Sketched Butterflies – Beautiful Birthday

Welcome back!  Happy Monday.  A brand-new week.  Hope it will be a great one for you… A quick clean and simple card for you this morning inspired by the Freshly Made (#675) sketch and choosing the Just Add Ink (#740) color palette. Here is the result: Steps: Card Front adhered to Card Base and weContinue reading “Sketched Butterflies – Beautiful Birthday”

Floral Thinking of You

Welcome back!  The weekend has arrived, and I am hoping you will have some time to be creative. For Just Add Ink (#739), I selected Thinking of You and Embossing from the three choices offered this week. I picked the suggested Facebook Stampin’ Up! Colour (February) Palette and the Freshly Made (#674) Sketch to bringContinue reading “Floral Thinking of You”

Winter Birthday – Sentimental Park

Welcome back!  Friday again.  Where does the week go? Back in my happy place with a clean and simple card created for my country loving friend. The challenges: AAA Cards (#238) for the colors – Mossy Meadow, Boho Blue, Soft Sea Foam and Smoky Slate; AAA Birthday (#70) for the technique; Addicted To CAS (#276)Continue reading “Winter Birthday – Sentimental Park”

Fiesta Party – Yay You!

Welcome back!  Happy Sunday. Today I am playing with the Freshly Made (#672) Sketch.  It sent me looking through my stash and I selected a retired Hostess set, Yay You, from way back – 2018. I was inspired by the Just Add Ink (#737) photo for the summer fresh colors and the party motif. HereContinue reading “Fiesta Party – Yay You!”

Secret Garden – You Make Me Smile

Welcome back!  Florals for a Saturday pick-me-up. Playing with Color Throwdown (#835), selecting a coordinating Floral patterned piece of paper for Beautiful Blossoms (#25) Anything Goes and As You See It (#340) Crafting Resolutions to cut into Pretty Papers and bringing it all together with the Freshly Made (#670) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps:Continue reading “Secret Garden – You Make Me Smile”

Lifelong Friend – Ephemera Card

Welcome back!  Clean and Simple is the order of the day and what can be simpler than making selections from the wonderful Ephemera Packs that Stampin’ Up! has given us to create great cards quickly. I selected the Something For Everyone and Saying Something packs along with the coordinating Calming Creek Cards & Envelopes toContinue reading “Lifelong Friend – Ephemera Card”

Merry Café – Happy Christmas

While Christmas has just ended, there are several challenges that get you ready for the next one…so here we go.  Ho, Ho, Ho! The challenges: Caffeinated Christmas Cards (#37) adding Snowflakes and Krafty Chicks (#750) Christmas Anything Goes. I am also sharing this card with Jingle Belles (#2502) adding something new – Mixed Labels DiesContinue reading “Merry Café – Happy Christmas”

Winter Meadow – Great Friend

Welcome back!  A new week has started. For today I have a study in Black, White and Gray for a few challenges featuring wintery themes that include animals: Color Throwdown (#824) and Four Seasons (January 2025).  I selected the Freshly Made Sketch (#667) for its winter motif and central focal design. Here is the result:Continue reading “Winter Meadow – Great Friend”

Hand-Made Ornaments – Merry Christmas

Welcome back!  Happy Monday.  Trying to squeeze a few challenges in that are due today.  It will be a busy week, and I am hoping to find bits of time to enjoy the Studio.  Combining Color Throwdown (#823) with the Freshly Made (#666) sketch for a water-colored card. Here is the result: Steps: A funContinue reading “Hand-Made Ornaments – Merry Christmas”

Season of Elegance – Believe

Welcome to Sunday and the newest Paper Players (#719) challenge.  This week, Ann has a lovely Color Scheme for us which is just perfect for Holiday cards and so nicely matches the Season of Elegance Specialty Designer Series Paper that I haven’t yet had a chance to use. I selected the Freshly Made (#665) SketchContinue reading “Season of Elegance – Believe”