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”

Buzzing By to Say Hello

Welcome back!  A brand-new week and a fresh spring hello card… Today, I am playing with: Festive Friday (#209) incorporating several of the suggested elements for a happy hello card featuring a Bumble Bee. Sharing with Make My Monday (#278) Flowers, Ellibelle’s Garden Party (#15) Things found in a Garden, and Creative Crafters (#100) AnythingContinue reading “Buzzing By to Say Hello”

Vintage Postage – Thinking of You

Welcome back!  Catching a few deadlines today… Clean and Simple for Addicted to CAS (#306) with a Postage theme and AAA Cards (#312) to CASE a card created by Jane Taylor. Design influences: Festive Friday (#207) with a Stationary theme and selecting several elements from the list and choosing the neutral colors from the JustContinue reading “Vintage Postage – Thinking of You”

Celebrate Spring – Happy Easter

Welcome back!  The weekend has arrived.  Here’s to hoping that you can find some time to be creative. Playing with: Festive Friday (#205) celebrating Easter and choosing a number of elements from the list. Sharing with Double D (#260318) for their Easter theme and Little Red Wagon (#850) for Signs of Spring. Bringing everything togetherContinue reading “Celebrate Spring – Happy Easter”

Beautifully Adorned in Gold

Welcome back!  Happy Sunday.  Hoping you are well and taking the opportunity to celebrate International Women’s Day. Today, I am playing with: Shopping Our Stash (#568) for the color Gold and Festive Friday (#204) incorporating several of the suggested elements for a clean and simple styled card created for CAS on Friday (#329). Here isContinue reading “Beautifully Adorned in Gold”

Much Luck & Good Fortune

Welcome back!  Celebrating Chinese New Year I am playing with: Festive Friday (#203) incorporating several of the required elements for a clean and simple shaped card for Krafty Chicks (#808) and Shopping Our Stash (#567). Here is the result: Steps: The elegant gold stamped Arch was popped up with Dimensionals onto the Shaped Card Base,Continue reading “Much Luck & Good Fortune”

Sure Do Love You – Heart Happiness

Welcome back!  Monday and the start of a brand-new week. I can no longer ignore the Valentine push.  I only truly make but one valentine card for my husband yet, the challenge blog world is forcing my hand…that said, I went to my stash of retired goodies for this one. Starting with Festive Friday (#202)Continue reading “Sure Do Love You – Heart Happiness”

Charming Day – Wedding Congratulations

Welcome back!  Happy Sunday.  Hoping you can find some time to be creative today…  Today’s challenges: Festive Friday (#201) choosing elements from the World Marriage Day line-up; TGIF (#560) Celebration Inspiration Photo – Roses, Lace, and Wedding Theme; and bringing all my ideas together with the current Freshly Made (#719) Sketch. Here is the result:Continue reading “Charming Day – Wedding Congratulations”

Winds of Change – Life

Welcome back!  Time again for the Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#547) Sketch.  The sample can be found on page 38 of the Jan – Apr 2026 Mini Catalog. CASE: (Copy and Steal Everything) Making it the same; (Copy and Slightly Edit) Almost the same with a little variation; (Copy and Selectively Edit) Changing things.  You areContinue reading “Winds of Change – Life”

‘Twas a Night Well Done – Merry Christmas Santa

Welcome back!  Ho, Ho, Ho to you… A couple of challenges have a Santa theme: Moving Along with the Times (#184); If You Give a Crafter a Cookie (#211) and Love Those Pretty Papers (#18). My design choices were influenced by Festive Friday (#199) and I chose the As You See It (#362) Sketch toContinue reading “‘Twas a Night Well Done – Merry Christmas Santa”