I’m back today with a card using one of the new stamp sets, Flourishing Phrases. One of my goals for the new catalog period is to acquire more sentiment sets. I feel like I’ve exhausted the ones I have and need some fresh ones. This set fits the bill. It doesn’t just apply to a certain occasion like birthday or thank you. It has sentiments for just about any occasion, except birthdays. With this card,…
My card share today features a retiring stamp set, Bordering Blooms. I’ve used this set a few times in the past weeks when I learned it was on the retirement list. It’s funny how you want something when you know you won’t be able to have it….that’s what happened with this set. It has sat on my shelf unused for such a long time and now that it’s leaving the catalog, I want to keep…
I’m back today and playing along with Can You Case It #121 color challenge and the Paper Players #296 sketch challenge. The CYCI challenge colors are so pretty and summery that I immediately thought of flowers. Who am I kidding, I usually think of flowers for most of my cards. I will have to try to go in some other directions in the future. Then when I saw the PP sketch, I thought…
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…
