Welcome back! Happy Thursday. This afternoon I am playing with Creative Colours (#263) which led me to Farm Quest (#86) which in turn led me to Ellibelle’s I Spy (#42) and bringing it all together with the Freshly Made (#759) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) BasicContinue reading “Autumn Camping – We’re in this Together”
Category Archives: I Spy With My Little Eye Challenges
Soft Seedlings – Autumn Birthday
Design Team Time for Facebook’s Case-ing Tuesday (#585), where we select cards from the Catalogs and remake them as we are inspired. Today’s inspiration can be found on page 48 of the Sep – Dec 2026 Catalog. My design choices were influenced by Retro Rubber (#282) with a Fall theme including Leaves; Ellibelle’s I SpyContinue reading “Soft Seedlings – Autumn Birthday”
Sunflower – Thanks
Design Team Time for The Card Concept (#229) Inspiration Board for the theme, colors and texture for a clean and simple layered Thank You card. Sharing with Ellibelle’s I Spy (#40) Sunflowers; Just Us Girls (#839) Dies with a Thanks sentiment; and Can You Handle The Pressure (#260822) Embossing Folders with a Bee twist. Continue reading “Sunflower – Thanks”
Butterfly Brilliance – Special Reason
Design Team Time for the Atlantic Hearts (#693) Sketch. I chose portrait and fun fold styling. My design influences: Retro Rubber (#277), a Tic Tac Toe Board, choosing the center line across: Ink Blending, Butterfly and a Fun Fold for my Free space and Tic Toe Toe (#298) choosing the right line down: Butterfly, FunContinue reading “Butterfly Brilliance – Special Reason”
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”
Happy Dance – Enjoying the Rain
Welcome back! Already Wednesday… For today, I am playing with several challenges that have a similar theme – those April Showers. Better get it done as there is only one more day left in the month. Starting with: Retro Rubber (#270) – Singing in the Rain; Inkspirational (#366) Word – Rain; If You Give aContinue reading “Happy Dance – Enjoying the Rain”
Spring Showers – Spring Flowers
Welcome back! Today, I have the pleasure of being a guest designer with Ellibelle’s Corner and the current I Spy With My Little Eye options of either or both Spring Showers (#36) and Spring Flowers (#35). I am playing along with the Retro Rubber (#267) Colors and theme and showering some love on favorite retiredContinue reading “Spring Showers – Spring Flowers”
Friendly Foliage – Vintage Thinking of You
Welcome to the weekend! Happy Saturday. Hoping you are able to find a little time to be creative. Over at Ellibelle’s Corner, Ellibelle’s I Spy With My Little Eye (#34) is asking us to feature something that we love and I chose paper! I confess to being a collector of paper. Almost everywhere I go,Continue reading “Friendly Foliage – Vintage Thinking of You”
Fragrant Layers – Happy For You
Welcome back! Time again for the Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#549) Sketch. The sample can be found on page 19 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 “Fragrant Layers – Happy For You”
Festive Christmas
Welcome back! It has been a busy day and I am just getting a chance to get this card we made in class today posted. Design influences: Ellibelle’s I Spy (#32) Something Festive; choosing the Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#539) Sketch; picking up the Cupcake Inspirations (#631) colors of Maroon and Gold and sharing with ColorfulContinue reading “Festive Christmas”
