Thankful Garden

Welcome back! Design Team Time for Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge (#644).  I selected the Color Dare (#665) palette for this card and am sharing with Addicted to Stamps & More (#500) selecting to use both stencils and dies. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch. Continue reading “Thankful Garden”

Little Boy Blue – Birthday

Hi again!  I have another clean and simple card for you this afternoon.  Playing with several similar challenges: CAS on Friday (#315) with a Baby theme and If you Give a Crafter a Cookie (#207) with a Child’s Birthday theme.  Paper Craft Crew (#634) has a Tic Tac Toe Board with a line that includesContinue reading “Little Boy Blue – Birthday”

Sunshine Vibes

Design Time: Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#524) Sketch. Today’s card can be found on page 32 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 welcome toContinue reading “Sunshine Vibes”

Charming Day – Best Wishes

Welcome back! Happy Saturday.  A few challenges: As You See It (#353) Recipe with a series of ingredients that need to be added to the card along with Color Dare (#662) with Gold & White and I opted to add Black as my plus one color.  I selected the Atlantic Hearts (#640) sketch to bringContinue reading “Charming Day – Best Wishes”

Summer Vibes – Birthday Celebration

Design Team Time: This round at Hand Stamped Sentiments (#468), we have a nice Mood Board with lots of options.  I selected the Summer Cocktails image. Influences for my choices: AAA Cards (#295) for a clean and simple Style; AAA Birthday (#75) for Sentiment; and Color Dare (#600) for the Palette. Sharing with: Four SeasonsContinue reading “Summer Vibes – Birthday Celebration”

Festive Framing – Timeless Tidings

Welcome back!  Wednesday and I found some time after class to create this sweet little holiday card. The challenges: Jingle Belles (#2513) Festive Frames; Paper Players (#744) Tic Tac Toe Board – Flowers, Die Cut and Embossing selecting the Color Dare (#657) Palette. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were arranged and adhered toContinue reading “Festive Framing – Timeless Tidings”

Beautiful Motifs – Thinking of You

Welcome back! Wednesday and sneaking in a card before class today (although this post will likely be post class)… So, Elizabeth over at Paper Players (#743) has challenged us to create a One-Layer card. I tried my hand by simplifying the Atlantic Hearts (#635) Sketch using the Color Dare (#656) Palette. Here is the result:Continue reading “Beautiful Motifs – Thinking of You”

Rainbow Bright – Beautiful Butterflies

Design Time: Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#517) Sketch. Today?  The card can be found on page 41 of the May 2025 – Apr 2026 Annual Catalog.  This is a lovely Slim Line card.  Not such a fun of this style, I decided to create a horizontal A2 card. CASE: (Copy and Steal Everything) Making it exactlyContinue reading “Rainbow Bright – Beautiful Butterflies”

Be Brave

Welcome back!  Happy Thursday. I need a card for a bright young girl embarking on her teens.  I thought the color palette over at TGIF (#528) was ideal and the bold design at Sketch Saturday (#777) would be perfect for my idea. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were added to the card baseContinue reading “Be Brave”

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”