This is my first time entering the Day of the Month Card Club. I love the premise. The challenge picks a celebrated day each month as card inspiration. Last month, "World Rat Day" was celebrated and I discovered the challenge at Cornelia's Stempel Spass while checking out her delightful rat card! Continue reading →
This month at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown, we have a color challenge working with non-traditional colors. I chose hot pink and black. Continue reading →
The week at TIME OUT we are working with a photo inspiration featuring a bee theme (magazine box), and the colors black, yellow gold, gray and white. Continue reading →
This week at Inspired by..., I used elements of the photo inspiration (i.e., bed, checks, dots, pink, stuffed animal) as well as the sketch(!) to create my get well card. Continue reading →
We have a wonderful photo inspiration this week at Inspired by... I love the bright rainbow colors as well as the perception of depth in the corridor. Continue reading →
At Happy Little Stampers this month, we are creating CAS cards featuring the keyword FEATHER. I used Papertrey Ink's Feather Finery. Continue reading →
This card is for my friend, Adriane, a source of wonderful inspiration! CAS(E) this Sketch, this week, features 3 squares along the bottom of a card base with a sentiment above the trio. Continue reading →
The keyword this week at CASology is ZODIAC. The word is versatile... I thought about my birthday and the stars. I picked an appropriate sentiment from Papertrey Inks' Star Gazer Additions. Continue reading →
For this card, I have combined two challenges. This month at Happy Little Stampers, the keyword for the CAS Challenge is TIS THE SEASON, and at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown, the technique challenge calls for WATERCOLOR. Continue reading →
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 →
ANYTHING GOES at Retro Rubber this week. I decided to create a folksy thanksgiving card for my stash with a very old stamp, Autumn Sheep from Whipper Snapper Designs (circa late-90s). Continue reading →
The key to Inspired By.... this week is JARS. I created a shaker card using a Mason jar opening filled with neutral-colored beads. The card's color scheme was influenced by the inspiration photo. Continue reading →
This week at Just Us Girls, we are working with colors. We were challenged with making a card in one color, using our chosen color in light, mid and dark tones. My color is red. I distressed an embossed background in Barn Door, Worn Lipstick, and Spun Sugar. I love how this card turned out! Continue reading →
We have a beautiful pair of rainbow birds for inspiration this week at FUSION. I used just the photo for my inspiration. I distressed a set of Simply Graphic birds in rainbow colors and arranged. Continue reading →
We have an unusual sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch this week. The sketch looked like building blocks to me... so I ran with it! I used the Papertrey Ink Block Party set. I selected a few "block" die cuts, distressed wood grain cardstock, and arranged in a format like the sketch. Continue reading →
This week at TIME OUT, we are working with a very involved photo inspiration. I focused on the blue-green textured background, and the bright orange-red flowers in the vase. Continue reading →
I am combining two challenges this week. The colors we are working with this week at Color Throwndown are CORAL, AQUA and NAVY. The sketch at Freshly Made Sketches features a central circular image with a sentiment tag and small embellishments under the circle. I created a Thank You card using Papertrey Ink's Keep Swimming set. Continue reading →
We are creating cards this week at Inspired By... with pennants. I made a simple birthday card using lots of scraps! I die cut flags from 15 scrap papers and arranged a pennant background for my sentiment. Continue reading →
This week, at Inspired By..., we are thinking about EARTH DAY. I focused the yellow container of green plants on the top shelf. I recreated a green container and added a pop of yellow. Continue reading →
The keyword this week at CASology is LEAP. I created what I believe is the perfect leap of faith. I have seen my dog take this leap many times in anticipation of finally catching a squirrel. Enjoy. Continue reading →