You’re So Cool – Sweet Ice Cream

It is a hot one today and it got me thinking about Summer Treats.  Just had to pull out a great retired bundle for this card: The Sweet Ice Cream stamp set and the coordinating Ice Cream Cone Builder Punch. Three Challenges:  Sketch – Paper Craft Crew (#477); Themes – If You Give a CrafterContinue reading “You’re So Cool – Sweet Ice Cream”

Floral Color & Contour – You’re Absolutely Amazing

Chasing a few more challenges…welcome back! Sketch: Paper Craft Crew (#458); Color: CAS Colours & Sketches (#455); Style: AAA Cards (#207) and Ellibelle’s Crafty Wednesday (February). Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Basic White cardstock. Top Square: Starting with a (5½” x 4¼”) piece of Copy Paper, IContinue reading “Floral Color & Contour – You’re Absolutely Amazing”

In Good Taste – You’re So Cool

Having a play with a #SimpleStamping card (Stamps, Ink and Paper) using a little embellishment and bit of embossing to step it up a notch. This week, over at Sketch Saturday (#671), the challenge was to choose a layout from the archive collection and I selected Sketch #295.  I ultimately created a masculine card forContinue reading “In Good Taste – You’re So Cool”

You’re So Cool – Groovy Black and White

Who doesn’t like a graphic black and white design with a pop of color? A few simple elements and you are swinging! Playing with the Tuesday Morning Sketch (#608) and the Colour INKspiration (CI-100) Challenges. Here is the result: Steps: Rings: Magenta Madness (1⅞”), Bermuda Bay (2⅜”) and Gorgeous Grape (1⅜”).  The Rings were createdContinue reading “You’re So Cool – Groovy Black and White”

You Earned a Visit to the Ice Cream Shoppe…

I don’t often tell a lot of stories here on my blog posts but I have one for you today!  Read on and I will tell you all about the reason I made this particular card. Three Challenges: Sketch:  Paper Players – PP530 Inspiration Theme:  TGIF – TGIFC305 Materials:  Tic Tac Toe – TTC102 HereContinue reading “You Earned a Visit to the Ice Cream Shoppe…”

Birthday Fun – Girls and Boys

This week’s Sunday Sketch – SS040 is a great simple layout.  Pick your colors, pick your theme and you are off to the races. I wanted to make Birthday cards and the colors chosen for these two cards were inspired by two different color challenges. Color Throw Down – CTD628 and CAS Color and SketchContinue reading “Birthday Fun – Girls and Boys”

The Right Triangle – You’re So Cool

Hi Everyone!  I am working with the Case-ing Tuesday #287 Challenge. I tossed in a few other challenges:  TGIF – tgifc299 Product Spotlight: Using a Background stamp in a different way and the Color Throwdown – ctd626: a purple, a cream, and black.  I picked Highland Heather and Very Vanilla. This is what I created…Continue reading “The Right Triangle – You’re So Cool”

Dragonfly Garden – Birthday

It is another Challenge Mash-Up day! Global Design Project – GDP274 Sketch, The Paper Players – PP523 Color and The Spot – #145 Splish Splash Challenges. This is what I created… I started with a piece of Basic White – Thick card stock.  I stamped the sentiment, Happy Birthday, from the new Sweet Ice CreamContinue reading “Dragonfly Garden – Birthday”