CASology Week 368: PLANT
The keyword at CASology this week is PLANT. Continue reading →
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The Card Concept #134 {Mother’s Day}
We are also celebrating Mother's Day over at The Card Concept. From the photo inspiration, I focused on the gold frame, pink flowers, and a neutral background. Continue reading →
Shopping Our Stash #419 – Happy Mother’s Day
This week at Shopping Our Stash, we are celebrating Mother's Day. Continue reading →
Cupcake Inspiration Challenge – CIC 482 – Color
We have a Color Challenge, RED, ORANGE and YELLOW, over at Cupcake Inspiration this week. I am still working on Thanksgiving cards so I put the fall colors to good use. Continue reading →
CASology Week 355: APPRECIATE
The keyword this week at CASology is APPRECIATE. I made a Thank You card from one of my favorite Altenew sets, Botanical You. Continue reading →
The Paper Players – PP443 – A Sketch Challenge from LeAnne
This week at The Paper Players, we are working with a layered sketch with 3 focal points. I LOVED Jaydee's inspiration card beyond words. I had to find (!) and incorporate diamond patterned paper. My focal points are 3 Altenew blooms in coordinating soft pinks. Continue reading →
The Male Room Challenge #111 – Anything Goes, optional twist Origami
This week at The Male Room, we have a fun twist to work with...ORIGAMI. I have to admit I tried to fold a paper crane...three times. I promise you, the folded result was not a crane! So I turned to Altenew's Ori Kami set, and stamped a paper crane. Continue reading →
Color Throwdown #543
The colors this week at Color Throwdown are Aqua, Green, and Gray. I love how the colors turned out on this Altenew floral sentiment. Continue reading →
CAS(E) this Sketch #318
This week, at CAS(E) this Sketch, we are working with a center strip with a banner sentiment at the bottom. In the spirit of Earth Day, I created a center strip of plants with a fun sentiment. Continue reading →
Just Us Girls Trend Week #483 – Off the Edge
This week at Just Us Girls, we are creating cards with images OFF THE EDGE. I created a shorter front panel by drawing a line about an inch in from the edge and trimming around the image. I mounted a dark blue Stardream panel on the inside front cover to provide a background for the trimmed image. Continue reading →
Color Throwdown Countdown #538
This week, at Color Throwdown, we are working with the colors: Mint, Aqua, Dark Pink and Green. I made a one-layer card using an Altenew set. Continue reading →
Color Throwdown #536
This week at Color Throwdown, we are working with the colors: cream, mauve, and moss green. I got a head start on Mom's Day by creating an Altenew floral card using the colors via Copics. Continue reading →
The Male Room Challenge #106 – Gorgeous Greens
This week at The Male Room, we are making GREEN cards. I used one of my favorite Altenew cover plates. The inlaid leaf pieces were die cut from a watercolor panel that was sprayed with five different metallic sprays (to give a variegated look). Continue reading →
Inspired By….love
There was so much to chose from in the photo inspiration, this week, at Inspired By… Do you see the vase of roses on the top ladder rung? I focused on the textured gold vase, the pink, red and yellow roses, and the wooden ladder rung. Continue reading →
Color Throwdown #529
For this week's challenge at Color Throwdown, we are playing with yellow, orange, and red. Using Altenew’s Ditsy Flowers, I created a fun background of blooms with the key colors and neutrals. Continue reading →
Seize the Birthday Challenge #157- Stamping Only!
The toppings, this week, at Seize the Birthday, is Stamping Only! Wow! This challenge was harder than I thought initially. Although I settled on an Altenew layering set, I really wanted to embellish and color! Continue reading →
The Male Room Challenge #102 – Anything Goes, Optional Twist Beverages
This week at The Male Room…Anything Goes! but we have the optional twist of adding a beverage. I created a simple coffee-inspired love card. A bit of masking, stamping and Copic coloring; easy peasy. Continue reading →
The Flower Challenge #28 – Color, Pink & Grey
This month at The Flower Challenge, we are working with Pink & Grey. I made this card 4x. I just could not find the right balance of pink and gray. Continue reading →
Muse Challenge #288
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
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
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
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
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
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 →