Best Birthday Wishes

Hi!  I have the pleasure of being invited to be a Surprise Party Guest (Designer) with the Seize the Birthday Team for the next several weeks. A fun challenge with a Party Topping, if you choose to play along or if not, an Anything Goes Birthday option. The Party Topping (#282) this round is AnyContinue reading “Best Birthday Wishes”

Simply Zinnia Floral Blank Greeting Card

Welcome to Sunday and the newest Paper Players (#683) challenge.  This week, Ann has given us a plethora of choices with a Tic Tac Toe board.  Eight combinations, endless possibilities! I chose the top row and have combined it with the Color Throwdown (#786) palette and As You See It (#320) for the sketch.  IContinue reading “Simply Zinnia Floral Blank Greeting Card”

Have a Cup on Us – You’re My Cup of Coffee

Welcome to Sunday and the newest Paper Players (#682) challenge.  This week, LeAnne has given us a super sketch.  So many opportunities with this one! For my theme, I chose TGIF (#465) Coffee First and the color duo from The Color Hues (#83) Cream and Blue and opting to use Pool Party and Lost LagoonContinue reading “Have a Cup on Us – You’re My Cup of Coffee”

Sending Good Luck – Bird’s Eye View

Welcome to Sunday and the newest Paper Players (#681) challenge.  This week, Joanne has a selected a clean and simple style with a Good Luck theme. A few other clean and simple challenges added a few extra elements:  Inkspirational (#311), a Balloon option and CAS Colours & Sketches (#532) for the color selection. Here isContinue reading “Sending Good Luck – Bird’s Eye View”

Feathered Flight – Adventures

Welcome back!  I have the honor of being a guest designer with Time Out. Time Out (#259) is collaborating with Just Us Girls (#718) today and the theme is Birds.  I have chosen a new stamp set Feathered Flight that is available as an On-Line Exclusive from Stampin’ Up!. I have selected the current sketchContinue reading “Feathered Flight – Adventures”

Blocked Stencils – Hug in a Cup

Welcome to Sunday and the newest Paper Players (#678) challenge.  Anne Marie has given us a fun sketch to play with this week. I decided to have a play with stencils for Just Us Girls (#715) and the Color Dare (#588) Fancy Five picking the warm tones.  I am also sharing this card with KraftyContinue reading “Blocked Stencils – Hug in a Cup”

Hills of Tuscany – Great Friend

Welcome to Sunday and the newest Paper Players (#677) challenge.  Ann is asking us to create a Clean & Simple Friendship card this week. I have been influenced by CAS on Friday (#277) which is looking for a Masculine card and chose to CASE the overall layout design created by Elodie Ventroux for the GlobalContinue reading “Hills of Tuscany – Great Friend”

Thoughtful Expressions

Welcome to Sunday and the newest Paper Players (#676) challenge.  LeAnne has given us a very pretty set of colors to work with this week.  I picked an image from the new Thoughtful Expressions stamp set and the Freshly Made (#622) sketch to create my card. I tried a little water coloring with Wink ofContinue reading “Thoughtful Expressions”

Love Birds – To the One I Love

Welcome to Sunday and the newest Paper Players (#675) challenge.  Joanne has given us a delightful Mood Borad full of Love-ly images.  I selected the image of the birds. Rounding out my choices, I picked the colors from the Colorful Options (February) Mood Board and the Just Add Ink (#687) Sketch.  I am also sharingContinue reading “Love Birds – To the One I Love”

High Five – Jammin’ at the Club

Welcome back!  Project Number 3 and my final card as Guest Designer with Double Trouble for January. Getting the Band together for the Double Trouble (#158) challenge. I selected the Sketch Saturday (#743) layout with slight variations to bring my idea(s) to life. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the cardContinue reading “High Five – Jammin’ at the Club”