Celebrate The Good Stuff

Design Time for The Card Concept (#217) and we have a Patriotic Décor themed inspiration photo this month.  I picked up on the Table Runner and the Wooden elements. I opted for a clean and layered styling for this card. Additional influences: Inspire Create (#192) to add a Tag; TGIF (#524) for the Sketch designContinue reading “Celebrate The Good Stuff”

Spring Tulips for Mother’s Day

Design Team Time: This round at Hand Stamped Sentiments (#462), we have a pretty floral Inspiration Board, and I opted for the Tulips. I was influenced by the Double Trouble (#190) 3-2-1 Recipe: Three Layers (I have 5); Two Colors (Purple Pink and Green); and One Patterned Background Paper (Purple Pink Bokeh) with the FloralContinue reading “Spring Tulips for Mother’s Day”

Lovely as a Tree – Best Day Ever

A few days off and I feel energized.  Welcome back! Today I am combining a few challenges with similar themes: Stampin’ Up! Only (#373) with a Neutral Palette in their inspiration photo; Inspire Create (#190) looking for a Monochrome Color Scheme; Festive Friday (#182) celebrating Earth Day; and Time Out (#286) with a list ofContinue reading “Lovely as a Tree – Best Day Ever”

Happy Easter

Welcome back! There are a few deadlines today…so let’s get cracking. Inspiration Station (#71) with a cute Bunny photo to get us started and Inspire Create (#189) with an Easter theme. Along with Heart’s Quest (#71) to add pink or red hearts; and bringing it all together, the Sunday Stamps (#356) sketch. Here is theContinue reading “Happy Easter”

The Open Sea – Cheers!

Design Team Time: This round at Cardz 4 Guyz (#368), we have an open inspiration challenge with the Letter “S”.  My “S” word is Ship. Design choices were influenced by The Male Room (#196) featuring Mixed Media and I am sharing this card with Inspire Create (#188) and their current Masculine theme. Here is theContinue reading “The Open Sea – Cheers!”

Let’s Eat Cake – Happy Birthday

Welcome back!  The start of another week…Happy Monday. Something bright and happy…Color Hues (#104) is featuring Corals and Yellows, two very sunny colors. Just Us Girls (#763) has a Birthday Mood Board full of bright fun colors, patterns and Washi Tape! Inspire Create (#187) had the ideal sketch to showcase both of them. Here isContinue reading “Let’s Eat Cake – Happy Birthday”

For A Great Friend – Mixed Labels

Welcome back!  A really dark and dreary rainy day here, so I created a bright little cheer- me-up card. Today’s combinations: Facebook Stampin’ Through the Catalog featured stamp set: Mixed Labels, an On-Line Exclusive product with the Paper Players (#724) Colors and the Atlantic Hearts (#616) Sketch. I am also sharing this card with InspireContinue reading “For A Great Friend – Mixed Labels”

A Fish & A Wish – A Sea of Thanks

Design Team Time: This round at Cardz 4 Guyz (#365) we are asked to create a CAS (clean and simple) card. For my theme, I chose Alphabet (Letter U) for Underwater; For my Sketch, I chose Paper Craft Crew (#606) highlighting a Stampin’ Up! layout option; and I am sharing this card with Inspire CreateContinue reading “A Fish & A Wish – A Sea of Thanks”

Friendly Seagulls – Fun Fold Card

Indulge me with another card – so many deadlines today… Playing with Inspire Create (#184) looking for a Fancy Fold…not a style of card that I make very often and sharing with Creative Creases (#99). I chose to participate in the Stampin’ Through The Catalog stamp choice for today – Friendly Seagulls and use theContinue reading “Friendly Seagulls – Fun Fold Card”

Holiday Tag – Be Merry

Design Team Time: This round at Cardz 4 Guyz (#362) we are looking for a Holiday Tag and/or Holiday Card.  I don’t really need any more cards, so I opted to create a Tag.  Hand Stamped Sentiments (#453) is offering us a Holiday Mood Board and I was influenced by the photo on the bottomContinue reading “Holiday Tag – Be Merry”