Color Challenge Monday

My card today is for my mom. Her favorite color was blue so I chose to use Bashful Blue. I think she would have liked this card. Stamps: Time Well Spent Paper: Barely Banana, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, White Ink: Barely Banana, Bashful Blue, Brilliant Blue, Certainly Celery, Handsome Hunter, Summer Sun Accessories: Silver bookplate, Barely Banana and Bashful Blue brads, dimensionals, sponges. Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Thanks for looking.

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Sketch Saturday

Yesterday I told you I would be doing a new sketch. Here it is. It was a little different for me as it was a square card. I don’t normally do square cards because the envelope to mail it costs more money being an odd size. I started with a 4″ square and it was too small for the sketch so I switched to a 5″ square. This is another one that is not my…

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Friday Surprise

Okay, I don’t know where Wednesday went. I turned around and it was gone and I had not made my card. I made it in the evening but the lighting is terrible so I couldn’t photograph it. I decided to do it today instead (a surprise entry for you). I had this idea in my head for a few days to use a strip of 4 x 12 to create a card with a flap…

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Friday Special

Well I need to apologize for not posting on Wednesday. I have a terrible cold and it really knocked me down. I just couldn’t get the energy to do anything. To make up for that I have a card for you today. One of the blogs I read, fresh&fun, does a weekly sketch challenge. Beate is an amazing stamper and I am always envious of her creations. I decided to use her sketch to create…

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Wednesday’s Design by Robbie

Candice and I got a level 3 hostess set from Stampin’ UP as a preview of the new catalog. We thought it would be a good idea if we each designed a card using the set. I used this sketch from this website. They do a weekly sketch that can be fun to try. There are several websites who have a weekly sketch which you are always welcome to try. They are a great starting…

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