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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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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Butterfly Blues

Today’s card share was inspired by a really different and challenging (I thought) sketch at the Pals Paper Arts weekly challenge. As you can see, there is a lot going on with this sketch, thus the challenge to incorporate all the elements.  Here is what I came up with…. Again, I used the Watercolor Wings stamp set as the focal point.  Since finally pulling this set off the shelf, I just cannot seem to get…

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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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