Color Throwdown #460
The colors over at Color Throwdown this week are navy, green and white. I decided to use the photo for inspiration and pulled out a favorite Ellen Hutson set. Continue reading →
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Merry Monday #256 {Favorite Holiday Movies!}
Love being back at Merry Monday and working on my Christmas card stash. This week is about creating a card around a favorite Christmas movie. I love ELF with Will Farrell...hope you do too! Continue reading →
CAS(E) this Sketch #238
This is the first card I am making after IRMA. The card is for my brother and sister-in-law who took me in for the hurricane. I love what DT, Michele F., did with this week’s CAS(E) this Sketch and decided to use the same set to see what I could layout. Continue reading →
CAS(E) this Sketch #237
We have the most interesting “fan” sketch over at CAS(E) this Sketch this week. the design team created amazing inspiration cards to spark our thinking. I decided to pull the “fan” through the use of colored gemstones in the Simon Says Stamp Confetti Circle. Continue reading →
Memory Box Challenge #27 Go with the Flow – Water Theme
This month at the Memory Box Challenge we are Going with the Flow (the sentiment on my card!) and incorporating anything "water". I combined one of my favorite Memory Box borders...the big splash with a new set from Ellen Hutson for a fun mermaid scene. Continue reading →
Muse Challenge #229
Tracey McNeely, this week's Muse, has created an adorable Hippo Bird-day card! I have cased Tracey using a set from Ellen Hutson... so fun! Continue reading →
Seize the Birthday–Splatter!
The toppings this week at Seize the Birthday are Splatter! They are right...cardmakers still love splatter. I know I do. Continue reading →
Less is More Challenge #339 – Pierce Your Project
Interesting challenge over at Less is More this week. We are "piercing" cards with brads, eyelets, sewing, etc. I haven't used brads in ages but seem to have so many. Continue reading →
Essentials by Ellen July Mix It Up Challenge: Lawn Fawn
Over at Ellen Hutson this month, we are mixing it up with Lawn Fawn. I used to incredibly fun birthday sets to create a CAS card embellished with lots of beads, sequins and washi for color. Continue reading →
Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge – Surf’s Up
Surf is up over at Curtain Call this week. The photo inspiration is very monochrome so I have taken the same approach in my card...sticking to soft blues and greens. Continue reading →
The Challenge #91 {A Sketch Challenge}
I used the sketch this week at The Challenge to create an incredible bright, cheerful flower border. Continue reading →
The Paper Players PP353 – A Theme Challenge from Claire
Love this week's theme challenge over at The Paper Players--Summer Fun in the Water. I created an aspiring scene with lots of distress ink and a mermaid from Ellen Hutson. Continue reading →
Muse: ChristmasVisions #81
I so love Chriss Blagrave card! Chriss is our Christmasvisions Muse for June. I love the stamped houses circling the sentiment in soft colors. I decided to try the same idea with die cuts. Continue reading →
The Card Concept #75 {Boldly Graphic}
Have you ever had déjà vu? I really believe I have made a card to the photo image at Card Concept before! How weird is that? I couldn't find the card but it is eerily familiar. "This" time I have followed the challenge title and stuck to a boldly graphic card. Continue reading →
Seize the Birthday! One Layer!
The toppings this week at Seize the Birthday is the creation of a one-layer birthday card. I have turned to an old favorite: Ellen Hutson Wish Big and my Copics for a fun one-layer creation... and of course, lots of sequins. I so love sequins. Continue reading →
CAS(E) this Sketch #225
I made a couple of cards with this week's CAS(E) this Sketch, each one getting more and more streamlined and CAS. I like the final product and can see myself using this sketch again. Continue reading →
Inspired By All the Little Things #58 featuring Donna Mikasa
I love the photo inspiration this week at Inspired By All the Little Things...it is beautiful! To create my card, I stamped a medallion coverplate with Versamark, embossing an A2 panel. Continue reading →
CAS(E) this Sketch #222!
Hannelie created a WOW sketch for CAS(E) this Sketch this week. I love Hannelie's card beyond words... and wondered if I could create something I would love as much. I think this card is fun. Continue reading →
Less Is More Challenge #329 – Geometric
We have a Geometric challenge over at Less is More this week. I used the wonderful embossing plate from Ellen Hutson that is chockfull of geometrics. Continue reading →
CAS(E) this Sketch #219
Fun, fun, fun sketch this week at CAS(E) this Sketch. I used the sketch to make a 'hello' card for a dear friend... who literally uses the term "blah, blah, blah"! Continue reading →
Muse Challenge #211
The highly talented, Tracey McNeely, is this week's Muse. She used Altenew's Half Tone Circles for her card stamping different size circles in different colors. Continue reading →
Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge – Speckled
Curtain Call this week has a gorgeous floral photo inspiration and the keyword speckled. I created a speckled background for my card by stenciling a pebble background on cream cardstock, and speckling with Mister Huey sprays in red, tangerine and gold. Continue reading →
Muse Challenge #209
We have a Guest Muse, SonjaK, this week... with a card featuring one of my favorite sets, Ellen's Mondo Hydrangea. I followed Sonja's design almost exactly...I liked it so much! Continue reading →
Essentials by Ellen March Pin-Sights Challenge
We have a very green-inspired Pin-Sights Challenge the month over at Essentials by Ellen. I decided to focus in on the gold and green, and the beverage theme in the center of the collage. I used the Oh, Frappe set and put my Zig clean color markers to good use. Continue reading →