Welcome back! Happy Friday… Several similar challenges are about, so this one will try to do them all justice. Starting with the Addicted to CAS (#320) for the style and technique; choosing the Sunday Stamps (#398) sketch; and the Creative Colours (#266) palette. Adding in a Masculine theme for: The Male Room (#216); Moving AlongContinue reading “The Best Day – In The Meadow”
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All Hearts Come Home For Christmas
Welcome back! Having a bit of fun with traditional Holiday colors as Christmas mailing due dates get nearer. The challenges: Paper Players (#811) and Colour Hues (#144) for Heart’s Quest (#88) and Krafty Chicks (#846). Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Brushed Gold cardstock (retired but still inContinue reading “All Hearts Come Home For Christmas”
Christmas Plaid – To You & Yours
Design Team Time for The Card Concept (#231) Inspiration Board for theme, elements and colors for a clean and layered Greeting card. Design choices influenced by Color Dare (#727) for shades of Green (Shaded Spruce and Lost Lagoon) and two additional colors: Cherry Cobbler and Pebbled Path and Inkspirational (#380) for Christmas Florals and Greenery.Continue reading “Christmas Plaid – To You & Yours”
Holiday Doodle Joy
Welcome back! Happy Sunday. Hoping you will have a chance to be creative today. Today, I created a simple little holiday card. I am playing with: Double Trouble (#228) and the 3-2-1 Recipe: Three Doodles, Two Layers, and One Sentiment; Partnering with Try A Sketch on Tuesday (#708) for the Layout; and choosing Facebook’s ColourContinue reading “Holiday Doodle Joy”
Nature’s Symphony – Thinking of You
Design Team Time for Facebook’s Case-ing Tuesday (#589), where we select cards from the Catalogs and remake them as we are inspired. Today’s inspiration can be found on page 37 of the Sep – Dec 2026 Catalog with a few tweaks. My design choices were influenced by Can You Handle The Pressure (#261024) to addContinue reading “Nature’s Symphony – Thinking of You”
Noel – Holiday Card
Hi! Design Team Time for Tic Tac Toe (#305). Eight possibilities and so much choice. My selections – Center Down – Gold, FREE (Wreath), and Ribbon. Sharing with PICK 3 (#2610), opting for Gold, Wreath and Twine (Ribbon); Christmas (or not) Bingo (#22) Letter G: Christmas, Metallics, Layers, FREE (Ribbon) and Sentiment Focus; Inspire CreateContinue reading “Noel – Holiday Card”
Remember When – Thanks
Design Time for Atlantic Hearts (#706) with a nice sketch this week. My choices were influenced by Festive Friday (#221) with a Veterans’s Day theme and Just Add Ink (#797) to add two: Stripes & Spots. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½ x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Basic Black cardstock. The sentiment, SincereContinue reading “Remember When – Thanks”
Life is Beautiful – Thinking of You
Welcome back! Welcome back! Happy Friday…How is already the end of October? Playing with Retro Rubber (#283) for the colors and Sunday Stamps (#397) for the sketch. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Pecan Pie cardstock. The Tree Trunk image from the retired Life is Beautiful stamp setContinue reading “Life is Beautiful – Thinking of You”
Fabulous You – Fabulous Shoes
Design Team Time for Facebook’s Case-ing Tuesday (#588), where we select cards from the Catalogs and remake them as we are inspired. Today’s inspiration can be found on page 52 of the Sep – Dec 2026 Catalog with a few tweaks. My design choices were influenced by Shopping Our Stash (#585) If the Shoe Fits;Continue reading “Fabulous You – Fabulous Shoes”
Fall Blessings
Welcome back! Happy Tuesday…another lovely clean and simple fall card for you today. Playing with Addicted to CAS (#319) for Pumpkins; CAS of Friday (#345) to add a Tag (or two); Choosing some colors and the overall Fall theme from the Time Out (#324) Inspiration Photo; and picking the CAS Colours & Sketches (#597) LayoutContinue reading “Fall Blessings”
