Suite Sampler – Birthday

Hi Everyone!  It’s Tuesday and I am having fun with the Case-ing Tuesday #290 Challenge. For my color choices, I selected the Just Add Ink – JAI540 Color Challenge. This is what I created… An easily overlooked stamp set, Suite Sampler is at the back of the Spring Mini Catalog – page 88.  It canContinue reading “Suite Sampler – Birthday”

Birthday Fun – Girls and Boys

This week’s Sunday Sketch – SS040 is a great simple layout.  Pick your colors, pick your theme and you are off to the races. I wanted to make Birthday cards and the colors chosen for these two cards were inspired by two different color challenges. Color Throw Down – CTD628 and CAS Color and SketchContinue reading “Birthday Fun – Girls and Boys”

Floral Sympathy

Needed one of these today… I chose the Mojo Monday #552 sketch created by Julee Tilman from Poetic Artistry and a color combination from The Spot for Inspiration Challenge #148. Here is the result: I started with the Patterned Paper.  I chose the Night of Navy and White floral pattern from the Sale-a-bration selection: PaperContinue reading “Floral Sympathy”

Beautiful Brushstrokes – Wrapped Bouquet

To show you some of the new product available in the 2021 Spring Mini Catalog, today’s inspiration was a sketch from Freshly Made Sketches – FMS471 and a color combination from the Global Design Project – GDP277. I had a play with the new dies from the Beautiful Brushstrokes Die Set.  These dies come withContinue reading “Beautiful Brushstrokes – Wrapped Bouquet”

Scrap Strips…We all have them.  Let’s Make Cards!

This week’s Weekend Challenge to keep you stamping is another Simple Sketch intended for you to use up some of those half-inch scraps you keep for another day project.  Well today is the day! All of the cards I made use some manner of scrap strips from my bins.  Where the scraps originally came fromContinue reading “Scrap Strips…We all have them.  Let’s Make Cards!”

Paper Bloom – Thanks

Hi Everyone!  It’s Tuesday and I am working with the Case-ing Tuesday #289 Challenge. I altered the sketch a little bit to accommodate the Just Add Ink – JAI539 Challenge: Just Add Two.    This is what I created… The new Sale-a-bration Paper Blooms Designer Series Paper arrived in yesterday’s parcel from Stampin’ Up!  justContinue reading “Paper Bloom – Thanks”

Wild Rose – Berry Blessings

Can you stand one more for today? The colors for this month…Real Red, Crushed Curry and Pumpkin Pie have been selected for the SU! Only Color Challenge for February.  Hot colors for a cold month! Over at CAS Colours & Sketches, this week’s sketch has a wave pattern. Here is what I created: I stampedContinue reading “Wild Rose – Berry Blessings”

Beautiful Best Wishes

Deadlines, deadlines, and deadlines. The colors for this week…a soft pink, a soft gray, and a dreamy blue for the Color Throw Down – CTD627 Challenge were so appealing that I just needed to make a card with them.  For me, that translated into Blushing Bride, Smoky Slate and Misty Moonlight.  Now what to doContinue reading “Beautiful Best Wishes”

Dragonfly Garden Wishes – Hello

Yesterday, I created a card with the Forever Gold Specialty Designer Series Paper.  It was still on my work table and it was just begging to be used.  I came across the Freshly Made Sketch Challenge – FMS470.  This sketch was the perfect setting for the Laser-Cut backgrounds. I hope you like this card asContinue reading “Dragonfly Garden Wishes – Hello”

Ornate Garden – Thank You

Today, I have created a card to enter in to an International Challenge.  The Theme is Thank You.  There is so much to be grateful for and I enjoy making these types of cards. It is important to acknowledge those that make a difference. The colors I chose to work with are from Colour INKspirationContinue reading “Ornate Garden – Thank You”