TicTacToe Challenge TTTC019 – Featured Designer Felicita

by ElizStewart // October 15, 2017 // 2 Comments

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

by ElizStewart // August 24, 2017 // 6 Comments

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

by ElizStewart // August 20, 2017 // 1 Comment

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

by ElizStewart // August 13, 2017 // 2 Comments

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

by ElizStewart // May 22, 2017 // 2 Comments

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

by ElizStewart // March 14, 2017 // 5 Comments

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}

by ElizStewart // February 11, 2017 // 1 Comment

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}

by ElizStewart // January 14, 2017 // 4 Comments

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

by ElizStewart // August 11, 2016 // 3 Comments

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}

by ElizStewart // June 21, 2016 // 6 Comments

“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

by ElizStewart // June 13, 2016 // 1 Comment

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

by ElizStewart // June 12, 2016 // 2 Comments

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

by ElizStewart // June 5, 2016 // 5 Comments

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

by ElizStewart // May 26, 2016 // 2 Comments

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 →

colourQ #340

by ElizStewart // May 9, 2016 // No Comments

The colors at colourQ are poppy, rose red, celery and coastal blue. I used the four colors in Altenew’s Shutter Coverplate. I die cut the coverplate 4 times and randomly “repieced” on a trimmed white panel. I die cut “awesome”... Continue reading →

CAS(e) this Sketch #166

by ElizStewart // March 31, 2016 // 9 Comments

A really fun sketch over at CAS(e) this Sketch this week! This idea popped in my head as soon as I saw it…a low hanging light from Technique Tuesday. Distress ink blended accentuated the streaming light. Very simple. Thank you for... Continue reading →

Freshly Made Sketches #229

by ElizStewart // March 27, 2016 // 2 Comments

Cute little sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches. I “sorta” made Windows on the world with the adorable Mama Elephant children looking out. Lots of cutting, piecing, and coloring… Supplies: My Favorite Things Small Brick Background, Hero Arts embossing powder, My... Continue reading →

Muse Christmasvisions #36

by ElizStewart // March 21, 2016 // 12 Comments

Cornelia Wenokor, our Muse this week at Christmasvisions, has created the MOST deceptively simple card. I was amazed at how hard I worked to recreate her masterpiece and I am not even close! Cornelia’s distress blending is flawless! I had to... Continue reading →

Merry Monday #196

by ElizStewart // March 20, 2016 // No Comments

This week at Merry Monday we are making Christmas cards that are black, white, gray/silver. Love this challenge! I could have made four or five cards. Interesting that I struggle so much with color challenges and this color combination was... Continue reading →

Mojo Monday 438

by ElizStewart // March 13, 2016 // No Comments

This clock die has been in my “donate” pile for awhile, but I have had my eye on it wondering did I give it a fair shake. I decided Mojo Monday was the challenge where I was going to give it one... Continue reading →

Freshly Made Sketches 226

by ElizStewart // March 5, 2016 // 2 Comments

The Freshly Made Sketches challenge this week permitted me to use some of my stash. I have had this Technique Tuesday set forever and never used it. Susan Raihaha is always encouraging us to “use the stash” and this little... Continue reading →

Fusion {Paper Hearts}

by ElizStewart // February 7, 2016 // 2 Comments

This card almost doesn’t feel like me. I pulled out the pattern papers, even made my own pattern repeating a love sentiment. Absolutely no white space visible. Overall, though, I love the end result. For this Fusion challenge, I... Continue reading →