Lovely, Amazing Polka Dots

Hi there…today my card share combines so many elements that I love….polka dots, navy blue, flowers and pearls…. The colors are one of the aspects of this card that I really like.  These colors were inspired by the Pals Paper Arts color challenge this week. For some reason when I see navy blue, I think of polka-dots.  So I reached for the Regals Designer Series Paper Stack and chose the dotted pattern in Night of…

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Hello (honey) Hexagons

Hello…I hope your week is starting out on a happy note and I hope my card will make it a little happier. I was determined to use the Six-Sided Sampler stamp set as I have had it for so long and it has never touched an ink pad.  The sketch needed a focal point so I clustered the hexagons into a wheel shape. Here is a close up of the hexagon layering. After I stamped each hexagon…

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Big Birthday Bloom

I am naturally drawn to florals, so this card was really fun to create…. The inspiration behind this card came from two challenges I am participating in.  Pals Paper Arts #287 is a color challenge this week and the colors are fabulous.  The Global Design Project #022 is a fantastic sketch challenge.    The focal point of this card is definitely the flower from the Beautiful Bunch stamp set.  This is one of my favorite…

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Just Bloomin’ Love-ly

It is another snowy day here today.  The perfect kind of day to continue creating Valentine cards.  I must admit that I have made quite a few this year and have run out of people to send them to thanks to all the challenges I’ve been participating in.  That really is not a problem as I am usually scrambling at the last minute…not this year! Today’s card is for the Pals Paper Arts Challenge #286…

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