Autumn Pumpkins – Endlessly Grateful

Welcome back!  Wishing you a wonderful Wednesday… Playing with Inspired By (#411) for theme, colors and sketch; Just Us Girls (#845) with Sweater texture and color with some leaves; Paper Players (#808) for theme and style and sharing with Inspire Create (#227) for the theme. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½”Continue reading “Autumn Pumpkins – Endlessly Grateful”

Painted Pumpkins – Hey

Design Team Time for The Card Concept (#230) Inspiration Board for both theme and colors for a clean and simple layered Greeting card. Design choices influenced by As You See It (#383) Recipe Ingredients and sharing with Sunday Stamps (#396) for the colors and Fall theme along with Cupcake Inspirations (#643) and their Fall theme.Continue reading “Painted Pumpkins – Hey”

Harvest Sunflowers – Thank You

Hi! Design Team Time for Tic Tac Toe (#303).  Eight possibilities and so much choice.  My selections: Center Across – Enamel Dots, Leaves, Thanks and Left Diagonal Down – Fall Colors, Leaves, Metallics. Design influences: Four Seasons (#2610) Inspiration Board – Sunflowers and Colors; Double Trouble (#226) 3-2-1 Colors, Sentiment, Fall Theme; and Time OutContinue reading “Harvest Sunflowers – Thank You”

Botanical Expressions – You’re Wonderful

Welcome back!  Happy Sunday… Today’s challenge combination: Double Trouble (#224) with the 3-2-1 Recipe and Twist; Inspire Create (#224) for the Color Choices; and bringing it all together with the CAS Colours & Sketches (#593) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Basic White cardstock. Blocks: (3¼” xContinue reading “Botanical Expressions – You’re Wonderful”

Keeping Family Close – City Sights

Design Team Time for Facebook’s Case-ing Tuesday (#581), where we select cards from the Catalogs and remake them as we are inspired.  Today’s inspiration can be found on page 38 of the Sep – Dec 2026 Catalog. My design choices were influenced by today’s date, September 11, and include Inkspirational (#375) for a Family, LoveContinue reading “Keeping Family Close – City Sights”

Autumn Thank You

Hi! Design Team Time for Tic Tac Toe (#301).  Eight possibilities and so much choice.  My selections – Four Lines. Top Across – Woodgrain, Plaid, Twine; Right Down – Twine, Leaves, Die Cut(s); Left Diagonal Down – Woodgrain, FREE = Flowers, Die Cut(s); Left Diagonal Up – Metal Embellishment(s), FREE = Flowers, Twine Sharing withContinue reading “Autumn Thank You”

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”

Here For You – Lovely Arrangements

Welcome back!  Glad to be in the Studio…catching up post holidays… Choosing elements from the Festive Friday (#217) Inspiration Board: Stand Up To Cancer paired with the As You See It (#380) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Peach Pie cardstock, retired, for a soft orange color.Continue reading “Here For You – Lovely Arrangements”

Beautiful – Amazing Friend

Time again for the Hand Stamped Sentiments (#495) Design Team Challenge.  This round, we have an eclectic Mood Board with plenty of diverse options.  I went with the Floral image (top left). Additional influences include: Facebook’s Colour INKspiration (#215) for the palette and Just Add Ink (#792) for element options. Bringing it all together, IContinue reading “Beautiful – Amazing Friend”

Have A Cup On Us – Christmas Joy

Design Team Time for the Atlantic Hearts (#694) Sketch.  Let’s do Christmas! Several Holiday challenges are out there… Jingle Belles (#2616) with a Tic Tac Board, and I chose the diagonal: Die/Punch, Red/Green, and Embossing Wet/Dry. Additionally, I am playing Christmas Or Not Bingo (#20) with the Letter B: Christmas, Red, Free = Green, andContinue reading “Have A Cup On Us – Christmas Joy”