S is for Seahorse – Wishing you…

Welcome back!  Already Thursday.  I do not know where the week has gone… Clean and Simple for AAA Cards (#320) with an “S” theme.  I went beachy with a Seahorse. Rounding out my ideas, I selected the palette suggested by Color Dare (#714) and to use dies for Just Us Girls (#835). I am sharingContinue reading “S is for Seahorse – Wishing you…”

Lakeside Cycle – You Are An Inspiration

Time again for the Hand Stamped Sentiments (#494) Design Team Challenge.  This round, we have a Sketch. My design was influenced by: The Male Room (#212) for Hobbies; As You See It (#378) for Summer Days; and Krafty Chicks (#831) with a Summery Beachy Mood Board.  I selected to create an alternative card using theContinue reading “Lakeside Cycle – You Are An Inspiration”

Far Away Landscapes – Beach Friends

Welcome back!  So glad you joined me… Today, I am playing with the current Global Design Project (#539) Theme and sharing with Love To Craft (#91) Anything Goes. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base keeping the design clean.   Thanks for spending some of your time with meContinue reading “Far Away Landscapes – Beach Friends”

Friends Are Like Seashells – Happy I Found You

Welcome back!  Hope your Sunday is just spectacular. We are experiencing a heat wave in my neck of the woods…currently about 100 degrees, so the Beach is a good idea at the moment. That said, there are several beachy themed challenges about: Simply Clean & Simple (#25); Inspiration Station (#75), We Love Stamping (#06JUL25); andContinue reading “Friends Are Like Seashells – Happy I Found You”

Summer is Calling – Boho Beach

Welcome back!  Happy Sunday.  Hoping you find some time to be creative… Today I am playing with a few challenges: Double Trouble (#192) Sun Fun and the 3-2-1 Recipe and Twist partnering with the Try a Sketch on Tuesday (#671) Layout which I flipped. Influences: Four Seasons (June), the first of the Summer trio andContinue reading “Summer is Calling – Boho Beach”

Sending Sunshine – Enjoy

Welcome to Sunday and the newest Paper Players (#701) challenge.  This week, Stef has a delightful Summer Beach Mood Board for us.  My take-away?  The top center Beach Ball photograph suggested a clean and simple sketch layout and an opportunity to draw and color my own image. Color Choice: Just Us Girls (#738) and sharingContinue reading “Sending Sunshine – Enjoy”

Ocean Beach View – Grand Birthday

Hi!  Round three as a Surprise Party Guest with the Seize the Birthday Team. The Party Topping (#284) this time is “Beach”. I took additional inspiration from: Retro Rubber (#230) for a Nautical element and Shopping Our Stash (#521) for the Water element and selected the colors suggested by CAS Colours & Sketches (#536) toContinue reading “Ocean Beach View – Grand Birthday”

Postcard From the Beach – With Love, Just Because I am Thinking of You

Design Time at Cardz 4 Guyz (#325) and the challenge this fortnight?  A CAS (clean and simple) card. If fact there are quite a few CAS challenges about at the moment and a few with a similar theme…so, here is what I was inspired by: Tic Tac Toe (#214); Just Us Girls (#685); AAA CardsContinue reading “Postcard From the Beach – With Love, Just Because I am Thinking of You”

Seashells, She Collects Seashells

Design Time at Hand Stamped Sentiments (#417) and the Mood Board has plenty of options for inspiration.  I selected the Seashell image. Summer is here and there a several challenges with a beachy theme so I will try to capture the essence of each with a clean and simple card for Less Is More (#486)Continue reading “Seashells, She Collects Seashells”

Ocean Front – Thinking of You

Welcome back!  I have a sweet clean and simple #simplestamping card for you today. Playing with: Facebook Colour INKspiration (#128), CASology (#406), Inspiration Station (#36) and Stampin’ Up!’s Simple Stamping Challenge (September). Here is the result:  Steps: Are you tempted to just “Jump In” into this beautiful blue ocean after running down the “Sandy” beach?Continue reading “Ocean Front – Thinking of You”