Two-Tone Flora – Best Wishes

Hey, Good Morning! Dusting off a few retired ink pads for a double (colors and sketch) clean and simple challenge presented by CAS Colours & Sketches. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Basic White cardstock. The sentiment, Best Wishes and Happy Thoughts, from the Nature’s Prints stamp setContinue reading “Two-Tone Flora – Best Wishes”

Birthday Wishes from the Crew

A sweet simple Birthday card… Playing with: CAS on Friday (#269) for the Animal theme; Less Is More (#495) for the Colors; Happy Little Stampers (November) for the Sentiment; Freshly Made (#610) for the sketch; and sharing with Critter Crazy (November). Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) BasicContinue reading “Birthday Wishes from the Crew”

Dainty Delight – Thank You

Sneaking one more card in for today.  A pretty thank you card.  Always a needed item… Playing with: Simply Clean & Simple (#5) for style and theme; Color Throwdown (#767) for the color palette; Try Stampin’ On Tuesday (#630) for the sketch; and Happy Little Stampers (November) for the technique. Here is the result: Steps:Continue reading “Dainty Delight – Thank You”

Sunshine & Smiles – You Brighten My Day

Welcome back!  How about a little dose of sunshine? That is the theme over at Less Is More (#494) for a clean and simple card.  Additionally, over at Paper Craft Crew (#541) they are looking for a #simplestamping card.  What a great way to use your growing stamp collection from your Stampin’ Up! Paper PumpkinContinue reading “Sunshine & Smiles – You Brighten My Day”

Trick or Treat

One week and the Goblins will come a-calling… Several Halloween challenges are still kicking around.  Today: AAA Cards (#251); Cupcake Inspirations (#580); Can You Handle the Pressure (#41); and the colors suggested by Addicted to CAS (#249). Here is the result: Steps: The greeting, Trick or Treat from the retired Toxic Treats stamp set wasContinue reading “Trick or Treat”

Gorgeously Made – Thank You

Welcome back! Friday, already…where did the week go? Chasing a few deadlines: Inkspirational (#299) and Addicted to CAS (#247) for the Style and Technique; Festive Friday (#144) for a variety of elements; Heart’s Quest (#39) for the theme with the Facebook Colour INKSpiration (#152) colors and the Sketch Saturday (#735) layout. Here is the result:Continue reading “Gorgeously Made – Thank You”

Sending Loving Thoughts – Rosy Ranunculus

Welcome back!  Class is finished for today and I have a bit of play time… Working with The Flower Challenge (#82) for a Floral CAS (clean and simple) card and the Inspired By (#244) Inspiration Photo.  I chose the central line from Tic Tac Toe (#215) Pink, Encouragement and Square so that I could incorporateContinue reading “Sending Loving Thoughts – Rosy Ranunculus”

Oh Snap – It’s Your Birthday

Happy 4th.  It is a super-duper hot day here today, so I am cooling off in the Studio for a bit of a play! Two current challenges with the themes Funny and Humorous.  Time Out (#241) and Crafter’s Café (#298).  There is very little in my collection that is “punny”, but I do like theContinue reading “Oh Snap – It’s Your Birthday”

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: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored atContinue reading “Garden Rainbow – Hello”

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”