Hi Everyone. Happy Saturday. It's the fabulous Bobby's turn to host our challenge this week and she has a great code word for us: The design team have created some fabulous cards as inspiration for you, including our very talented guest designer - Kathy. I hope you will join us and play along this week and our amazing sponsor - Create a Smile has another generous prize for the winner. Luckily, my Hero Arts September card kit had arrived and contained some pumpkins, so I had a set that I could use for my card. This is another card going... Read more →
Hi Everyone. Happy Tuesday. I got to play along with the fabulous ladies at AAA Cards this week. They have a great sketch - and they are celebrating their 100th challenge! So, how could I not play along :-) Here's the sketch: I love the simplicity of the sketch - and the fact that you can take it in so many different directions. I decided it was perfect for my new Majestic Mistletoe stamp set. But... I wasn't sure what to do about the sentiment and then remembered that I could keep the beauty of the mistletoe stamp - and... Read more →
Hi Everyone. Happy Sunday. It's the fabulous Joanne's turn to host our Paper Players challenge this week and she has a color challenge for us: Those of you who have been visiting my blog for a while, know that color challenges are tough for me. I seem to stick with the same group of colors and everything else is outside of my wheelhouse. Orange - in any shade - is definitely one of those "challenging" colors - as is Early Espresso. Not that I don't like the colors - it's just that I don't gravitate to them. And that, is... Read more →
Hi Everyone. Happy Sunday. It's the fabulous Sandy's turn to host our Paper Players challenge this week and she has a theme for us: I love the badge that Nance created - again! What a gorgeous autumnal display! I know this is "Autumn Florals", and that the stamp I used is called "Spring Daisy"..... but I decided to go with a fall color scheme for my Spring Daisy :-) I've done so much coloring recently, that I wanted to just do something simple and the Spring Daisy is perfect for that. I created my own background by repeatedly stamping the... Read more →