Delicate Desert Terra Cotta Pots

Welcome back!  Had a great class this afternoon and I am catching up on a deadline or two… Post class, I played with the Stampin’ Up! Only (#324) Color challenge and the Global Design Project (#390) sketch using several layers, so adding the card to Use Your Stuff (#482). Here is the result: Steps: CardContinue reading “Delicate Desert Terra Cotta Pots”

Blue Heart – Thank you

Welcome back!  It is already Thursday, and the week is quick coming to an end… Today, I am playing with Festive Friday (#132) and The Male Room (#173) opting for the TGIF (#416) sketch. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Basic White cardstock. Background Panel: (4” x 5¼”)Continue reading “Blue Heart – Thank you”

Love Bear – Count on Me

Tuesday!  Design Team Challenge for Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#404). I chose a board line suggested by Tic Tac Toe (#204) and the word “Adorable” for the Alphabet Letter (A) to inspire my choices. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Crumb Cake cardstock. The edges of the Panel wereContinue reading “Love Bear – Count on Me”

He’s All That – Father’s Day

Tuesday!  Design Team Challenges for Cardz 4 Guyz (#320) – Emboss and Hand Stamped Sentiments (#412) – Color.  I chose to create a Father’s Day card using the As You Can See It (#296) Sketch.  Let’s play! Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Pool Party cardstock. Background PanelContinue reading “He’s All That – Father’s Day”

Full of Love

Happy Saturday!  Welcome to the weekend.  I hope you have a chance to be creative… This morning I created a card for several open challenges:  Firstly, Inspiration Station (#48) for the photo of the big blue sky and the tulip fields.  Having a Dutch background, this speaks to me and tulips are my mother’s favoriteContinue reading “Full of Love”

Garden Flowers – Happy Birthday

Welcome back!  For today’s card I am combining:  Just Add Ink (#648) Choose Two (Wall and Garden) with the colors suggested over at Color Throwdown (#738) and the Try Stampin’ On Tuesday’s (#601) sketch. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Garden Green cardstock. Background Panel: (3⅞” x 5⅜”)Continue reading “Garden Flowers – Happy Birthday”

Easter Lilies – Happy Spring

Hi!  There is a card style challenge over at AAA Cards (#237) to make a CAS (clean and simple) card in a shape other than a rectangle or a square.  Challenge accepted. I chose to use the colors suggested by the Facebook group SU! Only Colour (April) and the Easter theme for both AAA CardsContinue reading “Easter Lilies – Happy Spring”

Happy Labels – Celebrate Sunflowers

Welcome back!  Looking for ideas to spark your creativity?  Hunt out a few challenge blogs…there are links to several in my blog posts.    Another challenge mash-up:  Cupcake Inspiration (#566) for the theme; Global Design Project (#389) for the color choices; and Sunday Stamps (#306) for the sketch. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base:Continue reading “Happy Labels – Celebrate Sunflowers”

Framed Fern – Best Wishes

Welcome back!  Another CAS (Clean & Simple) card for you today.  Less Is More (#480) for the colors, Make My Monday (#198) for an idea and Happy Little Stampers (April) as I chose to use Dies. Here is the result: Steps: The sentiment, Best Wishes & Happy Thoughts, from the Nature’s Prints stamp set wasContinue reading “Framed Fern – Best Wishes”

Beautiful Hollyhocks – Birthday Wishes

Afternoon delight…more time in the Studio… A few CAS (clean and simple) challenges are on the board today.  Addicted to CAS (#235) Code Word: Garden and CAS on Friday (#254) Dots. I decided to make a birthday card for Happy Little Stampers (April) and chose three colors from the Lucky Seven board over at ColorContinue reading “Beautiful Hollyhocks – Birthday Wishes”