Secret Garden – You Make Me Smile

Welcome back!  Florals for a Saturday pick-me-up. Playing with Color Throwdown (#835), selecting a coordinating Floral patterned piece of paper for Beautiful Blossoms (#25) Anything Goes and As You See It (#340) Crafting Resolutions to cut into Pretty Papers and bringing it all together with the Freshly Made (#670) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps:Continue reading “Secret Garden – You Make Me Smile”

Enduring Beauty – Thanks

Welcome back! It is a snowy morning here today.  Just hoping it stays as snow without the sleet.  That said…I am thinking Spring! Combining Beautiful Blossoms (#24) and Alphabet (Letter T) with the Atlantic Hearts (#611) Sketch for a shabby chic type of card. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to theContinue reading “Enduring Beauty – Thanks”

Stylized Florals – Celebrate

Welcome back!  Wednesday already and I hope the week has been good to you so far… It is moody and rainy here this morning , so I just had to find some time to play as creating cheers me up. What trouble can we get up to today?  Let’s start with the AAA Cards (#280)Continue reading “Stylized Florals – Celebrate”

Simply Zinnia – Thank You

Welcome to Sunday and the newest Paper Players (#715) challenge.  This week, Claire has selected a wonderful set of colors.    What to do with them? I was inspired by the Tic Tac Toe (#260) line: Ink Blending; CAS, and Die Cut.  I picked the current Just Add Ink (#727) Sketch as it was idealContinue reading “Simply Zinnia – Thank You”

Splendid Autumn – You Make Me Happy

Welcome back!  Sneaking in a quick card post this afternoon’s class… The Challenges: Just Us Girls (#745); Beautiful Blossoms (#21); As You See It (#332); and sharing with Ellibelle’s Crafty Wednesday (September). Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch. A lovely Fall Floral card. ThanksContinue reading “Splendid Autumn – You Make Me Happy”

Floral Sprig – Your Wishes

Welcome back!  Already Wednesday… Having a play with a bunch of coordinating challenges.  Beautiful Blossoms (#20) has a lovely Fall themed Mood Board of colored Roses and Inspire Create (#176) has a Floral theme this round.  Kismet! Color Hues (#94) is featuring tones of Rust and Green…and Stampin’ Up! Only (#360) is asking for onlyContinue reading “Floral Sprig – Your Wishes”

Happiest Day – Tropical Thinking of You

Welcome to Sunday and the newest Paper Players (#700) challenge.  This week, LeAnne has a super sketch for us.  Three basic shapes and lots of possibilities. Inspiration:  If You Give A Crafter a Cookie (#194) Aloha Hibiscus; Beautiful Blossoms (#19) for their Tropical Floral Mood Board; and choosing four of the Color Dare (#610) SixContinue reading “Happiest Day – Tropical Thinking of You”

Textured Floral – Thoughtful Wishes

Welcome back!  I had a lovely time visiting with my family from Canada but it is now time to get back to work.  A few deadlines today and one clean and simple, simple stamping card made. Playing with Freshly Made Sketches (#639); Color Throwdown (#796); and Beautiful Blossoms (#17). Here is the result: Steps: AllContinue reading “Textured Floral – Thoughtful Wishes”

Spotlight on Nature – Happy Mother’s Day

Welcome back!  A few of our plans got rained out today…so I am happy to be in the Studio. Today, I started with the Atlantic Hearts (#575) Slim Line Sketch. Inspiration for my design came from: Beautiful Blossoms (#16) and specifically the color palette, the Four Seasons (May) Mood Board for the delicacy of theContinue reading “Spotlight on Nature – Happy Mother’s Day”

Simply Zinnia – Thoughtful Expressions

Welcome back!  Had a great class yesterday, but it was a full day.  Glad to be in the Studio playing with some of my new things… Easter is almost here, and there are still quite a few Spring/Easter themed challenges about.  So, let’s knock some off! I started with the Stampin’ Up! Only Challenge (#348)Continue reading “Simply Zinnia – Thoughtful Expressions”