You Are Remarkable – Thinking of You

Welcome back to the weekend!  Hope you will have some time to play with your stamps, ink and paper. A clean and simple card for you this morning inspired by the Freshly Made (#676) sketch and choosing the Facebook Colour INKSpiration (#182) palette along with the Tic Tac Toe (#265) right column, Thinking of You,Continue reading “You Are Remarkable – Thinking of You”

Cupcake Cat – Birthday Card

Welcome back!  Friday already… Several related challenges today: Just Us Girls (#675) a birthday card featuring dies; Krafty Chicks (#758) birthday week and Inspired By (#326) featuring cupcakes. I selected the Creative Colour (#183) palette and the Sketch Saturday (#770) layout to bring my ideas together. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” xContinue reading “Cupcake Cat – Birthday Card”

Spring Birthday – Greetings For All

Time again for Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#502), where we CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) cards found within Stampin’ Up!’s current catalogs.  Today?  The card can be found on page 2 of the Jan – Apr Mini Catalog. Other challenges that informed my choices today include: Seize The Birthday (#300) with a no stamping twist andContinue reading “Spring Birthday – Greetings For All”

Sketched Butterflies – Beautiful Birthday

Welcome back!  Happy Monday.  A brand-new week.  Hope it will be a great one for you… A quick clean and simple card for you this morning inspired by the Freshly Made (#675) sketch and choosing the Just Add Ink (#740) color palette. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”)Continue reading “Sketched Butterflies – Beautiful Birthday”

It’s Your Day

I am delighted to be the featured as the Crazy Cousin Guest Designer for Double Trouble this month. First Up: Double Trouble (#186) 3-2-1 for three colors – Green, Gold and White; two stencils; and one sentiment.  The challenge includes a twist – to add a shamrock or two and partner with Try A sketchContinue reading “It’s Your Day”

You Are Amazing – Remember That!

Welcome back!  Happy Sunday.  Here’s hoping you have a fantastic day. The other day I was having a look through my stash of retired stamp sets.  Do you keep yours or do you move them along? Anyway, one of my favorites are those fun little birds in the Feathery Friends stamp set and I discoveredContinue reading “You Are Amazing – Remember That!”

Textured Floral – Birthday Blooms

Welcome back!  Happy Saturday to you all… A pretty birthday card for you today using the palette suggested by Creative Colour (#182) and the layout from Try A Sketch On Tuesday (#664). Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Night of Navy cardstock. Background Panel: (4” x 5¼”) NightContinue reading “Textured Floral – Birthday Blooms”

Helping Me Grow – Hello

Welcome back.  Friday again…Do you have creative plans for the weekend?  Let me provide you with a little inspiration… Over at Inkspirational (#335), we have a lovely mood board, and I was taken with the pretty flowers – Hyacinths and the Aqua tones.  I opted to add a bit more color and chose the colorContinue reading “Helping Me Grow – Hello”

Adorable Owls – So Cute

I have the pleasure of being asked to be a Guest Designer with Farm Quest this month.  This time around the theme is Nocturnal Animals (#69).  My choice?  I chose an Owl. An Owl fits in nicely with As You See It (#342) for Birds and Alphabet (Letter W) for Wings. I picked the ColorContinue reading “Adorable Owls – So Cute”

The Gang’s All Meer

Welcome back.  A quick little card for you today… Over at AAA Cards (#284), we have a fun little clean and simple sketch and over at Sunday Stamps (#354), we have some cool spring colors. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Pecan Pie cardstock. The Meer Cat GangContinue reading “The Gang’s All Meer”