Less is More - Big and Small

Wow...you'd think it was summer around here!  Lovely warm weather...so lots of time outdoors with the dog, garden and tennis!  It's all good!

We have a new challenge starting over at Less is More.  Our theme for this challenge is Big and Small.  So bring out those stamp sets and go wild.  Here's my take on the challenge...

Such a cute little stamp set.  I love coloring this happy little critters!

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

Thanks for stopping by!

Less is More - More but still CAS

Another beautiful weekend.  Lovely time to be on the court and enjoying the garden! 

We have another challenge starting over at Less is More.  Our theme for this challenge is More but still CAS.  Last challenge was to use just a few small stamps and this time, we are looking for more.  Check out the inspiration over at the challenge blog.

Here's my take on the challenge...

Super fast and easy card.  Quickly stamp and color with copics and done!

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

Thanks for stopping by!

Addicted to CAS - Cake

Another beautiful weekend ahead.  While it is February we are seeing lots of spring temperatures.  Gives me more fun outdoor time, but am missing a little bit of winter still!


We have another challenge starting today at Addicted to CAS.  Our theme for this challenge is Cake!  So fun and so yummy!

Here's my inspiration for the challenge...

I recently purchased this die and am loving it.  So fun to put together the cake...and so quick and easy!

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

Thanks for stopping by!

Less is More - Tiny and Few

Wow, what a beautiful weekend.  Just in time for some fun super bowl festivities.  And my two favorite teams are battling it out, so one way or the other it is a win for me!

We have a new challenge starting today at Less is More.  Our theme for this challenge is Small and Few.  Time to pull out those tiny stamps and put them to work.  Here's my take on the challenge...

Just a quick little coloring of this sweet cake.  Added a little sparkle to the frosting and done!

Super fast and easy!

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with.

Thanks for stopping by!

Addicted to CAS - Ombre

Wow...can't believe it is still winter, technically...though with 70 degree weather outside, one would never know.  But this nice weather gives way to some great time on the courts!

We do have a new challenge starting over at Addicted to CAS.  Our theme for this one is Ombre.  I love the look of this, but always kinda struggle on how best to use this on a card.  I'm in desperate need of birthday cards, so here's my take on the challenge...

This is really a CAS card...it is simple and frankly very quick.  I used the inlaid die method with this card, as I love the look and I enjoy putting together the puzzle.

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with.

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Addicted to CAS - Birthday

Finally fall has arrived....yeah!  I've been enjoying the weather, but can't believe that it is already November.  Gotta crank out those Christmas cards.

In the meantime, we have another challenge starting over at Addicted to CAS!  Our theme is Birthday...just because we are getting closer to Christmas doesn't mean we don't need more birthday cards. And Addicted to CAS is celebrating our 7th Birthday!

Here's my take on the challenge....

I did a lot of masking for this one.  Which was kinda fun.  Love this little cow!

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

Thanks for stopping by!

Addicted to CAS - Daisy

Wow..it's already mid-July...where does the time go!  Gotta start working on those Christmas Cards...but until then we have another challenge starting today at Addicted to CAS.  Our theme for today is a summery Daisy.  Nice to have a floral theme this go around.

Here's my take on the challenge...

Super quick and easy card.  I used watercolors to paint my flowers and used the inlaid die technique to add the sentiment.  

Quick and easy.

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

Thanks for stopping by!

Less is More - Celebration

Another busy week...but always have time for another challenge.  Today we are starting a new challenge at Less is More!  Our theme for this week is Celebrations!  Doesn't get better than that...we can always find something to celebrate!

Here's my take on the theme...

I'm a HUGE fan of the Stamping Bella stamps and this one is no exception.

I also love bright colors so to combine these two thing is a celebration within itself!

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

Thanks for stopping by!

Less is More - Buds or Pedals

We just returned from Hawaii...and it was wonderful to get in a bit of rest and relaxation...but always nice to come home to the puppy!

We have another challenge starting today at Less is More.  Our theme for this week is Buds or Pedals and this is a one-layer card challenge....so, remember to just fold over that cardstock and get busy!

Here's my take on the theme...

Some super quick and easy stamping.  Hard to go wrong with these fun flowers from Simon Says Stamps---my favorite floral stamp set.  

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 - 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!

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!

Addicted to CAS - Birds

I'm trying to dry out from a soggy week, but still feeling a bit damp!  Good news is that I have a lot of work to focus on so, it is keeping me from getting stir crazy!


We have a new challenge over at Addicted to CAS.  Our theme for this week is Birds.  I created this fun little card and have my bird as the most important part of the card as he is holding the cake :)

I stamped my images on this 4 x 4 panel.  I colored them with copics.

I then stamped my sentiment on this color panel and done.  Very quick and easy.

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

Less is More - OLC Stencil

A soggy week here...unfortunately, that means little outdoor time.  Oh well, lots to do indoors to get organized, so I guess the rain is welcome.

We have another challenge starting today at Less is More.  Our theme for this challenge is Stencil, but remember it is a one layer card challenge too.

I decided to do something a bit different this time.  I used my stencil to outline the circles, then I colored them in with my copics.

I stamped my main image and colored him with copics.

I then used some fun letters to add my sentiment and done!

Quick and simple one layer card.  Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

CAS on Friday - Sequins

We have another challenge starting today at CAS on Friday.  Our theme for this challenge is a celebration card with sequins.  Certainly fun!  I don't really put sequins on cards unless I'm doing a shaker card...so here goes another shaker...

This is a fun die from Simon Says Stamp.  Makes for a quick a easy shaker card.  

I heat embossed my sentiment in silver embossing powder and added some light pink sequins from Lucy's.

This card is slightly smaller than an A2 card.

Super quick and fun!

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

CAS on Friday - Die

Another beautiful week, it seems like spring here.  I'm not quite ready for this warm weather and hoping for a bit more winter before it is over.  Anyways, it does give us plenty of time to hit the beach and courts!

We have another challenge starting today over at CAS on Friday.  Our theme for this challenge is Die. Simply use a die cut image on your card.

Here's my take on the challenge...

I simply stamped my flower images on card stock.  I added a few other images around in a light grey color.

I then stamped my sentiment and used the inlaid die technique for the birthday sentiment.  I like using inlaid die as it is easy for mailing and it feels like I'm putting together a puzzle.

Here's a bit of a close up, where you can see the inlaid die a bit better.

Looking foward to seeing what you come up with!

CAS on Friday - Color Me Pretty

We got one day on the courts between storms.  Better than nothing.  Next week is expected to be much better...but still hoping for dry courts tomorrow to play with the husband!

We have another challenge starting today at CAS on Friday.  Our theme for this week is to use markers or pencils.  Here's my take on the theme...

I tried something a bit different.  I colored the background and left the main image white.  This dog actually looks like my puppy Baxter.  He is all white with dark eyes and nose!  He is sooooo cute!

The little squares are cut using a die then coloring the background with Copic markers.

I used the inlaid die technique to make this card easy to mail.  I've been liking the flat cards lately.

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

Addicted to CAS - Ombre

It has been a bit of a hectic week, and next week is worse, so I'm happy to be able to finish an inspiration card before everything comes to a boiling point.  We have a new challenge over at Addicted to CAS.  As you can see, our code word is Ombre.  Super fun!


Here's my take on the challenge.  Looking forward to seeing what you come up with...




I choose to do something a bit different.  I focused my ombre highlights to the sentiment.  Which I added here with the inlaid die technique, to make this card easy to mail.

I stamped and colored my giraffes.  So sweet!

Here's a bit of a close up of the card.

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

Less is More - Sketch

Christmas is nearly here...yeah....while super chilly outside, it is so sunny that it is not quite feeling like Christmas!  Guess we better take advantage of the good weather...it may not last!


We have another challenge starting over at Less is More.  This is a two week challenge, and our theme is a sketch.  Here's the sketch...and my take on the challenge.  Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

I like making inlaid die cards because it is so much easier to mail.  So I did that with this card.  It was a bit tricky with all of the balloons, but worth the effort!

I used distress ink to color my balloons.  Stamped the sentiment and felt that it needed a bit more, so I added a few stars!

I drew the balloon strings and all done!

Here's a close up of the card.

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

Addicted to CAS - Sparkle

We are excited about getting the tree up and decorated.  A bit afraid of how the puppy with react, but we'll see....should be fun!


We have a new challenge starting over at Addicted to CAS.  Our theme for this challenge is Sparkle.  Lots of different ideas for this one, but I opted to go for a non-Christmas card.  Here's my take on the challenge...






I stamped the main image and colored this little sassy character with Copic markers.  I then added the sentiment and a few of the little sparkle things.  I then cut this border and colored it with the matching copic markers.  Pretty simple!

Here's a close up of the image.  You can see I used the inlaid die technique for the blue border.  It makes it much easier for mailing.

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!