Category Archives: Style Challenge

Bloom with Hope

Welcome back!  Delving into my personal stash as a happy paper hoarder for this one… Playing with the Freshly Made (#723) Sketch. My design was influenced by: Retro Rubber (#265) Tic Tac Toe – Die Cut / Pearls / and Pretty Papers for my free choice; Paper Players (#772) for the Colors; and choosing aContinue reading “Bloom with Hope”

Beautiful Blooms – Spring Tulips

Welcome back!  Middle of the week loveliness… Several clean and simple challenges…my favorite… The Line Up: Double Trouble (#209) with a 3-2-1 Ingredient List; Addicted To CAS (#301) featuring Pink; and CAS On Friday (#327) Anything Goes. Here is the result: Steps: Keeping it simple, all elements were adhered to the card base with theContinue reading “Beautiful Blooms – Spring Tulips”

Extraordinary Flora – Celebrate

Welcome back!  I have a pretty birthday card for you today… The brief: Krafty Chicks (#806) Birthday and AAA Birthday (#82) for a Slim Line card choosing this week’s Facebook’s Global Design Project (#533) Colors. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base and decorated with Flowers popped up withContinue reading “Extraordinary Flora – Celebrate”

Bird’s Eye View – You’re The Best

Welcome back!  Chasing a few deadlines…and having some fun… I am playing with the Retro Rubber (#264) Sketch and turned it into a Gate Fold card for Creative Creases (#111). Design influences: Cupcake Inspiration (#633) for the Color Palette and choosing the Whimsical Bird for Critter Crazy (#107). Here is the result: Steps: All elementsContinue reading “Bird’s Eye View – You’re The Best”

Special Delivery – Just For You

Welcome back!  Happy Saturday.  Here’s to hoping you have some time to be creative today… A clean and simple card, a favorite style, for: CAS Colours & Sketches (#577) and Make My Monday (#270). Design influenced by: Beautiful Blossoms (#37) for subject and coloring and Krafty Chicks (#805) with a twist to add embossing. HereContinue reading “Special Delivery – Just For You”

The Gang’s All Here to Say Hello

Welcome back!  It’s Saturday and I hope you have some time to be creative this weekend. I am playing with a new challenge called Pick 3.  The first one of many… Additional challenges that influenced my design choices include: Can You Handle The Pressure (#260124) with an All-White twist and CAS on Friday (#326) withContinue reading “The Gang’s All Here to Say Hello”

Piet Mondrian – Big on Birthdays

Welcome back!  Happy Thursday…a clean and simple masculine birthday card for you today. Simple stamping at its best – just stamps ink and paper! The challenges: Little Red Wagon (#842) Keep it Simple; Krafty Chicks (#804) Masculine; Creative Colours (#224), with the primary palette inspiring the Piet Mondrian layout; and sharing with Creative Crafters (#96)Continue reading “Piet Mondrian – Big on Birthdays”

Valentine Vase – With Love

Design Team Time for the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge (#665).  Lots of layers, lots of opportunity, kept simple with a unifying color. My design was influenced by: Facebook’s Global Design Project (#531) Heart theme, Addicted to CAS (#299) Glass theme, and choosing the Color Dare (#686) Pink Palette. Here is the result: Steps: All elementsContinue reading “Valentine Vase – With Love”

Snow Front – With Love

Welcome back!  A brand-new week and we are off to a start in my favorite style – Clean and Simple. Combining: Paper Players (#769) Signs of Winter theme with the CAS on Friday (#325) Snowman theme.  Choosing the CAS Colours & Sketches (#576) Palette and sharing with Krafty Chicks (#803) and AAA Cards (#306) forContinue reading “Snow Front – With Love”

Sweet Floral – Friendship Card

Welcome back!  Happy Sunday… I am playing with the Creative Colours (#222) Color challenge. My design choices were influenced by: Can You Handle The Pressure (#2601) Twist – Friendship; Simply Clean & Simple (#2601) to use Something New; and sharing with Inspire Create (#207), also Something New. Here is the result: Steps: All elements wereContinue reading “Sweet Floral – Friendship Card”