Slimline Sunday

Welcome to another edition of Slimline Sunday - a day to enjoy all the extra design space a slimline design offers. 

My final design was inspired by playing along to a few challenges: Atlantic Hearts Sketch #AHS701 

TGIF challenges has a Halloween palette of Pumpkin Pie, Blackberry Bliss and Granny Apple Green #TGIF597

Just Us Girls has a challenge to use your Halloween dies #JUG843

I’m getting inky with Web of Fun bundle, Frightfully Fun DSP, Nested Essentials dies, retired Fall Fest bundle, retired Fabulous Sayings stamp set, the adhesive backed Ghosts, Bats & Dots, Pumpkin Pie, Rich Razzleberry and Granny Apple Green inks. 

A fun very spooky birthday card for an October birthday - just love the little Ghost embellishments! 

Happy Stampin’ 

Margaret 

Live, Laugh, Love 

Be Totallyawake4-life 

Clean & Simple Saturday

Welcome to another edition of Clean & Simple Saturday - working on honing the less is more design philosophy. 

My final design was inspired by playing along to a few challenges:

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #AHSC699 

 

CAS Colours & Sketches challenge #594 pretty colour palette of Peaceful Pine, Highland Heather, Bubble Bath. 

Almost Clean & Simple CAS cards - #saturdaychallenge14 Trees

 

Krafty Chicks Challenge - share a CAS card 

Getting inky with Winter Adventures Dies, Soiree Salutations stamps, Snowflake Adhesive backed gems, Triple Banner punch & Peaceful Pine, Highland Heather and Bubble Bath inks with blending brushes. White Gel pel.

 

Final design came together so beautifully - the soft blended strip of Highland Heather & Bubble Bath blending into a wee bit of white for snowy ground, two trees die cut and blended with Peaceful Pine. Scatter of clear snowflakes around the trees and an ombré sentiment with one word in each colour of my palette. Couple score lines either side of blending to frame my night sky. 

   

Nothing like a a snowy night forest scene for spreading some peace. hope. joy. this season! 

Happy Stampin’

Margaret 

Live, Laugh, Love

Be Totallyawake4-life 

Fun Fold Friday - Gatefold

Welcome to another edition of fun fold Friday - today’s card features the Gatefold Card with a simple front flap.

Inspired to share this oldie but goodie by the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge whose front two panels that reminded me of a gate fold. #AHSC696

As You See It Challenge - hastened handicrafts speed challenge to make a crafting card in under 10 minutes - I chose to share this crafting fold is its awesome because it is both a quick, easy design but it’s stunning none the less! #AYSI379

This project got inky with the Made with Love DSP, Traditional Labels stamp, Stylish Shapes dies, Seasonal Cheer embossing folder and Red & White Peppermint embellishments 

Measurements are on the image:

Fun but quick and easy Merry Christmas

 

I just love the little red & white peppermint embellishments. Gatefold card designs stands and fits in a standard A2 envelope.

Happy Stampin’ 

Margaret 

Live, Laugh, Love

Be Totallyawake4-life 

Clean & Simple Saturday

Welcome to another edition of clean & simple Saturday - honing the less is more design principle.

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

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #AHSC692

Hand Stamped Sentiments colour palette - Golden Glow, Barely Blush and Lost Lagoon. #HSS493

Just Us Girls CASE a DT member - I chose to CASE Sue from Cards by Q as I hadn’t played with my Four Feathers bundle in a while and I loved her clean & simple design.

Getting inky with the Four Feathers bundle from my stash, Sincerely Noted Mix & Match ephemera, In Color Butterflies and unbranded silver twine.

 

A lovely ‘Just a note’ card with the cluster of feathers, twine and little blush butterflies all floating around the sentiment. 

Happy Stampin’ 

Margaret 

Live, Laugh, Love

Totallyawake4-life

Clean & Simple Saturday

Welcome to another edition of Clean & Simple Saturday - trying to hone my skills at the minimalist design technique.

My design was inspired by playing along to several fun challenges:

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #AHSC691 

Another turn with the Festive Friday challenge National Friendship Inspo Board #FF0214 this time I’m  playing with pastel colours, tone on tone stamping and flowers. 

TGIF Challenge Tone on Tone #tgif587 

Time Out Challenges #TOC318 Mother Nature so grabbed my flip flops and headed out to smell the flowers! 

CAS Colours & Sketches colour palette Petal Pink, Calypso Coral and Lost Lagoon.

CAS on Friday challenge #339 - flowers.

I’m getting inky with Summer Happiness bundle with coordinated washi tape, Stylish Shapes dies, Sincerely Noted Mix & Match ephemeral, Pearl dots and Petal Pink, Calypso Coral and Lost Lagoon. 

Love how the Just a Note design came together - hoping I am little closer to the CAS design rules. The tone on tone flip flops are adorable and the little flowers from the Summer Happiness bundle are great for die cutting in white and adding sponged colours of choice. 

Happy Stampin’

Margaret 

Live, Laugh, Love

Be Totallyawake4-life

Slimline Sunday

Welcome to another edition of Slimline Sunday here on the blog. 

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

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #AHSC689 - love a slimline sketch! 

Stampin’ Fancy Friday emboss it challenge - ! - I used the Floral Spray 3D embossing folder . 

Handstamped Sentiments mood board challenge #492. 

Global Design Project challenge #GDP555 Numbers. Perfect challenge for making my next anniversary card. 

I’m getting inky with an old favourite from my stash Number of Years and Sticked So Sweetly Dies paired with my new favorited Floral Spray 3D Folder, Artisan Sketched Garden DSP, Strawberry Slush, Timid Tiger and Black Hybrid inks, Rhinestones coloured with Strawberry Slush and Timid Tiger blends and unbranded Silver Metallic twine.

Stunning end design for a Happy 22nd Anniversary card for this years special day next month. 

Happy Stampin’

Margaret 

Live, Laugh, Love

Happy Graduation

Welcome! So happy you are here to share a fun card with you  - it’s graduation season and I love making cards for people who are heading into the new adventure of adulthood!

Today’s card design was inspired by playing along with a couple of challenges 

Atlantic Hearts sketch challenge #AHSC686 I flipped mine to landscape.

Addicted to CAS word challenge of frame - I framed my sentiment with the Everyday Arches die.

Tic Tac Toe challenge #tttc294 for a double row of graduation, gold/black, vellum, patterned paper, gems.

Getting inky with the Artisan Sketched Garden DSP, Everyday Arches dies, Forever Plaid 3D embossing folder, Beautifully Adorned ephemera, Greetings for All Mix & Match ephemera, Barely Blush and Peaceful Pine blends,  Antique Pearls and Gold Acrylic pen.

A pretty little congratulations for the grad card. I love the Gold and Black pops against the soft Barely Blush pink. I used the blender pen for the pearls. Used the gold acrylic pen and blender pens to splatter specks of gold, pink and green.  

Happy Stampin’

Margaret 

Live, Laugh, Love

Be Totallyawake4-life 

Whimsical Wednesday

Welcome to another edition of Whimsical Wednesday and what’s more Whimsical than a sparkly unicorn on a Wobbler?

Inspired by by playing along to a few challenges. I chose my stamp set in order to play along with Festive Fridays National Unicorn Day #FF0206 love the bright colours, 

coloured twine, sparkling gemstones, Wink of Stella glittered unicorn and magical sentiment. 

My sketch layout is inspired from Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge #AHSC675.

 

My colour palette of Lemon Lolly, Peach Pie and Pretty in Pink was inspired by the Stampin’ Up Only challenge #SUOC398.

Getting inky with retired  Magical Day, Days Like These Memories & More pack, Spotlight on Nature dies, Lemon Lolly, Peach Pie and Pretty in Pink blends, unbranded gold twine, Wink of Stella and Rhinestones tinted peach with the blends. 

A magical wobbler card designed to put a smile on the face of young and old alike!

Happy Stampin

Margaret 

Live, Laugh, Love

Be Totallyawake4life