Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge – Red, White & Blue
Curtain Call is hosting a red, white & blue challenge. I have made enough flags this season so I decided to try something different. Continue reading →
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Less is More Challenge #333 – Personalize It
This week at Less is More...it is theme week and we are "personalizing" our cards! I have a dear friend who is has good things happening in his life right now... I made this card for him. Continue reading →
Merry Monday #252 {Inspiration Photo}
This week at Merry Monday we are working from an inspiration photo... and I went to town. I tend to prefer my cards CAS but I started pulling elements from the inspiration and just kept going! 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 “Something Sweet” Topping
The toppings this week at Seize the Birthday are "something sweet". I pulled out an old Stampin' Up set which I loved but has seen little use of late. Continue reading →
Poppystamps PSC#32 – Flower Power
This month Poppystamps is looking for cards that incorporate FLOWERS in their designs. Love it! I decided to extend my poinsettia die set to May flowers! Continue reading →
CAS(E) this Sketch #220
Believe or not I followed the sketch this week at CAS(E) this Sketch closely. This card has purpose. Continue reading →
CASology Week 244: STRONG
The keyword this week at CASology is STRONG. I used a fun set from Neat & Tangled speaking directly to the sentiment, watercoloring with my Zig clean color markers. Continue reading →
The Flower Challenge #6 Anything Goes
So I was on Aileen Ryan's site and Karen Dunbrook's site... just reading. And it dawns on me there is a new challenge in town! Yes, I am slow on the uptake. But I want to play along. I love florals and I love the premise. So I am jumping in this month for the first time. AND this month is Anything Goes on The Flower Challenge! Continue reading →
Muse: ChristmasVisions 78
Our Christmasvisions Muse for March is Cornelia Wenokor! She has created the cutest critter peeping up from a wall to wish us the best for the season complete with a Santa hat and twinkling lights! Continue reading →
The Heart Desires Challenge 10
Another great inspiration collage over at the Heart Desires this week! I incorporated the hexagon pattern, the maps, and the central bold sentiment in my card. Continue reading →
Muse Challenge #202
This week's Muse, Anita Bowden, has created a colorful and fun inspiration card for us! I took her card to heart. Using a floral set from Neat & Tangled I created a bright floral array with Simon Says dye inks. I trimmed, die cut HELLO, layered and mounted on an A2 card base. Continue reading →
Color Throwdown Countdown #425
We are focused on black, mustard ad blue at Color Throwdown this week. I created a simple "hello" garden with several stamp sets. Continue reading →
CASology Week 231: Forest
The keyword, FOREST, this week at CASology, is a tough one. Not the creation of a forest, but keeping the forest CAS. I opted to create a sense of forest through a grove of birches... hopefully I did! Continue reading →
The Heart Desires Challenge 8
We have wintery inspiration over at Heart Desires this month. I am very focused on the upper right photo in the inspiration block. Hopefully I have created a silvery, white scene of winter for the challenge. Continue reading →
The Card Concept #64 – Pretty Things
Wow! The photo inspiration for the first challenge of 2017 at the Card Concept is fantastic! I incorporated the spotted black background, pink peony and gold Hello into my first card of the year. Continue reading →
TIME OUT Challenge #73 Inspired by Words
This week at TIME OUT we are being Inspired by Words: 'With each sunrise we are given a chance for a new beginning'. This card gave me an opportunity to pull out my stencils and create a glorious sunrise with distress inks. Continue reading →
Little Tangles Challenge 75: Color Combo – Silver & Gold
The Neat and Tangled monthly challenge is focused on silver and gold! To create this New year card I gold embossed the map on textured silver cardstock from Paper and More. Continue reading →
Muse Challenge #192
Tracey McNeely has again come up with a stunner for our Muse inspiration. I loved this card so much I made a dozen for my "thanksgiving" card. Continue reading →
TIME OUT Challenge #62 Home Sweet Home
This week at TIME OUT we have a fun photo inspiration. I just loved the framed alphabet and decided to use the idea as the base of my card... though I strayed in the colors. Continue reading →
Little Tangles Challenge #70 – Inspired by Pinterest
Little Tangles has a photo challenge for us this month. I focused on a number of elements: the turtles in the first umbrella, the angles of the grass and pool, the colors Continue reading →
Winnie & Walter Share the Love Week Featuring Essentials by Ellen | Day 5 (Mood Board Challenge)
Day 5 of the Winnie and Walter’s Share the Love Challenge with Ellen Hutson is focused on a Mood Board photo inspiration. This is the last of the 5 challenges! Last chance to win some much needed W&W product! In the five challenges, we have... Continue reading →
Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop (#3) / Little Tangles Challenge 69: Embossing
This card is doing double duty at Little Tangles this month (embossing) and on the Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop. I love these Neat and Tangled children so much! I stenciled the coffee drips on a white panel and gold... Continue reading →
CAS(E) this Sketch #174
I took the sketch at CAS(e) this Sketch a bit literally this week! I saw stars… and I made lots of them with the help of Neat & Tangle’s Seeing Stars cover plate. But first I made a “northern lights”... Continue reading →