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 →

Muse Challenge #284

by ElizStewart // September 30, 2018 // 5 Comments

Michelle is our lovely guest designer this week at Muse. I absolutely love her simple card... seriously love it! Continue reading →

Muse Challenge #282 and Color Throwdown Countdown #510

by ElizStewart // September 16, 2018 // 6 Comments

I am combining Tracey's amazing inspiration at Muse this week with the color combination at Color Throwdown. The colors, at CTD, are red, orange, kraft and green. Tracey's card highlights a collage of flowers, stamped in black and partially colored in block colors, and a simple sentiment. Continue reading →

The Paper Players – PP409 – A Color Challenge from Anne Marie

by ElizStewart // September 8, 2018 // 8 Comments

We have a Color Challenge over at The Paper Players! This week, our challenge host, Anne Marie, is asking us to create cards using the colors: blackberry bliss (dark purple), mint macaron, crumb cake (kraft) and a color of my choice. Continue reading →

The Paper Players – PP402 – A CAS Challenge from Nance

by ElizStewart // July 21, 2018 // 7 Comments

We have a CAS Challenge over at The Paper Players! This week, our challenge host, Nance, is asking us to create cards using the negative space on our cards. Continue reading →

Altenew June 2018 Inspiration Challenge

by ElizStewart // June 21, 2018 // No Comments

This month at Altenew, we have a beautiful inspiration photo focused on four colors: white, silver, pale green and lavendar. I used Altenew's Sweet Rose Bouquet to create my florals. I stamped the images with Hero Arts Shadow Inks and highlighted the inner most details and the sentiment in silver embossing powder. Continue reading →

Muse: ChristmasVisions 102

by ElizStewart // June 16, 2018 // 4 Comments

Our Muse for Christmasvisions this week is the lovely Cornelia. Cornelia has created a fun card based on a shopping bag! I went about the card a bit differently, but still focused on Santa flying through the moon over a cityscape. I tried to incorporate the color red into the horizon. Continue reading →

Merry Monday #294 {Let’s See Some BARNS!}

by ElizStewart // June 16, 2018 // 1 Comment

This week at Merry Monday, we are incorporating barns into our Christmas cards. I used a combination of Altenew's Winter Cottage and an old wood Memory Box stamp highlighting a grove of trees. Images were touched with Zig Clean Color markers; glistening snow was created with Wink of Stella. Continue reading →

The Paper Players – PP394 – A CAS Challenge from Laurie

by ElizStewart // May 20, 2018 // 8 Comments

We have a CAS Challenge over at The Paper Players! This week, our challenge host, Laurie, is asking us to create CAS cards with the theme "BLOOMS". Looking at my card, you might think it is not CAS. True... there is not as much white space as I would ordinarily like to use. However, this card is beyond words... simple. Continue reading →

The Paper Players – PP393 – A Color Challenge from Claire

by ElizStewart // May 12, 2018 // 6 Comments

We have a Color Challenge over at The Paper Players! This week, our challenge host, Clair, is asking us to work with the following Stampin' Up colors: Hello Yellow, Strawberry Slush, Wild Wasabi and Pumpkin Pie. Continue reading →

The Card Concept #92 {Bold Bloom}

by ElizStewart // May 9, 2018 // 2 Comments

The photo image at The Card Concept this week, Bold Bloom, left a clear picture in my mind as to the card I wanted to build. I picked one bold blossom from Ellen Hutson, and watercolored in dark reds. Continue reading →

Addicted to CAS Challenge #135 – Gold

by ElizStewart // May 9, 2018 // 1 Comment

The keyword this week at Addicted to CAS Challenge is GOLD. There is a lot we can do with gold! This being May, I feel like every card should feature flowers. Continue reading →

CAS(E) this Sketch #270

by ElizStewart // May 6, 2018 // 2 Comments

We have an interesting sketch this week over at CAS(E) this Sketch. Basically three rows with the sentiment included on the last row. I made the assumption the rows could be composed of anything; I created rows of little girls. Continue reading →

Muse Challenge #263 and Color Throwdown #490

by ElizStewart // April 29, 2018 // 4 Comments

With purpose, I combined this week's Muse and Color Throwdown Challenges. We have a guest Muse, Ishani, who has created a wonderful inspiration card. The colors this week, at Color Throwndown, are pink, lavender, green and gray. Continue reading →

The Paper Players – PP391 – A Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge from Joanne

by ElizStewart // April 29, 2018 // 7 Comments

We have a Tic Tac Toe Challenge over at The Paper Players! This week, our challenge host, Joanne, is asking us to select a row, column or diagonal with which to create our card. I chose the first column: FLOWERS, BIRTHDAY and YELLOW. Continue reading →

Freshly Made Sketches #333 – A Sketch by Narelle

by ElizStewart // April 22, 2018 // 5 Comments

This week at Freshly Made Sketches, we have a sketch with two overlapping circles. I used the sketch to create a Mother's Day card with Altenew's Magnolias. The flowers are gold embossed and then "sloppily" watercolored. Continue reading →

TIME OUT Challenge #106

by ElizStewart // April 8, 2018 // 4 Comments

We have a very spring-y photo inspiration over at TIME OUT this week. I focused on the beautiful yellow blooms and the lattice cut in the vase. Continue reading →

Muse Challenge #260

by ElizStewart // April 7, 2018 // 6 Comments

Our Muse this week, Anita, has used an Altenew layering stencil to create a wonderful inspiration card. I don't have any layering stencils so I switched the technique up a little. Continue reading →

Muse Challenge #259

by ElizStewart // April 1, 2018 // 6 Comments

The wonderful Barb Ghig is our Guest Muse this week. Barb has created a lovely card for our inspiration... Continue reading →

The Paper Players – PP384 – A Color Challenge from Joanne

by ElizStewart // March 10, 2018 // 9 Comments

This is COLOR week over at The Paper Players! This week, our challenge host, Joanne, is asking us to create a card in "any shade of pink”. I loved the inspiration photo and decided I needed an ombre effect in pink. Continue reading →

FUSION – Spring Wreath

by ElizStewart // February 25, 2018 // 1 Comment

This week at FUSION, I worked with the combination of both the sketch and the photo inspiration. Continue reading →

The Card Concept #87 {Freshly Brewed}

by ElizStewart // February 25, 2018 // 1 Comment

I had a lot of fun with the photo inspiration this week at The Card Concept. I created a detailed "wood" tabletop focusing on the gray and black elements in the photo. Continue reading →

CAS(E) this Sketch #258

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

I am still making valentines... so I turned this week's CAS(e) this Sketch into a love card. Very CAS. Copic-colored roses, die cut sentiment and gemstones! Continue reading →

Muse Challenge #251

by ElizStewart // February 4, 2018 // 3 Comments

Vicki Dutcher is this week's Guest Muse, and she has created a cute critter card for our inspiration! To recreate the large critters, I used the Mama Elephant Page Hugger cuties. Continue reading →