Welcome back! A quick little clean and simple card to celebrate that guy in your life. Challenges: Inspired By (#240) and Inspire Create (#144) and sharing with Shopping Our Stash (#498). I was drawn to the overall impression of the muted colors of the cabinet, the wall treatment and the metallic adornments on the cabinet. Continue reading “Brave, Strong, Smart & Loved”
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Off to the Sea to Swim with the Fish
Welcome back! Thursday and a few challenges that are pending…how does that happen? Never enough time in the day to get everything you want/need to get done. Over at TGIF (#422) the challenge is what would you do with a Navy background? Me? I went to the Sea. Over at Tic Tac Toe (#210), IContinue reading “Off to the Sea to Swim with the Fish”
Hanging Garden – Lovely You
Welcome back! One more card today for a deadline… Inspired By (#239) Lilacs for the colors and the suggested sketch for a clean and simple card. Here is the result: Steps: Are you a fan of purples? It is a wonderful color when paired with white. Hanging Garden is a favorite that I have keptContinue reading “Hanging Garden – Lovely You”
Boho Floral – You Are Wonderful
Welcome back! Mid-week hump day. Will you be able to carve out some creative time for yourself today? A little inspiration: As You See It (#299) gives us a recipe to follow…just collect your pieces and put it together. I selected to CASE (copy and selectively edit) the card layout from Krista Frattin as suggestedContinue reading “Boho Floral – You Are Wonderful”
Earthen Textures – Appreciated and Celebrated
Tuesday! Design Team Challenges for Cardz 4 Guyz (#323) and Facebook Case-ing Tuesdays (#410) showcasing the wonderful Earthen Textures Stamp Set and Dies Bundle. I chose a vertical or portrait style card to better suit my choices. Inspiration for the card design came from: Double Trouble (#139) partnering with Festive Friday (#135) and choosing theContinue reading “Earthen Textures – Appreciated and Celebrated”
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: AndContinue reading “Cheerful Daisies – You Made My Day”
Lighting the Way – Father’s Day Card
Welcome back! Another quick little CAS (Clean and Simple) card for a few more challenges. Let the fun continue. Paper Players (#641) CAS Single Image; Krafty Chicks (#664) CAS Anything Goes; and TGIF (#421) for a Masculine themed card. Here is the result: Steps: The Lantern was popped up over the Lemon Lolly colored circleContinue reading “Lighting the Way – Father’s Day Card”
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”
A Classic – You’re the Best
Welcome back! A few deadlines are on the horizon… Playing with Less Is More (#482); Inkspirational (#289); and using the colors suggested by Color Dare (#546) in their Tic Tac Toe Board. Here is the result: Steps: The completed panel was adhered to the card base and the sentiment label was added A clean andContinue reading “A Classic – You’re the Best”
April Showers – Playing in the Rain
Wishing the very best on this Sunday… April! April Showers are a popular theme this month. Here is my take prompted by: Inspired By (#233) including colors and the suggested sketch layout; Shopping Our Stash (#494); and as I went with Rain Showers instead of Baby / Bridal Showers, Can You Handle the Pressure (#29).Continue reading “April Showers – Playing in the Rain”