By the Bay – Country Bouquet

Let’s play!!  It is Tuesday and time to create for this week’s Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#453).  The original card can be found on page 21 of the Jan – Apr Mini Catalog.  I opted to create a clean and simple, #simplestamping watercolor card with just Stamps, Ink and Paper. I chose the Just Add InkContinue reading “By the Bay – Country Bouquet”

It’s Plane & Simple – You Send Me Soaring

Having fun with a few more challenges…and pulling out some retired products from my stash. Tic Tac Toe (#213) Line including Black Card Base, Stripes, and a Just Because type sentiment; Alphabet (Letter F) for Flying; Creative Colour (#93) Old Olive, Starry Sky and Highland Heather for the current Try Stampin’ On Tuesday (#610) SketchContinue reading “It’s Plane & Simple – You Send Me Soaring”

True Beauty – Just Because

So many Sunday deadlines… Next up…Facebook Colour INKspirations (#141) with the Atlantic Hearts (#521) sketch. I took a dive into my bins.  When a new catalog is around the corner, I look about for room to put new “treasures” and find old “treasures”. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the cardContinue reading “True Beauty – Just Because”

Graceful Tiles – Because of You

The Design Team Challenge for Hand Stamped Sentiments (#411) is an inspiration Mood Board.  There are a lot of take aways and I am taken with the image of the Umbrellas. Additional inspiration comes from Just Add Ink (646):  The Cookies led to the colors chosen – Pink, Yellow and Orange as well as theContinue reading “Graceful Tiles – Because of 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”

Perfectly Penciled – Just Because its your Birthday

A color challenge deadline is approaching, Just Add Ink (#613)…such a pretty combination, Fresh Freesia (soft purple), Starry Sky (vibrant blue) and Mint Macaron (lovely shade of green).  But what to do with them? I pulled out the super pretty Black and White Perfectly Penciled Designer Series Paper and opted to watercolor one of theContinue reading “Perfectly Penciled – Just Because its your Birthday”

Just Because

Happy Sunday! Welcome back.  A few CAS (clean and simple) challenges are combined with some of my favorite retired stamp sets for today’s card.  Sketch: Freshly Made (#545), Color: CAS Colours & Sketches (#479) and Theme: The Flower Challenge (#70).  Here is the result:  Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Basic WhiteContinue reading “Just Because”

Pretty Medallion – Just Because

Happy Tuesday and a few more challenges: Hand Stamped Sentiments (#393) and Facebook Case-ing Tuesday challenge (#364).  Over at Use Your Stuff (#452), the Mood Board had lots of elements.  I gravitated to the Watercolor and the Flower images and those influenced my choice to use a few watercolor techniques and select the Pretty MedallionContinue reading “Pretty Medallion – Just Because”

Time For Tea – Won’t You Join Me?

Let’s have tea together and perhaps we can invite Alice…  Having a bit of fun with a few more challenges, specifically Festive Friday (#112) along with Tic Tac Toe (#168) and As You See It (#278). Here is the result:  Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Crushed Curry cardstock for a horizonalContinue reading “Time For Tea – Won’t You Join Me?”

Let It Ride

Welcome back!  A few challenges have collided suggesting that I dig out a favorite stamp set. CASology (#404), Inspiration Station (#32) and Just Us Girls (#639). I chose the current Freshly Made Sketches (#542) and went for a very clean and simple look using the tools suggested by Less Is More (#468). Here is theContinue reading “Let It Ride”