Welcome back! Monday again…and we are off to a fine start with a clean and simple card. Over at CAS of Friday (#278) the theme is Hello. Over at Addicted to CAS (#253) the theme is Friends. I selected the Freshly Made (#625) Sketch and the Color Dare (#589) palette for the card. Here isContinue reading “Hello, Friend”
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Dainty Delight Bouquet – I Love You
Welcome back! So happy you joined me. The end of the month is coming quickly and therefore a few deadlines are catching up with me. Inspired By (#277) Tray and items thereof… White Dainty Blossoms and touches of pink along with black and gray; Heart’s Quest Celebration Of Love (#02) goes without saying; and IContinue reading “Dainty Delight Bouquet – I Love You”
Enduring Beauty – You’re in my Thoughts
It is the beginning of a new work week. I am a little ahead of the game for a couple of Tuesday challenges. Facebook’s Stampin’ Through the Catalog is featuring Enduring Beauty and I opted to use Facebook’s Case-ing Tuesday (#449) sketch that can be found on page 43 of the Jan-Apr Mini Catalog. IContinue reading “Enduring Beauty – You’re in my Thoughts”
Blocked Stencils – Hug in a Cup
Welcome to Sunday and the newest Paper Players (#678) challenge. Anne Marie has given us a fun sketch to play with this week. I decided to have a play with stencils for Just Us Girls (#715) and the Color Dare (#588) Fancy Five picking the warm tones. I am also sharing this card with KraftyContinue reading “Blocked Stencils – Hug in a Cup”
Thoughtful Expressions – Softly Sophisticated
Welcome back! It had been a couple of busy days, but I wanted to post the card I made inspired by Michelle Last who was profiled on the Facebook Stampin’ Through the Catalog as a Guest Designer on February 15th. She had a really cute card with an inside surprise. I took inspiration from TheContinue reading “Thoughtful Expressions – Softly Sophisticated”
Sitting Here – Come and Sit a While
Welcome back! Monday and a brand-new week…let’s have some fun. Over at Farm Quest (#45) the theme is Porch Furniture. I dug out an old favorite stamp set, Sitting Here for this. I selected the Color Throwdown (#779) suggested colors and took inspiration from the Paper Craft Crew (#556) sketch design which I flipped. MuchContinue reading “Sitting Here – Come and Sit a While”
Notes of Nature – Field Notes
Hi! A little play time in the Studio…on a rainy Sunday. Working with the Creative Colour (#127) suggestions and the Atlantic Hearts (#563) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Petal Pink cardstock. Accent Mat: (3⅞” x 5⅛”) Copper Clay cardstock. Using a Blending Brush, Copper Clay ink,Continue reading “Notes of Nature – Field Notes”
Thoughtful Expressions
Welcome to Sunday and the newest Paper Players (#676) challenge. LeAnne has given us a very pretty set of colors to work with this week. I picked an image from the new Thoughtful Expressions stamp set and the Freshly Made (#622) sketch to create my card. I tried a little water coloring with Wink ofContinue reading “Thoughtful Expressions”
Floral Study in Blue – Thinking of You
Hi! Again, there are more color challenges than sketch challenges this week. Lots of Sunday deadlines, and I am trying to get ahead so I can enjoy some of the expected sunshine. Playing with Stampin’ Up! Only (#343) and the set of colors given. I opted to go monochromatic and chose Pool Party to createContinue reading “Floral Study in Blue – Thinking of You”
Circle Sayings – Happy Birthday
Welcome back! A bunch of ideas have been percolating in my brain as I pondered what to do with sets of colors, some open themes, a tool usage and various sketches. These were the ones I settled on. Firstly, the colors: Facebook’s Colour INKspiration (#158); then the theme: TGIF (#456); thirdly using stencils for Just UsContinue reading “Circle Sayings – Happy Birthday”
