Wonderful Friend – Abigail Rose

Happy to be able to create another card for you this afternoon.  Guess what?  The sun has come out… Playing with Try Stampin’ On Tuesday’s (#592) Sketch and Creative Colour (#75) for a lovely friendship card. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Sahara Sand cardstock. I laid outContinue reading “Wonderful Friend – Abigail Rose”

Sending Congrats – Anniversary Celebrations

Another afternoon of fun! Retro Rubber (#199) for getting to use well-loved retired stamp sets and a play with colors; Saturday Sketch (#718) and the Anniversary theme twist; Inspiration Station (#46) Inspiration Prompt Photo of the Loving Couple; Cup Cake Inspiration (#562) for the Gal & Guy Cupcakes; and Just Us Girls (#665) for theContinue reading “Sending Congrats – Anniversary Celebrations”

Sentimental Park – Best Wishes

Welcome back!  Class is over and today we made this card which I designed for Inspire, Create (#135) and Color Dare (#533) using the Sentimental Park stamp set.  The ladies thought it was quite nice.  Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Pool Party cardstock (for Glacier) The PanelContinue reading “Sentimental Park – Best Wishes”

Two-Tone Flora – Galentine Card

I am on the ball!  Getting the Facebook Case-ing Tuesday Sketch (#394) actually done on Tuesday. My choices were influenced by the Festive Friday (#127) Galentine’s Day, The Card Concept (#188) Floral Valentine and Ellibelle’s Corner Crafty Wednesday (February) Anything Goes challenges. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”)Continue reading “Two-Tone Flora – Galentine Card”

Hand-Penned Petals – Feel Better

Welcome back!  Had a busy day yesterday, so I was able so create the card I conceived in my head…this morning.  Hope you like it. Several challenges:  Just Add Ink (#637) for the Sketch, Alphabet (Letter V) for the Materials, Facebook Colour INKspiration (#136) for the Colors, Can You Handle The Pressure (#24) for theContinue reading “Hand-Penned Petals – Feel Better”

Perfectly Detailed – Love You

Had a chance to catch up with Try Stampin’ On Tuesdays (#590) challenge and marry it with the colors suggested for January by the Facebook SU! Colour challenge…showcasing the lovely Perfectly Detailed stamp. Here is the result: Steps: Case Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Balmy Blue cardstock. Background Rectangle: (2½” x 3½”) GrayContinue reading “Perfectly Detailed – Love You”

Amazing You – Full of Love

Just one more card…one last challenge deadline!  Black and White, anyone? The Challenges: Just Us Girls (#663), Colorful Options (January), Stampin’ Up! Only (#318) and bringing it all together, Tuesday Morning Sketches (692). Here is the result: Steps: The sentiment, To a wonderful friend, from the Amazing Year stamp set was stamped with Versamark inkContinue reading “Amazing You – Full of Love”

The Secret Life of Sunflowers – Jar of Flowers

Welcome back!  A few more challenges with quickly approaching deadlines… The Challenges: Use Your Stuff (#475) – Inspired by a Book, Color Throwdown (#727) and Sketch Saturday (#717), I really enjoyed reading The Secret Life of Sunflowers by Marta Molnar.  It is a work of historical fiction based on the true life of Johanna BongerContinue reading “The Secret Life of Sunflowers – Jar of Flowers”

Winter Rose – Just Because

Deadlines two and three…Welcome back! Sketch – Global Design Project (#370) and Color: Creative Colour (#64). Here is the result:  Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Highland Heather cardstock. Background Panel: (4” x 5¼”) Basic White cardstock dry-embossed with the Quatrefoil Tile Embossing Folder. The Flower and Leaves were fussy cut withContinue reading “Winter Rose – Just Because”

Warmest Wishes – Fresh Cut Flowers

Welcome back!  Today, I am working through a number of challenge deadlines.  Not sure I will get them all done before the Thanksgiving Holidays…but I will try. Back to a clean and simple style for Less Is More (#477) to choose two or more colors from the Color Wheel.  I opted for Yellow and BlueContinue reading “Warmest Wishes – Fresh Cut Flowers”