Design Team Time for Facebook’s Case-ing Tuesday (#568), where we select cards from the Catalogs and remake them as we are inspired. Today’s inspiration can be found on page 46 of the May – Aug 2026 Catalog and the colors suggested by Hand Stamped Sentiments (#490). My design choices were influenced by Paper Players (#789)Continue reading “In The Meadow – Special Day”
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Berry Botanical Butterflies – Birthday Wishes
Design Team Time for the Atlantic Hearts (#685) Sketch. My design choices were influenced by Seize The Birthday (#327) and Krafty Chicks (#823) for the theme along with Just Us Girls (#826) and Triple B (#2606) for the addition of Butterflies. and selecting the Just Add Ink (#787) elements of Patterned Paper(s) and Twine. HereContinue reading “Berry Botanical Butterflies – Birthday Wishes”
Far Away Landscapes – Christmas Wishes
Welcome back! This week is just flying by… Creating a holiday card for Farm Quest Country Christmas (#32), always a rural winter theme and sharing with The Male Room (#211) looking for an Outdoors type card. I selected the right card sample on page 33 of the May – August 2026 Stampin’ Up! Catalog forContinue reading “Far Away Landscapes – Christmas Wishes”
Cozy Flannel – Best Wishes Card
Today I have the pleasure of being a guest designer for Heart’s Quest Celebration of Love. This challenge celebrates Birthdays, Engagements, Weddings, Anniversaries and Sympathy…all matters of the heart. The June (#2605) challenge included a masculine theme, and I chose to create a birthday card for a fellow. Additional influences for my choices were: Ellibelle’sContinue reading “Cozy Flannel – Best Wishes Card”
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”
A Brew Birthday
Welcome back! A brand-new week and I have a fun birthday card for my guy…who is a fan of Beer! The mash-up for today includes: The Male Room (#210) with a Drink theme, Time Out (#314) with a Beverage theme, and AAA Birthday Cards (#86) with a Guy theme. Choosing to add texture and embellishmentsContinue reading “A Brew Birthday”
Eyelet Blooms – Cheery Hello
Welcome back! Hoping you are having a delightful Sunday and have found some time to be creative… This afternoon I am playing with If You Give A Crafter a Cookie (#216) and the Freshly Made (#738) Sketch for a clean and simple card. Here is the result: Steps: Quick and easy! All elements were adheredContinue reading “Eyelet Blooms – Cheery Hello”
Sailing Home – All the Best
Hi again! Chasing a deadline or two… Addicted to CAS (#308) for a clean and simple card featuring Travel. Choosing CAS Colours & Sketches (#586) for the Palette and Sunday Stamps (#386) for the Sketch. Adding in Just Us Girls (#825) to use Stencils and going Masculine for Krafty Chicks (#822) and TGIF (#579). HereContinue reading “Sailing Home – All the Best”
Textured Grunge – Delightful Day
Welcome back! I have a fun card with lots of elements from a variety of stamp sets. My mash up for today: Retro Rubber (#272) with a Sketch; Just Add ink (#786) looking for Polka Dots; Alphabet (Letter C) looking for Circles; Double D (#260520) looking for Splatter; and Little Red Wagon (#860) looking forContinue reading “Textured Grunge – Delightful Day”
Time for Celebration – Noel
Welcome back! Happy to find some time to visit the Studio… I am playing with Jingle Belles (#2610) for an Ombre Wonderland, choosing the Creative Colours (#242) Palette with the Paper Player (#787) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch. The Snowflakes were poppedContinue reading “Time for Celebration – Noel”