WOYWW 302: What’s On My Work Desk This Week?
Take a sip of your favorite herbal tea.
Enjoy a relaxed stroll through a nearby park.
Spend an afternoon curled up with your favorite book.
Whatever little things in life bring you joy – make sure you partake in them this week!
Simple Pleasures – these are the things that life is made of.
It’s also the theme of this week’s Spring-infused card!
Take a close look at Simple Pleasures. Study the details. Do you notice anything different about this card?
Here’s a few fun facts I’d like to share!
First, Simple Pleasures is made entirely of Scraps! The background papers are from my SEI Happy Day 6 x 6 paper pad and consist of the leftover paper trim I used in last week’s card – Believe.
Here’s a photo of both cards, side by side, for comparison, for those of you who enjoy seeing how one product can take on two entirely different looks when adorned differently!
For Simple Pleasures, I cut out tags from a few complementary-colored paper scraps I found laying around – added the remaining embellishments from a partially used package from a previous project – and stamped and distressed the card in colors to complement the textured ribbon.
Now, it’s your turn to inspire us with your creativity! What have you created this week? Be sure to share your latest creations with us at one of our weekly parties – and be sure to visit the Art Challenge Blogs at the end of this post!
Have a wonderful week and thanks for stopping by to see what’s on my work desk this week!
What Are The Crafty Cats Up To?
Are you a crafter who lives with one or more cats who regularly engages you with charming poses such as these?
Beware! This is no ordinary stretch. This is the work of a master manipulator whose goal is for you to CATer to his every whim and fancy!
This week at Wordless Wednesday, I ask – in all seriousness – Do You Cater To Your Cat? Stop by – examine the issue – and share your favorite photos with us!
Creative Art Challenges
Need to jump-start your creativity? Check out this week’s list of inspiring Creative Art Challenges! They are organized alphabetically by Theme or under Anything Goes!
Theme Challenges
- Bunny Zoe’s Crafts March Challenge – Spring Colours
- Card Mania Challenge #66 – Spring
- Cards In Envy – Spring Is In The Air Challenge
- Crafter’s Café Challenge Blog #109 – Spring Flowers
- Crafting By Design – Flowers With A Twist
- Crafty Boots – Spring
- Crafty Cardmakers #135 – Spring Has Sprung
- Crafty Hazelnut – Anything Goes With Patterned Paper March 2015 Challenge
- Craft Hoarders Anonymous March Challenge – Go Green
- Dazzling Diva Challenge #67 – Spring or Anything Goes
- Deep Ocean Blue #100 – Easter/Spring
- Digi Choosday Crafting Challenge #12 – Lots Of Layers
- Dream Weaver Stencils – Marching Into Spring
- Eclectic Ellapu – Go Green (March/Purple Team)
- Going Grey With Scrap Creations – Pastels
- Laurel Craft #15 – Add Some Embellishments
- Landscaping Challenge – Distress Addict
- Little Red Wagon #282 – You’re A Star
- Make My Monday Challenge Blog – The Color Green
- My Creative Moments – Monday Morning Challenge #4 – Think Spring
- Pink Saturday
- Pile It On #61 – Sentiment As Focal Point
- Pinspirational Challenge #136 – Photo Challenge (Colors)
- Simon Says Spring Pinterest Inspiration Challenge (Colors)
- Stamp And Create March Challenge – Is It Spring Yet?
- The Crafter’s Café Challenge Blog #108 – What Season Are You In?
- The Paper Shelter #195 – Spring Delights
- The Pink Elephant TPE291 – Photo Inspiration Challenge (Colors)
- Stamp And Create March Challenge – Is It Spring Yet?
- The Sisterhood Of Crafters – Come Fly With Me Challenge
- Whimsy Stamps Challenge #81 – Use A Diecut
- Whoopsi Daisy – Add A Sentiment Challenge
Be Creative – Anything Goes Challenges
- 613 Avenue Create – Anything Goes Challenge #116
- Brown Sugar #138 – Anything Goes
- Crafting From The Heart Challenge 52 – Anything Goes
- Crafty Ribbons – Anything Goes (with Ribbon)
- Craft Your Passion Challenges #254 – Almost Anything Goes
- Creative Every Day – Anything Goes
- Creative Fingers Challenge Blog #72 – Anything Goes
- Creative Ladybird Creations #1 – Anything Goes
- Creative Moments #64 – TBD
- DL Art Thankful Thursday March Linky Challenge – Anything Goes
- Eclectic Ellapu – Anything Goes (March/Pink Team)
- Imagination Crafts March Challenge – Anything Goes
- Inspiration Destination #26 – Anything Goes
- Kraftin Kimmie – Wonderful Wednesday
- Ladybug Crafts – April Anything Goes Challenge
- Love To Scrap Challenge Blog #50 – Anything Goes
- My Craft Creations – 3/2 to 3/28 – Anything Goes
- Not Just Cards Challenges #15 – Anything Goes
- One Crazy Stamper March Challenge – Anything Goes
- Scrapper’s Delight #43 – Almost Anything Goes
- Scribble & Scrap Challenge 40 – Anything Goes
- Simon Says Wednesday Challenge – Anything Goes
- Sister Act Card Challenge #98 – Anything Goes
- Through The Craftroom Door – Week Of March 24th – Anything Goes
- Word Art Wednesday 176 – Anything Goes
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Great card and absolutely brilliant that you made it entirely from scraps. I need to do this! Thanks for joining in at Crafty Boots Challenges this time.
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Thanks Lisette – it’s always fun to see what you can create from your scraps!
Love the spring colours on your cards.
Happy woyww
Sue #3
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Thanks Sue!
That is such a spring-y card! It just makes me long for the warmer days and floral displays in the garden. Love it.
Happy WOYWW day!
Mary Anne (2)
First thing I notice – you’d broken out the ink pads for a bit of edging!
Dragonflies and flowers; just what this spring morning needs! This card is so colorful and spring-y! Thanks for joining us at {PIN}spirational Challenges!
A great way to use up your scraps, Sue, and a lovely spring card, too! Thanks for playing with us at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge!
Fab card. Amazing that you made it from scraps – we crafters just never throw anything away! Thank you for sharing your work with all of us at Crafty Boots Challenges.
Dionne
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Thanks Dionne – it’s always fun to join you at CBC – and isn’t that the truth?
It’s so hard to part with anything!
beautiful card – the buttons are a nice addition.
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Thanks Pat! Hope you are having an inspired week!
All your scraps came together beautifully! I love the combination of colors.
Happy Woyww,
Sandy #35
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Thanks Sandy! I do not normally use these colors so I am thrilled at how they came together! 🙂
Very lovely and colourfull.
Thanks for joining us at Craft your Passion.
Hope we see you again a next challenge.
xxx Michelle (DT)
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Thanks Michelle – have a wonderful week!
Great space. Love your cat mine is a manipulator lol! Happy WOYWW xx Jan 61
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Thanks Jan – our cats really know how to get their way with us?
All mine has to do is let out a little meow and I go running!
Way to go with your scraps. This is a gorgeous card. And I loved last week’s so much as well.
Happy WOYWW
Thx for sharing
Pat #15 drop on by
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Thanks Pat! Always fun to play with the scraps!
Such a pretty card, love all the spring colors!!! Thank you for joining us at Crafting from the Heart, good luck!!! Amy DT
Two lovely spring-y cards! And using up your scraps makes it even better! Thanks for joining our March challenge at One Crazy Stamper!
Thanks for sharing and joining us at Inspiration Destination. Hope to see you again and good luck!
Ema
IDCB Owner
Simply stunning and the dragonfly is so pretty cute! Nice designed papers too and lovely combination of colors. Thank you so much for entering our ATG challenge at Through The Craft Room Door this fortnight. Looking forward to see you again next challenge.
Fondly,
Asmah
TTCRD DT
Qinaahana Arts and Crafts {My Blog}
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Thank you so much for your kind words Asmah – I enjoyed visiting your blog and hope you’ll stop by again soon!
Very creative and colorful card!! Thanks for playing with us at One Crazy Stamper and good luck in the monthly challenge.
Hi; great creation; I like those happy spring colours. Thanks for participating with our current challenge “Anything goes with ribbons” at Crafty Ribbons and welcome back!
La Vikinga / member of the design team at Crafty Ribbons
Beautiful card! I love the design and the different spring colors and patterns! Thanks for sharing with us at Cards in Envy!
Love , love this card and the pretty spring papers you used — everything is so perfectly coordinated too! Thanks so much for joining us this time at the Pile it On Challenge, Elizabeth (DT)
Yeay for you using up scraps AND making a beautiful card at the same time! I hate to throw anything away that “could” be used for something so I am often holding on to ridiculous bits of paper/card stock, but every once in a while you need them and they work perfectly just like your card. And thanks for the reminder to enjoy those simple pleasures in life. Thanks for playing in our LTSCB “Anything Goes” challenge.
Your Card is beautiful.
Thank you for joining us at Card Mania Challenge we hope to see you again soon:)
Marzena DT
What a great card. Thanks for joining us at Digi Choosday this week x
Cute creation….. Thank you for joining us for our “ Lots of Layers” challenge at Digi Choosday’s Challenge …. xo Nikki
Lovely card thank you for joining us at Whoopsi Daisy Challenge hugs Sue DT xx
You do a marvelous job on your cards.
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Thank you LaVoice – have a lovely weekend!
Love using scraps to create. I haven’t done any in awhile, we’ve been traveling most of the time. I will have to check out some of the blogs you link to!
Another fabulous creation! Loving the sketch and gorgeous dragon fly. And another cute kitty photo too 🙂
Thanks so much for playing again in my Monday Morning challenge!!
Wow ~ you are so creative and talented!
Big Texas Hugs,
Susan and Bentley
Lovely spring card. Love the papers. Thanks for joining us in our “Pastel Challenge” at Going Grey With Scrap-Creations. We hope to see you again next time. Hugs, Gale DT
Lovely card!
{Thanks for sharing at #SmallVictoriesSundayLinkup – hope you join us again next week!}
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Those are a couple of beautiful cards. That you made them from ‘scraps’ – wow. I like the colors, they remind me of spring.
Fabulous creation with lovely colors and design. Thanks for sharing with us at Creative Moments Challenge. Agnieszka DT
Pretty card.
Thanks for entering at Crafty Ribbons Challenges!
Laura
Great card! Thank for joining us at Craft Hoarders Anonymous.
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Thanks D!
Thank you so much for joining my Craftyhazelnut’s Patterned Paper March challenge with your delightful crafting – hope to see you again soon x
Cute card and a great theme. Thanks for sharing with us at Eclectic Ellapu
What a wonderful use of scraps. Nice bright colors should bring a smile to anyone’s face. Thanks for joining the Sisterhood’s “Come Fly With Me” challenge.
GREAT card! Love the pastel and pattern paper that you used! Thanks so much for playing Simon Says Stamp Wednesday “Anything Goes” Challenge!
Awesome card! Thanks for participating in the Dazzling Diva Challenge.
Love the spring time colors! Beautiful creation! Thanks so much for joining us at The Sisterhood’s ‘Come Fly With Me’ challenge and please come back again soon!
Darlene
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The Sisterhood of Crafters
DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS
Lovely. Thanks for joining us at Creative Moments.
Pretty card!!! Thanks so much for participating in our {PIN}SPIRATIONAL challenge!! Hope to see you again for our next challenge!!
~DEANNE~
A Little Bit O’ Paper
I love those pops of color. I am also sure that I have some of those papers in my own hoard! 😉 Thanks for playing in our final challenge at Craft Hoarders Anonymous!
Beautiful and cheerful card! Well done!