card and Color Dare (#654) for the color palette. Here is the result: Steps: Keeping it simple, the Floral panel was popped up with Dimensionals for a bit of interest. A pretty little birthday card. Thanks for spending aContinue reading “Timeless Charm – Best Wishes”

Grassy Grove – You Are Amazing

Welcome back!  Playing catch-up again.  Fantastic class yesterday and my first live video.  This card is a variation of the technique I showcased bringing together three challenges. Just Us Girls (#696) Theme Word; Global Design Project (#411) Outdoor Theme; and Paper Players (#657) for the Colors. Here is the result: Steps: An outdoor night sceneContinue reading “Grassy Grove – You Are Amazing”

Petite Pansies – Birthday Wishes

It’s Monday!  It’s a Holiday day – Labor Day…no rest for the wicked.  Although we do have some plans for later in the day. A favorite challenge of mine is CAS Colours & Sketches.  If a month has a fifth week, the team throws out a retro sketch and selects some lovely retired colors.  ThisContinue reading “Petite Pansies – Birthday Wishes”

By My Side – Hi!

One last card for today.  When you take a quick trip, you can get so far behind, and challenge deadlines sneak up on you… For Color Dare (#562): Here is the result: Steps: Keeping the card clean and simple for a cute hello card. Thanks for spending a little bit more of your time withContinue reading “By My Side – Hi!”