Tuesday! Design Team Challenge for Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#405). Several challenges influenced my choices today: Facebook Stampin’ Through the Catalog – Best Day stamp set; Just Add Ink (#649) for the colors; Happy Little Stampers (April) for the Stencil; and The Male Room (#173) for Gender and Tools: Here is the result: Steps: Card Base:Continue reading “Best Day – Have Cake”
Category Archives: Technique Challenge
He’s All That – Father’s Day
Tuesday! Design Team Challenges for Cardz 4 Guyz (#320) – Emboss and Hand Stamped Sentiments (#412) – Color. I chose to create a Father’s Day card using the As You Can See It (#296) Sketch. Let’s play! Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Pool Party cardstock. Background PanelContinue reading “He’s All That – Father’s Day”
Serene Bird – Happy Birthday
Welcome back! It is a dark rainy day and I wanted to brighten my day…so… The challenge I am playing with is: Festive Friday (#131) and I chose a number of items from the list. I wanted to add a Bird, but I don’t have many birds in my stamp collection. On a hunt, IContinue reading “Serene Bird – Happy Birthday”
And They Came 2 x 2 – Count Me In
Welcome back! What a busy week. Glad to have some time to play but those darn deadlines keep creeping up… So today, I was inspired by Paper Players (#634) for the theme; Color Dare (#541) for the colors chosen; TGIF (#414) for the materials used; and bringing it all together the current sketch layout atContinue reading “And They Came 2 x 2 – Count Me In”
Gilded Leaves – Cheers
Another work week and I am off to a good start. Playing with two clean and simple card challenges: CAS Colours & Sketches (#505) and AAA Cards (#235) and picking up the colors and themes from Inspired By (#227), Color Hues (#59) and Colorful Options (March). Here is the result: Steps: A bit of glueContinue reading “Gilded Leaves – Cheers”
Potted Succulents – Hello
Just one more for today. Please indulge me. Working with Freshly Made Sketches (#574) and the Colors suggested by both Color Hues (#58) and Sunday Stamps (#303) and a layered element as directed by TGIF (#409). Here is the result: Steps: Case Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Tahitian Tide cardstock. Background Panel: (5½”Continue reading “Potted Succulents – Hello”
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”
Wildflower Path – Get Well Card
Welcome back! Design team time for Hand Stamped Sentiments (#408) for a great color challenge. Sketch: Over at Stampin’ Up! Only (#320), the suggestion was to CASE (Copy and Share Everything) one of the card samples from page 5 of the Sale-a-bration Brochure and I chose the bottom card. CAS (Clean and Simple) Style CardsContinue reading “Wildflower Path – Get Well Card”
Count on Me to Send Love Your Way
I think this will wrap up all of the outstanding Valentine type challenges that are still out there. Hope you are having a Red-Hot Day! The line-up: Double Trouble (#131) partnering with Try Stampin’ On Tuesdays (#593) for the theme and the sketch. Tic Tac Toe (#196) Line #1 for Heart, Red and Stitching. TheContinue reading “Count on Me to Send Love Your Way”
Swirls of Color – You’re Amazing
Welcome back! It’s a dreary morning that just begs for some Sunshine and Rainbows. A bunch of challenges tie nicely into this theme. Case-ing, or CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) is a great way jump start a new creation. Two similar cards with vastly different treatments and color choices were used as inspiration today. TimeContinue reading “Swirls of Color – You’re Amazing”
