Color Challenge

 Hello All

Can you believe we have come to the end of yet another week!  Good grief they are going by fast!!  I was working on some scrap backgrounds and thought I'd quickly join in on the color challenge over on The Paper Players blog.  Here's the colors for this #798 challenge which is ending in the next couple of hours.

 

 I can't tell you  how many photos I tool trying to get the blues to show correctly but then finally gave up!  The fact that I now have to take my photos with my phone (camera died), you'd think I'd get true colors but NOoooo ... grrr!    But rest assured, I did use these exact colors!

 

 You can see at the bottom of my card where the teal is teal vs royal blue (as it looks on the top).

Anyways, I created the background using up scraps and added a sentiment from the Katy Sue Birthday Peelables I purchased on Amazon.  The chipboard flower is from the Paper Studio, purchase at Hobby Lobby. 

 Here's wishing you a fabulous weekend ahead!!
 Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by today,

As always . . .

Just keep swimmin'

 Happy Hump Day Everyone!

I finally got some mojo back and created this fun card for the latest sketch challenge over on the Atlantic Hearts Challenge Blog.  Here's the sketch (#694) I followed . . . 

 

 I was kind of burned out on making floral cards so went with a different theme ... hope you like it.

 Products used: 

Paper:  SU Blue card stock, Brutus Monroe 'Coral reef' 6x6 designer paper, SU Green card stock
Dies:  Little B 'Mermaid' 9 piece set
Accessories:  Darice 'Hemp' cord, Tombow markers, wide bristle artist brush, Creative Expressions sentiment  

 Other challenges to share in: 

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie August Challenge #219 - At the Beach (ends 8/31)



(Pin)spirational August Challenge #340 - Inspiration Board (colors remind me of the coral) [ends 8/31]
 

 Dragonfly Dreams August Challenge - Beach or Seaside (ends 9/5)

 Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by today,
I appreciate it more than you'll ever know!!

As always . . .

Sisterhood Challenge (8/2026) - Sports

 Hello my friends!

Today I have a card for the new challenge over on The Sisterhood of Crafters!

 

Our theme today is:

 

 Sports

  

 Soccer seems to be the rage these days so that's the 'sport' I went with today!

 

I've used a 12 x 12 sheet of grass dp for the background, the words are from my stash of Creative Memories sticker letters/numbers and the soccer ball/cleats die is an old die by Joy! Craft. 

 

I hope you'll come join in our challenge fun at The Sisterhood of Crafters!

My 'sistahs' have created some fabulous creations to help inspire you ... 

be sure to pop over and check them out!

 As always, thanks SO MUCH for taking the time to stop by!

Colorful Birthday Greetings

 Happy Tuesday Friends!

It's a rainy day today (thankfully as we really could use it) so I thought it would be a good opportunity to spend some time in my crafting cave playing along in a few challenges for the upcoming week and get ahead of the game on all the 2027 DT cards I need to create.

So, today I'm playing along in the Colorful Options Challenge ... here's their inspiration board . . . 

 

 Last week I took an afternoon and created several background panels using up more of the scraps that have been accumulating on my work table.  I've used one of those panels for today's creation.   What do you think?

 I had one more small panel in the scrap box so used it for my sentiment panel.  The narrow piece I cut off I used to create the coordinating corner triangles ... that's the nice thing about double sided coordinating paper ... so many ways to use it.  

Lastly I went into my Prima flowers and found a few that matched along with a couple leaves to adorn the opposite corners.  Nuvo crystal drops were used for the flower centers and VIOLA!   

 

Challenges to share in:

Krafty Chicks Challenge #832 - Birthday (ends 8/11)
Beautiful Blossoms #43 - ATG optional/mood board (ends 8/12)
AAA Birthday #88 - Flowers (ends 8/31)

 Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by today,
I appreciate it more than you'll ever know!!

As always . . .

Can You Handle the Pressure - Twist - Tie It Up

 Hello Friends, thanks for stopping by today!

We have a new challenge starting today over on our new Can You Handle The Pressure Challenge Blog and the TWIST theme is ...

Tie It Up

Remember, the twist is optional but you MUST use an embossing folder on your projects to qualify for the prize.  Heat embossing is also permitted but only in conjunction with an embossing folder.

 Here's what I've created to inspire you today ...

  

 I've used an OLD Stampin' Up color card stock & coordinating ribbon called 'Really Rust' (do you remember those older SU Fall colors) for my card base and accent ribbon.  The embossing folder used is an old Darice folder called 'Leaf Border'.  I used a couple Tombow markers to give Fall color to the embossed leaves after choosing this lovely lady from one of my sticker books and a couple chipboard leaves from Stamperi.

 

 

 

 I do hope you'll come check out our challenge blog and play along.

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by today,
I appreciate it more than you'll ever know!!

As always . . .