Pretty Petals – Wonderful Mother

Hi!  Getting a chance to create another clean and simple, simple stamping card for a few challenges. Playing with The Flower Challenge (#79); Double Trouble (#136) partnering with Beautiful Blossoms (#4) and choosing the colors from Inspire Create (#140). Here is the result: Steps: The Focal Panel was added to the card base and theContinue reading “Pretty Petals – Wonderful Mother”

Golden Holly – Christmas Card

Welcome back!  Another work week.  Hope you have a great one. Time for the Holiday card challenges.  Jingle Belles (Peace on Earth) and Happy Little Stampers (April).  Bringing it all together, the sketch over at Paper Craft Crew (#513). With found materials and repurposed items from both my Holiday Bin and my Scrap Bin, hereContinue reading “Golden Holly – Christmas Card”

Graceful Tile Cascade – Thank You

Good Morning!  Welcome back to the work week.  Having a play with the Freshly Made (#576) Sketch and choosing the colors from Color Dare (#538).  Here is the result: Steps: Letting the focus rest upon the pretty Tile patterns, the circles were arranged in a cascade to resemble the sketch and the Sentiment was poppedContinue reading “Graceful Tile Cascade – Thank You”

Reindeer – Ringed with Nature Christmas

Having some fun with a few more ideas presented by Inspired By (#214) and Inspiration Station (#43) and sharing with Critter Crazy (#69). Here is the result:  Steps: Enjoying the Red, Black and White color scheme with the Plaids, Checks and Trees for this fun magical Holiday Reindeer card.  Love inspiration challenges. Thanks for spendingContinue reading “Reindeer – Ringed with Nature Christmas”

Embellished Ornaments

Card number two for today.  Giving myself a speed challenge courtesy of As You See It (#289).  Can I do it ten minutes or less?  Let’s see… I chose the sketch from Freshly Made (#564) and the colors from Color Throwdown (#721). The trick for speed stamping is to be prepared and then set theContinue reading “Embellished Ornaments”

Christmas Jingle – Seasonal Smiles

Hi! Welcome back.  I snagged a few more minutes for a very cute yet simple no stamping, no ink clean and simple card. Playing with the following challenges.  Theme and Style: Paper Players (#618); Colors: Just Us Girls (#659); and Sketch: Inspire Create (#130) i.e. a Blank Slate. Here is the result:  Steps: The Pre-PrintedContinue reading “Christmas Jingle – Seasonal Smiles”

Happiness Abounds – Pretty Posies

Welcome back!  Hope you are having a lovely week.  We have some weekend plans, so I am trying to get a few more challenges completed. Sketch – Try Stampin’ on Tuesdays (#567) and Colors – Creative Color (#49). Technique – Happy Little Stampers Watercolor (August) and as the card also checks the boxes, The FlowersContinue reading “Happiness Abounds – Pretty Posies”

Woof!

Happy Saturday!  Will you have a chance to be creative today? I have been playing with a few more challenges this morning.  Sketch – Tuesday Morning (#669), Theme and Materials – Festive Friday (#115) and for Color and Style – CAS Colours & Sketches (#481). Here is the result:  Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½”Continue reading “Woof!”

Nothing Better Than – Frozen Cocktails

Welcome back!  Isn’t it incredible how hot it seems to be everywhere at the moment?  I have a solution…relax with a very cool cocktail… Several challenges today: Sketch – Try Stampin’ on Tuesdays (#566); Colors – Facebook SU! Color (August) and Themes – Cupcake Inspiration (#549), Give a Girl a Cookie (#171) and Four SeasonsContinue reading “Nothing Better Than – Frozen Cocktails”

Forever Friendship – Time For A Card

An interesting challenge issued by the TGIF Team this week.  A Few of Your Favorite Things… How do you pick?  Giving the matter some thought, here are a few: Earthy Colors. Texture. Heat-Set Embossing (a definite go-to for me). A Stamp Set that is versatile. A pun that is not too cute, but elicits aContinue reading “Forever Friendship – Time For A Card”