Just a Note – You’re on my Mind

Design Time for The Card Concept (#218) and we have a Neutral Naturals Décor themed inspiration photo this month.  I picked up on the Shelving, Vases and Colors. I opted for a clean and layered styling for this card. Additional influence: Inspire By (#339) for the Sketch and a nod to the colors. Here isContinue reading “Just a Note – You’re on my Mind”

You Make Me Smile – Layers of Beauty

Design Time: Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#516) Sketch. Today?  The card can be found on page 144 of the May 2025 – Apr 2026 Annual Catalog.  CASE: (Copy and Steal Everything) Making it exactly the same; (Copy and Slightly Edit) Almost the same with a little variation; (Copy and Selectively Edit) Changing things.  You are welcomeContinue reading “You Make Me Smile – Layers of Beauty”

Summer Blue – Seashells

Design Team Time: This round at Cardz 4 Guyz (#374), our theme is Seashells and at Hand Stamped Sentiments (#465) we have three lovely colored Mood Boards, and I selected the Blue Water one. I chose to use the sketch suggested by Retro Rubber (#256) slightly modified and to celebrate well-loved retired stamp sets toContinue reading “Summer Blue – Seashells”

Botanical Prints – Here For You

Storms rolled through and we are powered by a generator. More important that the freezer and the refrigerator are plugged in than my computer. Let’s revisit a post and card created in June of 2022. I hope you like it as much as I do. Cheers, Jolanda Over at CAS on Friday (#232), the themeContinue reading “Botanical Prints – Here For You”

Beautiful Motifs – Floral Just a Note Card

Welcome back!  Happy Saturday… Morning Studio time with the following challenges: Freshly Made (#689) Sketch with a Square Layout; Just Add Ink (#754) Pick Two: Flowers & Dies; CAS Colours & Sketches (#561) Palette; and Double D (#060425) to include a Frame. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card baseContinue reading “Beautiful Motifs – Floral Just a Note Card”

Along These Lines – Friends

Hi again!  A funny thing happens when you have stamps and materials on your worktable from the last designed card and you have a list of challenges that are next on your to do list…sparks of creativity! Another quick clean and simple card…this time for a friend. I am playing with Alphabet (Letter D) forContinue reading “Along These Lines – Friends”

Spring Corners – Thank You

Welcome to my Studio offerings!  Back in the clean and simple groove with a pretty little thank you card… The challenges: CAS on Friday (#310) adding an embossed element; The Flower Challenge (#103) to also do some embossing; Color Dare (#653) with a purple and aqua duo; and bringing it all together, the Stampin’ Up!Continue reading “Spring Corners – Thank You”

Love You – Layered Thoughts

Welcome back!  Happy Wednesday.  Sneaking in a card between today’s Class Prep. Inspired By (#338) is featuring Lady Bugs and a cute Sketch and Facebook’s Stampin’ Through The Catalog is featuring the Layered Thoughts stamp set this week.  What fun! I am sharing this card with Heart’s Quest (#74) as my Love theme includes aContinue reading “Love You – Layered Thoughts”

Floral Collage – Textured Notes

Hi again!  Back with another clean and simple CASE (Copy and Share Everything) card. Over at Just Us Girls (#777), we are challenged to CASE a card created by the Design Team.  I selected Ina Grehan’s card.  I love everything about it.  It is clean and simple, it has a collage of images in aContinue reading “Floral Collage – Textured Notes”

Simply Said – Let’s Celebrate

Design Time: Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#515) Sketch. Today?  The card can be found on page 41 of the May 2025 – Apr 2026 Annual Catalog. The card sample was far too fussy for me, so I stripped it down to the essential elements choosing the Creative Colour (#196) Palette and a detailed piece of patternedContinue reading “Simply Said – Let’s Celebrate”