Beautiful Day – An Open Heart

The Weekend!  Welcome back. Three challenges today.  The Card Concept (#195b) Garden Birds and I Spy with My Little Eye (#3) – Something with Wings.  Bringing my ideas together, the Atlantic Hearts (#526) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch.  A cut and fringedContinue reading “Beautiful Day – An Open Heart”

All Kinds of Wonderful

Happy Thursday with a happy colored card! Several challenges involving rainbows…Time Out (#238) Quote with highlighted words Rainbow and Gold; Inspiration Station (#49) May Day Rainbow colored Ribbons; and Color Dare (#547) with a swirl of Rainbow Colors.  Bringing it all together, I chose the Freshly Made (#586) sketch. Here is the result: Steps: AllContinue reading “All Kinds of Wonderful”

Flamingo Roses – Best Wishes

Had a fabulous time at the Art Show.  So much inspiration!  Such talented artists. Had a chance to play this afternoon after we got home…and decided to pull out the Artistically Inked stamp set.  So happy that it is still featured in the new 2023 / 2024 Annual Catalog.  It is a beauty! Challenges: InspiredContinue reading “Flamingo Roses – Best Wishes”

Painted Florals – Hello

Got any weekend plans?  Here, in town, we have a huge Art Show – Artisphere.  This is a favorite of ours and we will be going. Getting ahead on a few challenges to free up my day… Playing with the Paper Craft Crew (#517) Tic Tac Toe Board using the colors suggested by Color HuesContinue reading “Painted Florals – Hello”

Rainbow Bookcase – Enjoy the Moment

Is Reading a favorite pastime of yours?  It is one of mine.  Curling up with a good book is always a pleasure. Next up…Time Out (#236) theme – Books, Inspired By (#234) for the colorful inspiration photo and Try Stampin’ On Tuesday (#602) sketch and color inspiration. I did not have a stamp image inContinue reading “Rainbow Bookcase – Enjoy the Moment”

True Beauty – Just Because

So many Sunday deadlines… Next up…Facebook Colour INKspirations (#141) with the Atlantic Hearts (#521) sketch. I took a dive into my bins.  When a new catalog is around the corner, I look about for room to put new “treasures” and find old “treasures”. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the cardContinue reading “True Beauty – Just Because”

Fab Family Outing – Mom’s Birthday Present

Happy Sunday!  Hoping you will have some time to be creative today. First up…Tic Tac Toe (#205) Board Diagonal: Cute, Family, Coloring; Choosing Stampin’ Blends Alcohol Markers for Seize the Birthday (#259) and the Creative Colour (#85) colors with the flipped Freshly Made (#582) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: A cute family scene…a greatContinue reading “Fab Family Outing – Mom’s Birthday Present”

Delicate Desert Terra Cotta Pots

Welcome back!  Had a great class this afternoon and I am catching up on a deadline or two… Post class, I played with the Stampin’ Up! Only (#324) Color challenge and the Global Design Project (#390) sketch using several layers, so adding the card to Use Your Stuff (#482). Here is the result: Steps: AllContinue reading “Delicate Desert Terra Cotta Pots”

Full of Love

Happy Saturday!  Welcome to the weekend.  I hope you have a chance to be creative… This morning I created a card for several open challenges:  Firstly, Inspiration Station (#48) for the photo of the big blue sky and the tulip fields.  Having a Dutch background, this speaks to me and tulips are my mother’s favoriteContinue reading “Full of Love”

Framed Fern – Best Wishes

Welcome back!  Another CAS (Clean & Simple) card for you today.  Less Is More (#480) for the colors, Make My Monday (#198) for an idea and Happy Little Stampers (April) as I chose to use Dies. Here is the result: Steps: The card was assembled.  Black and White with a pop of color!  Always aContinue reading “Framed Fern – Best Wishes”