Seize the Birthday Challenge #154 – CAS

by ElizStewart // November 11, 2018 // 1 Comment

This week at Seize the Birthday, the toppings are to create a clean and simple or CAS birthday card, i.e., lots of white space. I haven’t used this sentiment in a long time but I think it is a great thought. Continue reading →

CAS(E) this Sketch #297

by ElizStewart // November 11, 2018 // 2 Comments

At this week’s CAS(e) this Sketch, we are working with an oval in the bottom right of our base cards. I so wanted to use a new MFT Secret Santa set that I decided lots of masking would be worth it! Continue reading →

Inspired By…. pom pom delight

by ElizStewart // November 11, 2018 // 2 Comments

You have to love the image at Inspired By… this week. I didn’t have a deer die that would work but I had a great moose. I die cut the moose from wood paneling I had used for doll house flooring. Continue reading →

Color Throwdown Countdown #518

by ElizStewart // November 11, 2018 // 1 Comment

At Color Throwdown, the colors are Slate Blue, Orange, Brown and White for this week's challenge. Given the palette, I felt I needed to make one more Thanksgiving card. I dug into old stamps and felt inspiration. Continue reading →

Muse Challenge #290

by ElizStewart // November 11, 2018 // 3 Comments

Anita’s inspirational card this week at Muse was difficult for me. I am not really a hearts + birthday kinda card-maker. To stay within Anita’s theme, I decided to work with a heart-snowflake from Paper Smooches. Continue reading →

Freshly Made Sketches #362 – A Sketch by Linda Callahan

by ElizStewart // November 11, 2018 // 2 Comments

You have to love one-layer cards! I saw this week’s Freshly Made Sketch and knew I could make an OLC. I am on a Christmas mission so we have Santa flying through the primary circle/moon, surrounded by a rectangle/night sky. Continue reading →

CASology Week 320: COMPLIMENT

by ElizStewart // November 11, 2018 // 4 Comments

The keyword this week at CASology is COMPLIMENT. Great word. I decided to use a Kelly Purkey set of very “current” compliments. I hope you laugh. Continue reading →

The Paper Players – PP418 – A Color Challenge from Laurie

by ElizStewart // November 11, 2018 // 2 Comments

It is week 2 so we have a Color Challenge over at The Paper Players.  This week, our challenge host, Laurie, is asking us to create cards using the colors Poppy Parade, So Saffron and Smokey Slate.  Use colors close to those in the photo if you don’t use Stampin’ Up ink. Continue reading →

The Paper Players – PP417 – A Theme Challenge from Claire

by ElizStewart // November 3, 2018 // 7 Comments

We have a Theme Challenge over at The Paper Players.  This week, our challenge host, Claire, is asking us to create cards using the theme "Let Us Give Thanks".  Halloween is over; I hope everyone had fun! Now we are onto Thanksgiving cards. Continue reading →

CAS(E) this Sketch #295

by ElizStewart // October 28, 2018 // 1 Comment

A very simple sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch this week.  In turn, I made a very simple Christmas (or birthday!) card. Continue reading →

Inspired By…thermoses

by ElizStewart // October 28, 2018 // 3 Comments

This week at Inspired By..., we are working with the theme "thermoses".  Papertrey actually makes a thermos set! and I own it! Continue reading →

Freshly Made Sketches #360 – A Sketch by Amy

by ElizStewart // October 28, 2018 // 1 Comment

At Freshly Made Sketches this week, I used an old Hero Arts stamp for the center oval image.  I embossed the image a second time on red cardstock and fussy cut the sentiment. I covered the image in two layers of glossy accents for shine, and foam-mounted. Continue reading →

Muse Challenge #288

by ElizStewart // October 28, 2018 // 5 Comments

This week's Muse, Laurel Beard, has created a lovely card where she has inlaid "hello" in a field of watercolored flowers.  For emphasis, Laurel added a line of emphasis under the sentitment.  I have followed Laurel's lead with one major shortcut... I used Altenew's watercolor washi for my background!   Continue reading →

CASology Week 318: SCARY

by ElizStewart // October 28, 2018 // 1 Comment

The keyword this week at CASology is SCARY. I silver-embossed a trio of skulls, added googly eyes, and white-embossed the sentiment.  Easy peasy. Continue reading →

The Paper Players – PP416 – A Sketch Challenge from Anne Marie

by ElizStewart // October 28, 2018 // 5 Comments

It is week 3!  We have a Sketch Challenge over at The Paper Players.  This week, our challenge host, Anne Marie, is asking us to create cards using the sketch to the left: 2 layering rectangles, horizontal strip and central image. Continue reading →

Color Throwdown #516

by ElizStewart // October 23, 2018 // 5 Comments

I am so excited to be a Guest Star Stamper at Color Throwdown this week! Let me introduce the color swatch for Color Throwdown #516. This week we are working with DARK TEAL, RUST, and CREAM. Continue reading →

Twofer Card Challenge #10 ~ Harvest

by ElizStewart // October 23, 2018 // 3 Comments

The keyword at TWOFER this month is HARVEST. I created two cards using Memory Box' Harvest Pumpkin Oval Frame.  The cards on the right is a slider with the answer to the question. Continue reading →

CASology Week 317: MENU

by ElizStewart // October 21, 2018 // 3 Comments

The keyword at CASology this week is MENU. Hard word. I had ideas but was not in love with any of them, then I realized the biggest menu is upcoming. THANKSGIVING. I paper pieced a small feast using Paper Smooches dies. Continue reading →

Muse Challenge #287

by ElizStewart // October 21, 2018 // 3 Comments

Our Muse this week is the lovely Kim Heggins, Kim created a beautiful card in purples and lime green, with a large prominent sentiment. I am deep into the fall season and decided to focus solely on the colors and sentiment features in her card. Rather than florals, I created a bokeh background. Continue reading →

Muse: ChristmasVisions 111

by ElizStewart // October 21, 2018 // 6 Comments

Our Christmas Visions Muse this week is the talented Lindsey. She created a very clean, embossed card this week. I focused on the layout, abstract Christmas tree, and multi-font sentiment. I chose to use a blue, rather than a white background so my gold embossing would pop. Continue reading →

Freshly Made Sketches #359 – A Sketch by Narelle

by ElizStewart // October 21, 2018 // 2 Comments

We had takeout Chinese Friday night thus my card. In the fortune cookies, I immediately saw the overlapping circles in this week’s Freshly Made Sketch. I decided to use the fun fortune cookie die from Ellen Hutson. The card is simple and clean. Continue reading →

Color Throwdown #515

by ElizStewart // October 21, 2018 // 1 Comment

I actually love how my card for Color Throwdown this week. But there was a lot of great inspiration on the site to spur me on… this card is heavily influenced by the beautiful cards by DT Barbara Anders and GD Birgit Edblom. Continue reading →

Inspired By… Halloween

by ElizStewart // October 21, 2018 // 4 Comments

I love the photo inspiration at Inspired By… this week. The no hear, no-see, and no speak skeletons are priceless. I would have loved to recreate that scene but my Halloween stamps are limited. So instead, I focused on the fact that the skeletons are only heads… and created a card focused on the headless horseman! Continue reading →

FUSION Pastel Halloween

by ElizStewart // October 21, 2018 // 3 Comments

The FUSION photo inspirations threw me a bit and I really had to think about how I wanted to re-create. I focused on the cookie tray of multi-color pastel ghosts. Continue reading →