Gift of Love – FMS #245

I hope you enjoyed a wonderful summer weekend.  It’s been very hot here in PA but I do love summer so you won’t hear me complaining…as long as it’s summer, I don’t care what the weather is! Today I’m playing along with the Freshly Made Sketches challenge….. This is such a straightforward sketch and that’s pretty much my interpretation of it. The card base is Whisper White Thick cardstock with a mat of Sweet Sugarplum…

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Simply a Bowl of Cherries

Hi there….it’s a cold and rainy day here today but I didn’t let that dampen my spirits when I was making this card. I am playing along with Freshly Made Sketches #227 and the Pals Paper Arts #291 Color Challenge today.     To me, the sketch called for a clean and simple card.  However, the colors proved a bit of a challenge.  I wasn’t sure where to go with the Pool Party but when…

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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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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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