Margaret Moody

A New Sketch at PPA

Margaret Moody — Thu, 16 May 2013 04:30:00 -0500

It's time for a new Sketch Challenge (PPA159) at Pals Paper Arts! Sketches are a great starting point for creating a card because the hardest part of what to put where has been decided for you! All you have to do is decide on your color scheme and what elements you are going to use! Keep it simple or make it elaborate! The possibilities are endless! Even though I featured vintage themed papers from the Story Time DSP pack, this card is definitely clean and simple! I love the papers from this group because they remind me of the Dick...

A New Sketch at Merry Monday

Margaret Moody — Mon, 13 May 2013 07:00:00 -0500

It's Monday and that means Lesley has a new sketch for you to try at Merry Monday! Christmas will be here before you know it, so get a jump start on making your cards and join us for this challenge! Here's the sketch: This is a great sketch and it offers so many possibilities! It's a wonderful sketch for featuring your favorite stamp image and some beautiful designer paper! I stayed true to the sketch, with the exception of the placement of the sentiment, and kept things clean and simple. This card was so easy to make and is a...

PPA158 Color Challenge

Margaret Moody — Thu, 02 May 2013 04:30:00 -0500

We have a new trio of colors for you to play with at Pals Paper Arts! Get out your supplies and join us for this Color Challenge (PPA158) using Pool Party, Summer Starfruit and Lucky Limeade! This fresh color combo inspired a clean and simple card featuring angled bands of color. This graphic layout really complements the angled style of the message snipped from the Hello, Hello single stamp from Stampin' Up! Score lines were added to the reverse side of the Lucky Limeade band to bring emphasis to the sentiment and the punched flower embellishment. Super simple, modern and...

Merry Monday Challenge

Margaret Moody — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 07:00:00 -0500

Merry Monday resumes again this week with a new sketch from Lesley Croghan at Always Playing with Paper! Visit Lesley's blog to see the sketch, then get out your supplies and join us at Merry Monday for this challenge! My card is clean and simple and features a single sprig of mistletoe against a textured background of houndstooth, one of my favorite patterns. I used a traditional holiday color scheme of red and green, but threw in a bit of lime green to add some punch. I like the results and I hope you do too! All supplies are Stampin'...

PPA Sketch Challenge

Margaret Moody — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 04:30:00 -0500

We have a new Sketch Challenge (PPA157) for you at Pals Paper Arts! Get out your card making supplies and join us for this challenge! I turned the sketch sideways and used fun patterned papers in Tangerine Tango, Rich Razzleberry and Lucky Limeade from the Summer Smooches DSP pack for my card. I love this fresh and vibrant color combo! The flowers were made using punches, brads and a Stampin' Write Marker. The offset chevron patterned DSP in Lucky Limeade is mimicked in the placement of the leaves on the flowers. A sentiment was stamped and punched to create a...

Sketch Challenge at Merry Monday

Margaret Moody — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 07:00:00 -0500

Lesley Croghan at Always Playing with Paper has a new sketch for us at Merry Monday this week! I really love this sketch and I think you will too! Get a head start on your Christmas cards and join us for this challenge! Here's the sketch: I used a Santa stamp that I've been wanting to ink up and it worked perfectly for this layout! I kept things simple and stamped the image in a coordinating color to match my patterned papers. The Cherry Cobbler and Very Vanilla really pop against the Crumb Cake background! I really like the way...

Another Merry Monday

Margaret Moody — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 07:00:00 -0500

It's Monday and that means it's time for a new challenge at Merry Monday! Lesley has a great sketch for you to work with this week! I think you'll agree that it offers lots of possibilities! Here's this week's sketch: I used a mix of patterned papers from Stampin' Up!'s Festival of Prints to pull my card together! I love the different prints in this pack! The patterns and colors in this group work so well for Christmas-themed cards! Visit the blogs of my fellow Merry Makers and see how they used this great sketch! I know you'll love their...

New Color Challenge at PPA

Margaret Moody — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 04:30:00 -0500

It's time a a new Color Challenge (PPA156) at Pals Paper Arts! For this challenge, we're working with Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue and Marina Mist! I used this Springtime color palette to create a contemporary card that is soft yet bold and graphic. This was a super simple card to put together and would work for any occasion. I hope you like it as much as I do! Get out your supplies and join us for this challenge! Take a peek at the work of my fellow PPA Resident Artists and see how they used this color combo! I know...

Merry Monday Sketch Challenge

Margaret Moody — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 07:00:00 -0500

Lesley Croghan has a wonderful sketch for us this week at Merry Monday! Get a head start on your Christmas cards and play along with us for this challenge! Here's the sketch: I flipped the sketch to make my card and decided to keep it clean and simple! I love this retro color scheme of pink, red, lime and turquoise! It works perfectly with the chipboard candy cane accent I found in my stash of embellishments! Be sure to see how the rest of the Merry Makers used this sketch to make their cards! I'm sure you'll be inspired! Get...

Another Tic-Tac-Toe at Merry Monday

Margaret Moody — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 07:00:00 -0500

It's time for another Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge (#55) at Merry Monday! If you've never played one of these challenges before, you should really give it a try! Choose a row on the Tic-Tac-Toe board, going across, down or diagonally, and use the elements in your chosen row to make your card! What row do you think I picked? I chose the bottom row going across to make a clean and simple one layer card! I used a little Santa set I've had in my stash for quite some time. The Santa reminded me of a Santa doll I had when I...