Irresistible Blooms – Happy Birthday

Welcome back!  Happy Thursday…October already…WOW! Today’s line-up of challenges: Krafty Chicks (#840) Birthday; Color Dare (#721) Palette; Retro Rubber (#281) Tic Tac Toe – Left Column; and choosing the Sunday Stamps (#395) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Peaceful Pine cardstock. Distressed Accent Mat: (3¾” x 5”)Continue reading “Irresistible Blooms – Happy Birthday”

Atoll at Sea – Relaxation, Happiness and Love

A quick clean and simple card for you today for: CAS on Friday (#342) with a Sea theme and Color Dare (#719) for the Palette. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Basic White cardstock. Background Panel: (4⅛” x 5⅜”) Coastal Cabana cardstock. Using images from the retired WaterfrontContinue reading “Atoll at Sea – Relaxation, Happiness and Love”

Begonia Belle – Birthday

Can you stand another one? Tuesday is one of my busiest days… Design Team Time for Facebook’s Case-ing Tuesday (#578), where we select cards from the Catalogs and remake them as we are inspired.  Today’s inspiration can be found on page 17 of the May – Aug 2026 Catalog. My design choices were influenced byContinue reading “Begonia Belle – Birthday”

Welcome Sweet One

Welcome back!  Happy Friday.  For a Little One… I am playing with Paper Players (#797) for a child’s card, and I opted for a baby card. My design choices included the Sunday Stamps (#391) layers sketch; choosing three colors for Color Dare (Color Surprise); and creating a matching envelope for Little Red Wagon (#870). HereContinue reading “Welcome Sweet One”

S is for Seahorse – Wishing you…

Welcome back!  Already Thursday.  I do not know where the week has gone… Clean and Simple for AAA Cards (#320) with an “S” theme.  I went beachy with a Seahorse. Rounding out my ideas, I selected the palette suggested by Color Dare (#714) and to use dies for Just Us Girls (#835). I am sharingContinue reading “S is for Seahorse – Wishing you…”

Poetic Petals – Beautiful Birthday

A quick clean and simple birthday card for you today for: CAS on Friday (#339) with a Floral theme and Color Dare (#713) for the Palette Sharing with Little Red Wagon (#869) One Thing – Die and Paper Craft Crew (#683) for a simple and easy card to make. Here is the result: Steps: CardContinue reading “Poetic Petals – Beautiful Birthday”

Being Twelve is the Best!!

Welcome back!  So nice to be back at home and having time in the Studio.  A quick clean and simple card, a favorite style, for CAS Colours & Sketches (#589) sketch. Additional influences include: Color Dare (#712); Seize The Birthday (#330); CAS on Friday (#338); and Just Add Ink (#790). Here is the result: Steps:Continue reading “Being Twelve is the Best!!”

Woodland Wishes – Christmas Cheer

A clean and simple single layer holiday card for you today. Smashing together several challenges: Jingle Belles (#2611) and Krafty Chicks (#824) with Facebook’s Global Design Project (#551) and Critter Crazy (#111) along with Alphabet (Letter D). Choosing to add a frame for Addicted to CAS (#310) and the palette suggested by Color Dare (#707).Continue reading “Woodland Wishes – Christmas Cheer”

Forever Florals – Happy

Design Team Time for Facebook’s Case-ing Tuesday (#567), where we select cards from the Catalogs and remake them as we are inspired.  Today’s inspiration can be found on page 36 of the May – Aug 2026 Catalog. It is always fun to recreate a card with what you have on hand…when you don’t have theContinue reading “Forever Florals – Happy”

Let’s Have Cake – Words & Wishes

Welcome back!  Happy Saturday.  Hoping that you are able to carve out some time to be creative today. Clean and Simple for AAA Cards (#314) with a Cake theme for their 12th Anniversary Choosing the CAS Colours & Sketches (#585) Layout with the Color Dare (#704) Palette to complete my design. Here is the result:Continue reading “Let’s Have Cake – Words & Wishes”