Memorable Meadows – Beautiful Birthday

Welcome back!  The watercolor brushes were still on the table… Another clean and simple challenge: Addicted to CAS (#254) with the key word: Bloom.  I chose to see if I could beat the clock for the As You See It (#319) speed challenge with a Floral theme. I picked the bottom row of colors suggestedContinue reading “Memorable Meadows – Beautiful Birthday”

By the Bay – Country Bouquet

Let’s play!!  It is Tuesday and time to create for this week’s Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#453).  The original card can be found on page 21 of the Jan – Apr Mini Catalog.  I opted to create a clean and simple, #simplestamping watercolor card with just Stamps, Ink and Paper. I chose the Just Add InkContinue reading “By the Bay – Country Bouquet”

Timeless Arrangements – You Are the Best

Hi!  A hand drawn doodle today… Playing with Creative Colour (#128) and the Tuesday Morning (#744) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch.  The Flower decoration was popped up with Dimensionals. A bright pop of color framing a lovely floral vase for an allContinue reading “Timeless Arrangements – You Are the Best”

Thoughtful Expressions

Welcome to Sunday and the newest Paper Players (#676) challenge.  LeAnne has given us a very pretty set of colors to work with this week.  I picked an image from the new Thoughtful Expressions stamp set and the Freshly Made (#622) sketch to create my card. I tried a little water coloring with Wink ofContinue reading “Thoughtful Expressions”

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”

My Santorini View – In the Country

Welcome back!  Happy Wednesday.  I have a busy day today with a full house for my card class, so I am getting this one in early.  Yasou! Playing with the Inspired By (#272) photograph and sketch option. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were arranged to resemble the sketch.  The Painting was popped upContinue reading “My Santorini View – In the Country”

Enduring Beauty – Birthday Wishes

It’s Friday in Australia and that means Just Add Ink (#685) is back for 2024 and starting off with a Floral theme. I am combining several other challenges that are complimentary. Over at Global Design Project (#428), they are looking for a CASE (copy and selectively edit) of Cindy Timmers card.  My take-aways: flowers, generalContinue reading “Enduring Beauty – Birthday Wishes”

Warm Winter Wishes Post

Welcome back!  Project Number 2 for Double Trouble as a Guest Designer for January. This Crazy Cousin is bringing you a nostalgic Winter Sports themed card using some favorite retired products for the Double Trouble (#157) challenge. This round, the play partner in crime is Farm Quest (#44) and I selected the Sketch Saturday (#742)Continue reading “Warm Winter Wishes Post”

Heartfelt Hello – Watercolor Bokeh

Happy Saturday!  Hope you had a wonderful day. Today I am working with the Tuesday Morning (#739) sketch and the Color Dare (#582) selection. The sketch inspired me to think of Bokeh Dots and reminded me of a watercolor technique that I saw on Instagram. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered toContinue reading “Heartfelt Hello – Watercolor Bokeh”

Hometown Greetings – Season of Life

Design Team Time: For the Hand Stamped Sentiments (#429) Inspiration Board, I selected the image of the Row of Houses. I chose to keep the card clean and simple and selected the AAA Cards (#256) Sketch and the Creative Colours (#123) suggestion. There are a number of Winter themed challenges at the moment, and I amContinue reading “Hometown Greetings – Season of Life”