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.

A Freshly Made Play Date...

It has been a while since I played along at the Play Date Cafe, but with this weeks gorgeous colour palette, how could I resist, especially when they matched Teresa Collins Tell Your Story so perfectly.  Played along with this gorgeous Freshly Made Sketch too, but may just be a little late. Linking up with Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes as well.

 

 

There She Goes, Just in CASE...

Torico's gorgeous TSG card

I fell in love with this gorgeous card by Torico, so when this weeks There She Goes Challenge was CASE a Trendsetter, I thought I was set, but alas I left it too late.  I couldn't miss the opportunity though, so I'm playing along with this fab Dynamic Duos and linking up with Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes instead.

Instant Attraction...

What do you get when you combine the fabulous Moxie Fab World Camera Craze Challenge, the super Paper Smooches Sparks Picture Perfect Challenge, and colossal Catered Crop Framed Challenge, with the perfect Paper Players In Stitches Challenge?  Instant Attraction of course! Well I did anyways LOL!

I had been tempted to use this super cute fussy cut polaroid camera from Studio Calico on a card which read "How do you stop 'roid rage?", "Use a Canon", but with the timely intervention of the Paper Smooches Sparks inspiration photo, this card took on a more amorous overtone.

Just in case you hadn't noticed, I'm loving this Glitz wood veneer paper, combined with Paper Smooches Alphawhimsy die cuts.  Today's card is paired with Lil Inkers stitched photo frame and Paper Smooches Alphadots stamps too.

Looking forward to a gorgeous sunny first week of Autumn here, 

hope the sun is shining in your corner of the world too!

I {heart} U Beary Deerly...

So the prompt this week for Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge is the photo above, professing love in a foreign language.  As my linguistic skills are somewhat limited, I thought I'd create a love card using sign language roughly translated as "I love you beary deerly" (it's one of those "Mum's jokes").  Had fun die cutting with the new Paper Smooches Alphawhimsy dies, and paper piecing my Paper Smooches Happy Camper & Needle Little Love stamps with American Crafts papers, perfect for playing along at the Keep It Simple Paper Piecing Challenge.

Playing along with Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes too.

Where Flowers Bloom...

I kept on musing after my first attempt at Deanna's gorgeous MUSE card.  Between that and this weeks CASology Circle cue card, this is where I ended up.  I was inspired by the floral reds and greens of Deanna's gorgeous Muse card, together with the freehand frame.  I tried to recreate my poppies from this card, but as the base layer was not fully dried before I applied the Dimensional Magic, they are more homogenous than I was aiming for, but still perfectly suited to this gorgeous freehand Purple Onion Designs sentiment.

Deanna Jean's gorgeous MUSE card

Playing along with Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes too.

Flowers that Never Fade...

Deanna Jean's' MUSE card

Have you seen this weeks gorgeous MUSE card from Deanna.  This week my interpretation was very literal - inspired by everything from the gorgeous flowers, the lovely layers, plenty of white space, pops of colour, right down to the pearls and squiggly framed outline.  I added some embossing, and a negative die-cut frame to highlight my We R Memory Keeper blooms and fab sentiment from Purple Onion Designs, stamped in Hero Arts Navy.

Playing along with this weeks Retro Sketches Anniversary Sketch and Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes.