Welcome back! It had been a couple of busy days, but I wanted to post the card I made inspired by Michelle Last who was profiled on the Facebook Stampin’ Through the Catalog as a Guest Designer on February 15th. She had a really cute card with an inside surprise. I took inspiration from TheContinue reading “Thoughtful Expressions – Softly Sophisticated”
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Thoughtful Expressions
Welcome to Sunday and the newest Paper Players (#676) challenge. LeAnne has given us a very pretty set of colors to work with this week. I picked an image from the new Thoughtful Expressions stamp set and the Freshly Made (#622) sketch to create my card. I tried a little water coloring with Wink ofContinue reading “Thoughtful Expressions”
Gold Foiled Flowers – You’re In My Thoughts
Welcome back! A brand-new week ahead and a lot of Valentine type challenges are about. Pretty much a color week: TGIF (#458); Just Us Girls (#712); and Color Hues (#80). I selected the Sunday Stamps (#328) Sketch to bring my idea to life for a fairly simple #simplestamping card. Just, stamps, ink and paper. HereContinue reading “Gold Foiled Flowers – You’re In My Thoughts”
Stippled Roses – Beauty and the Beast
Welcome back! Happy Friday to you all. Deadlines and more. Today’s card incorporates the Cupcake Inspirations (#586) Fairy Tale theme and the Sunday Stamps (#327) colors. Along for the ride, I selected a row from the Tic Tac Toe (#240) board and the Freshly Made (#621) sketch. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½”Continue reading “Stippled Roses – Beauty and the Beast”
Painted Lavender – Hope You Know
Hi! I finally have time for the Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#445) sketch which I altered to better suit my idea. It is Thursday and also time for the Facebook Stampin’ Through the Catalog stamp set choice for today, Painted Lavender. Just I was selecting my greeting, my husband popped into the Studio to let meContinue reading “Painted Lavender – Hope You Know”
Translucent Florals – Four Square
Welcome back! We had a really great class this afternoon. I taught the Four-Square Stamping Technique and played around with the As You See It (#315) Colors for a truly #simplestamping card. Just Stamps, Ink and Paper. Here is the result: Steps: The card front was further trimmed to (5” x 3¾”). Card Base: (8½”Continue reading “Translucent Florals – Four Square”
Floral Study in Blue – Thinking of You
Hi! Again, there are more color challenges than sketch challenges this week. Lots of Sunday deadlines, and I am trying to get ahead so I can enjoy some of the expected sunshine. Playing with Stampin’ Up! Only (#343) and the set of colors given. I opted to go monochromatic and chose Pool Party to createContinue reading “Floral Study in Blue – Thinking of You”
Playing in the Rain – Oh, Happy Day!
Hi! I am actually getting the Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#444) done on Tuesday…Yipee! I created a card for the Alphabet (Letter U) challenge with the suggested sketch found on page 54 of the new Mini Catalog. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Crushed Curry cardstock. Background Strip: (2⅝”Continue reading “Playing in the Rain – Oh, Happy Day!”
Quiet Meadow – Sending Thanks
Hi again! There are some weeks when the ratio of sketches, themes and color do not balance out. Such is the case this week. More color challenges than available sketches. That said, I created another clean and simple card for Color Throwdown (#776) and sharing with AAA Cards (#257) for an Anything Goes theme. HereContinue reading “Quiet Meadow – Sending Thanks”
Cheerful Daisy – Hello There
Sunday and it is playtime in the Studio. A quick little greeting card for you this morning for CAS Colours & Sketches (#528). Here is what I came up with: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Basic White cardstock. I chose to add two free hand drawn Leaves to the Daisy andContinue reading “Cheerful Daisy – Hello There”
