Hi again! Those challenge deadlines come up quick, so double duty today. Color Hues (#125) is featuring Blue and White this round and Inkspirational (#359) has a Shades of Blue Overlapping Squares inspiration photo. I brought these two together with the Jaydee’s Paper Players (#770) Sketch. Choosing A2 over Slimline and overlapping four shapes inContinue reading “A Study in Blue – Friendly Foliage”
Category Archives: 2025/2026 Annual Catalog
Sentimental Framing – Winter Memories
Welcome back! Happy Wednesday…I am delighted to be a guest designer for Farm Quest (#80) this month. The theme is Winter Sports. If you know me, I am a fireside book reader…hanging out in the snow is not my idea of fun. But I do have memories of making Snowmen with my sister. Is thatContinue reading “Sentimental Framing – Winter Memories”
Gears & Textures – To a Great Guy
Welcome back! I am experimenting today…so let’s see what happened. I am playing with Just Us Girls (#807) to use Stencils for an Anything Goes theme; TGIF (#561) to use Embossing Powders; and sharing my design with Time Out (#305) for their Techniques theme (Stenciling, Embossing, Die Cutting). Here is the result: Steps: I thinkContinue reading “Gears & Textures – To a Great Guy”
Fragrant Layers – Happy For You
Welcome back! Time again for the Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#549) Sketch. The sample can be found on page 19 of the Jan – Apr 2026 Mini Catalog. CASE: (Copy and Steal Everything) Making it the same; (Copy and Slightly Edit) Almost the same with a little variation; (Copy and Selectively Edit) Changing things. You areContinue reading “Fragrant Layers – Happy For You”
Country Fresh – Hello
Design Team Time for the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge (#666). A nifty layout with rectangular shapes… My design was influenced by Inspired By (#372) for the colors, gingham, bird and buttons. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble a variation of the sketch. The Bird was poppedContinue reading “Country Fresh – Hello”
Watercolor in Bloom – Loved
Welcome back! Happy Sunday. Hoping you are doing okay with the winter storm. So far, we still have power and I am taking advantage of that… Today’s card was made with the Freshly Made (#720) Sketch in mind and playing with the Watercolor in Bloom December 2025 Paper Pumpkin Kit in a clean and simpleContinue reading “Watercolor in Bloom – Loved”
The Gang’s All Here to Say Hello
Welcome back! It’s Saturday and I hope you have some time to be creative this weekend. I am playing with a new challenge called Pick 3. The first one of many… Additional challenges that influenced my design choices include: Can You Handle The Pressure (#260124) with an All-White twist and CAS on Friday (#326) withContinue reading “The Gang’s All Here to Say Hello”
Weekend Adventures – Love This Place
Design Team Time for The Card Concept (#223b), giving you an additional Inspiration Photo and a set of Colors more geared to Valentine’s Day. For my clean layered styled card, I opted for the Love Nest theme and general Color scheme for my Winter Get-Away design utilizing a recycled Holiday card. Here is the result:Continue reading “Weekend Adventures – Love This Place”
Piet Mondrian – Big on Birthdays
Welcome back! Happy Thursday…a clean and simple masculine birthday card for you today. Simple stamping at its best – just stamps ink and paper! The challenges: Little Red Wagon (#842) Keep it Simple; Krafty Chicks (#804) Masculine; Creative Colours (#224), with the primary palette inspiring the Piet Mondrian layout; and sharing with Creative Crafters (#96)Continue reading “Piet Mondrian – Big on Birthdays”
Valentine Vase – With Love
Design Team Time for the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge (#665). Lots of layers, lots of opportunity, kept simple with a unifying color. My design was influenced by: Facebook’s Global Design Project (#531) Heart theme, Addicted to CAS (#299) Glass theme, and choosing the Color Dare (#686) Pink Palette. Here is the result: Steps: All elementsContinue reading “Valentine Vase – With Love”
The Inque Spot Studio 