Hey there, welcome back! While I had the watercolor paper and the brushes out…why not use them for the Global Design Project (#356) Challenge to Case (Copy and Selectively Edit) of a lovely card created by Emma Goddard. Elements: Floral Spray, Centered Greeting, Colors, Background Decorative Pattern, Twine and Gems. Here is the result: Steps:Continue reading “Jar of Flowers – Friendship Card”
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Fresh Cut Flowers – Season of Chic Birthday Wishes
Welcome back! It was a busy day. A full house for my afternoon class. So, I am taking a few minutes (LOL) to create a card this evening. More challenges today: As You See It (#281) Recipe; Make the Cards (#61) for the Colors; Freshly Made (#549) for the Sketch; and Colour Crazy Craft (#32)Continue reading “Fresh Cut Flowers – Season of Chic Birthday Wishes”
Perfect Pomegranate – Fab!
Welcome back! Another quick clean and simple card for you this morning with a bit of framing detail. Blue and Green is such a fresh color combination and one of my favorites. I have combined the Color Throwdown (#706) challenge with the Less Is More (#471) Theme challenge. Hope you like it! Here is theContinue reading “Perfect Pomegranate – Fab!”
Time to Fly
A very quick little clean and simple card for you this morning. A few drawn scribbles and a bit of lettering for the AAA Cards (#221) challenge and another one for Paper Players (#604). Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Basic White cardstock. Accent Panel: (3¼” x 4½”)Continue reading “Time to Fly”
You’ve Been Good – North Pole Mischief
Happy Tuesday and a happy day! I have some more time to play. Several really fun challenge ideas have been combined for this card. Most nights, I have challenges on the “brain” and often have a plan when I wake up… Paper Players (#604) – Black and White with a Pop of Color; Can YouContinue reading “You’ve Been Good – North Pole Mischief”
You Are Always Loved – Christmas Scottie
Happy Tuesday and welcome to the Facebook Case-ing the Catalog challenge (#369). The card sample is essentially a color block. For my colors, I went to a Random Color Generator Site and set the selector to four colors. The colors that popped up were similar to Sahara Sand, Soft Suede/Early Espresso, Garden Green and MerryContinue reading “You Are Always Loved – Christmas Scottie”
Splendid Thoughts – Let’s Celebrate
The challenge theme for the FUSION sketch is Wine & Cheese. How appropriate as we visited a winery yesterday. I selected the retired stamp set, Tuscan Vineyard, to play with. I chose to create another one-layer clean and simple card for the INKspirational (#271) challenge and did a bit of Blender Pen water coloring soContinue reading “Splendid Thoughts – Let’s Celebrate”
Off to the Tropics – Charming Sentiments
Hi! Several challenges in my favorite style: Clean and Simple (CAS) and I thought I would combine them all together for this card. Sketch – CAS Colours & Sketches (#482); Colors – Sunday Stamps (#289); Theme – Addicted to CAS (#226); Materials – CAS on Friday (#237) and Technique – INKspirational (#271). Here is theContinue reading “Off to the Tropics – Charming Sentiments”
Happiness Abounds – Pretty Posies
Welcome back! Hope you are having a lovely week. We have some weekend plans, so I am trying to get a few more challenges completed. Sketch – Try Stampin’ on Tuesdays (#567) and Colors – Creative Color (#49). Technique – Happy Little Stampers Watercolor (August) and as the card also checks the boxes, The FlowersContinue reading “Happiness Abounds – Pretty Posies”
Celebrate!
Welcome back! I have been given the opportunity to be the featured Designer for the Color Throwdown Team this week. Such fun to play along. The colors that we get to work with (CTD705) this week are Purple, Red and Green and looking at the inspiration photograph, I selected Rich Razzleberry, Sweet Sorbet and ParakeetContinue reading “Celebrate!”