While Christmas has just ended, there are several challenges that get you ready for the next one…so here we go. Ho, Ho, Ho! The challenges: Caffeinated Christmas Cards (#37) adding Snowflakes and Krafty Chicks (#750) Christmas Anything Goes. I am also sharing this card with Jingle Belles (#2502) adding something new – Mixed Labels DiesContinue reading “Merry Café – Happy Christmas”
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Be Merry Ornament
Welcome back! Already Thursday – where does the time go? I am having a play with a few CAS (clean and simple) challenges using the opulent colors and photo inspiration offered up by Sunday Stamps (#349). Additional inspiration: Addicted to CAS (#272) Ornament; AAA Cards (#279) Christmas Theme; and bringing it all together CAS ColoursContinue reading “Be Merry Ornament”
Brilliant Wings – Follow Your Dreams
Our current challenge at HANDSTAMPED SENTIMENTS (#389) is a Sketch. Additional Inspiration: Just Add Ink (#603) for the chosen colors and CAS on Friday (#231) for the theme and card style. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Basic White cardstock. Background Accent Panel: (3¼” x 3¼”) Silver FoilContinue reading “Brilliant Wings – Follow Your Dreams”
Flowing Flowers – Thank You
Deadlines… Playing in the Studio with the Tuesday Morning Sketch (#638) Challenge. I chose the colors from the Color Throw Down (#674) Challenge and the Theme from The Flower Challenge (#64). Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Basic Black cardstock. Background Panel (4” x 5¼”) Brushed Silver FoilContinue reading “Flowing Flowers – Thank You”
Floral Happy Birthday
Over at As You See It, there is a luscious color challenge (#261) and I chose to use the technique challenge suggested by the TGIF team (#339) to create this afternoon’s card. Here is the result: Steps: The alcohol blending technique is very popular at the moment and I do like playing with color… IContinue reading “Floral Happy Birthday”
Treasured Medallions – Celebrate
Working with the current Tuesday Morning Sketch Challenge (#625) and one of my favorite retired stamp sets, Treasured Medallion instantly came to my mind. For this sketch, I chose the Colors from the TGIF Challenge (#336), the Tools/Technique from the Make My Monday Challenge (#158) and the Theme/Sentiment for the Inspire Create Challenge (#100). HereContinue reading “Treasured Medallions – Celebrate”
Art Gallery – Quite Curvy Hello
Three Challenges: Materials: Tic Tac Toe – TTC106 Technique: TGIF – TGIFC309 Sketch: Paper Players – PP534 How my brain works… Tic Tac Toe: Something Metallic, a Gray color and a Die Cut (??) TGIF: Create Your Own Designer Series Paper (Silver & Gray??) Paper Players: Create all elements (??) and fit to match theContinue reading “Art Gallery – Quite Curvy Hello”
You Are A Treasure – Floral Explosion
Hi Everyone! It’s Saturday and I am working with the Case-ing Tuesday #291 Challenge. I know…I am a bit late…but it is not next Tuesday yet… For my color choices, I selected the Stampin’ Up! Only Challenge – SUOC-269 for the colors. This is what I created… A Black and White challenge with a popContinue reading “You Are A Treasure – Floral Explosion”
Sunday Sketch – SS020
September 13th, 2020 “Tree Angle” A straight forward simple sketch. Instead of a 2¾” square, I chose the 2¾” swirled circle image from the “Painted Labels” Dies. After some deliberation, I decided to go with Silver. Silver Foil, Silver Embossing, Silver Designer Series Paper which lead me to a Holiday theme and the “Tree Angle”Continue reading “Sunday Sketch – SS020”