Welcome back! Friday and the end of the week… Today’s inspiration: Farm Quest (#73) Around the Farm – how about a summer porch picnic as suggested by Colorful Options (July). Picking up the Wood Element for Shopping Our Stash (#552) and sharing with Ellibelle’s Garden Party (#5). Bringing my ideas together, I selected the SundayContinue reading “Summer Sunflowers – Gather Together”
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Beautifully Penned Florals – A Good Friend
Hi again! Ever a fan of clean and simple, I have a quick card for you today for a few challenges that end this afternoon. The Flower Challenge (#104) with a pretty colored inspiration photo and TGIF (#534) to use a White Gel Pen. I selected the Freshly Made (#696) Sketch to complete my design.Continue reading “Beautifully Penned Florals – A Good Friend”
A Little Something – Festive & Fun
Welcome back! Already Thursday…where does the time go? How about a bit of Christmas Cheer? Playing with Caffeinated Christmas (#43), Jingle Belles (#2512) Tic Tac Toe Board and Just Add Ink (#761) Theme Adding some Wet Embossing for Make My Mondy (#256) and sharing with Ellibelle’s Crafty Wednesday (July) for an Anything Goes theme. BringingContinue reading “A Little Something – Festive & Fun”
Bird’s Eye View – Friends
Welcome back! I have a new gig…I am now on the Design Team for Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. You will know that I have played along with them for some time now and I am delighted to be able to continue to inspire you. This week’s sketch is (#639) and my choices were influenced byContinue reading “Bird’s Eye View – Friends”
Tasty Trucks – You’re The Sweetest
Design Time: Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#522) Sketch. Today’s card can be found on page 36 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 “Tasty Trucks – You’re The Sweetest”
Hello Cupcake – A Fabulous Birthday
Hi again! Catching up from being on holidays and those deadlines that I still have a chance to meet. Birthday time: Seize The Birthday (#309); Inkspirational (#346); and Ellibelle’s I Spy (#28). Choosing the Inspire Create (#197) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch. Continue reading “Hello Cupcake – A Fabulous Birthday”
Christmas Greetings – Bells & Boughs
Welcome back! Happy Monday…a clean and simple holiday card for you today. Christmas in July and lots of CAS (clean and simple) challenges about with this theme: CAS on Friday (#313); Addicted to CAS (#287); and Addicted to Stamps & More (#497). Just Add Ink (#760) is sporting colors that definitely felt Christmasy and theContinue reading “Christmas Greetings – Bells & Boughs”
Fine Feathers – Good Vibes
Design Time: Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#520) Sketch. Today’s card can be found on page 124 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 “Fine Feathers – Good Vibes”
Summer Tropics – Best Wishes
Design Team Time: This round at Hand Stamped Sentiments (#467), we have a very versatile sketch. Design influences: As You See It (#351) for the Colors and Floral Inspiration Photo; Tic Tac Toe (#274) for Foliage, Layers, Flowers; Park Hopping (July) for the Tropical Setting in the Park; and sharing with Just Us Girls (#782)Continue reading “Summer Tropics – Best Wishes”
Just My Type – Birthday Card
Welcome back! Happy Sunday. Here’s to hoping you have some time to be creative today… My challenge mash-up: Just Add Ink (#758) for the sketch with the Stampin’ Up! Only (#379) new In-Colors. Choosing the Birthday themes for Retro Rubber (#258) and Krafty Chicks (#775). Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered toContinue reading “Just My Type – Birthday Card”