Nature’s Beauty – Birthday Fox

There are a few Theme Challenges this week: Global Design Project – GDP279   ANIMAL CASology – Week 384   FOX and Watercooler Wednesday Challenge – WWC309   MASCULINE I wanted to keep this card very clean with minimal layers yet be striking. From the Nature’s Beauty stamp set, I stamped the Fox on to a small pieceContinue reading “Nature’s Beauty – Birthday Fox”

Happy Birthday – True Love / Art Gallery

Colour INKspiration – CI93 has been bumbling around in my head since last Tuesday, February 9th. This is such a great image. I love a bright green and a bold blue. The sandy color was what was throwing me…  I sat down to work on a sketch challenge but got inspired by scraps of theContinue reading “Happy Birthday – True Love / Art Gallery”

Approaching Perfection – Oh So Ombre Birthday

A fun little sketch over at TGIF this week.  Sketch Challenge – TGIFC303 The end of Sale-a-bration is approaching quickly and I wanted to play with a few of the products you can earn for FREE with a qualifying purchase. The Approaching Perfection stamp set is a super set of great sentiments coupled with aContinue reading “Approaching Perfection – Oh So Ombre Birthday”

Envelope Surprises that are Truly Lovely

For inspiration I picked the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches – FMS472 and a color combination from the Color Throw Down team – CTD629 to support the CASology 383 theme: Envelope. The name of the game today is Clean and Simple (CAS) Influenced by the color choices, I stamped the Basic White panel with theContinue reading “Envelope Surprises that are Truly Lovely”

Suite Sampler – Birthday

Hi Everyone!  It’s Tuesday and I am having fun with the Case-ing Tuesday #290 Challenge. For my color choices, I selected the Just Add Ink – JAI540 Color Challenge. This is what I created… An easily overlooked stamp set, Suite Sampler is at the back of the Spring Mini Catalog – page 88.  It canContinue reading “Suite Sampler – Birthday”

Birthday Fun – Girls and Boys

This week’s Sunday Sketch – SS040 is a great simple layout.  Pick your colors, pick your theme and you are off to the races. I wanted to make Birthday cards and the colors chosen for these two cards were inspired by two different color challenges. Color Throw Down – CTD628 and CAS Color and SketchContinue reading “Birthday Fun – Girls and Boys”

Scrap Strips…We all have them.  Let’s Make Cards!

This week’s Weekend Challenge to keep you stamping is another Simple Sketch intended for you to use up some of those half-inch scraps you keep for another day project.  Well today is the day! All of the cards I made use some manner of scrap strips from my bins.  Where the scraps originally came fromContinue reading “Scrap Strips…We all have them.  Let’s Make Cards!”

Beautiful Best Wishes

Deadlines, deadlines, and deadlines. The colors for this week…a soft pink, a soft gray, and a dreamy blue for the Color Throw Down – CTD627 Challenge were so appealing that I just needed to make a card with them.  For me, that translated into Blushing Bride, Smoky Slate and Misty Moonlight.  Now what to doContinue reading “Beautiful Best Wishes”

Flower & Field Designer Series Paper Sampler

For my class this week, Celebration of Color – All Occasions Cards, I chose to highlight the beautiful Sale-a-bration Field & Flowers Designer Series Papers. The inspiration for the cards I created came from various sketch challenges.  Sunday Sketch SS038, Case-ing Tuesday #288, Just Add Ink #538, and The Power of Three as suggested byContinue reading “Flower & Field Designer Series Paper Sampler”

Sunday Sketch – SS037

Today, I bring you two very different cards inspired by the SS037 Sketch. The January Stampin’ Up! #SimpleStamping Challenge is to use just Stamp, Paper, Ink and an item from the Sale-a-bration Brochure.  Another Color Challenge that I discovered is the Color Throw Down – CTD#625.  The colors:  Melon Mambo, Granny Apple Green and PacificContinue reading “Sunday Sketch – SS037”