A Better Place is with You.

End of the Week! Welcome back.  Having fun with Black and White for #SimpleStamping card.  Just Stamps, Ink and Paper. Challenges: Alphabet (Letter B) for the colors; Inkspirational (#288) for the patterns; and Retro Rubber (#205) for the sketch and the stamp set choices. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to theContinue reading “A Better Place is with You.”

Happy Hour

Welcome back!  Another CAS (clean and simple) card for you today.  How about something tropical on this never ending dark rainy day? Challenges: Just Us Girls (#676) for theme and the style; Cupcake Inspirations (#567) for the colors; and Paper Players (#637) for the sketch. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered toContinue reading “Happy Hour”

A Thousand Well Wishes – Bamboo Beauty

Welcome back!  A few CAS (clean and simple) challenge deadlines are coming up.  My favorite… AAA Cards (#238) for torn edges and Less Is More (#481) for anything goes.  I chose to use the Triple Play colors suggested by Color Dare (#544). Here is the result: Steps: Two of my all-time favorite stamp sets.  IContinue reading “A Thousand Well Wishes – Bamboo Beauty”

Spring Pretty Floral– Birthday Thoughts

Welcome back!  Happy Wednesday.  Playing with Just Us Girls (#675) and choosing the Flowers and the Colors from the Mood Board.  Keeping my design CAS (clean and simple), I chose the sketch from CAS Colours & Sketches (#509) and opted for the Flower/ Spring themes for Crafter’s Café (#296), CAS on Friday (#255) and RetroContinue reading “Spring Pretty Floral– Birthday Thoughts”

Pretty Petals – Wonderful Mother

Hi!  Getting a chance to create another clean and simple, simple stamping card for a few challenges. Playing with The Flower Challenge (#79); Double Trouble (#136) partnering with Beautiful Blossoms (#4) and choosing the colors from Inspire Create (#140). Here is the result: Steps: The Focal Panel was added to the card base and theContinue reading “Pretty Petals – Wonderful Mother”

April Showers – Playing in the Rain

Wishing the very best on this Sunday… April!  April Showers are a popular theme this month.  Here is my take prompted by: Inspired By (#233) including colors and the suggested sketch layout; Shopping Our Stash (#494); and as I went with Rain Showers instead of Baby / Bridal Showers, Can You Handle the Pressure (#29).Continue reading “April Showers – Playing in the Rain”

Happiness Surrounds – Believe

Welcome back!  Let me share what I made this afternoon… Back to my favorite style.  Clean and Simple (CAS).  Playing with Inkspirational (#287) where Sunshine and Rain can result in a Rainbow.  The colors over at CAS Colours & Sketches (508) on my Mandala remind me of a Rainbow.  My stamp set choice, the retiredContinue reading “Happiness Surrounds – Believe”

Easter Lilies – Happy Spring

Hi!  There is a card style challenge over at AAA Cards (#237) to make a CAS (clean and simple) card in a shape other than a rectangle or a square.  Challenge accepted. I chose to use the colors suggested by the Facebook group SU! Only Colour (April) and the Easter theme for both AAA CardsContinue reading “Easter Lilies – Happy Spring”

Framed Fern – Best Wishes

Welcome back!  Another CAS (Clean & Simple) card for you today.  Less Is More (#480) for the colors, Make My Monday (#198) for an idea and Happy Little Stampers (April) as I chose to use Dies. Here is the result: Steps: The card was assembled.  Black and White with a pop of color!  Always aContinue reading “Framed Fern – Best Wishes”

Beautiful Hollyhocks – Birthday Wishes

Afternoon delight…more time in the Studio… A few CAS (clean and simple) challenges are on the board today.  Addicted to CAS (#235) Code Word: Garden and CAS on Friday (#254) Dots. I decided to make a birthday card for Happy Little Stampers (April) and chose three colors from the Lucky Seven board over at ColorContinue reading “Beautiful Hollyhocks – Birthday Wishes”