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 →
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Inspired By All the Little Things #83 Featuring Cat Craig
I love our inspiration photo this week at Inspired By All the Little Things. I focused on the row of little flower in the bright white window. The result is a very CAS card. Continue reading →
Freshly Made Sketches #331 – A Sketch by Cécile
I love how my Freshly Made Sketch card turned out this week! I used the Simon Says Floral Sparkle die twice to create the two lines in the sketch. Continue reading →
52 Christmas Card Throwdown March Technique Challenge: Embossing
At Christmas Throwdown this month, it's a technique challenge, where we are making embossed Christmas cards. I silver embossed a large background snowflake and distressed the panel. Continue reading →
TIME OUT Challenge #101
This week at TIME OUT, we are being inspired by words "Each day is gift. Open it. Celebrate it. Enjoy it." Continue reading →
TicTacToe Challenge TTTC024 – Featured Designer Jeanie Stark
This week at the TicTacToe Challenge, I focused on creating a card for the diagonal: CIRCLE, ELEGANT, and GREETING. To achieve elegance, I designed a very CAS card with simple colors and gemstones. Continue reading →
Color Throwdown #468
This week at Color Throwdown, we are working with fall colors: Brown,Orange,Green and Kraft. I am using the cute Pure Innocence character to create a simple fall scene. Continue reading →
Muse Challenge #241
This week's Muse is Anita Bowden. I am so excited that Anita used an embossing folder. I hadn’t pulled out my embossing folders yet this season for a Christmas card. Continue reading →
CASology Week 273: LIST
The keyword at CASology this week is LIST. I have always loved this list set from Technique Tuesday. Continue reading →
Inspired By All the Little Things #70 featuring Kelly Lunceford
I used one of my favorite fall sets, Harvest Mouse, and this week's photo inspiration at Inspired By All the Little Things, to create a sweet scene of sharing. Continue reading →
TicTacToe Challenge TTTC019 – Featured Designer Felicita
On this week's grid at the TicTacToe Challenge, I focused on the diagonal: GEOMETRIC SHAPES, GOLD and FALL. I used the the repetitive oval shape coverplate from Papertrey ink. Continue reading →
The Heart Desires Challenge 15
Flamingos and fab colors over at The Heart Desires this month! I combined a series of elements from the photo inspiration with a great "flamingo" patterned paper to create a graphic card. Continue reading →
TicTacToe Challenge TTTC011 – Featured Designer Peggy Noe
This week at the TicTacToe Challenge, I focused on the bottom row which included the keywords: LEAF, FREE and SPLATTER. Boy, did I have fun! I got out what I call the "messy" box and my tray of sprays and started. Continue reading →
CASology Week 261: SAFARI
The keyword over at CASology this week is SAFARI... such fun! I knew the sentiment I wanted to use, had some great wild animal washi tape, and decided the critters from My Favorite Things would be the perfect final touch. Continue reading →
FUSION – Navy Patterns
I took inspiration from both the sketch and the photo this week at FUSION. From the photo, I took the blue quatrefoil pattern on the couch pillow and yellow flowers. With those two elements, I worked them into the sketch. Continue reading →
Inspired By All The Little Things #47 featuring Michelle Lupton
So love Michelle Lupton's cards! and she is our Muse at Inspired By All The Little Things this week! Love the rainbow treble inspiration. I have created a fairly simple card. Watercolored piano keys with a white embossed sentiment. Continue reading →
Merry Monday #234 {Clean and Simple}
This week at Merry Monday we are making a CAS Christmas card. I embossed a simple sentiment and added a Santa's hat embellishment. Very CAS. Continue reading →
Merry Monday #230 {NOEL}
An interesting combo challenge over at Merry Monday this week... the team is asking us to create a card with the word "Noel" and a nordic feel. I am actually using a Tim Holtz sweater background for the first time! I have white embossed the background and distressed in candy apple. Continue reading →
Addicted to CAS Challenge #94 – Music
The keyword this week at Addicted to CAS is MUSIC. I was thinking "and the beat goes on" but I diverted when I found a gleeful sentiment in my Technique Tuesday stash. Continue reading →
Merry Monday #210 {Peace. Joy &/or Love}
“I like to wish my family and friends Peace, Joy and Love at Christmas.” I embraced Bonnie’s challenge at Merry Monday this week to add PEACE, JOY and LOVE to our Christmas cards. My card is a simple color block. Peace is... Continue reading →
CAS(E) this Sketch #176
I literally could not resist these little animals when they were introduced by Avery Elle! I created a mini band for this week’s Cas(e) this Sketch. I cut a patterned paper slightly smaller than an A2 card and adhered. I... Continue reading →
Freshly Made Sketches #240
I am going to be honest, I looked at this week’s Freshly Made Sketch and thought — nesting dolls! Not sure why… but I decided to give “clean” nesting dolls a shot!. The only stamp resembling a Russian nesting doll is from the... Continue reading →
Muse Challenge #168
The wonderful Leigh Penner is this week’s Muse. Her card is SOOO creative…casing it was not easy. Once I got started I went a little further afield than usual. I loved the stackable sandwich and stamping on the wood pattered... Continue reading →
CASology Week 199: FAST
FAST. Fast is the keyword over at CASology this week. Time was the first thought I had…my nephew graduated from college yesterday. I have no idea where those 4 years went. For today’ s card, I randomly clear embossed a... Continue reading →