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”

Grow With Love – Hello

Hi again.  I have a quick clean and simple card for you this afternoon… Over at Facebook Stampin’ Through the Catalog, the featured stamp set is the On-Line Exclusive Grow With Love.  I have it, so I just had to play along. Other challenges that informed my choices: Color Dare (#639) for the Palette andContinue reading “Grow With Love – Hello”

Big on Birthdays

Welcome back!  Playing with the Retro Rubber (#248) Sketch which I rotated to the horizontal position. Additionally, the Color Dare (#638) Palette and the Addicted to Stamps and More (#486) to make my mark with coloring tools. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the flipped sketch,Continue reading “Big on Birthdays”

Corner in Bloom – Hello

Welcome back!  Merrily we go along… A number of challenges today: TGIF (#510) is asking us to use items from the Sale-abration Brochure and I selected the stamp set – Corner in Bloom and the Bloom Impressions Designer Series Paper.  Today at Stampin’ Through the Catalog, the featured stamp set is Elements of Text, andContinue reading “Corner in Bloom – Hello”

Corner in Bloom

Welcome back!  A brand-new week.  Happy Monday. Again, another clean and simple card.  My favorite style! The Challenges: CAS on Friday (#301) Flower theme; Addicted to CAS (#275) Center Focus orientation; Color Dare (#636) for the Palette; and Just Add Ink (#736) for a Touch of Bling. Here is the result: Steps: All elements wereContinue reading “Corner in Bloom”

Café Love – Happy Birthday

Welcome back!  Lots of red, pink, hearts and love stuff out there… So, Color Dare (#635) is sporting Pink and Red, Seize the Birthday (#298) suggests adding Red and the neutral Kraft while TGIF (#509) introduces a coffee theme.  Bringing all these elements together, I chose the Saturday Sketch (#768) layout which has a themeContinue reading “Café Love – Happy Birthday”

Winter Fun – Valentine

Welcome back! The Season of Love is nye… Today, I am inspired by the card created by Emma Goddard for the Facebook Global Design Project (#480) CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit). My takeaways: Small White Embossed Background, Centre Image/Sentiment and Ribbon detail. My choices were influenced by Retro Rubber (#246) for a Winter Fun themeContinue reading “Winter Fun – Valentine”

Try Again – Coffee with Friends

Welcome back!  Already the middle of the week…time just flies on by. Today I am having a play with the Time Out (#279) Beginnings theme, selecting three colors from the Color Dare (#633) suggested palette and bringing it all together with a flipped Stampin’ Up! Only (#367) sketch to better accommodate my image. Here isContinue reading “Try Again – Coffee with Friends”

Pretty Petals – Thanks

Welcome back. No WIFI today, so excuse any operator errors as I create this post via my phone. The challenges: Facebook Stampin’ Through the Catalog – today’s selection: Pretty Petals, an On-Line Exclusive product; TGIF (#505) Thank You theme; Color Dare (#632) palette choices – Gorgeous Grape, Lost Lagoon, Moody Mauve and Pool Party; andContinue reading “Pretty Petals – Thanks”

Hot Cocoa Day – Have a Cup on Us

Welcome back!  The sun might be shining but it’s an unusually cold day (almost freezing temps) for us in the south.  Let’s say “It’s a Hot Cocoa Day”. A number of challenges that fit a “cold” theme.  Addicted to CAS (#273) Code Word: Brrr!; Caffeinated Christmas Coffee (#36) to add a Snowman; and Time OutContinue reading “Hot Cocoa Day – Have a Cup on Us”