Pals Paper Arts Color Challenge #194

As you read this post I am in Phoenix AZ on business.  Once my business meetings are over I will spend the weekend with my Dad who moved to Mesa AZ last year from Naples FL. (Who does that?) Anyway, I am looking forward to seeing my dad's new house and getting to spend some time with him. Today we celebrate another Pals Paper Arts Color Challenge!  The colors for this challenge are… There is…

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Gradient Colored Birthday

This card design is not an original and I have seen it take many forms. I wanted to do a twist on this design and have the party hats get a shade lighter with each square.  From left to right, I used Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana, and finally Pool Party.  The difference between the Coastal Cabana and Pool Party is very subtle. While I was not able to capture it in my photos I did…

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Time for a Celebration

As I strive to develop my creative mojo I want to enter more challenges this year. My schedule does not always allow me to do this however I had some quality time to craft this weekend and created this card for the Fab Friday challenge. I have never taken on a challenge with five colors before and I am very pleased with the result.   Here were the parameters for the Challenge: It was definitely a…

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Freshly Made Sketch #125 – Hoppy Easter

March 1st, yikes time is flying. The sketch over a Freshly Made Sketches is so clean and simple I had to jump into the fun.    I had purchased the Eggstra Spectacular stamp set from the Occasions catalog and knew this was a perfect sketch to get it inked up. Here is the card: A very clean and simple design for sure.  I used Pear Pizazz, Daffodil delight, and Tangerine Tango to create a the…

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