Chocolate – Hot?

Hi again!  A few other challenges are due, and I created a quick card for them. Festive Friday (#187) World Chocolate Day and Inspired By (#342) S’mores Chocolate with the suggested sketch. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch.  The Cocoa Mugs were popped upContinue reading “Chocolate – Hot?”

Natural Botanicals – Thinking of You

Welcome back! Happy Monday.  It’s the last day of the month.  The first half of the year has just flown by, and I have been super busy with business related chores today, but I am sneaking in this card for another deadline. The challenges: Color Throwdown (#835) with a nice bright palette but what toContinue reading “Natural Botanicals – Thinking of You”

Gallery Blooms – Happy Birthday

Welcome back!  Glad to be back.  We had a 24-hour power failure due to those strong pop-up summer storms yesterday and I think I had withdrawal symptoms. Anyway, catching up with Facebook’s Stampin’ Through The Catalog featured stamp set, Gallery Blooms, and pairing it with the Color Hues (#112) Palette and selecting to create aContinue reading “Gallery Blooms – Happy Birthday”

Beautiful Motifs – Thinking of You

Welcome back! Wednesday and sneaking in a card before class today (although this post will likely be post class)… So, Elizabeth over at Paper Players (#743) has challenged us to create a One-Layer card. I tried my hand by simplifying the Atlantic Hearts (#635) Sketch using the Color Dare (#656) Palette. Here is the result:Continue reading “Beautiful Motifs – Thinking of You”

Beach Poppies – Thinking of You

Welcome back!  A little afternoon Studio time…for another clean and simple card. The challenges: Just Us Girls (#780) with a Mood Board featuring pretty Beach Poppies and sharing with Creative Colour (#199) as this week’s palette is reflected in the Inspiration Photo. I selected the current sketch over at As You See It (#350) toContinue reading “Beach Poppies – Thinking of You”

Water Drops – Charming Day

Welcome back!  Monday – a fresh start to the week. It’s still incredibly hot and I was drawn to several challenges featuring a water theme.  Addicted to CAS (#285); Inspire Create (#195) and TGIF (#530). Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base with the Focal Image popped up withContinue reading “Water Drops – Charming Day”

Let’s Set Sail – Summer Boating

Welcome back!  Happy Sunday.  Time for a little creative expression by escaping to the Studio on this very hot day. Order of the day – clean and simple for CAS on Friday (#311) with a Summer theme; Retro Rubber (#257) featuring older stamps with their Tic Tac Toe Board choices – right side: Stencil /Continue reading “Let’s Set Sail – Summer Boating”

Breathtaking Bouquet – Celebrate

Welcome back! It’s Saturday and I have a nice card for you today… The challenges: Beautiful Blossoms (#30) featuring a Patriotic Bouquet; Paper Craft Crew (#626) Patriotic Colors; and Atlantic Hearts (#634) for the Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch which I flippedContinue reading “Breathtaking Bouquet – Celebrate”

Charming Day – Floral Impressions Birthday

Hi again!  Isn’t it fun when you have some time to play and create?  Trying to get ahead so I have time to enjoy the weekend Seize the Birthday (#307) gave us the option to create a Fancy Fold card, and I tried my hand at a Gate Fold Book Bind using the lovely Facebook’sContinue reading “Charming Day – Floral Impressions Birthday”

One More Year

Welcome back!  Monday already…where did the weekend go? Keeping it simple, clean and simple with a quick little card. Just Us Girls (#779) is featuring Numbers and Just Add Ink (#755) has a nice set of Colors. Bringing my ideas together with the AAA Cards (#292) Sketch suggesting any shape, any color and any numberContinue reading “One More Year”