Flower-Filled Teacup

Hope you all enjoyed a wonderful Easter.  Ours was quite lovely.  Our newlyweds, Emily & Mike hosted this year.  The food was delicious and the company even better! Today my card share is for the Pals Paper Arts Color Challenge.  Michelle chose such a soft and pretty color palette…. I really had a great time making this card. This is called a side easel card and it is the first one I’ve made.  I found…

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Bold & Beautiful Bloom

My card share today is inspired by the Paper Players #286 Color Challenge and the Global Design Project’s Theme Challenge…     The color combination is wonderfully bold so I set out to make a card that would do justice to these colors. Right now I am still a little obsessed with the large flower from the Birthday Blooms stamp set in the Occasions Catalog.  I just see so many reasons to stamp this flower!…

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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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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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