Experiencing an interruption in service related to Hurricane Helene with no power! Welcome to Sunday and the newest Paper Players (#709) challenge. This week, Claire has given us a Tic Tac Toe board. Nine possible combinations! Additional inspiration for design elements were influenced by both Just Add Ink (#721) Inspired By (#303), Tic Tac ToeContinue reading “Perfect Blend”
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Petite Pansies – Birthday Wishes
Welcome to Sunday and the newest Paper Players (#708) challenge. This week, Joanne has presented us with a really cool sketch. What to do with it? Influences…Seize The Birthday (#291) to add Stripes; Creative Colours (#159) which just brought lovely yellow and purple Pansies to my mind, so I picked a favorite retired stamp setContinue reading “Petite Pansies – Birthday Wishes”
Layers Of Beauty – Hope
Hi again! Chasing a deadline and hoping that you will indulge me in another card creation. Just Add Ink (#719) swapping out Shaded Spruce for Shy Shamrock; Just Us Girls (#744) for their Word Play; The Flower Challenge (#95) for a stamped Floral image; and bringing it all together, the Tuesday Morning Sketch (#774) whichContinue reading “Layers Of Beauty – Hope”
Changing Leaves – Thinking of You
Design Team Time: This round at Cardz 4 Guyz (#356), the challenge is to use Embossing Techniques – Wet, Dry or both and at Hand Stamped Sentiments (#447), we are given a Hello Fall Mood Board for inspiration. I chose to combine the two. I chose the Sketch Saturday (#759) layout flipped to the verticalContinue reading “Changing Leaves – Thinking of You”
Vintage Birds – Thanks For Being You
Welcome to Sunday and the newest Paper Players (#707) challenge. This week, Ann has chosen CAS (clean and simple) as our style with a Nature theme. Additional inspiration for design elements were influenced by both Festive Friday (#168) and Tic Tac Toe (#256) to dress up my card a little bit. Here is the result:Continue reading “Vintage Birds – Thanks For Being You”
Day At The Farm – Hey, Chick
Hi again! Chasing a deadline…and having a little fun… Over at Farm Quest (#59), the challenge is to create with “R” Farm or Forest Animals and I chose Rooster(s). Over at Alphabet the current Letter is “L” for Landscape and over at Shopping Our Stash (#530), we need to confess a crafting weakness…and mine isContinue reading “Day At The Farm – Hey, Chick”
Wild Ferns – Thinking of You
Welcome back! Friday – Yikes! How did that happen? Hoping you have some wonderful plans for your weekend. It was a busy day and I am just getting a chance to play. Loving the color combo suggested by the Facebook Colour INKspirations (#172) this round. I opted to use the Stampin’ Up! Sketch Template #10Continue reading “Wild Ferns – Thinking of You”
Leaf Fall – Thank You
Design Time: This round at Hand Stamped Sentiments (#446) we have a sketch. It presents as a Slim Line but I chose to create an A2 card. My design choices were influenced by several similar themed challenges. Sunday Stamps (#343) Inspiration Photo and Colors; Can You Handle The Pressure (#62) Twist – Leaves; Four SeasonsContinue reading “Leaf Fall – Thank You”
Mid Century Modern – Birthday
Hi again! I needed a guy card. Do you have trouble creating cards for guys? I find that simple shapes and earthy colors are ideal to work with. I selected to create a Retro style birthday card for Seize The Birthday (#290) in a loose Frank Lloyd Wright interpretation of his famous window designs. IncorporatingContinue reading “Mid Century Modern – Birthday”
Hey – Happiest Day
Hi again! One more card for you today. In my favorite clean and simple style. So, over at Inkspirational (#322), they have this really cool Mood Board. My take-aways were the colors and the suggested Shapes along with an Ombre effect. To complete my idea, I chose to use Stencils for Just Us Girls (#741)Continue reading “Hey – Happiest Day”