You are Fabulous

Hi again!  Another relatively simple card with a few embellishments. The Challenges: Just Us Girls (#746) featuring YOU; Seize The Birthday (#303) for Layers; TGIF (#520) for a Layered Sketch; Just Add Ink (#746) to include Swirls; and choosing the palette from Color Throwdown (#830). Here is the result: Steps: All layers were adhered toContinue reading “You are Fabulous”

Love & Sympathy

Welcome back!  Happy Monday and it is a clean and simple card day. Playing with: CAS Colours & Sketches (#557) for the Palette; AAA Cards (#288) for the Sketch, which I flipped to the vertical orientation; Tic Tac Toe (#268) for the Elements; sharing with Addicted to Stamps & More (#490) using Stencils and SimplyContinue reading “Love & Sympathy”

Lovely as a Tree – Best Day Ever

A few days off and I feel energized.  Welcome back! Today I am combining a few challenges with similar themes: Stampin’ Up! Only (#373) with a Neutral Palette in their inspiration photo; Inspire Create (#190) looking for a Monochrome Color Scheme; Festive Friday (#182) celebrating Earth Day; and Time Out (#286) with a list ofContinue reading “Lovely as a Tree – Best Day Ever”

Wild About You

Design Time for The Card Concept (#216) and we have a Safari Jungle themed inspiration photo this month. I opted for a clean and layered styling for this card incorporating a number of retired stamp sets and coordinating dies in my stash. I am sharing this card with Park Hopping (April) for Disney’s Animal KingdomContinue reading “Wild About You”

Tea Together – You Are Tea-riffic

Hi again!  I had a bee in my bonnet with a few challenges and I had sometime time to pull my ideas together. Over at Colorful Options (April), I was taken with the “tea” motifs in the pastel inspiration photos. I particularly liked the color palette over at TGIF (#519) this week and opted forContinue reading “Tea Together – You Are Tea-riffic”

Sweet Springtime – Happy Easter

Happy Sunday!  Hoping that you will find some time to be creative. Easter is just around the corner and several challenges are tapping into the theme. CAS on Friday (#306); Addicted to CAS (#280); Double D (#040225); and If You Give a Crafter a Cookie (#203). I selected the Just Add Ink (#745) color paletteContinue reading “Sweet Springtime – Happy Easter”

Joy of Noel – Bright Spirits

Welcome back!  Saturday morning and off to a good start.  The annual Spring Fling, in our town, is today and we are heading over there this afternoon. Another clean and simple card for you.  Jingle Belles (#2507), have challenged us to create a no-layer / one-layer holiday card and I selected the pretty Joy ofContinue reading “Joy of Noel – Bright Spirits”

Celebrate – Have A Hippy 5th Birthday

Welcome back!  Friday again…where did the week go?  I have a great combination for you today. Stampin’ Up! has asked the question: THIS or THAT with regards to a couple of sketch layouts and I chose “THAT”. Over at Facebook’s Colour INKspiration (#184), we are given a playful set of bright colors that I feltContinue reading “Celebrate – Have A Hippy 5th Birthday”

Painted Lavender – Thank you

Hi again!  Back in my happy place…clean and simple… Playing with LeAnne’s Paper Players (#731) Tic Tac Toe Board – Flowers / Die Cut / Lavender; AAA Cards (#287) One plus One: Silhouette -> Organic Shapes; and selecting Narelle’s Freshly Made (#680) Sketch as it was ideal for my ideas. Here is the result: Steps:Continue reading “Painted Lavender – Thank you”

Puzzle Pieces – One Piece at a Time

Design Team Time: This round at Cardz 4 Guyz (#369), the theme is “Fun and Games”. I am also sharing this card with both Krafty Chicks (#761) and Addicted To CAS (#279) for their current Masculine theme choices. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base. The sole Puzzle PieceContinue reading “Puzzle Pieces – One Piece at a Time”