Hi again! Back to my favorite clean and simple style of card making… Over at AAA Cards (#286), we are challenged to “follow the leader” and CASE (copy and selectively edit) a card created by Kristin Sluhan. My takeaway was the single image, single sentiment and some splatter. My design was influenced by the: JustContinue reading “Wildflower Designs – Happy Thoughts”
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Under The Sea – Love You
Welcome back! We are having a lovely morning for the first day of Spring. I am not ruling out rain and or frosty morning temperatures yet, but it sure is pretty right now. Several challenges for you today: Retro Rubber (#250) with an “under the sea” theme; Facebook Colour INKSpiration (#183) for the colors; AddictedContinue reading “Under The Sea – Love You”
Along These Lines – You Are The Best
Welcome back! I am having another play with the new Along These Lines stamp set, a sneak peek, from the upcoming 2025/2026 Annual Catalog. Over at Paper Players (#729), we are tasked to just use one stamped image for a clean & simple card. Crafter’s Café (#317) also has a clean & simple twist andContinue reading “Along These Lines – You Are The Best”
The Open Sea – Cheers!
Design Team Time: This round at Cardz 4 Guyz (#368), we have an open inspiration challenge with the Letter “S”. My “S” word is Ship. Design choices were influenced by The Male Room (#196) featuring Mixed Media and I am sharing this card with Inspire Create (#188) and their current Masculine theme. Here is theContinue reading “The Open Sea – Cheers!”
Painted Posies – Celebrate
Design Time for The Card Concept (#215) and we have a lovely floral cake for our inspiration this month. I loved all the texture and the white space, so I chose to create a clean and simple, yet textured card. I am sharing this card with the CAS on Friday (#304) for water coloring andContinue reading “Painted Posies – Celebrate”
Thinking of You – Delightful Floral
Welcome back! Just couldn’t resist using the retired Delightful Floral Designer Series Paper again, as it was out on my desk. This time for Time Out (#283) and CAS Colours & Sketches (#555). Case-ing the lovely card from Donna Mikasa, I changed the orientation vertically but kept it clean and simple. Here is the result:Continue reading “Thinking of You – Delightful Floral”
Abigail Rose – Blank Card
Happy Sunday! Did you remember to change the clocks? I cannot believe it is already “noon”. Just Add Ink (#741) is looking for a simple elegant card and I selected the Color Throwdown (#828) palette of blues and browns for this card featuring the lovely, retired Abigail Rose Designer Series Paper. Here is the result:Continue reading “Abigail Rose – Blank Card”
You Are Remarkable – Thinking of You
Welcome back to the weekend! Hope you will have some time to play with your stamps, ink and paper. A clean and simple card for you this morning inspired by the Freshly Made (#676) sketch and choosing the Facebook Colour INKSpiration (#182) palette along with the Tic Tac Toe (#265) right column, Thinking of You,Continue reading “You Are Remarkable – Thinking of You”
Floral Delight – Gift of Friendship
Happy Thursday! A lovely sunny day here this morning and the earliest flowers in my garden are Forsythia and I see little pops of yellow on the bush. A promise of warmer days to come. That said, today’s combined challenges include: Paper Players (#727) for Claire’s Spring Flowers theme and TGIF (#514) taking inspiration fromContinue reading “Floral Delight – Gift of Friendship”
This Little Piggy – Hogs & Kisses
Welcome back! How can it already be Wednesday? Hope your week is going well. A few animal challenges out there…Cupcake Inspirations (#612) for the love of Pigs (a favorite and my Chinese Horoscope Animal); Addicted to CAS (#277) for Pet; and as always the monthly Critter Crazy (#96) with a focus on animals. Bringing myContinue reading “This Little Piggy – Hogs & Kisses”
The Inque Spot Studio 