Sky is the Limit – High Flying Birthday

Welcome back!  Hump day…how can it already be Wednesday? With Father’s Day around the corner, several challenges have a masculine vibe.  I am creating a birthday card, in the clean and simple style. First off, Inspired By (#292) for the colors and the sketch which I turned to the horizontal position.  Next, Inspiration Station (#62)Continue reading “Sky is the Limit – High Flying Birthday”

Unbounded Beauty – Celebrate

Catching up with this week’s Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#461).  The card we are case-ing can be found on page 53 of the Annual Catalog.  I rather liked the choice of stamp sets and decided to use them with a few tweaks.  Additional Inspiration: Inspired By (#289) for the blue and white flowers; Inspiration Station (#61)Continue reading “Unbounded Beauty – Celebrate”

Nature – Earth Day – You’re in my Thoughts

Welcome back!  Today I am celebrating Earth Day as there are several challenges…in the spirit of re-use and recycle, I pulled out an oldy but a goody stamp set: Lovely as a Tree. Festive Friday (#156); Double Trouble (#163) partnering with Inspiration Station (#60); Retro Rubber (#227) for the Colors of Nature; and bringing itContinue reading “Nature – Earth Day – You’re in my Thoughts”

Heartfelt Hellos – Enjoy Your Day

Welcome back!  How is it already the end of the month.  There are still a few challenges that have deadlines today… Playing with Inspiration Station (#59) and just love the color combination of the dresses and the swirling movement of the wind.  I have combined the colors with the Atlantic Hearts (#570) sketch keeping itContinue reading “Heartfelt Hellos – Enjoy Your Day”

Joyful Life – Friendly Critters

Welcome back!  A new work week and I am playing with a number of related challenges today. Critter Crazy (#83); Inspiration Station (#58); and If You Give a Crafter a Cookie (#189) all featuring animals and animal love. Working with Inkspirational (#309); Color Throwdown (#780); and Retro Rubber (#224) for hearts, colors and sketch layout.Continue reading “Joyful Life – Friendly Critters”

More Wishes – Merry Christmas

Happy Tuesday!   A whole lot is shakin’ here in the Studio.  The Facebook – Stampin’ Through the Catalog challenge is featuring More Wishes today. So, the other inspirations that informed my choices were:  Inspiration Station (#56) with Mickey and Minnie Mouse festively dressed in the colors suggested by Facebook Colour INKspiration (#156).  I opted toContinue reading “More Wishes – Merry Christmas”

Autumn Adventure

Welcome back! I have the distinct pleasure to be invited to be a Guest Designer with Color Throwdown this week.  What fun and what a nice selection of colors. The illustration photo led me to the All About Autumn Specialty Designer Series Paper and I chose the Walk in the Forest photograph design.  Such aContinue reading “Autumn Adventure”

Toxic Treats – Halloween

Welcome back! Take a break and all the challenge deadlines pile up. So let’s play! Playing with a number of Halloween themed challenges: Double Trouble (#149) partnering with Park Hopping (October); Inspiration Station (#54); Heart’s Quest (#40); Cookie Color (#185) and Global Design Project (#415) for patterns: Patterned Paper, Repetitive Sentiment and Triple Elements. HereContinue reading “Toxic Treats – Halloween”

Thinking of You – Happy Scenes

Welcome back!  I have the honor of being selected as a Guest Designer for Double Trouble for the month of September.  What fun to be a Crazy Cousin! Challenge (#147) includes Fall Colors, Pumpkins and a chance to partner with Inspiration Station (#53) for their photograph of the Fall Market Gourd Display which is soContinue reading “Thinking of You – Happy Scenes”

Butterfly Garden – Beautiful Beginnings

Hi! Another card for you… Mixing up the Inspiration Station (#52) with Crafter’s Café (#300) selecting the Creative Colours (#102) with the Tuesday Morning (#720) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch.  Three retired Pineapple Punch 2018/2020 In-Color Dots from my stash were added.Continue reading “Butterfly Garden – Beautiful Beginnings”