The Smallest Things

Happy “unofficial” start of summer!  I say it’s official as I’m tired of the damp, dreary spring we had.  I hope you have some fun plans for Memorial Day.  I will be spending some time in the garden.  I’m a little behind on the vegetable planting so I must get them in the ground this weekend then I will work on the flower pots. Speaking of flowers, that is the theme of one of the…

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A Perky Plaid Thank You

Isn’t it amazing how the weather can have such an affect on your days.  It is finally a warm, sunny day here after so many cloudy, rainy days and this has actually influenced my card today…go figure!  I also had some guidance from The Challenge #72 color challenge…… Since this challenge included two of my favorite colors, blue and yellow, I jumped right in. This color combination makes for such a cheery card.  The card base is Pacific…

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A Bold Thank You

Today I am playing along with Can You Case It #115 color challenge. These colors reminded me of back to school but that’s not where this card went!  I decided that since these were three very bold colors, a bold and striking card was called for. I really like the goemetric and modern feel of this card.  This is a style I find more difficult but I must say that this card came together surprising…

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Circle of Spring Thank You – PPA #295

Happy Sunday…and it is a SUNNY day here today after our snowy Saturday. My card share today was inspired by the Pals Paper Arts #295 color challenge.  I must admit that these colors were a bit of a challenge…. I really like the color combination but was a little stumped on which stamp set to use.  So after trying a few that just didn’t work, this is what I came up with… The card base…

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