It’s Tuesday! Design Team Challenge for Hand Stamped Sentiments (#415) and this fortnight it is Color! It would be great if you decide to play along too. For this card, I chose the theme from Shopping Our Stash (#497) and the sketch from Atlantic Hearts (#527). Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” xContinue reading “Sweet Cupcakes – Celebrate”
Category Archives: Theme Challenges
Happy Holiday Trees
Welcome back! I have a no stamping holiday card for you today as requested by Jingle Belles. I chose to source materials from the October/November 2019 Paper Pumpkin Kits: Winter Woods and Winter Gifts. The Trimmed Tree tied in nicely with the Happy Little Stampers (May) Christmas theme too. Here is the result: Steps: CardContinue reading “Happy Holiday Trees”
Inked & Tiled – Birthday Silhouette
One more card for today…with another new stamp set: Inked & Tiled for another clean and simple (CAS) card. The challenges: Just Us Girls (#681) for a CAS Silhouette card using colors inspired by the current Just Add Ink (#654) with the Atlantic Hearts (#526) sketch. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” xContinue reading “Inked & Tiled – Birthday Silhouette”
Cheerful Daisies – You Made My Day
Welcome back! Happy Sunday. Continuing to play with new goodies…today, a clean and simple (CAS) card using the Cheerful Daisies Bundle. The challenges: Less Is More (#484) for a single layer floral card using colors inspired by the current Inkspirational (#290) Mood Board with the Freshly Made (#587) sketch. Here is the result: Steps: CardContinue reading “Cheerful Daisies – You Made My Day”
Color Pop Birthday
Welcome back! The start of the Holiday weekend. Wishing you a fun and safe time as you celebrate. A few fun challenges for a no STAMP card. First, the super fun and bright color combination from Creative Colour (#90) paired with the Tuesday Morning (#708) sketch asking for a large sentiment. So why not theContinue reading “Color Pop Birthday”
Mermaid Friends
One more… Cupcake Inspirations (#569) theme this round is Mermaids. The only item I have with Mermaids is the retired Myths & Magic Specialty Designer Series Paper and it included the returning colors Berry Burst and Lemon-Lime Twist so I opted to tie into the Sunday Stamps (#309) color scheme. I swapped out Blueberry BushelContinue reading “Mermaid Friends”
Pink Orchids – Birthday Card
Hi! I have weekend plans…weather permitting…so I am trying to get ahead on some more challenges. AAA Cards (#240) is celebrating nine (9) years with a Pink Birthday and Heart’s Quest (#30) is also looking for a Birthday card. I selected the retired Varied Vases (circa 2018) and coordinating retired Vibrant Vases (circa 2019) stampContinue reading “Pink Orchids – Birthday Card”
Rev Up The Fun – Birthday Card
Welcome back! Having a play with an older stamp set: Rev Up The Fun (circa 2013) for a Masculine Birthday card. A bunch of challenges inspired this card. Make My Monday (#201) Masculine; Global Design Project (#395) Birthday; Retro Rubber (#207) Anything Goes; Color Dare (#548) for Pewter with one other color choice; Color HuesContinue reading “Rev Up The Fun – Birthday Card”
Gorgeous Garden – Hello
Had a fabulous great time in class today but it is time to get cracking on another card for a deadline due date, Challenges: Inspired By (#238) for the flowers and the colors; Paper Craft Crew (#519) for the floral theme; and Happy Little Stampers (May) as I used Dies to make this card. HereContinue reading “Gorgeous Garden – Hello”
Sock Monkey – Baby Boy Blue
A brand-new week! Welcome back. Over at Just Add Ink (#653) I chose Baby and Banner. Tying into Tic Tac Toe (#209) adding Any Shape and Plaid. My Shape – a Sock Monkey, my Colors – Blue and Aqua from the Just Us Girls (#680) Mood Board. Bringing it all together, the Inspire Create (#143)Continue reading “Sock Monkey – Baby Boy Blue”