Sweet Geraniums – Country Fresh Hello

Welcome back!  Glad to have you along. Today’s inspiration comes from Time Out (#235) for the Country Fresh scene including the Pink Potted Plant and the Sentiment found on the Wreath. I have selected the pastel color option over at Paper Players (#635) and the sketch presented by Just Add Ink (#647). Here is theContinue reading “Sweet Geraniums – Country Fresh Hello”

Tropical Leaf – Hello

Welcome back!  Every month, Stampin’ Up! presents a #SimpleStamping challenge.  Simple Stamping = Just Stamps, Ink and Paper.  The challenges sometimes include a few other parameters.  For this month, use a punch and the sentiment, Hello.  I chose to use the new Tropical Leaf Bundle available as an On-Line Exclusive. To meet this objective, IContinue reading “Tropical Leaf – Hello”

Perfectly Penciled – HB A’ La Mode

Happy Day to you all! Having a bit of a play before meeting friends for Easter dinner. Challenges: Freshly Made Sketches (#580), Color Dare (#543), Happy Little Stampers (April) and Stampin’ Up! Creative (April). Here is the result: Steps: All panels were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch.  The Flower adds aContinue reading “Perfectly Penciled – HB A’ La Mode”

Anything Is Possible – Hand-Penned Memories & More

One last card and I am calling it a day.  Did you have a chance to be creative today? Fun Fold Cards are generally not my go to.  However, over at Atlantic Hearts (#519), we are challenged to make a Step Card. Cleaning up my Studio and getting ready for the new Stampin’ Up! CalendarContinue reading “Anything Is Possible – Hand-Penned Memories & More”

Something Special – Happy I Found You

Still raining…still playing… Simple cards, so easy to create are sometimes forgotten as we get better at cardmaking.  For this card, I kept it very simple and let the pretty patterned paper do all the work.  Over at Double Trouble (#135), the challenge is to use Rainbow Colors and they are in cahoots with TuesdayContinue reading “Something Special – Happy I Found You”

Easter Tulips – Thinking of You

Welcome back!  Another dreary day…perfect spending some time in the Studio! For this morning’s card I am combining a few more challenges:  The Card Concept (#193) for colors and especially the Jug of Tulips; Try Stampin’ On Tuesday’s (#600) for the sketch; and Tic Tac Toe (#203) for the bottom line – Flowers, Ribbon andContinue reading “Easter Tulips – Thinking of You”

Tropical Leaf – Love You

To CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) is to take inspiration from and make it your own.  The team at the Global Design Project (#388) asked us to recreate a card made by Ann Alexander.  I opted to use the colors suggested by Creative Colour (#83) which are similar in overall impression to Ann’s color choices.Continue reading “Tropical Leaf – Love You”

Serene Bird – Happy Birthday

Welcome back!  It is a dark rainy day and I wanted to brighten my day…so… The challenge I am playing with is: Festive Friday (#131) and I chose a number of items from the list.  I wanted to add a Bird, but I don’t have many birds in my stamp collection.  On a hunt, IContinue reading “Serene Bird – Happy Birthday”

Painted Posies – Blank Greeting Card

Hi!  One more card for today… A clean and simple Spring card for Addicted to CAS (#234) influenced by the Mood Board over at Inkspirational (#286) and the colors of the desserts at Inspired By (#232).  I opted for no sentiment because this card was so pretty and can be used for any occasion. HereContinue reading “Painted Posies – Blank Greeting Card”

And They Came 2 x 2 – Count Me In

Welcome back!  What a busy week.  Glad to have some time to play but those darn deadlines keep creeping up… So today, I was inspired by Paper Players (#634) for the theme; Color Dare (#541) for the colors chosen; TGIF (#414) for the materials used; and bringing it all together the current sketch layout atContinue reading “And They Came 2 x 2 – Count Me In”