Less is More - Water

Happy New Year!  Wow, it has been awhile since I have posted anything...but now I'm back!

We are having the first challenge of the new year over at Less is More!  Our theme for this challenge is water.  I was a little late in getting my act together, so here is what I came up with!

Super quick and easy card, which I needed this time.  I have this little cutie pie, going through a little puddle of water. 

I tried to have my little guy go through a more aggressive puddle, but then my colors bled and it was a mess, so I stuck with something simple.

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

Thanks for stopping by!

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!