Time Out #98...Reminder...Peace On Earth

There is still time to play along with our current challenge at Time Out.  We have this photo to inspire you.

I was inspired by the red and green color scheme, the holiday theme, the stockings, and the wood.

Please head over to Time Out to see more inspiration from our Design Team and Guest Designer. Our Guest Designer this week is Sarah, so please stop by her blog to see what she has created for this challenge.  Uniko is our sponsor for this challenge.  Details for the prize are on the Time Out Challenge Blog.

This challenge will run another week.  I hope you will take some Time Out of your busy schedule to play along with us.

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A Little Birdie Told Me and Happy Birthday

I have two cards to share today.  First up is a card inspired by Jenni's sweet card over at Muse #108.

Jenni's Inspiration Card

I immediately thought of the adorable Happy Birds from WPlus9, and used a color scheme from Just Add Ink #352.

I am also entering this card at Additcted to Stamps and More #234: Clean and Simple and CASual Fridays CFC170: No Dies Allowed.

I am building up my stash of birthday cards with this next card--using a die from Serendipity I just received.  I was inspired by the sketch at CAS(E) This Sketch #214, and the challenge at Less is More #321 to "Use a Frame"

I am also entering this card at Seize the Birthday: Use Black and White and one more color, AAA Cards Game #86: Die Cuts, Simon Says Monday Challenge: Layer it Up, and Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Use more than 1 die or punch.

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ColourQ #350....Just a Note

If you are looking for my CASology post, please click here.

It's time for another color challenge at ColourQ.

Isn't this dress pretty?  It made me want to pull out some flower stamps.

I stamped some flowers and the sentiment from WPlus9 Happy Wishes.  I just love the font on that sentiment.  Of course, I had to add some texture, once my stamping was done.

Please head over to the ColourQ blog to see more inspiration from the Design Team.  I hope you will play along this week.

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CASology Week #192: Sprout

This is my second post today.  If you are looking for my ColourQ post, please click here.

Hello and happy Tuesday. It's time for another challenge at CASology.   This week, our cue word is
Sprout.  For a while, all I could think of was brussel sprouts, one of my favorite vegetables.  But, as I don't have any brussel sprouts stamps (imagine that?), I decided to plant some flowers and have them sprout on my card.

After stamping my images from WPlus9 Doodle Buds, I used my Zigs and water brush to add color.

I am also entering this card at Simon Says Wednesday challenge: Anything Goes.

Now, it's your turn.  How does Sprout inspire you?  I hope you play along this week. Please remember to keep it Clean and Simple.

Please head on over to the CASology blog and gather some inspiration from the design team.

Ardyth

Diedre

Hannelie

Hazel

Jacquie

Jen

Joyce (that's me)

Judy

Kymona (taking a break)

Melissa

Sherrie

Tracey

Guest Designer: TaeEun

Sponsor:  So Suzy Stamps

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ColourQ #335....Happy Wishes

If you are looking for my CASology post, please click here.

Happy Tuesday and welcome to a new challenge at ColourQ.

We have a new set of colors for you this week.  I thought they looked like spring flowers, so that is where I went with the colors.

I recently bought WPlus9 Happy Wishes, and was just itching to ink it up.  I used a combination of WPlus9 (Sweet Nectar, Ocean Drive) and Hero Arts (Orange Soda, Mint Julip) inks for my colors this week.

Please head on over to the ColourQ challenge blog to see more inspiration from the design team. I hope you will join in the fun and play along this week.

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Weekend Recap

Hello, hello.  I am here on Sunday night, posting the results of my crafty adventures this weekend.

First up is an Easter card that is headed to one of my mother-in-laws (the Catholic one!).  I used the sweet smaller tulips from PTI Tulip Time.

I am entering this card at Less is More #268, where the challenge is 'what's outside your window'.  It is officially spring here in San Diego, although our winter often feels like spring or sometimes even summer.  Tulips are out everywhere, and that is what I see from the window of my car when I am driving around.  I am also entering this card at Paper Players #287 where the challenge is clean and simple spring.

I have another Easter card, this one for a friend, and I used PTI Spring Woods.

I used the PTI Pretty Frame die as an impression plate, and also sponged a bit of Spring Rain ink right under my focal point.

I am entering this card at AAA Cards #60: Easter and Just Add Ink #303: Just Add 'E' (Easter).

For my next card, I used the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches #228 and the colors from Color Throwdown #384.

I am also entering this card at Simon Says Monday: Use Some Lucky Stars--if you look along my left panel, you will see some very teeny and very lucky confetti stars.

I used PTI Confetti Toss for the left panel, Hooray for the streamers and Bold Blossoms for the sentiment.

Saving the best for last, this next card is my favorite of all the ones I made this weekend.  Honestly, I don't know why, but I really am loving these Happy Birds I just got from WPlus9.  I started with the sketch from this week's CAS(E) this Sketch #164.

I didn't want to do too much to color these birds, so I just took some of my lightest and palest Copic markers and lightly colored the lower part of each bird.  Then, I outlined the birds in Copic C1.  

I forgot to take a photo of the inside of the card, but I stamped "It's Your Birthday" and a couple of small images from PTI Good Times inside the card.  I am also entering this card at Seize the Birthday no toppings and Simon Says Wednesday Cute and Cuddly.

That's it for me today.

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