Ingenious Inkling

Clean & Simple Flowers

After a long day at the office, if I try to create in the evening, the cards usually tend to veer toward clean and simple designs.

Tonight I saw multiple flower challenges in my blog feeds, so I decided to create with some more Taylored Expressions blooms for her April Flower Maker Challenge ... these dies are a combination of her Bloomers Flower Dies in three shades of purple cardstock.  I added some bling to the centers.

 

 

Since I wanted this card to be for Mother's Day and don't have any Taylored Expressions Mother's Day Sentiments, I went with an I Love You sticker to finish the design.

 

I'm also joining The Flower Challenge with their Sketch.

 

Simon Says Stamp is also creating with Beautiful Blooms.  And the Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog is all about Easter or Florals.

Easter Showers

While my Easter Stickers were still on my studio table, I decided to join the current Cheery Eggs Fusion Card Challenge.

 Love those happy Easter colors.

 

Sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp Tiny Words Faith.

Festivus for the Rest of Us

Every year at the office we celebrate Festivus ... We of course experience lots of Festivus Miracles, and we Air our Grievances.  We also threaten to have a leg-wrestling competition for our Feat of Strength (thankfully no one has had to watch us undertake that, but we still laugh about the fact that we did experience it in grade school).

 

So for the Humour Challenge at Addicted to CAS, I'm breaking out my Ink Road Stamps Serenity Now Festivus Pole to make a masculine co-worker card.

 

I used the layout from CAS Colours & Sketches and subtle colors for the Less is More Challenge. 

 

Birdie Thank You

Somehow I let myself run out of Thank You cards ... so when this cute little birdie arrived with my Ellen Hutson order tonight, I knew it belonged on a card.

 

How pretty are those little flowers.  I used this week's Freshly Made Sketch for my layout.

 

Foiled Again

Tonight I was catching-up on all of the challenges that were posted while I was traveling.  When I saw the Don't be Fooled be Foiled Challenge at Simon Says Stamp, I knew it was the perfect opportunity to pull out all of my foiled pieces from Foil-a-palooza 2018 and make a card.

I also incorporated the Use a Stencil Challenge at The House That Stamps Built ... this background was made by using Decofoil Transfer Gel and a Stencil before foiling.

I used this week's CAS(E) this Sketch for my layout.  I also incorporated the Impression Obsession Birthday Challenge with stamps from Impression Obsession Let Them Eat Cake.

 

 

Timeless Birthdays

I am still trying to return my studio to some semblance of order after the disastrous packing experience. 

While organizing, I found my stash of Penny Black Stickeroos, which are just as lovely today as when I first discovered them ... and at the same time I discovered a Penny Black Saturday Challenge with a theme of CAS ... that seemed like a message from the crafting gods that I needed to take an organizational break and make a few cards.

These cards feature Penny Black Timeless Stickeroos (from 2014) and sticker sentiments for quick birthday cards to restock my stash.

 

I used this week's Freshly Made Sketch for my CAS layout.

 

I adore that color combination.

 

Rockin' Robin

We're still putting a bird on it at Jingle Belles this week.  I used chipboard embellishments to create my card.

 

Super quick, Super fun, and Super Cute ... I want a stocking cap like that.  We hope you'll come join us (and there's a chance to win a prize if you do ... in addition to having the prize of one more 2019 holiday card done).

Windmill Thanks (aka Hugs)

The current Impression Obsession Challenge is Sending Hugs.

Sometimes the best way to send a hug is just say Thank You ... don't you feel hugged when someone appreciates you.

 

I made this card in two monochromatic palettes inspired by my card bases.  Impression Obsession Windmill is paired with IO Many Thanks.

 

 

 

Retro Birthday

I love the color combination of Navy & Yellow ... and combined it with Technique Junkies stamps.  Remember you can get 15% off your Technique Junkies order with my discount code of TJ10Stephanie.

 

I started by stamping the Technique Junkies Retro Blooms in Navy Ink on Yellow Cardstock.

 

The layout is this week's Sunday Stamps Sketch.

 

I'm also joining the Just Us Girls Challenge to use a Background Stamp.

 

I used a sentiment from from one of my favorite Technique Junkies sets, Grand Greetings.

 

 

Coral Bunny

When I saw this sentiment in a set of Dylusions Creative Dyary Stickers, Back Chat, I could resist figuring out how to put a crown on one of my felt Easter Bunnies.

How perfect does that vintage Heidi Swapp crown sticker work with those bunny ears.

And even though I didn't use any stamps, it was inspired by the STAMPlorations CAS Challenge for March to create with Coral/Pink.

 

 

My bunny is also joining the Fluffy Challenge at Addicted to CAS.

 

 

I'm also joining the Daring Cardmakers with their Mad March Hare Challenge.