Brave, Strong, Smart & Loved

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”

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”