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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A Couple of Cuppas

Happy March to you.  Even though this February is a short month even on a leap year, the month was a little too long around here.  I am happy that March has arrived and brought some warmer weather with it. I am playing along with the Paper Players sketch challenge today…. I had fun with this sketch and here is what I came up with…. Being an avid tea drinker for most of my life, I was…

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Wonderful Watercolor Wings

I hope your weekend went well.  They always go fast, that’s for sure.  We had a beautiful weekend and today was a taste of spring for sure and this card reflects my anticipation of spring. I am playing along with the Freshly Made Sketches Challenge this week. Again, I am almost embarrassed to say that I have had the Watercolor Wings stamp set for a good long while and this is the first time I’ve…

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