Wow, the sunshine goes well with my card today. Hope it’s here to stay! I made this card with this week’s sketch inspiration from Freshly Made Sketches, shown below. It uses my favorite stamp from Starburst Sayings – everyone should receive a card with this sentiment on it! In the … Continue reading
Category Archives: Challenges
Spring Challenges
Strawberry Slush is definitely in my Top 5 favorite colors right now, so I was excited to see it paired with Old Olive and Basic Black in the Create with Connie and Mary Color Challenge. My mind went right to the tulips in the Blessed Easter stamp, and it looks … Continue reading
Freshly Made Sketches 127
In this layout, Jen T. gives us a great way to highlight a small element on the right side of this card. However, in my version, the matted piece under the banner grabs the attention. Hopefully, the letters for “LOVE YOU” jump right out at you. That is the main … Continue reading
Paper Players Color Challenge PP186
This color challenge uses colors I probably would not have put together on my own, but I found that Crushed Curry adds a nice pop of color against Smoky Slate. Here is a look at the Challenge: And here is the card I came up with: It’s a pretty simple … Continue reading
Crumb Cake So Very Grateful
I made this card for this week’s Sketch Challenge at Create with Connie and Mary. This may be the first time I stamped the images from “So Very Grateful” with a color other than black. I wanted something soft and subtle, though, and Crumb Cake does the trick. I … Continue reading
Lemon-Lime Color Challenge
Well okay, it’s actually Starfruit-Pistachio, but that just doesn’t have the same ring to it! Summer Starfruit, Pistachio Pudding and Basic Black are the colors of this week’s “Create with Connie and Mary” Color Challenge CCMC292. I have to admit that I wasn’t terribly inspired by these colors. Why couldn’t … Continue reading