Be-YOU-tiful Bloom

Hope you had a wonderful weekend. It’s so chilly and windy here in PA today that it is hard to believe it is actually April.  But this card reminded me that it is truly spring even if the weather doesn’t.   I followed the sketch at the Pals Paper Arts challenge this week….. The beautiful hydrangea from the Best Thoughts hostess stamp set is so pretty anyway you color or embellish it.  For this card,…

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Wistful Wishes

The challenge at the Global Design Project this week is a color challenge and these colors were a bit of a challenge for me. What I love about participating in challenges like this is how a card evolves from a sketch or color combination that I would never have thought to put together.  I really admire the design teams of these challenges.  These challenges are a great way to stretch your creativity, not to mention…

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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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Happy Hello

I had a lot of fun creating this card.  It has so many of my favorite elements. Two challenges were the inspiration for this card.  First, Can You Case It #111 is a color challenge and the colors were my choice…now that’s fun! Secondly, Stamp, Paper, Ink challenge this week is a terrific sketch.     The first thing I choose was the colors and patterns.  The patterns are from Graphic 45’s Home Sweet Home…

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