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: All elements wereContinue reading “Stippled Roses – Beauty and the Beast”

XOXO – Galentine Card

Welcome back!  More Valentine challenges… Inspiration Themes: TGIF (#457); Inspired By (#273); Stampin’ Up! Only (#343); and Heart’s Quest (#47) including elements; Color: Color Dare (#583); and Sketch: Paper Craft Crew (#554) to bring it all together. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were arranged to resemble a variation of the sketch. A prettyContinue reading “XOXO – Galentine Card”

Best Wishes – Of Art & Texture

Welcome to Sunday and the newest Paper Players (#674) challenge.  Jaydee has given us a Slim Line sketch to work with and I opted for the smaller version.  On another card that I created using the stamp set Of Art & Texture, an On-Line Exclusive product, one of the images reminded me of a PineContinue reading “Best Wishes – Of Art & Texture”

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”

Circle Sayings – Happy Birthday

Welcome back! A bunch of ideas have been percolating in my brain as I pondered what to do with sets of colors, some open themes, a tool usage and various sketches. These were the ones I settled on. Firstly, the colors: Facebook’s Colour INKspiration (#158); then the theme: TGIF (#456); thirdly using stencils for Just UsContinue reading “Circle Sayings – Happy Birthday”

Cozy Winter – Forever Friends

One more card for today as there is an impending deadline. The Mood Board over at Just Us Girls (#711) is nothing if not cozy. I selected the Tuesday Morning (#741) Sketch and am sharing with Time Out (#255) for their Inspired Words Week = Winter. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were arrangedContinue reading “Cozy Winter – Forever Friends”

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”

Frosty Friends – Warm Heart

Happy Saturday!  Bright and Sunny here, but oh so cold.  So unusual for South Carolina.  Reminds me of winter days back in Canada. A few challenges for today: Can You Handle the Pressure (#47) with a twist to include Snow People; The Card Concept (#203) with a New Year Love theme and winter colors; andContinue reading “Frosty Friends – Warm Heart”

Lovely & Sweet – Birthday Wishes

Welcome back!  Had a rather busy day yesterday so I am off to the races today. Challenges: Inspire Create (#159) to use product from the new Mini Catalog and/or the Sale-a-bration Brochure; Make My Monday (#217) for a Birthday theme; Cupcake Inspiration (#585) for the colors; Krafty Chicks (#699) for a clean & simple cardContinue reading “Lovely & Sweet – Birthday Wishes”

By My Side – Mitten Weather Birthday

Welcome back!  Is it cold in your neck of the world?  Lots of snow and it’s time for those mittens. As You See It (#314) is back for 2024 with a cool sketch. My choices were influenced by Inspired By (#271) for the theme, texture and general coloring which tied in well with the ColorContinue reading “By My Side – Mitten Weather Birthday”