Lighting the Way – Thanks

Welcome back!  Another Thank You card for you. Playing with Make My Monday (#213) for their theme; TGIF (#447) Gratitude inspiration; and selecting the Tuesday Morning Sketch (733) which I flipped to the horizontal position to better accommodate my design. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resembleContinue reading “Lighting the Way – Thanks”

Season of Gratitude and Thanks

Happy Friday!  Thanksgiving is just around the corner.  Are you an early prepper?  Have you baked your pies or put together your casserole dishes?  I am getting ready… I am following the Recipe suggested by Double Trouble (#153) to add patterned paper, an embellishment or two, and chose my pumpkins for my pie.  For myContinue reading “Season of Gratitude and Thanks”

Poinsettia Greetings

Welcome back!  I have a lovely Christmas card for you today. I am CASEING a card created by Ann Alexander, Design Team Member, for the Global Design Project (#420) challenge and selected this week’s colors suggested by Paper Players (#666). Instead of Posies, I elected to use Poinsettias.  One of my favorite Poinsettia images comesContinue reading “Poinsettia Greetings”

Festive Ornament – Holiday Cheer

Welcome back!  I have been invited to be a Guest Designer for Ellibelle’s I Spy with My Little Eye Challenge for this month and I had some fun creating this card.  Getting in the Holiday mood with Sparkle and/or Shine. My choices were inspired by the Tic Tac Toe (#234) Line – Vanilla, Festive, andContinue reading “Festive Ornament – Holiday Cheer”

Abundant Beauty – Thanks

It’s Monday…the start of a brand-new week! Taking a break from Christmas cards, I have a pretty thank you card today. The challenges: Just Us Girls (#705) for the Word of the Week; Creative Colour (#115) for the color palette; Freshly Made Sketches (#611) for the layout; and I am sharing with Happy Little StampersContinue reading “Abundant Beauty – Thanks”

A White Christmas – Celebrate

Happy Friday!  Another card for you… The challenges: Tic Tac Toe (#234) line including Die(s), Holly, and a Wreath (albeit a square one); If You Give a Crafter a Cookie (#186) for the color; Tuesday Morning Sketches (#732) for the layout; and Happy Little Stampers (November) Anything Goes. Here is the result: Steps: All elementsContinue reading “A White Christmas – Celebrate”

Timeless Charm – Thank You

Welcome back!  Friday already…the week just slips on by. Today I am playing with the Color Dare (#573) colors and the Try Stampin’ On Tuesday (#631) sketch. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch.  For a bit of bling, three retired Amber Gems were addedContinue reading “Timeless Charm – Thank You”

Peace & Joy – Festive Season

Welcome back! And we are stepping back into Christmas… Let’s Play:  Global Design Project (#419); Alphabet (Letter P); and Krafty Chicks (#689). Colors: Cupcake Inspirations (#581) and Sketch: Retro Rubber (#219). Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch.  Several Rhinestone Basic Jewels were added toContinue reading “Peace & Joy – Festive Season”

Autumn Adventure

Welcome back! I have the distinct pleasure to be invited to be a Guest Designer with Color Throwdown this week.  What fun and what a nice selection of colors. The illustration photo led me to the All About Autumn Specialty Designer Series Paper and I chose the Walk in the Forest photograph design.  Such aContinue reading “Autumn Adventure”

Quiet Meadow – Heartfelt Sympathy

Sometimes all you need is a pretty piece of paper for an occasion that we often wish did not happen. For Heart’s Quest (#41) Sympathy theme I selected the colors suggested by TGIF (#445).  I love the Fresh as a Daisy Designer Series Paper and in particular the White Painted Daisies with the Moody MauveContinue reading “Quiet Meadow – Heartfelt Sympathy”