Here is the new sketch at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. I saw a lot of possibilities with this one, but ended up with a kind of simple background. Instead of…

It is fun to see all the different styles, themes, and creative cards when there is an “Anything Goes” theme, and that’s the theme this week at Always Fun Challenges!…

Yellow is one of those colors that is not really a favorite, but lately as a change of pace I have been using it a lot more, and it happens…

I recently just sent the last wedding card out from my stash, so when I saw the latest challenge at Double D Challenges with a theme of wedding I was…

As we work our way through the alphabet at the Alphabet Challenge Blog, the current challenge is for the letter F. The theme is “Flora and/or Fauna.” This was an…

It’s a new week so another challenge has posted at Always Fun Challenges. The theme for challenge #167 is “Fun with Friends.” I think these two friends are so cute,…

There’s a really fun new challenge up at Double Trouble! The image below summarizes the requirements. The main (and only requirement) is from Thing 1: Follow the recipe of 3-2-1,…

These flowers are made by Rubberneckers, and are actually from a two stamp set – the black outline, and a solid flower shape that overlays the outline. I colored the…

The Paper Players challenge this week is a theme challenge #494 – “Sunshine and Rainbows.” I really wanted to use a new die I got from Pinkfresh Studios, it is…

This week’s sketch at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge is so fun! I didn’t use a car, but thought of my zebra stamps from My Favorite Things, and the little scooter…

Lots of challenges focusing on beach, summer, vacation, and sunshine themes right now, so I combined the requirements of three different challenges. I love the Pure Innocence series from My…

There are two challenges that led me to get out this strawberry stamp from Technique Tuesday, Addicted to CAS #186 – “berry” and the Library Challenge #61 – book this…

Time to get ready for Father’s Day, and the new challenge this week at Always Fun is to create a card “For Dad.” I used a set called “Sailing Home”…

Pink and orange are not really two colors I think of using together, but the current challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments (#340) led me to try it on this card.…

The letter for the new challenge at the Alphabet Challenge is “E” – this time looking for a card that features “earthbound animals.” Technically I think an ostrich is a…

The weeks sure go by fast! There is already a new board posted at the Tic Tac Toe Challenge: The background is a stamp that just came in the mail…

I found a couple of challenges that require a summer or beach theme. I think those are fun to work on, even though I happen to live in the desert!…

Even though I have enough paper to last for the rest of my life, there is some in my stash that I just hate to use. Once I decided it…

The challenge for June at Stinkin’ Inkers is to create a gift card or money holder. I made a very simple little pocket that would fit the width of a…

I was happy to see the sponsor for this month’s challenge at The Paper Funday is Keepin’ It Kawaii Designs digital stamps. Unfortunately our family vacation to Hawaii that was…

The new challenge is up at Cardz 4 Guys, #246 – with a theme of “Father’s Day.” I used an older, retired set from Stampin’ Up, even the background print…

While wasting time looking at Pinterest I came across a card with this different, but very simple, fold. I thought instead of pinning it I would get to work and…

The theme at Always Fun Challenges this week is “Layers.” I chose a set of layering dies made by Birch Press Designs to create this card. Their dies are so…

Ready for some trouble? The new challenge is up at the Double Trouble Challenge blog. Thing 1 is asking that your card is for a guy, which is the only…

The current challenge at Cupcake Inspirations is a color challenge, as shown above. I find using black and a neutral with the addition of only one color always results in…