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Lovely as a Tree – Best Day Ever

A few days off and I feel energized.  Welcome back! Today I am combining a few challenges with similar themes: Stampin’ Up! Only (#373) with a Neutral Palette in their inspiration photo; Inspire Create (#190) looking for a Monochrome Color Scheme; Festive Friday (#182) celebrating Earth Day; and Time Out (#286) with a list ofContinue reading “Lovely as a Tree – Best Day Ever”

Thoughtful Wishes – Rainy Days

Welcome back!  Monday and the start of a brand-new week. Today I created a card for Inspired By (#330).  What a great image – vibrant colors and reflections. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch, and the Sentiment was popped up with Dimensionals. A niceContinue reading “Thoughtful Wishes – Rainy Days”

You’re A Star – Sweet Bear

Happy Weekend!  Hoping you have some time set aside to be creative. A number of challenges influenced this cute Bear card. Festive Friday (#175) for Bear, Brown, Red, Coloring Technique and Friend Sentiment; Double Trouble (#182) to use Three Colors (Red, Kraft and White), Two Layers minimum and One Cuddly Image; Color Hues (#101) forContinue reading “You’re A Star – Sweet Bear”

Buckle My Shoe – Loving You

Welcome back!  It’s Friday…did you have a good week? Playing with Double Trouble (#137) for the Mother Goose Nursery Rhyme theme partnering with Heart’s Quest (#29) with the Cool Color Palette as suggested by AAA Cards (#239) along with the current sketch over at Freshly Made (#585). Here is the result: Steps: The completed panelContinue reading “Buckle My Shoe – Loving You”

Swirls of Color – You’re Amazing

Welcome back!  It’s a dreary morning that just begs for some Sunshine and Rainbows. A bunch of challenges tie nicely into this theme. Case-ing, or CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) is a great way jump start a new creation. Two similar cards with vastly different treatments and color choices were used as inspiration today. TimeContinue reading “Swirls of Color – You’re Amazing”

Bike Ride – Happy Paths

Happy Tuesday and welcome to the Hand Stamped Sentiments challenge (#394) and the Facebook Case-ing Tuesday Sketch challenge (#366).   It is fun when you are on a design team, and you are able to combine challenges creating synergy. For Hand Stamped Sentiments, I opted for the upper left inspiration photograph and selected the Bicycle.  TheContinue reading “Bike Ride – Happy Paths”

Inspired Thoughts – You Make a Difference

Hi, welcome back!  I have been mulling over my design for the FUSION Challenge for days and now the deadline is here.  Time to get cracking… So many elements on this Bookshelf inspired me and I had a deep dive into my collection of stamp sets (retired) to keep the scale of the images similar.Continue reading “Inspired Thoughts – You Make a Difference”