Sketched Butterflies – Hope

Welcome back!  The week begins anew…  Today I am creating a card for Just Us Girls (#732)…a magnificent Mood Board with an eclectic set of colors and images.  I just love the Crushed Curry but try as I might, I couldn’t get it play nicely with the Pretty in Pink.  It had to be oneContinue reading “Sketched Butterflies – Hope”

Simply Said – Birthday Celebrations

Welcome back!  A Stampin’ Up! Challenge…the Facebook Group Stampin’ Through The Catalog is featuring the new stamp set Simply Said today. I chose the TGIF (#476) Colors, the Sketch Saturday (#752) Layout and the Just Us Girls (#731) Word – Celebrate by choosing the Let’s Celebrate stamp to work with among others from the stampContinue reading “Simply Said – Birthday Celebrations”

Queen Bee – Thanks For Being You

Another Design Team card.  This time for Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#464).  The card we are case-ing can be found on page 119 of the Annual Catalog.  I selected the Just Us Girls (#730) Colors and chose the On-Line Exclusive Queen Bee stamp set for both Critter Crazy (#87) and Farm Quest (#53) and sharing withContinue reading “Queen Bee – Thanks For Being You”

Love Blooms – Birthday Wishes

Welcome back!  Happy Sunday…a little red, white and blue for the Memorial Day weekend.  Playing with the AAA Cards (#266) Sketch that included three shapes for clean and simple card. My choices were influenced by Just Us Girls (#728) to use Stencils; Just Add Ink (#703) to choose two – Bright Colors and a BirthdayContinue reading “Love Blooms – Birthday Wishes”

Sailing Home – Celebrating You

Welcome back!  Happy Tuesday… Had a chance to sneak a card in to capture a deadline over at Just Us Girls (#727) for a summery Mood Board incorporating the spotlight Technique for Inkspirational (#316) and creating a clean and simple styled card for AAA Cards (#265) with a Birthday theme. Here is the result: Steps:Continue reading “Sailing Home – Celebrating You”

Sweet Garden Floral – Happy Birthday

Welcome back!  What a busy Monday I have had.  Just getting around to making a quick and easy, #simplestamping, clean and simple card for a number of challenges, many sporting a similar theme. First off, a birthday card to celebrate AAA Cards (#265) 10th Anniversary…anything goes. I selected Just Us Girls (#726) Word – Garden;Continue reading “Sweet Garden Floral – Happy Birthday”

Layers of Beauty – Best Wishes

Hi again!  This afternoon, I wanted to play with the Just Us Girls (#725) color combination. I selected the Sketch Saturday (#750) layout. and worked with Make My Monday (#225) Florals and chose to create a clean and simple card for Simply Clean & Simple (#11), who also has an optional twist for Flowers. HereContinue reading “Layers of Beauty – Best Wishes”

Bold Butterfly – Dream

Hi again!  Playing around in the Studio… Inspiration: Just Us Girls (#724) Anything Goes with Stencils…but what?  How about Ellibelle’s I Spy (#14) Something with Wings.  Then I opted for a clean and simple card using the AAA Cards (#264) Sketch and to share it with Simply Clean & Simple (#10). Here is the result:Continue reading “Bold Butterfly – Dream”

Country Flowers – So Lucky

Let’s play!!  It is Tuesday and time to create for this week’s Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#457).  The original card can be found on page 10 of the Jan – Apr Mini Catalog.   I am not fond of Shaker Cards, so I converted the layout to a Fun Fold Card. The other challenges: Just Add InkContinue reading “Country Flowers – So Lucky”

Playing in the Rain – Beautiful You

Welcome back!  Friday…how did that happen?  Have any fun plans for the weekend?  We will be out and about and hoping for lovely weather, but I do think there is rain in the forecast. So, the Inspired By (#284) Inspiration photograph is a stroll in rain gear…and I opted for the retired Beautiful You stampContinue reading “Playing in the Rain – Beautiful You”