Happiest Day – Better Days

Round Three and my stint as a Guest Designer with the Alphabet Challenge comes to an end.  It has been a pleasure to play along with this group of talented Designers. This time around, Veronika has chosen the word “Gentleman” for the Letter “G” and is looking for suitably masculine cards. Inspiration: I chose theContinue reading “Happiest Day – Better Days”

Textured Floral – Smile

Welcome back!  Happy Saturday.  It is going to be a busy day.  Hubby is up early to beat the heat with some garden work so, I headed to the Studio before I have to get in gear. Starting with the Freshly Made (#641) Sketch and the Creative Colours (#146), I chose to make a cardContinue reading “Textured Floral – Smile”

Beside Me – Summer Fun

Friday!  Wow the week went by fast.  Hoping you have a great weekend and have some time for creative pursuits… Today I created a clean and simple card for a number of challenges. Theme: Make My Monday (#228) and Time Out (#266); Style: Krafty Chicks (#721); Color: Color Throwdown (#798); and Sketch: Facebook Global DesignContinue reading “Beside Me – Summer Fun”

Fully Flowering – Birthday Wishes

Welcome back!  A quick little card for you today.  In yesterday’s class I featured the Mix & Match products.  Preprinted Card Bases and Envelopes along with a great selection of Ephemera.  Chopped everything up and everyone went to town creating unique cards. So, this is one I created for the TGIF (#477) and Color HuesContinue reading “Fully Flowering – Birthday Wishes”

Simply Zinnia / Simply Said – Floral Birthday

Wednesday Hellos!  I certainly have a mash up for you today… Double Trouble (#169) is celebrating the longest day of the year – tomorrow – June 20th by asking for a Slim Line card and to partner up with I Spy With My Little Eye (#16) by adding Flowers.  I selected the CAS Colours &Continue reading “Simply Zinnia / Simply Said – Floral Birthday”

Summer Fresh Florals – What I Love

Welcome back!  On Tuesday, a whole round of new challenges pop up, and I got inspired to create this card for them. First up…Shopping Our Stash (#524) is asking us to use buttons.  It has been a minute since they were all the rage.  Coincidently, the Tuesday Morning Sketch (#761) also features a button. NowContinue reading “Summer Fresh Florals – What I Love”

Hooray for Surprises – You’re the Best

Design Team time.  Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#465).  The project we are case-ing can be found on page 58 of the Annual Catalog.   Each week, a card sample from the catalog is selected and we invite you to re-create it any way you like. I was inspired by the Colors and Stripes suggested by Just AddContinue reading “Hooray for Surprises – You’re the Best”

Simply Said – Hello

Happy Sunday!  One more card for today…deadlines keep creeping up on me. Inspired by the colors, patterns and textures in The Card Concept (#208) photograph and marrying my ideas with the Atlantic Hearts (#581) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Smoky Slate cardstock. Parts of the TileContinue reading “Simply Said – Hello”

True North – Sailing Home

Welcome back!  Sunday, a day to rest, relax and play…in the Studio.  Today I am creating a card for Try a Sketch on Tuesday (#648)…a simplified version of the sketch and using the palette suggested by Color Throwdown (#797). Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Basic Black cardstock.Continue reading “True North – Sailing Home”

Poised Peony – Unbounded Love

Welcome to Sunday and the newest Paper Players (#694) challenge.  This week, LeAnne has opted for a CAS (clean and simple) card with an Encouragement or Sympathy theme. I am a tad sad.  I moved to the US in 2006 and my first and therefore longest American friend just recently passed away.  Her love, caringContinue reading “Poised Peony – Unbounded Love”