By the Bay – Country Bouquet

Let’s play!!  It is Tuesday and time to create for this week’s Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#453).  The original card can be found on page 21 of the Jan – Apr Mini Catalog.  I opted to create a clean and simple, #simplestamping watercolor card with just Stamps, Ink and Paper. I chose the Just Add InkContinue reading “By the Bay – Country Bouquet”

Cheerful Daisies – Notes of Nature Birthday

Playtime!!  It is so good to be back in the Studio. Several related challenges:  Seize the Birthday (#279) creating a matching tag; Tic Tac Toe (#243) Style, Color, Materials; Festive Friday (#155) also for Color, Materials and Sentiment; Inspired By (#281) for Daisies and Color; and bringing it all together, Try a Sketch on TuesdayContinue reading “Cheerful Daisies – Notes of Nature Birthday”

Fable Friends – Happy Spring

Hi again!  Construction work commences in the House of J tomorrow and I do not know if I will be able to access the Studio and/or the computer…so I am playing with a few challenges this afternoon. Several clean and simple ones: CAS Colours & Sketches (#533) for the Layout; CAS on Friday (#279) forContinue reading “Fable Friends – Happy Spring”

By My Side – You’re The Best

Welcome to the newest round of the Cardz 4 Guyz (#343) challenge. This time we are looking for cards with Dogs and/or Puppies.  I just love that sweet little puppy in the By My Side stamp set. I chose to use the suggested colors from this week’s Color Throwdown (#784) palette. Here is the result:Continue reading “By My Side – You’re The Best”

Sending Good Luck – Bird’s Eye View

Welcome to Sunday and the newest Paper Players (#681) challenge.  This week, Joanne has a selected a clean and simple style with a Good Luck theme. A few other clean and simple challenges added a few extra elements:  Inkspirational (#311), a Balloon option and CAS Colours & Sketches (#532) for the color selection. Here isContinue reading “Sending Good Luck – Bird’s Eye View”

Gorgeously Made – Butterfly Hello

Welcome back!  It’s Saturday…are you able to play with your stamps, ink and paper?  I hope so. This card was created for Stampin’ Up! Only (#346) based on the inspiration photo colors for the Tuesday Morning (#747) sketch which I kept clean and simple for Simply Clean and Simple (#9). Here is the result: Steps:Continue reading “Gorgeously Made – Butterfly Hello”

Thoughtful Expressions – You’re in My Thoughts

Let’s play!!  It is Tuesday and another of my design team challenges has begun.  This week Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#451) is featuring a card found on page 29 of the Jan – Apr Mini Catalog. Stampin’ Up!’s March #SimpleStamping challenge (Just Stamps, Ink and Paper) includes Designer Series Paper and the greeting: Thinking of You. Continue reading “Thoughtful Expressions – You’re in My Thoughts”

Marvelous Nature – Timeless Arrangements

Did you see the Mood Board over at Just Add Ink (#691)?  I love the moodiness of the blues and greens, the mystical touches of gold…so, I just had to play. I selected to keep the card clean and simple by choosing the AAA Cards (#260) sketch and sharing with Tic Tac Toe (#242) leftContinue reading “Marvelous Nature – Timeless Arrangements”

Hello, Friend

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”

Echinacea – Neutral Tone Study

Again, it is Friday!  How does that happen?  The week just flew by… Putting together an idea for a few challenges:  I started with the Color Board over at Sunday Stamps (#328) full of my favorite Neutral colors.  Influenced by Tic Tac Toe (#242) to add a Floral element and add some Embossing using theContinue reading “Echinacea – Neutral Tone Study”