Less is More - Flower OLC

We have another challenge starting today at Less is More.  This week is the one layer challenge.  Always a fun challenge for me, but these last few weeks I've been kinda busy, so didn't have a ton of time to be creative.  So I just went with a super quick and simple card.  I used a similar design for a birthday card a while back and now just changed the sentiment for a different card.  I used the inlaid die technique for the sentiment, which makes this a one layer card.

Just a simple card with some quick stamping.  I love to use this design for a variety of occasions!

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

Thanks for stopping by!

Addicted to CAS - Tweet

Another week just flown by...and we have another challenge starting today at Addicted to CAS.  Our theme for this week is Tweet.  How fun is that!  My mind is on Christmas Cards, you know it is coming up quickly!  Here is my take on the challenge...

This is a super quick card...so I plan on making many of these for the holidays.

I colored these cute little birds with copics and popped them up on foam tape.

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

Thanks for stopping by!

Halloween Love

I have to say Halloween is my favorite time of the year to make cards!  Not that I send out a bunch or have ever really sent out Halloween cards before, but the stamp images are just so fun!  I love all of them!

I really fell in love with these two from last year, but never had the opportunity to use them until now...

I stamped these two cuties and colored them with my copic markers.

I love to add the sentiment in a splash of color, and still keeping the card clean and simple.

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Addicted to CAS - Apples

Another beautiful week gone by...where has the summer gone...it's already September.


We have another challenge starting today at Addicted to CAS!  Our theme for this week is Apples.  A tricky challenge for me as I searched through all of my stamps and found only two apple stamps.  I've used one for this card...can you find it!!

Another sweet Stamping Bella stamp.  Just love these!

I simply colored this with my Copics and done.  Really a very quick and easy card.  My sentiment is from Lawn Fawn.

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

Thanks for stopping by!

Less is More - Black, White & One Color

We have another challenge starting today at Less is More.  This challenge is black, white and one color.  This is a bit of a challenge for me, since I like to use at least 3 colors on each of my projects...and this only allows for one...since black and white are normally there :)


Here's my take on the challenge...

I stamped my main image and colored it with copics.  I then used the die to give the card some interest.  I colored the various dots with copics, then used the inlaid die technique to put them back in the holes.

A pretty quick and simple card.

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

Thanks for stopping by!

Less is More - Sketch

Such a beautiful week gone by and time for another challenge at Less is More.  Our theme for this week is a Sketch Challenge.  I love these challenges as it always pushes me to do something I would normally not.  Here's the sketch and below my take on the challenge...

Super quick and easy card.  I used this sweet little cake stamp from Reverse Confetti and quickly colored it with Copics.  I added some color to the main image by matting each square.  I then added a bit of dimension with foam tape and done!

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

Thanks for stopping by!

Addicted to CAS - Berries

Another week gone by...and another fun challenge starting over at Addicted to CAS!  Hope you can join us, our theme for this week is Berries!  I don't have a ton of options for this challenge...so I pulled out this cute stamp set and colored the cutest little guy!  Here's my take on the challenge...

I colored this little cutie pie with my copic markers.  Used this cute die cut from Your Next Stamp and used the inlaid die technique to add the main image to the card base.

Pretty simple!

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with.

Thanks for stopping by!

CAS on Friday - Butterflies

Another week gone by...and we have another challenge starting today at CAS on Friday.  Our theme for this challenge is Butterflies!  This is a bit difficult for me since I only have one butterfly stamp and need to come up with something creative.

Here's my take on the challenge...

I started by die cutting my sentiment as I like to use the inlaid die technique.

I then stamped my butterfly in several colors.  It was a bit empty so I added a few stars and dots.

I then added the "Hello"  above the die cut and done...pretty darn easy!

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

Thanks for stopping by!

Addicted to CAS - Masculine

Welcome to August...the year is already half over...wow...gotta start thinking about Christmas cards...but until then, we have another challenge starting today at Addicted to CAS!  Our theme for this week is to create a Masculine card.  A bit tricky for me!  Here's my take on the challenge...

I stamped this fun little guy, then masked him off and added the balloons falling around him.

I wanted to add a little bit of interest to his cloths, so I added some dots to his shirt.  My husband picked the colors and I colored him with Copics.

I added the sentiment in the cloud bubble with white embossing powder.  Lots of fun coloring!

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

Thanks for stopping by!

Less is More - Pets

Another beautiful week gone by...lots of stuff going on, but finding time to play tennis with the husband.  Always a challenge!

Speaking of challenge...we have another one starting today at Less is More.  Our theme for this week is Pets!  What immediately comes to mind is dogs!  My faithful furry four legged friend.  Here's my take on the theme...

I tried a new technique for card.  I stamped my dog on the left then, stamped it again on acetate and stamped that on the card.  This gave me a mirror image.  The quality wasn't good, but I then colored the image in with Copic markers then outlined it black.

Pretty quick and easy card!

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

Thanks for stopping by!

Addcited to CAS - Summertime

We have another challenge starting today at Addicted to CAS.  Just the perfect theme for this time of year...Summertime.  We were hoping to get to the beach this week, but it has been a bit too hectic.  Maybe next week.  In the meantime...checkout my take on the challenge.

This is a super easy one layer card.  I started by stamping my flip flops.  I then cut a small stencil from masking tape, trying not to be too perfect.  I used distress ink to create a little background for each set of flip flops.  A quick little copic coloring and finished.

I added the little sentiment and done!

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with.

Thanks for stopping by!

Less is More - OLC Stripes

Another beautiful week gone by...a bit more time on the tennis court this week, which is welcomed.  Lots of activities this weekend, so trying to get this post done timely has been a challenge.

Speaking of challenge...we have another challenge starting today at Less is More.  Our theme for this one is Strips.  Here's my take on the challenge...

Here is a quick and simple, one layer card.  I stamped my image and colored him with copic markers.  I then masked him and added a bit of distress ink to the image.

A quick sentiment to match the happy nature of my bunny and done!

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with.

Thanks for stopping by!

CAS on Friday - Christmas

Looking forward to enjoying a bit of tennis with the husband today.  Always the best tennis opponent ever!

We have another challenge starting today at CAS on Friday.  Our theme today is Christmas in July!  Can't start too early on Christmas cards!  Here's my take on the theme...

This was a quick and easy card.  I started my stamping and die cutting my main images.  I then colored them using Copics.

I then used some distress ink to add a bit of interest to the background.

I added just a touch of dimension by popping up the deer in the front on foam tape.

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with.  Thanks for stopping by!

Less is More - Tangerine & Olive

Wow, this year is just flying by.  I can't believe it is already July!  Hope all of my American friends enjoyed a nice Independence Day Celebration.

We have another challenge at Less is More.  Our theme for this color challenge is Tangerine and Olive...two colors that I just love to use together.  Here's my take on the challenge...

I added a bit of dimension to this image by popping up my main image on foam tape after coloring her with my copics.


I used my cloud die to cut my green cloud at the top and added my sentiment.

A simple design.  Looking forward to seeing what you come up with.

Thanks for stopping by!

ATCAS - Baby

Wow, what a busy week!  Things will be settling down to normal soon.

In the meantime, we have another challenge starting today at Addicted to CAS.  Our theme for this challenge is Baby.  Nothing cuter than new babies.  I opted to go for some extra cuteness on a card...

I love this stamp set and a perfect amount of cute for this challenge.  I decided to add a bit of dimension to at clean and simple card.  So I popped up my images on foam tape after coloring them with my copic markers.

I added my little caption bubble at the top and done!

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

Thanks for stopping by!

Addicted to CAS - Girl Power

I'm excited to be hosting this challenge at Addicted to CAS.  As our theme I picked Girl Power.  Always fun to be able to inspire our daughters and friends.

Here's my take on the challenge, looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

This little cutie pie is from Stamping Bella, just love their images.

I made this for my friends daughter who is in college studying Bio/Chemistry.  Love to see more girls going after those science majors!

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

Thanks for stopping by!

Addicted to CAS - Rainbow

It's been a busy week on this end.  Hope you are finding time to do something fun on your end.  Was able to squeeze in some card making just in time for another challenge.

We have another challenge starting today at Addicted to CAS.  This is a fun theme...Rainbow.  So many options on what to do with this theme.  Here's my take on the challenge...

I used the inlaid die technique to put down the sentiment, after coloring the letters with copic markers.  I then stamped my zebra, quickly colored him with copics then popped him up on foam tape.  I added the sentiment and done!

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

Thanks for stopping by!

Less is More - Friendship

Wow, time is just flying by...already the middle of the year!

We have another challenge starting today at Less is More.  Our theme for this challenge is Friendship.  So many options for this card, but I thought I would go for an easy sentiment.  Here's my take on the challenge.

Super simple card, but makes a beautiful statement.  Hard to argue with this saying.

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

Thanks for stopping by!

CAS on Friday - Embossing

Wow...we go from hot weather to fall like feeling overnight!  Oh well, time to take the dog for a long walk, but before I head out...

We have a new challenge starting today at CAS on Friday.  Our theme for this challenge is Embossing.  How fun is that.  I pulled out this old embossing folder and did a quick card.  Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

Super quick card...used by background embossing folder.  Then I cut out this little cutie and quickly added a bit of color.  Next the little heat embossed sentiment and done!

Looking forward to seeing you wonderful creation!

Thanks for stopping by!

Less Is More - Thinking of You

Happy Memorial Day to all of my US friends.  We will head off to the park, to the annual festivities.  In the meantime, we have another challenge starting today at Less is More.  This is a one-layer theme week and our main theme is Thinking of You.  Always in need of these type of cards, so perfect timing.

Here's my take on the challenge...

This is a quick card.  Some simple stamping and lots of white space.  I think this card took me a total of five minutes.

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

Thanks for stopping by!

Addicted to CAS - Sea

This has been a strange weather week...kinda like winter...cloudy and a bit cool.  Oh well, it makes nice tennis weather.  Next week, we will be seeing some summer weather.


We have a new challenge at Addicted to CAS.  Our theme for this week is Sea!  I did something a bit different, but hey, isn't that what being creative is all about.  Here's my take on the challenge...

Super quick and easy.  I used some patterned paper that looks like sand and simply stamped some flip flops.  I added a bit of color and my sentiment strip.  I think this took 5 minutes :)

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

Thanks for stopping by!

Addicted to CAS - Mom

Another beautiful day in store for us today.  Looking forward to a bit of a picnic and some time at the beach.  Hope you have something fun planned too!

We have another challenge starting today at Addicted to CAS.  Just in time for Mother's Day.  Here's my take on the challenge....

This is a quick card I made with this sweet little super mom.  I colored her with Copics and popped her up on some foam tape.  I stamped and die cut the sentiment and also colored and popped up the sentiment for a bit of dimension.

I added the background splatters and done.

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with.

Thanks for stopping by!

Less is More - Yellow, Blue & Grey

Another beautiful May week.  Just lovely out, and a perfect opportunity to take advantage of the outdoors!

We have another challenge starting today at Less is More.  This is a color challenge and our theme is blue, yellow and grey.  Here's my take on the challenge...

I started by stamping my images.  I then colored them with Copics.  I masked the images and added a bit of fluffy clouds in the background.  I then added the panel as an inlaid die so it is easy for sending through the mail.

I colored and cut out the balloon and added it last.

A pretty quick and easy card.  Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

Thanks for stopping by!

CAS on Friday - Cute

Another beautiful week gone by...have a fun tennis match with friends this morning.  Looking forward to some outside time with the girls!

We have another challenge starting today at CAS on Friday.  Our theme for this week is Cute...use a cute image on your card.  Here's my take on the challenge...

Nothing cuter than these little cows from My Favorite Things.  I just love them.

I stamped the first one, masked her off and stamped the other two.  I used my Copic markers to color them in.  I added my sentiment, then added a bit of color to the bottom of the card.

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with.

Thanks for stopping by!

Less is More - Sketch

I have a puppy training class this morning.  Baxter is doing well, but always can use another class.  It is a beautiful day to hang at the park, so we are going to class!

We have another challenge starting today at Less is More.  Our theme for this challenge is a sketch challenge.  Here's my take on the challenge...

I wasn't sure what to do for this sketch...I thought of going floral, but then decided to go a bit in a different direction.  I had these button dies for quite sometime and thought it might be fun to use them here.

I used the inlaid die technique and put the buttons down in pink and purple.  I then colored and cut my main image.  I added the sentiment and done.

I love this cute little monster....she is so cute!

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

Addicted to CAS - Gold

It has been a beautiful week...lots of outdoor activities.  The yard is beautiful, the tennis courts dry and the puppy happy!  All is good on this end.


We have another challenge starting over at Addicted to CAS.  Our theme for this challenge is Gold.  I don't do a ton of gold, so this is always a challenge for me.  I opted to look ahead to Christmas.  Here is my take on the challenge.

This is a quick 4 x 4 card.  I used the inlaid die technique for both the presents and the sentiment.  Because this card is so CAS, I decided to use gold glitter paper to give it a bit more sparkle.

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

Thanks for stopping by!

CAS on Friday - Black, White & Pink

It has been a bit of a strange week...rain, heat, and just pain beautiful weather.  I think we will now be moving into spring...

We have a new challenge starting over at CAS on Friday.  Our theme for this week is a color theme...black, white and pink.  Here's my take on the challenge.

This is a super quick and easy card.  I stamped my three presents and simply colored them with copic markers.

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

Thanks for visiting!

Less is More - Bring Something Back

Little Baxter has been doing so well, that he is off to puppy training this morning...hopefully he friends are there and not the aggressive doberman that scares him :(.

I have a giveaway going on so check it out here to see if you are interested!

We have another challenge starting over at Less is More.  Our theme for this week is to bring something back...either something that has fallen out of favor or something that hasn't been used in awhile.  I pulled out one of the first stamp sets that I purchased and created a quick and simple card.

I love this little cutie...by haven't used him in quite some time.  

I quickly stamped this little guy and colored him with copic markers.  I gave him a bit of a pink tummy, just to add a tiny bit of color.

I used my cloud die to create a pop of color for the sentiment.  

Look forward to seeing what you come up with!

Thanks for stopping by!