When I saw the color challenge at Create with Connie and Mary, I knew I wanted to make a baby card. My Endless Birthday Wishes set was still out on my work table, and the words “boy” and “girl” jumped right out at me. I used sticker letters from my … Continue reading
Category Archives: Challenges
Endless Possibilities
Check out my new favorite greeting set, Endless Birthday Wishes. The script words are so lighthearted and festive, and they contrast nicely with the little typed words that you can interject here and there. I used both fonts on the inside of this card. With 25 different words and portions … Continue reading
Bravo for MOJO Monday
I love it when a card is simple! I got my inspiration from this week’s sketch at MOJO Monday, and this Congrats card came together very quickly. Here’s the sketch: I hope my rhinestones count as the horizontal element 🙂 I didn’t need any additional greeting, thanks to the big … Continue reading
Sea Street Sneak Peek
Sea Street wasn’t my first choice from the sneak peek products we could pre-order, but once I had it in hand I found it irresistible! Some sets are like that. Sometimes it takes a little hands-on play and/or inspiration from samples. Aren’t the crab and lobster too cute? I had … Continue reading
“So Very Happy” for Mom
The Paper Players have the perfect theme this Mother’s Day week. The sentiment on my card is from “My Mother” in the Occasions catalog, and I used the big greeting from this set on the inside of the card. The flower and the dotty background are from the set “So … Continue reading
One Flower, Two Challenge Cards
I didn’t know that I would be featuring a retired set today; it just worked out that way…”Thanks and Hello” (Item 131459, $8.95) is on the Retired List, released today and posted here. Shop all week with FREE shipping on any size order to get your favorites before they are … Continue reading
Three Spree for PP190
This week’s Paper Players challenge requires the use of three of anything. My original thought was to have three greetings, and “thank yous” make a great repeated greeting. I also ended up with two more groups of three as well. Can you find them? So I have three groups of … Continue reading
Fab Friday Challenge and Weekly Deals
I know…it’s not Friday, but this is my card for Fab Friday 38. The current color challenge at Fab Friday uses less color than I usually use, so it was truly a challenge. The author on this challenge says that this color combination is kind of springy. I’ll go … Continue reading
Sketch Challenge Chick
When I saw this week’s Sketch Challenge at Create with Connie and Mary, I had an idea for an Easter card immediately. I knew the strips would be a pastel fringe, but it did take some time to figure out the focal point. Two friends in my Card Buffet classes … Continue reading