Paper Pumpkin Play Date – Many Manly Moments

October 22, 2020 The MAY 2016 – MANY MANLY MOMENTS kit included wonderful laser cut cards and a bunch of masculine sentiments.  I thought the cut outs were so great.  So many possibilities! I used only one item from the kit: a single card base with the triangle laser cut pattern. Joy I cut theContinue reading “Paper Pumpkin Play Date – Many Manly Moments”

Birthday Love

October 20, 2020 Case-ing Tuesday #274 (August – December 2020 Mini Catalog, page 39) Key elements from the sample in the Mini Catalog include a textured mat, a contrast panel, a label, a ribbon, cut shapes and some other embellishments. The mat background is the Many Medallions Die lace cut out in Blushing Bride.  The Whisper WhiteContinue reading “Birthday Love”

Thank you…you make a difference

October 17, 2020 Global Design Project #263 – #GDP263 – Theme Challenge Colour INKspiration #87 (Mango Melody, Pumpkin Pie, Pear Pizzazz, Very Vanilla, Sahara Sand and Metallics) Case-ing Tuesday # 273 (August – December Mini Catalog, page 38) I used more leaves that I created when I was playing with Alcohol Painting. The colors chosen were forContinue reading “Thank you…you make a difference”

Sunday Sketch – SS025

 October 18th, 2020 Looking at today’s sketch, I was plum out of ideas.  Christmas, Birthday, Autumn…?? While I made the card for this sketch, all of the decisions were made by my husband, Blair. It has been a long stretch with the Covid-19 lockdown – 216 days and counting.  We have not been able toContinue reading “Sunday Sketch – SS025”

Best Year Yet…

October 17, 2020 Global Design Project #262 – #GDP262 – Sketch Challenge Colour INKspiration #87 (Mango Melody, Pumpkin Pie, Pear Pizzazz, Very Vanilla, Sahara Sand and Metallics) This week, the Sketch went well with an idea I had to use Alcohol Painting to create leaves that would ring the circle. The Colour INKspiration for CI#87 fitContinue reading “Best Year Yet…”

Saturday Keep Stamping – Color Combo

 October 17th, 2020 This week?  Create a card using any combination of the colors suggested by the selected image.  Blushing Bride, Rococo Rose, Real Red, Smoky Slate, Basic Gray, Night of Navy, Gorgeous Grape and / or Whisper White. Happy Birthday I chose to substitute Cherry Cobbler for the Real Red because it toned soContinue reading “Saturday Keep Stamping – Color Combo”

Friday Simple Stamping – Seasonal Birthday

 October 16th, 2020 This week the chosen theme for Simple Stamping is Birthday using Seasonal Colors.  Featured are the stamp sets Happiest of Birthdays and Bloom & Grow.  Open line images beg to be colored and I used three different mediums for the coloring on these cards. Each card has a clean and simple esthetic. Continue reading “Friday Simple Stamping – Seasonal Birthday”

Paper Pumpkin Play Date – Bold Botanicals

October 15, 2020 The AUGUST 2016 – BOLD BOTANICALS kit was an interesting mix of the feminine and masculine.  The paper elements were decidedly masculine: bold swaths of strong color in Cajun Craze and Bermuda Bay while the stamp set: Three lovely floral images lends to a softer feminine feel.  Yet bold fonts were usedContinue reading “Paper Pumpkin Play Date – Bold Botanicals”

Colour Inkspiration Challenge #87

October 14, 2020 One of the challenges that I especially like to participate in is Colour Inkspiration. I started with #82 and have entered my creations in all of the challenges since then. I was encouraged when my first entry made it to the Top 5 list. Very exciting! Better yet, my entry for #85Continue reading “Colour Inkspiration Challenge #87”

Sunday Sketch – SS024

 October 11th, 2020 Christmas Cheer Looking at today’s sketch, I was drawn to create a Holiday card. Stampin’ Up! currently has much of it’s Designer Series Paper on sale (15% Off) and the three panels were perfect to show off patterned paper(s).  I picked Heartwarming Hugs. The principle colors in my selected patterns include: RealContinue reading “Sunday Sketch – SS024”