The last couple of days I've shown you some fall cards. I'm trying not to get into a rut, so I chose some bright and cheery, any time of the year colors for my entry into this week's Freshly Made Sketch challenge. One of the first designer series papers that I bought was the "Back to Black" set. ... Read More about Birthday Flowers
Teeny Tiny Wishes
Fresh Friday Sketch
I really enjoy participating in stamping blog challenges. They really help me get creative in a hurry. Take tonight, for instance. I stayed late at work and ate dinner late. Then I received an email that I needed to take some time with and answer it right away. Around 8:30 tonight, my DD asked me, ... Read More about Fresh Friday Sketch
CASed Sketch Thank You
I really like the sketch at the CAS(E) This Sketch blog challenge this week. The design team came up with so many wonderful ideas! I started--as I am wont to do--with a scrap of DSP that was in my "scrap box." I like the colors in this sheet of "Flowerpot" DSP. On my own, I never ... Read More about CASed Sketch Thank You
Masculine Fall Birthday
I'm playing along with The Paper Players challenge blog for the first time! This week's challenge is to make a clean and simple masculine birthday card. I grabbed the oldest-but-still-current stamp set that I own: "Lovely As A Tree." I stamped the image in Old Olive onto Very Vanilla and layered it ... Read More about Masculine Fall Birthday
Hello Honeycomb
Since I had my Moonlight designer series paper pack on my desk from yesterday's card, I grabbed it again for this week's Paper Craft Crew sketch challenge. When the new 2014-2016 In-Colors came out, I was all about pairing Hello Honey with Blackberry Bliss. I've revisited that color combo with this ... Read More about Hello Honeycomb
Pretty in Pink Sympathy
A good friend's father recently passed away. It's hard when we've reached a certain age and our parents are aging and sick. We're all going through the same stage of life so that gives us strength and encouragement. Our greatest encouragement comes from our faith. Cast your cares on the LORD ... Read More about Pretty in Pink Sympathy
