Color Throwdown #491
The colors this week at Color Throwdown are coral, green, kraft, and white. I used the bouquet from Concord & 9th; watercoloring with Zig clean color markers. Continue reading →
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52 Christmas Card Throwdown – April Technique Challenge
This week at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown, we are working on a technique challenge that incorporates sewing or knitting. I made a very simple card focused on a beautiful Nordic sweater on one of two arctic friends. Continue reading →
FUSION – Pink Phone
The theme this week at FUSION is "pink phone". Do you remember the James Taylor song, Fire and Rain? I have had this wonderful friend since I was 16... and we spend "hours of time on the telephone line to talk about things to come". Continue reading →
The Paper Players – PP391 – A Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge from Joanne
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 →
Color Throwdown Countdown #489
This week at Color Throwdown, we are working with the colors RED, GREEN and WHITE. Given that we are, hopefully, heading toward summer, I decided to make a watermelon card with Papertrey Ink's Fruit Salad dies. Continue reading →
CAS Christmas April Challenge: Ornament
The theme, this month at CAS Christmas, is ORNAMENT. I created an earth ornament; platinum embossing the land masses and copic coloring the water. Continue reading →
Paper Smooches April 2018 Theme/Photo Inspiration Challenge
This month we have a photo challenge at Paper Smooches. I focused on the beautiful purple flowers, and pulled in the "rain" element via a black background. Continue reading →
Inspired By…. rainy day coziness!
I love the photo inspiration this week at Inspired By.... I focused on the unmade bed in blues, and recreated the bed using a Papertrey die to make a "get well" card. Continue reading →
Muse Challenge #259
The wonderful Barb Ghig is our Guest Muse this week. Barb has created a lovely card for our inspiration... Continue reading →
Merry Monday #283 {Christmas Puppies!}
This week at Merry Monday, we are adding puppies to our Christmas cards. How fun!! I used the adorable Mama Elephant MeowyWoofmas and Copic-colored a fun scene. Continue reading →
AAA Cards CAS Game #111 – Use Only One Third
This week at AAA Cards, we are creating cards using only a 1/3 of the face panel! I chose to lay out my card horizontally and run my image through the middle. I created a sweet and fun Easter egg hunt with Papertrey's Simply Spring Borders... with golden eggs! Continue reading →
CASology Week 291: BUG
The keyword this week at CASology is BUG. What fun! I used one of my favorite bugs from Lockhart Stamps to create a get well shaker card. I used beads to emulate pills! Continue reading →
CAS Christmas March Challenge
Yea!!! A new Christmas challenge...I am so excited! For the first/March CAS Christmas Challenge, we are incorporating HOLLY into our cards. Continue reading →
Muse Challenge #256
This week's lovely Muse, Anita Bowden has created a great inspiration card. I focused on the white heart, monochromatic colors (I used green), floral inset and gemstones. Continue reading →
Color Throwdown #483
We have Spring colors this week at Color Throwdown: Coral, Green, and Kraft. In line with spring, I have created a watercolored floral. Continue reading →
Inspired By… Get Lucky
My first time at Inspired By... thanks Michele! The theme is Get Lucky and we have a very green photo inspiration. Continue reading →
Muse Challenge #255
This week, there was such a fun challenge over at Muse! Bunny Vance created a wonderful floral collage set on black. I loved combing through my floral dies to come up with the card above. Continue reading →
The Card Concept #87 {Freshly Brewed}
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 →
The Flower Challenge #17
This month at the Flower Challenge we are focused on paper piecing. I used one of my favorite Poppystamps, the Delicate Mum. Continue reading →
Christmas Throwdown February: Theme Polar Bears
For my second challenge at Christmas Throwdown, the theme is polar bears. I used a favorite set from Papertrey Ink to create a simple CAS card. Continue reading →
Merry Monday #277 {Stencils}
This week on Merry Monday, we are creating Christmas cards using a stencil. I distressed Memory Box' Tender Sprinkle Dots to represent swirling snow on my background. Continue reading →
Addicted to CAS Challenge #129 – Teal
The keyword at Addicted to CAS this week is Teal. In my mind, I thought teal was more blue than green. But I am not questioning Simon Says Stamp... and their TEAL ink. Continue reading →
AAA Cards CAS Game #108 – All You Need Is Love
The theme this week at AAA Cards is "All You Need is Love". I adopted the sentiment and added a frog prince (to be kissed) on a bed of hearts. Continue reading →
FUSION – Stained Glass Hearts
This week at FUSION, I used the photo inspiration for my card. And I used Michelle Lupton's wonderful technique for creating stained glass. Continue reading →