Waterfront – Birthday

Hi again!  Getting a little more “inque-y” time in today. Over at Facebook’s Global Design Project (#512), we are tasked to CASE a card created by Stesha Bloodhart. Mountains, distress, twine… I added a water element for Shopping Our Stash (#555). Here is my version: Steps: All elements were then adhered to the card baseContinue reading “Waterfront – Birthday”

Friends Are Like Seashells – Happy I Found You

Welcome back!  Hope your Sunday is just spectacular. We are experiencing a heat wave in my neck of the woods…currently about 100 degrees, so the Beach is a good idea at the moment. That said, there are several beachy themed challenges about: Simply Clean & Simple (#25); Inspiration Station (#75), We Love Stamping (#06JUL25); andContinue reading “Friends Are Like Seashells – Happy I Found You”

Winter Peace

Design Team Time: This round at Hand Stamped Sentiments (#450) we have an inspiration challenge.  Wintery scenes featuring, Pink, Blue, Brown and White.  I opted for the Brown. My design choices were influenced by several clean and simple challenges.  CAS on Friday (#295) to place the image in a corner; Simply Clean & Simple (#16)Continue reading “Winter Peace”

Sending Sunshine – Enjoy

Welcome to Sunday and the newest Paper Players (#701) challenge.  This week, Stef has a delightful Summer Beach Mood Board for us.  My take-away?  The top center Beach Ball photograph suggested a clean and simple sketch layout and an opportunity to draw and color my own image. Color Choice: Just Us Girls (#738) and sharingContinue reading “Sending Sunshine – Enjoy”

Sailing Home – Father’s Day

Design Time: Cardz 4 Guyz (#349) is featuring Father’s Day… So many other challenges are sporting a similar theme, and I took lots of inspiration from them for this card. Double Trouble (#168) for a Masculine card partnering with Colorful Options (June) for the Aqua color; and Stampin’ Up! Only (#353) for a Dad card…Continue reading “Sailing Home – Father’s Day”

Translucent Florals – Four Square

Welcome back!  We had a really great class this afternoon.  I taught the Four-Square Stamping Technique and played around with the As You See It (#315) Colors for a truly #simplestamping card.  Just Stamps, Ink and Paper. Here is the result: Steps: All layers were adhered together.  I added a couple of Brushed Brass ButterfliesContinue reading “Translucent Florals – Four Square”

Winter Wonderland – Just For You

Indulge me…a few more deadlines are looming with similar themes. CAS on Friday (#275); Shopping Our Stash (#514); Time Out (#255) along with Retro Rubber (#223) which suggests the colors and bringing it all together the Global Design Project (#430) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were arranged to resemble the sketch whichContinue reading “Winter Wonderland – Just For You”

My Beach – Waterfront Sunshine

Welcome back!  Friday already…the trip to the beach is winding down… Not really, but I am inspired by the Paper Players (#647) theme and creating with the Tuesday Morning (#714) sketch.  Enjoy! Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch and a bit of retired BumbleContinue reading “My Beach – Waterfront Sunshine”

Count on Me – Love…

Welcome back!  Have mask, will travel…couldn’t resist re-using the Mask I created for the card I made earlier today. A quick little card to meet a few more challenges… Playing with Freshly Made Sketches (#524) and Theme from Paper Players (#579) along with the AAA Card (#209) Layout suggestion and theme. Here is the result:Continue reading “Count on Me – Love…”

Feels Like Home – Missing You

The clocks are ticking…and I am catching up! Sketch: Try Stampin’ On Tuesday Challenge (#524), Theme: Paper Craft Crew Challenge (#455), Color: Color Throw Down Challenge (#661) and Gender: Watercooler Wednesday Challenge (#325). Here is the result: Steps: Using the retired stamp sets, By the Dock, Water Front and Snow Front, I created the sceneContinue reading “Feels Like Home – Missing You”