I’m back. Chasing another deadline. This time for Jingle Belles (#2602) to create with Something Old and Something New. My design decisions were influenced by Double Trouble (#208) with 3 Colors (Blue, Green and Orange), 2 Images (Popped Up Creatures) and 1 Sentiment, add a Penguin and use the Try Sketch on Tuesday (#687) Layout.Continue reading “To A Great Guy at Christmas – Nature’s Symphony”
Category Archives: Color Challenge
A Study in Blue – Friendly Foliage
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”
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”
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”
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”
Snow Front – With Love
Welcome back! A brand-new week and we are off to a start in my favorite style – Clean and Simple. Combining: Paper Players (#769) Signs of Winter theme with the CAS on Friday (#325) Snowman theme. Choosing the CAS Colours & Sketches (#576) Palette and sharing with Krafty Chicks (#803) and AAA Cards (#306) forContinue reading “Snow Front – With Love”
Charming Day – Wedding Congratulations
Welcome back! Happy Sunday. Hoping you can find some time to be creative today… Today’s challenges: Festive Friday (#201) choosing elements from the World Marriage Day line-up; TGIF (#560) Celebration Inspiration Photo – Roses, Lace, and Wedding Theme; and bringing all my ideas together with the current Freshly Made (#719) Sketch. Here is the result:Continue reading “Charming Day – Wedding Congratulations”