Beautiful Butterfly

Another opportunity to play in the Studio. The Challenges: Can You Handle The Pressure (#34) with an optional Butterfly theme; Color Dare (#554) Tic Tac Toe color option – Peach, Pine and Seabrook (or Stampin’ Up! equivalents); with the Tuesday Morning (#713) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the cardContinue reading “Beautiful Butterfly”

Calm & Quiet – Enjoy The Moment

Welcome back!  All set for a holiday weekend?  With Canada Day and the Fourth of July upon us many have headed out of town.  This is my homage to the those that went to the cottage. I specifically want to create for the Global Design Project’s 400th Challenge.  I opted to CASE (Copy and SelectivelyContinue reading “Calm & Quiet – Enjoy The Moment”

Garden Rainbow – Hello

Welcome back!  I was inspired by my garden, which includes a kaleidoscope of color, for today’s card. Playing with the Addicted to CAS (#240) for the color suggestion; Inkspirational (#292) for the texture; and selecting the current sketch presented by Paper Player (#646). Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the cardContinue reading “Garden Rainbow – Hello”

Summer Sweets

Welcome back!  The temperature today is pushing 90 degrees.  Not sure about you, but I think I would prefer Iced Cream over Iced Donuts or Iced Cupcakes if I have a choice… That said, I am creating this card for Inspired By (#243) and TGIF (#426) using the retired Cool Treats stamp set. Here isContinue reading “Summer Sweets”

Gorgeous Garden Rose – Hello

Are you a fan of color?  If so, you must check out the Facebook Color INKspiration challenges.  Something always exciting over there. I have the pleasure of being a guest designer for Colour INKSpiration Challenge #146.  Take a look at those Lucious colors! I chose to do a wet-on-wet watercolor treatment to create depth andContinue reading “Gorgeous Garden Rose – Hello”

Welcoming Woods – Thinking of You this Season

Welcome back!  It is almost the end of the month and I still have a few challenges that I have not yet had a chance to play with… Today’s card was inspired by Jingle Belles (#2313) with a Masculine theme, choosing the suggested Facebook June SU! Colours for this week’s Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#414) Sketch.Continue reading “Welcoming Woods – Thinking of You this Season”

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”

Oh, Happy Day

Welcome back!  It’s Sunday…how does that happen?  Almost the end of the weekend again… Getting a chance to play and working towards another deadline.  Over at Just Add Ink (#658) we are tasked to choose two.  I opted for Scraps & Sequins.  I picked the Atlantic Hearts (#530) Sketch, the Peach tones suggested by ColorfulContinue reading “Oh, Happy Day”

Inked & Tiled – So Sorry

Hi! Spent the day with Stampin’ Up! and the Creativity Now Seminar…very inspirational and I will share more in days to come. However, I am playing with a few challenges as deadlines are looming and I had some fun creating this ultra simple stamped card. For: Double Trouble (#141) for the Anything Goes Slim LineContinue reading “Inked & Tiled – So Sorry”