Design Team Time for Hand Stamped Sentiments (#484) with a lovely Monochromatic palette of colors. My design was influenced by: Just Add Ink (#781) for a Winged element; Shopping Our Stash (#569) to include a Number; and Just Us Girls (#814) to add Embossed Elements and that list sent me to my stash of retiredContinue reading “Touches of Texture – Get Well Card”
Category Archives: Tools Challenge
Nature’s Symphony – Birthday
Welcome back! Friday…the end of the week and catching up with all things green with a spot of gold. Today is mostly a color challenge day: Seize the Birthday (#322) using mostly Green; along with Color Hues (#128) Green & Gold; Inspiration Station (#83) with a Green & Gold suggestion photo. Additionally, I am playingContinue reading “Nature’s Symphony – Birthday”
Beautiful Motifs – Thinking of You
Welcome back! Happy Wednesday. Chasing a few deadlines with challenges that have a similar theme. March is here and so is green… Starting with: Just Us Girls (#813) to use Dies with a Twist to use the color, Green; Triple B (#2603) with a Green Twist featuring Blooms, Birds and/or Butterflies; If You Give aContinue reading “Beautiful Motifs – Thinking of You”
Forever Florals – Thinking of You
Welcome back! Monday and off to a “quick” start. I have taken up the As You See it (#367) Speed Challenge. Create a card in less than 10 minutes featuring the color, Purple. Usually, I go for high speed with a clean and simple card. Today, I wanted to try something different. I chose toContinue reading “Forever Florals – Thinking of You”
Simply Said – Birthday Wishes
Welcome back! Happy Wednesday. Chasing a few deadlines with challenges that have a similar theme. Starting with: Just Us Girls (#812) to use Stencils; Inkspirational (#362) to use Stencils and add a Plaid; Just Add Ink (#780) to use Stencils and/or Dies; and AAA Birthday Cards (#83) to use Dies. That has the Tools covered,Continue reading “Simply Said – Birthday Wishes”
Cup of Tea – Christmas Cheer
Welcome back! A treat today. I have the pleasure of being a Guest Designer with the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge team for March. My design choices were influenced by the Double Trouble (#210) 3-2-1 Recipe and selecting the Try a Sketch on Tuesday (#689) Layout. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered toContinue reading “Cup of Tea – Christmas Cheer”
Fabulous Sayings – You Can Do Anything
Hi! Design Team Time for Tic Tac Toe (#287). Eight possibilities and so much choice. From the Board, I selected the left column, the center row and the left diagonal. The elements: Circles, Layering, Neutral Colors, Encouragement, Embellishment Dots, and Embossing. My design was influenced by Stampin’ Up! Only (#395) to case (copy and selectivelyContinue reading “Fabulous Sayings – You Can Do Anything”
Friendly Foliage – Wishing You the Best
Welcome back! Monday and a brand-new week full of creative opportunities. Today I am playing with: Addicted to Stamps and More (#511) to Make My Mark with coloring techniques and/or tools. I chose the TGIF (#565) Inspiration Image, recreating it with a few stamped images and coloring tools. Choosing the Color Dare (#691) Palette andContinue reading “Friendly Foliage – Wishing You the Best”
Spring Tea – Good Friends
Welcome back! Happy Sunday. Blending a number of similar challenges for a lovely friendship card. Starting with the Just Us Girls (#811) Mood Board with a sweet “drink” image in soft pinks and tying in the Inspired By (#366) Tea Garden Inspiration Photo. Adding in some Chocolate for As You See It (#366) with aContinue reading “Spring Tea – Good Friends”
Fragrant Layers – Fabulous Sayings Birthday
Welcome back! Happy Saturday – Happy Valentine’s Day – Happy to be in the Studio! Today’s challenge combination: Facebook’s Global Design Project (#534) Sketch with Seize the Birthday (#320) for a CAS, clean and simple card, using Dies and choosing the CAS Colours & Sketches (#578) Palette. Here is the result: Steps: All elements wereContinue reading “Fragrant Layers – Fabulous Sayings Birthday”