Birthday Ballerina – GDP #026

The challenge at the Global Design Project is a sketch this week…. My card is for a special little girl’s birthday and I know she will love it as she loves ballet. I used a newly retired set for this card, Sparkly Seasons which came out in the Holiday Catalog.  I really love the images, especially the snow globe and intend to hang unto this set. I embossed the white circle with another retired embossing…

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Best Thoughts for CYCI #110

I hope that you are enjoying a little taste of spring like we are in PA.  The last few days have been fantastic and they promise there are more to come.  It’s no wonder my cards are all leaning towards flowers! I am entering this card in Can You Case It’s sketch challenge…. The large hydrangea bloom in this set is awesome and makes a big impact on a card.  I stamped the flower in…

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Birthday Memo

Today I have a simple card that really took a lot of thought.  This type of card is way out of my comfort zone but I really like how it turned out.   I wanted to participate in the Stamp, Ink, Paper Challenge this week.  But when I saw the challenge, I was totally stumped for most of the week.  I just thought I would skip this week but something kept nagging me to try.…

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Everything Eleanor – For YOU

Today’s card is using one of my favorite stamp sets.  I really love this set but for some reason have not used it in a long time.   I am entering this card in two challenges.  The Global Design Project’s color challenge and Freshly Made Sketches weekly sketch challenge.    Combining a color and sketch challenge is really fun.  I really like how these colors translated into a card.  There is something rather stunning about…

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