First Snow – Framed Scenes

A happy afternoon…with some more time to craft. The Freshly Made (#684) Sketch felt like a good fit for Farm Quest Country Christmas (#19) Rural Winter theme. I am also sharing this card with Can You Handle The Pressure (#79) for their Weather Twist. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to theContinue reading “First Snow – Framed Scenes”

Ducky Love from the Flock

Welcome back!  It’s Friday!  Got plans? Just feeling the Country look of happy yellow gingham for today’s card. Make My Monday (#250) has a Things with Wings theme, and I chose the cute Duck Family from Fable Friends; Inspiration Station (#72) has a Mother Love inspiration photo as a prompt. I chose the Try AContinue reading “Ducky Love from the Flock”

Blended Boho Blue – I Love You

Welcome back!  A fun card for you today… Facebook’s Colour INKspiration (#186) is saying goodbye to the 2023 / 2025 In-Colors.  I really like them all and I will be sorry to see them go. For this card, I chose Boho Blue, but it would look good in any of the colors. Over at TGIFContinue reading “Blended Boho Blue – I Love You”

Textured Botanicals – Happy Birthday

Welcome back!  A new day and a few new challenges…and the end of the month. Both Just Us Girls (#772) and Seize The Birthday (#304) have technique challenges to use Stencils. Over at Addicted to Stamps & More (#491), we are challenged to Make Our Mark, and I am making mine with a few self-madeContinue reading “Textured Botanicals – Happy Birthday”

Just a Note from the Garden

Design Time: Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#510) CASE-Ing Challenge where we copy and selectively edit a card found within Stampin’ Up!’s current catalogs.  Today, it is the last card for the Jan – Apr Mini Catalog and can be found on page 54. Over at Facebook’s  Stampin’ Through The Catalog, today’s featured stamp set is ShadowedContinue reading “Just a Note from the Garden”

Lily Pond – Friendly Thoughts

Design Team Time: This round at Cardz 4 Guyz (#371), the theme is “Water”, a body of water, and I chose a Pond. My choices were influenced by Retro Rubber (#253), and the Tic Tac Toe Board Line: Green; Die Cut(s); and Stitching and Claire’s Paper Players (#735) Sketch.  I am also sharing this cardContinue reading “Lily Pond – Friendly Thoughts”

Spring Tulips for Mother’s Day

Design Team Time: This round at Hand Stamped Sentiments (#462), we have a pretty floral Inspiration Board, and I opted for the Tulips. I was influenced by the Double Trouble (#190) 3-2-1 Recipe: Three Layers (I have 5); Two Colors (Purple Pink and Green); and One Patterned Background Paper (Purple Pink Bokeh) with the FloralContinue reading “Spring Tulips for Mother’s Day”

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star…

Welcome back to a brand-new week! A clean and simple card for Addicted To CAS (#281) with a theme featuring Stars along with the Color Hues (#108) Palette of Lilac & Aqua and sharing with Shopping Our Stash (#546) with an Out of this World theme. Here is the result: Steps: The card front wasContinue reading “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star…”

Secret Garden – Thinking of You

A bit more creativity for this Sunday… Playing with Inkspirational (#340) for a Spring Seasonal card showcasing the Color Thrown (#831) Palette with the Freshly Made (#683) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch which I flipped to the vertical position to better showcaseContinue reading “Secret Garden – Thinking of You”

Mountain Air – Inspired Thoughts

Welcome back!  Happy Sunday…a quick little clean and simple card for you this morning. For Creative Colour (#190) and the Inspired By (#333s) Mirrored Sketch which worked really well with my idea. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the mirror image of the sketch.   AContinue reading “Mountain Air – Inspired Thoughts”