Welcome back! Had a chance to create another card for CAS Colours & Sketches (#507) with the colors from Creative Colour (#81) using a Stencil as suggested by Happy Little Stampers (March). Let’s play! Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Basic White cardstock. The sentiment, Thanks, from theContinue reading “Chic Thanks”
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Go For It! – Let it Ride
Good Morning! There is a new theme challenge over at Alphabet. They are at the Letter “Z” and have chosen with word: ZODIAC. If, like me, who love to read your horoscope…you have two options: Western (I am a Capricorn – Goat) or Asian (I am a Boar). Two wheels which offer up Twenty-four options. Continue reading “Go For It! – Let it Ride”
Magical World – Magical You!
Hi! One last deadline for today….TGIF (#412). Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Basic Gray cardstock. The panel was colored with Daffodil Delight, Regal Rose (R), Highland Heather and Coastal Cabana inks applied with Blending Brushes in a diagonal pattern. The sentiment, You make the world a betterContinue reading “Magical World – Magical You!”
Spring Romance – Yellow Ranunculus
Welcome back! Another lovely clean and simple card for you today for a number of Spring themed challenges. Inspired By (#230) for Flower, Colors and Sketch; Paper Players (#632) for a Spring themed CAS style card; Just Us Girls (#671) for the Flowers and Colors; and CAS on Friday (#253) to add a Tag. HereContinue reading “Spring Romance – Yellow Ranunculus”
Muck Luck & Good Fortune
Welcome back! Class is finished and this is a quick little clean and simple card for Inspired By (#229). Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Smoky Slate cardstock. The panel was dry-embossed with the retired Subtle 3D Embossing Folder and then die-cut with the (3⅜” x 4¾”) sizedContinue reading “Muck Luck & Good Fortune”
Beside Me – Mother’s Day Card
Having a play with a few more challenges before I get ready for Wednesday’s class… Inspire Create (#138) to use the card created by Karen Farquhar as an inspiration springboard. The items chosen: Layout, Patterned Paper, Embossed Panel, Pansies, Tag Sentiment and Ribbon. The colors were chosen from the Color Dare (#539) Tic Tac ToeContinue reading “Beside Me – Mother’s Day Card”
Epic Celebrations – You’re Awesome
Tuesday! Design Team Challenges for Hand Stamped Sentiments (#410) – Color and Cardz 4 Guyz (#318) – Use some type of Coloring Medium. I chose to create a card for a Teenager and picked the retired stamp set – Epic Celebrations (circa 2018) for Retro Rubber (#202) using the Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#400) Sketch. Let’sContinue reading “Epic Celebrations – You’re Awesome”
Jolly Gingerbread – Framed & Festive
Welcome back! Round Two with Sketch Saturday (#721) including the option of using an embossing folder flipped to the horizontal position for Jingle Belles – Cardstock Christmas and Happy Little Stampers Christmas including Candy Canes. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Shaded Spruce cardstock. Background Panel: (4⅛” xContinue reading “Jolly Gingerbread – Framed & Festive”
Fable Friends – Happy Spring
Welcome back! Happy Monday! Several fun challenges influenced this particular card. Festive Friday (#130) for a number of the items listed and I chose the retired stamp set Fable Friends, as it loosely reminds me of the Peter Rabbit series of books; the new I Spy With My Little Eye (#1) for a Critter; theContinue reading “Fable Friends – Happy Spring”
Odds & Sods – Friendship Card
Welcome back! I’m getting a late start to the Sunday Play Time. Hope you have had a great weekend. I followed instructions as directed by As You See It (#294) to take a look at my stash of bits and pieces. From the Cup and the Tin, I selected a number of previously discarded bitsContinue reading “Odds & Sods – Friendship Card”