Cottage Wreath Celebration Card – Tic Tac Toe Challenge #202

It’s Tic Tac Toe Thursday and I have a sweet card to share today.  HERE’s the challenge board for this week… I initially chose the second row across:  Floral/Foliage, Free, Pastel Colors but then saw that I could also do the third column diagonally: Die Cut(s), Free, Circle(s) Materials & Measurements Basic White card base:  cut at 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, scored at 4 1/4″ Tea Boutique DSP pattern: cut at 5 1/2″ x…

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Fine Art Floral Congratulations Card

Stampin Up Fine Art Foral Congratulations Card Idea - Rosanne Mulhern stampinup

June already?!  It would be almost hard to believe if not for the forever long school year.  But the end is near!  With the end of the school year, there are always good-byes to co-workers who are retiring or leaving for other reasons.  Today’s card is a congratulation card for our retiring guidance counselor. I was determined to use a pattern from the pretty Fine Art Floral Designer Series Paper.  This paper actually intimidates me!…

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Pretty in Pink with True Love DSP – Paper Players Challenge

Stampin Up True Love Celebration Card Idea -Rosanne Mulhern stampinup

The True Love Designer Series Paper collection has turned me into a coloring fool lately.  I love a set of black and white patterns and this collection is chock full of both floral and geometric patterns.  I haven’t even begun to use the geometric patterns as I’ve been enjoying coloring all the florals.  They are simply beautiful! Take a look here… My direction for today’s card came from The Paper Players color challenge. Today’s card…

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Floral Essence Slimline Birthday Card

Happy new week!  I hope you had a nice weekend.  The summer is just flying by and I’m trying to enjoy it as much as I can.  I celebrated my birthday on Saturday with a wonderful dinner at my daughter, Emily’s and son-in-law, Mike’s house.  And of course, with my favorite little guy, Jack! So have you see the recent trend in card making?  Slimline cards are everywhere on Pinterest and many stamping companies’ blogs.…

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