Cardabilities #56 {Celebrate Today}

This week at Cardabilities, Karan has a very interesting sketch of which I took some liberal interpretation! I did find this sketch to be very challenging, but I hope it inspires you to create something beautiful! I used Baja Breeze as my base and inked up the Summer Solstice set with the Perfectly Penned set!

I hope you get the chance to join us at Cardabilities!!!  

Paper Players #93, Play Date Cafe, and I Spy Sketches

So I am having an eye issue...my right eye is blurry and has some bumps on it. Bleck! I have been resting it this weekend! Thank you to my Paper Players team for being so wonderful!

This week at the Paper Players Challenge, I am the hostess and I have a TIC TAC TOE thang going on! Basically choose any three in a row...across, down, diagonally...I left the center choice up to you, like in Bingo! Sheesh I am mixing up my games here, but you get the drift! This is an Anything Goes Challenge but with the parameters in the Tic Tac Toe box!  I hope you will join in the fun!  I chose the Square Card, Your Choice (Rock and Roll technique for my Butterfly) and Spring.

{Supplies}

Stamps: Summer Solstice, SAB Elementary Elegance Set, En Francais

Inks: Perfect Plum, Concord Crush, Confetti White and So Saffron

Papers: Whisper White, Perfect Plum, DSP scrap from my stash

Tools: Swiss Dots embossing folder, Oval Nesties, Big Shot, Perfect Plum Ribbon, Pearls 

***Technique: I Rock and Rolled the Butterfly in So Saffron and Perfect Plum

For my card, I used the Colours from the Playdate Cafe and the Sketch from I Spy Sketches!  

We hope that you will join the Paper Players Challenge this week!  Please be sure to visit the other DT Members to see their wonderful creations! This is also our last week with Shirley our Guest Designer! Thank you Shirley for your wonderful work and for playing with us!!!

The Paper Players Design Team

Ann Schach

Anne Marie Hile

LeAnne Pugliese

Lesley Croghan

Nance Leedy
Jenn Picard
Heidi Boos

Shirley Pumpkin (April GD)

Freshly Made Sketches #6 and Inkspirations Colour Challenge #20

Wednesday is here and that means it is time for another challenge at Freshly Made Sketches!  I decided to ink up the Summer Solstice set for this card and wanted to play along with the pretty colour challenge over at Inkspirations. 

Aren't these colours so pretty! Love them together!!!!  The colours really informed me how to make my card this week!!!  Here is my card created with these two challenges.

Thank you for stopping by!  I hope you get the chance to play along with both challenges this week!

Freshly Made Sketches DT:
Linda Callahan
Cindy Hall
Tui Nathan
Jennifer Timko
Rita Wright
Lauri Ingram (our featured designer this week)

Smiles,

  

{Supplies used}

Stamps: Elegant Greetings (retired), Summer Solstice

Papers: Bold Brights DSP Pack, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White

Inks: Pretty in Pink, Rich Razzleberry, Chocolate Chip

Other: Scallop Trim Punch, White Satin Ribbon, Oval Nesties, Pearls, Big Shot

Pals Paper Arts and Just Add ink

Pals Paper Arts is hosting a cool colour challenge this week...I'll admit, I was intriuged and wanted to see how the colours would work together.  So I created a card...I am not sure how I feel about it...it is just not what I had in mind but I did it!!!  This card is also for the Just Add Ink Sketch which I thought was awesome this week. I loved the dots below the main image on the sketch, hence my use of the scallop border punch and the pearls...

I used the Summer Solstice stamp set again and tried to channel my pal Ann...I added some pearls and some baker's twine and sponged the edges. 

Thanks for stopping by!!!

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Friday Mashup #15-Classic Combo

This week at the Friday Mashup, I created a little sketch for you!  I tried to keep it clean and simple.  The colours I chose are soft, pretty, girly and classic! I hope it will inspire lots of flowers and beautiful creations! 

1. Create a project using the colours Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette, Early Espresso, Old Olive and Whisper White
2. Create a project using the sketch
3. or Mash it Up and create a project using the colours and the sketch

I inked up some more new goodies and created this special card for my mom.  I sure hope she likes it!

I have decided to take a two week blogging break.  I am shutting down my computer and focusing on books and gardening.  I really need a break from my computer, I am tired.  I will be back on August 1st.  See you all soon!!!!

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Smiles,

Lesley

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