March 29, 2016

Isn't this great!!!!  The wonderful folks over at Watercooler Wednesday have voted my Clean and Simple card as the winner of the WWC60, Clean and Simple Challenge.  And I get to put this badge on the blog for the week.

Thanks for all who visited my blog.

March 26, 2016

This weeks challenge from Watercooler Wednesday is for CAS (clean and simple) challenge and this time Marsha Reed is challenging us to make it all about birthdays in a clean and simple project.  What is clean and simple?  According to the challenges which host only CAS (clean and simple), this is what one aims to do:  CAS (acronym for "clean and simple":  A design of card with clean lines, minimal elements, areas of white space and few or no embellishments, most often single layered or minimal layers.

Here is my entry into this week's challenge.  I used the retired stamp set Happy Together and for the background the Work of Art stamp set.  The colours were Tip Top Taupe, Bashful Blue and Cherry Cobbler for the little quail.

 

Thanks for looking

 

March 21 2016

Wow just getting this in under the wire.  This week's WWC59 Watercooler Wednesday Challenge:

It's wearin' of the green this week at the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  So fitting since St. Patrick's Day is the day after our challenge starts.  Bev has given us many shades of green to work with in her color challenge.  So, have some fun and show us your green!

 

This was a real challenge for me, the colours aren't ones I am normally drawn to , but here goes.  The base for the card is MossyMeadow, the next layer is Cucumber Crush and the top layer is Mint Macaron.  The Butterfly, from the Watercolour Wings stamp set, is Wild Wasabi and Cucumber Crush.  The inside sentiment is from Botanicals for you and stamped in Cucumber Crush.

 

 

Thanks for looking

March 5, 2016

Watercooler Wednesday Challenge WCC 57 Deborah Sketch Challenge

Over at the Watercooler Wendesday Challenge, WWC57, it is a Sketch Challenge  This week Deborah Smart is challenging us with a wonderful sketch.

Don't you love all those layers and the woven look in the centre?  

 

This week I chose a little different style.  I used paper from Graphic 45, their Couture series and I put it all on a base of Baja Breeze.  For the little tabs I used lace, and I know it is hard to see but at the end of the lace are pearls.  I made this card for a friend's birthday this week and hope you enjoy it.

 

 

And the inside, still with paper from Graphic 45,

 

Thanks for looking at my card.

 

 

February 20, 2016

WWC55 Jeans Colour Challenge

In  this week's Watercooler Wednesday challenge,  Jean Fitch has provided us with a beautiful inspiration photo for this challenge.  This photo was actually taken by Jean of one of her stunning rings.  She has also added a colour palette based on our Stampin' Up! colours to indicate which are the colours for this challenge.

Colour challenges force one to use just the colours in the challenge, plus a neutral which is "free".  It's not always easy to stay within the palette, but that's why we have challenges---to force ourselves to work outside our comfortable "boxes".  

 

This week I chose a Fun Fold to use with this colour challenge.  I used the retired stamp set Fabulous Florets and also a retired DSP called Beyond the Garden.

 

I substituted the Wild Wasabi colour for the Mint Macaron, but was able to use all the other colours in my card.  Here it is:

 

 

and here is the inside:

 

 

 

Thanks for looking.

 

February 9, 2016

I played the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge and WON this week.

Thanks so much to all the wonderful Design Team involved in the WWC.

And I get to show off this wonderful winners badge!!

February 7 2016

Another card for the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge WWC53.

For this challenge, Heidi Weaver has provided us with a wonderful sketch.

For my card, I chose a Gate Fold Card, with Mint Macaron, Pink Pirouette and Birthday Bouquet DSP.  The stamp set is a retired set called Valentine Defined, and I used Spellbinders Heart Squares die cut on the outside and inside of the card.  One of my recent purchases was Stampin Up Envelope liner die cut and I made a matching envelope with the Birthday Bouquet DSP.

and the inside uses another stamp from the Valentine Defined set and you can see the matching envelope.

Thanks for looking,