Slimline Sunday

Welcome to another edition of Slimline Sunday - having fun with the extra design space to create a slimline clean and simple design! 

My card design inspired by playing along to a few challenges:

Clean and Simple CAS Cards for Beginners #saturdaychallenge38 Patterned Paper 

CAS on a Friday #CASF343 - Autumn / Fall 

AAA Card Challenge - # 323 M is for … I have chosen Mouse! 

Sweet Stampin’ - create a CAS card design - I’m trying a slimline clean & simple.

Inspired By… #IB407 Acorns - using the Glow of Harvest DSP with the pretty acorns. 

I’m getting inky with the Christmas Mice bundle, Soirée Salutations stamp set, Glow of Harvest DSP, Triple banner punch, Metallic Gems, unbranded gold twine and Timid Tiger, Crumb Cake and Petal Pink blends.  

Lovely ‘grateful for you’ card for my stash. The little mouse is just too adorable! 

Happy Stampin’ 

Margaret 

Live, Laugh, Love

Be Totallyawake4-life 

Wake Up & Create Thursday challenge #TA4L019

Welcome to the Wake Up & Create on Thursday challenge here on the blog.

It’s a little mix of Throwback Thursday with an image or sketch inspiration to use to inspire you to shop your stash and combine some old favourites with new goodies in a new way and than share to inspire others to do the same with their stash! Today’s challenge is a fun sketch inspiration #TA4L019

My final design was inspired by playing with a few other challenges 

Stampin’ Fancy Friday for the Black & White palette 

Time Out Challenges for the Movie Prompt - if chosen a childhood fairytale #TOC321

AAA Cards Challenge for the 70-80’s I’ve chosen a Cinderella inspired theme with my glass slipper & crown and enchanted friend sentiment. #322

I’m getting inky with some old favourites from my stash Dressed To Impress bundle, Clearly For You, a fairy set for my sentiment and black bakers twine. Paired with the new Capturing Smiles, Wink Of Stella and rhinestones.  

Such an elegant final design.

Would love for you to join the fun and play along with the #TA4L019 challenge. When you’re done add your link below to share with us all! 

Happy Stampin’

Margaret 

Live, Laugh, Love

Be Totallyawake4-life

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Clean & Simple Saturday

Welcome to another edition of Clean & Simple Saturday - working in honing the art that is less is more. 

Today’s card design was inspired by playing along to a few fun challenges:

AAA Cards Challenges #331 On the Farm pick 2 I opted for This Little Piggy for my Animal & Flowers in my DSP & the piggy’s holding a flower.

CAS Mix It Up challenge Stencilling over Patterned Paper.

Case-ing Tuesday sketches #579 sketch challenge.

Just Us Girls #JUG383 anything goes stencils - I’m using a DIY Bokeh stencil. 

Color Dare challenge - I have used all 4 colours with the Berry Blast, Barely Blush, Golden Glow and Old Olive inks and paper.

Krafty Chicks challenge Masculine 

Getting inky with This Little Piggy, Sunflower Fields DSP, Autumn Woodland glitter paper,   Berry Blast, Barely Blush, Golden Glow and Old Olive inks and unbranded gold twine.

Fun little ‘You Make Me Happy’ Piggy card for the man in my life. 

Happy Stampin’

Margaret 

Live, Laugh, Love 

Be Totallyawake4-life 

Minimalist Monday

Welcome to another edition of Minimalist Monday - honing the less is more principle in a clean and simple design. 

My card was inspired by playing along to a couple challenges:

CAS on Friday #339 flowers - I’ve chosen the Sunflower embossing folder for this round. 

AAA Cards Challenge #320 - S themed challenge I have Sunflowers and Silver Shiny foil

As You See It  - Summer Days #AYSI378 - I have sunflowers and a summer yellow palette.

Tic Tac Toe Challenge #tttc298 top row for the win: sparkle, twine and butterfly.

I’m getting inky with the Butterfly Flight Hot Foil bundle, Coneflower Celebration stamp set, Sunflower embossing folder, Greetings for You ephemera pack and black gold twine.

Fun simple elegant ‘thinking of you’ card. I love the look of embossed vellum and the black & white with pops of yellow is so cheerful and hopefully will elicit pick me up vibes in the receiver.

Happy Stampin’ 

Margaret 

Live, Laugh, Love

Be Totallyawake4-life 

Whimsical Wings & Things Wednesday

Welcome to another edition of Whimsical Wings & Things. 

Today’s card design was inspired by playing along with several fun challenges to get the MOJO going!

Using a leftover strip of DSP from the Inspire.Create Stampin’ Challenge and INKspirational Mood Board challenge from yesterday.

The leftover strip was perfect for the AAA Card Challenge #318 Follow My Lead .

Addicted to CAS #311 prompt to use patterns challenge - have the repeating floral pattern in DSP.

Festive Friday World Emoji Challenge #FF0213 - I chose the inspiration words of yellow, glossy elements with the shimmer brush on some of my flowers, a circle, a speech bubble created with careful placement of pearls below my circle, fun sentiment. 

Tic Tac Toe challenge #tttc296 fruit / patterned paper / summer colours along the top for the win. On the diagonal we have summer colours, die cut and layers as well. 

The Paper Players theme challenge #PP793 Summer Love - I love having fun in the sun sipping lemonade and watching the butterfly’s in our flower garden.

Getting inky with the Summer Happiness bundle, Artisan Sketched Garden DSP, Lemon Lolly, Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie inks and blends, Barely Blush and Crisp Canteloupe shimmer brushes, retired Butterfly Duet punch, Stylish Shapes dies and Antique Pearls.

Final result is a bright and cheerful card  - trying to embrace the white space but couldn’t resist a little splatter using the glimmer brushes.

Happy Stampin’ 

Margaret 

Live, Laugh, Love

Be Totallyawake4-life 

Masculine Monday Vibes

Welcome to another edition of Masculine Monday vibes.

Today’s design was inspired by playing along to the following challenges:

As You See It sketch challenge #ATSI374 

The Paper Players masculine inspiration board #PP789

AAA clean and simple cards #AAA316 pick 1+1 summer beach 

Getting inky with the Scenic Coast suite and Natures Symphony stamp set for my sentiment. Blueberry Bushel, Crushed Curry, Crumb Cake and Basic Beige colors.

I just love this suite - the colour palette and paper is just breathtaking the camera does not due it justice. 

Happy Stampin’

Margaret 

Love, Laugh, Love

Be Totallyawake4-life 

Throwback Thursday

Welcome to another edition of Throwback Thursday a chance to play with some ole favourites paired with new goodies! 

Today’s card design was inspired by playing along with a few challenges.

Sunday Stamps had a fun sketch to try out #SSC380.

The Paper Players have a mood board of Mythical Creatures and I have chosen Leprechaun and the Easter Bunny. #PP775

AAA Cards challenges to create a Spring card with one of the 4 options and I chose the lamb/ewe. 

The INKspirational #362, Just Add Ink #JAI780 and the Just Us Girls #JUG912 all had use stencil challenges - I am using my brick stencil and champagne mist ink for a glimmer of spring gold! 

CAS on a Friday #CASF328 has a cute challenge and well what’s cuter than Ewes wearing costumes?

Over at Festive Friday #FF0204 St. Patrick’s Day - I have chosen to use green, gold twine, gold foil, spatters of champagne ink on the brick embossed background  and Leprechaun. 

I’m getting inky with the Wooly Friends bundle, Exposed Brick embossing folder, Greetings for All ephemera kit, Holographic gems, retired brick embossing stencil, Champagne Mist ink and  unbranded Gold Twine. Old Olive and Soft Sea Foam blends, Grey Granite blends, Bubble Bath blends. 

Final design is so freaking cute with a magical little Leprechaun Ewe I made a second one for an adorable Easter Bunny Ewe.  

To make them even cuter I popped their little heads on wobblers to make them Bobble Heads 🤣

Happy Stampin’ 

Margaret 

Live, Laugh, Love

Be Totallyawak4-life