Tropical Leaf – Hello

Welcome back!  Every month, Stampin’ Up! presents a #SimpleStamping challenge.  Simple Stamping = Just Stamps, Ink and Paper.  The challenges sometimes include a few other parameters.  For this month, use a punch and the sentiment, Hello.  I chose to use the new Tropical Leaf Bundle available as an On-Line Exclusive. To meet this objective, IContinue reading “Tropical Leaf – Hello”

Something Special – Happy I Found You

Still raining…still playing… Simple cards, so easy to create are sometimes forgotten as we get better at cardmaking.  For this card, I kept it very simple and let the pretty patterned paper do all the work.  Over at Double Trouble (#135), the challenge is to use Rainbow Colors and they are in cahoots with TuesdayContinue reading “Something Special – Happy I Found You”

Beautiful Day – Graceful Tile

It has been a busy week.  Welcome back!  I have an elegant clean and simple card for you today for a few challenges. Inspired By (#231) for Colors, Patterns and Sketch, Just Us Girls (#672) and Less Is More (#479).   Here is the result: Steps: The sentiment, Have a Beautiful Day, from the retiredContinue reading “Beautiful Day – Graceful Tile”

Magical World – Magical You!

Hi!  One last deadline for today….TGIF (#412). Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Basic Gray cardstock. The panel was colored with Daffodil Delight, Regal Rose (R), Highland Heather and Coastal Cabana inks applied with Blending Brushes in a diagonal pattern. The sentiment, You make the world a betterContinue reading “Magical World – Magical You!”

Fat Cat – Best Day Wishing Wishes

Tuesday!  Design Team Challenge for Cardz 4 Guyz (#317) – Make Us Smile and I chose Fat Cat!  Additional Inspiration: Facebook Stampin’ Up! Concept Art Creative Challenge for the “THAT” Colors; The Stampin’ Up! #SimpleStamping Challenge for March; Just Add Ink (#642) for the Sketch; Sharing with Critter Crazy (#72) and Happy Little Stampers BirthdayContinue reading “Fat Cat – Best Day Wishing Wishes”

Beauty of Friendship – Inspired Colors

Chasing a few more deadlines… At Just Us Girls (#668), the team is looking for a CAS (clean and simple) card that showcases coloring.  What can be better than the lovely Pretty Medallion stamp?  I chose the colors selected by Color Throwdown (#731) for this one. Here is the result: Steps: Case Base: (8½” xContinue reading “Beauty of Friendship – Inspired Colors”

Bamboo Sunset

I don’t know about you, but for me a really clean and simple styled card is often just right for a man.  Straight forward and to the point.  Here is my take on Nature for The Male Room (#171) challenge for February.  I decided to pair it with the February Orange color challenge from GiveContinue reading “Bamboo Sunset”

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”

Best Day – Happy Birthday

Good Morning!  A quick little Birthday card for you. Inspiration: Time Out (#232) celebrating their 9th Anniversary.  I chose the sketch from TGIF (#407) and the colors suggested by the Global Design Project (#381) team.   Congrats to Time Out and to many more challenges to come… Here is the result: Steps: Case Base: (8½” xContinue reading “Best Day – Happy Birthday”

Wonderful Friend – Abigail Rose

Happy to be able to create another card for you this afternoon.  Guess what?  The sun has come out… Playing with Try Stampin’ On Tuesday’s (#592) Sketch and Creative Colour (#75) for a lovely friendship card. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Sahara Sand cardstock. I laid outContinue reading “Wonderful Friend – Abigail Rose”