Fusion Falling Flowers...

Inspired by the gorgeous combo of flowers and teacup in this fortnights FUSION inspiration photo. Wanted to play along with the fabulous Coffee Loving Cardmakers Fall Card Hop, so kept the card colours in Autumn tones. Created by combining My Minds Eye "Notable" patterned papers together with this cute Prima "Coffee Break" Journaling notecard, and double diecut Mama Elephants "Cup of Wishes" in burnt orange then pop dotted the top floral layer.

Hop along and see the fabulous Design Team for more gorgeous inspiration!

You can find some more fabulous inspiration from the Design Team blogs:

Becca Cruger - Betty J. - Carol Mayne - Jeanne Jachna - Karren Johnson

Linda Callahan - Michelle Leone - Michelle Lupton - Michelle Williams

Hope you can join in the fun this fortnight @ FUSION.

Can't wait to see what you create!

Celebrate in Pink with FUSION

Inspired by the versatile FUSION sketch and fabulous graphic colours and patterns in the FUSION inspiration photo, this week I had a play with my Gelatos to watercolour the pink layer used to fussy cut behind the carnations diecut, pop-dotted for added dimension over the two Lil Inkers stitched square and rectangles, and fussy cut MME paper chevron border. I just love this gorgeous WPlus9 birthday sentiment, and denim look MME patterned paper.

As usual, you can play along with FUSION using either this gorgeous FUSION photo inspiration, or this fabulously versatile sketch, or a combination of both. Hop on over to the FUSION site for some more super gorgeous inspiration from the fabulous FUSION DT... 

Betty J - Brandi Hall - Deanne K - Jeanne Jachna - Julia Aston - Katie Brooks

Karren J - Kimberly Wiener - Lynn Mangan - Michelle Folland

Michelle Lupton - Sandie Munro - Shannon Jaramillo - Stephanie Severin

I would LOVE if you could join in the fun @ FUSION too!

Playing along with Seize the Birthday too!

A Whole Lotta Happy 2nd Birthday FUSION... (aka Thinking Inside the Oval)

As soon as I saw the fabulous inspiration for the FUSION 2nd Year Celebration, I knew I had to invite my old teamie and birthday twin Kelly Griglione as my guest to join in the fun! I have long been a fan of Kelly's inspiring creations, she always thinks outside the square for her card creations, and is a fabulous photographer and scrapbooker as well!

This fortnight the paper for my card was the first element I decided on, with this fabulous rununcula paper by MME, following the colours and theme of the gorgeous FUSION 2nd Year Celebration inspiration photo. Then for the hard part! After several attempts at die cutting various colours for the Winnie and Walter Happy sentiment, drawing inspiration from the super FUSION sketch I realised I could cut out the Lil Inkers Stitched Oval, then die cut the sentiment from the centre oval, and secure it back in place, made me very happy LOL!

With so many Winnie and Walter Happy sentiments already cut out, I couldn't let these go to waste, so I quickly created another extra Happy card!

Remember to hop along to the website for some more incredible FUSION inspiration from the Design Team and their invited guests! As usual, you can play along with FUSION using either this gorgeous photo inspiration, or this fabulously versatile sketch, or a combination of both.

Betty J - Brandi Hall - Deanne K - Jeanne Jachna - Julia Aston - Katie Brooks

Karren J - Kimberly Wiener - Lynn Mangan - Michelle Folland

Michelle Lupton - Sandie Munro - Shannon Jaramillo - Stephanie Severin

I would be super Happy if you could join in the FUSION 2nd Birthday celebrations too!

You may notice another aspect of my card making - I tend to size the cards depending on what is needed, rather than cutting the card base first - it can make things difficult finding envelopes though!

Also playing along with Seize the Birthday and CASology Simple.

 

P.S. I would love you to join in to win with 2015 A Few of My Favourite Things too! 

Vintage Floral FUSION & Friends...

Inspired by this fortnights FUSION colours, stripes, labels and those beautiful ranunculus, together with a loose take on the sketch. Created using Stampendous raunuculus stamp, stamped on red and green MME polka dot papers and fussy cut, together with this gorgeous sentiment from MFT.

Hop on over for more gorgeous Vintage Floral inspiration 

from the rest of the fabulous FUSION DT 

Amy Tsura - Betty J - Deepti 

Jeanne Jachna - Julia Aston - Katie Brooks

Kelly Griglione - Kimberly Wiener - Lynn Mangan

Michelle Folland - Michelle Lupton - Stephanie Severin

Hope to see you playing along, can't wait to see what you create! 

Remember you can play along by being inspired by 

the photo, the sketch or BOTH.

Please check the linky for the days left to play with us.

Playing along with Virginia's View Layers and Textures, and 
Going Grey with Scrap Creations Spring Flowers too!

A Floral FUSION...

As soon as I saw this weeks FUSION photo, I immediately thought of these gorgeous Honey papers by My Minds Eye, and paired them with Avery Elle All Squared Up sentiment stamped in Momento Luxe Olive and Pistachio. 

Will you be inspired by the stunning summery colours, the floral fantasy, gorgeous gift-tag and ravishing ribbons in the inspiration photo, or this super versatile sketch, or both!

How to join in the fun...

1. Play with just the sketch challenge.

2. Play with just the inspiration photo challenge.

3. Or you can create FUSION by combining BOTH challenges into one card.

4. Use the challenge graphic and link back to Fusion in your post.

5. Please read the other considerations on the Our Rules Page before playing along.

Can't wait to see how you will be inspired by this fortnight's FUSION!

The Design Team have some FABULOUS creations to inspire you!

Betty J - Dannielle Robeson - Deepti 
Jeanne Jachna - Julia Aston - Katie Brooks

Kelly Griglione - Kimberly Wiener - Lynn Mangan

Michelle Folland - Michelle Lupton - Stephanie Severin

Please check the linky for the days left to play with us.

A-very Canoe Card...

Had such fun paper piecing these gorgeous Avery Elle Happy Camper stamps, with papers from MME Collectable 'Notable' and Lil Inkers Stitched Circle die-cut card for Avery Elle AEI{heart}U Challenge, and Seize the Sketch.  

  

This made me smile

Addicted to aMus(e)ing Lawnscapes...

Loved Laurie's gorgeous Muse Challenge card this week, and it created the perfect opportunity to play along with Lawnscaping Sentiment Challenge and Addicted to CAS Anniversary Challenge too.

Alpha die-cuts are Lawn Fawn Quin's ABCs, together with an ampersand from my stash, pop dotted against MME The Sweetest Things papers (appropriate I thought!) This card would be perfect for a wedding, or in my case a Happy Anniversary card. The most fiddly part was adhering the lacy paper strip to the bottom of the card and hand cutting it, but I think the effect was worth it!

Addicted to CAS have their one year anniversary celebrations at the moment - 

so why don't you come & join the party!!!

  

This made me smile...    

 

and this too!!!!! 

A Little Trigger...

Playing along with this fortnights Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger, I knew I wanted to use this gorgeous WPlus9 Background Builders - Knit, but had no idea what would happen from there!  I stamped the background by repeatedly inking up the stamp with Hero Arts Red Royal and Orange Soda at opposite ends and layering Bubblegum Pink in the middle.  I had a leftover Memory Box Gorgeous Gardenia Outline in white from this card I made yesterday, and paired this with a piece of MME Cut & Paste ombre paper I had previously overstamped using Avery Elle All Squared Up in Hero Arts Tidal Pool for the flower background, and leaves.  I thought about adding a sentiment, but figured it had enough going on already!

Tuesday Trigger: Apache Tears in the Key of Autumn

Linking up with Moxie Fab World Handmade Cards Colour Week Challenge too!

Happy Bee Day...

OK so this is one of those cards that started in one place, and ended up in a whole other postcode - maybe even a whole other country LOL!  Inspired by The Alley Way Stamps BE Inspired, those lemon pom-poms reminded me of this cute The Alley Way Stamps Priceless Joy bee, and the rest of the card evolved from there!  I stamped the bee onto the back of some yellow vellum, so he would be facing the right way, coloured in the black stripes on the reverse side too, then added some yellow paper behind his body, leaving the wings opaque. The cork hexagon was left over from an earlier project, but fitted the theme perfectly.  Added a couple more MFT die-cut hexagons, MME word stickers, and Neat & Tangled sequins, backed with Lily Bee Design papers (of course!!)  It was only after I finished the card that I realised how closely I had followed this weeks fabulous Retro Sketch - must have been lurking in my sub-conscious!  

Playing along with Keep It Simple Birthday Challenge,

Seize the Birthday Anything Goes Challenge, 

Moxie Fab Birthday Card Challenge and

Jackie's Rockwell Designs Lemon Zest Challenge too!

How Do You Craft...

This is how I "usually" craft.

Pick one sketch - today's choice, this weeks fabulous CAS(E) this Sketch,
Add one colour combo - today's choice, this weeks versatile Dynamic Duos Basic Grey plus Your Choice (can you guess what my choice is LOL), and
Throw in a theme - today's choice, this fortnights fabulously fun, Keep It Simple Sun, then
Mix them all together with some gorgeous papers - today's choice, My Minds Eye and Echo Park,
Add some stamping, or today's choice, a chipboard accent, and
Voila - a card!

OK, so maybe a little more thought goes into it like, "ooh, that flower reminds me of the sun", and "I love that the next line of the song is when skies are grey, so it fits perfectly having a grey background..."

How do you craft???

Playing along with Moxie Fab Mixy Matchy Style Challenge and

 Little Red Wagon CAS too, because CAS isn't a challenge, it's a way of life!

You're My InFUSION...

Over 50 gorgeous FUSION cards in the gallery again last week!  I can't wait to see what this week brings - be inspired by this fab sketch or graphic or both!  Will you be inspired by the colours, the patterns, the cups, the calendar, or even that funky little bird?!

I'll be the first to admit that I struggled with the colour combo this week - I have realised that given the choice I pick cooler (blue-based) colours over warmer (yellow-based) colours - but hey, that's why it's called a Challenge right!!  I thought this weeks FUSION Challenge photo was the perfect time to have a play with my Skipping Stones Design coffee cup and "Happy Birthday (a little latte)" sentiment, inked in Cup O Joe - of course!  I chose a range of patterned papers from Studio Calico and MME, in graphic checks, spots and even little hearts.

I hope you get a chance to stop by and grab some inspiration from the rest of the Design Team - and experiment with FUSION today!

Allyson  Anderson  / Amy Tsuruta / Deanna Jean / Kelly Griglione / Stacey Schafer

A MUSE CASually Framed In Stitches...

Laurie Willison's gorgeous MUSE card

I must say with gorgeous MUSE cards like this one from Laurie, our task of creating is made so much easier!  Probably veering more to CASE than MUSE this week I couldn't resist - inspired by the gorgeous white stamping on kraft cardstock, faux stitched frame, black & white pattern, fab sentiment  and hearts.  I couldn't wait to ink up my MME Sweetest Thing doilies, stamped in Versamark and embossed in Zing White, perfect for playing along with CASual Fridays Wallpaper Challenge, paired with this gorgeous sentiment by Ali Edwards from Technique Tuesday, embossed in Zing Aqua.  I love this stitched photo frame from Lil Inkers, perfect for playing along with the current Paper Players In Stitches, and Catered Crop Framed Challenges too.  Perfect for Emphasise  the Negative Moxie Fab World Challenge too!  I love that this patterned paper from my stash looks like faux quilting too.  Finished with a wooden Studio Calico heart.

Caffeine Deprivation...

Inspired by this weeks CASology cue, the perfectly drinkable Dynamic Duos monochromatic palette and this fabulously versatile Retro Sketch, especially Kasia's interpretation.  I broke out my coffee washi tape (hoping nobody will notice the splash of red there!) and paired it with these gorgeous Skipping Stones Design stamps and My Favourite Things sentiment, stamped in Espresso ink (of course LOL!) backed onto cafe style checks from MME.  I pop-dotted and used dimensional magic to highlight the coffee in the cup - which got me thinking these would make a great design if you sealed them and created a set of coffee coasters!