Northern Frost – A Merry Little Wish

Hi again!  Chasing a challenge deadline… This afternoon I am playing with Jingle Belles (#2609) with a Snow theme and Krafty Chicks (#820) for their Christmas week. Choosing the Color Dare (#702) Palette and the Freshly Made (#736) Sketch to bring my idea together. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to theContinue reading “Northern Frost – A Merry Little Wish”

Words and Wishes – Happy Birthday

Welcome back!  A pretty birthday card for you today… The challenges: Over at Just Us Girls (#822), we are asked to use dies and specifically a sentiment die and Krafty Chicks (#819) has a birthday theme. I opted for the TGIF (#575) color scheme and Facebook’s Global Design Project (#546) sketch. Here is the result:Continue reading “Words and Wishes – Happy Birthday”

Clearly For You

Welcome back!  Happy Saturday.  Here’s hopping you have some time to be creative… Several challenges have a similar theme, so let’s play.  The stamp set and die may be retired but the products used are all new and available in the new 2026 May – August Catalog. Over at Make My Monday (#276) the themeContinue reading “Clearly For You”

The Open Sea – Ahoy!

Design Team Time for Hand Stamp Sentiments (#487), a color board and Atlantic Hearts (#679), a sketch which I turned into an A2 portrait format from a square layout. My design choices were influenced by: The Male Room (#209) for Transport; Cupcake Inspirations (#636) with a Travel theme and sharing with Krafty Chicks (#817) forContinue reading “The Open Sea – Ahoy!”

A Little Bit of Happiness – Hello

Welcome back!  Happy Sunday… A quick clean and simple card, a favorite style, for: CAS Colours & Sketches (#583) sketch and Creative Colour (#236). Sharing with Krafty Chicks (#816) and Simply Clean & Simple (#2604). Here is the result: Steps: And that is it!  A sweet little Hello card. Thanks for spending some of yourContinue reading “A Little Bit of Happiness – Hello”

Retro Christmas Coffee Card

Welcome back!  It’s the weekend and here’s to hoping you will find some time to be creative! I have an interesting holiday card for you today.  Over at Jingle Belle’s (#2608), the theme is Vintage; Over at Inspired By (#383), the Café with the Retro Colors led me to Caffeinated Christmas (#52) and sharing withContinue reading “Retro Christmas Coffee Card”

Artisan Garden – Notes of Spring

Welcome back!  Wishing you a Happy Easter weekend. Today’s Floral card gives you a sneak peek of the new Artisan Sketched Garden Designer Series Paper.  Great black and white patterns perfect for adding color. The challenge mash up: Krafty Chicks (#814) with a Birthday theme and Seize the Birthday (#323) to add a Tag. TheContinue reading “Artisan Garden – Notes of Spring”

Rock & Roll – Enjoy

Time again for the Hand Stamped Sentiments (#485) Challenge.  This round, we have a great sketch for you. My reverse clean and simple design was influenced by several similar challenges: Alphabet (Letter X) for X-Ray featuring a black and white color scheme; Little Red Wagon (#851) with a Retro Rock & Roll theme; Krafty ChicksContinue reading “Rock & Roll – Enjoy”

Flashback Friday – Sketched Butterflies

Hi! We are having some work done about the house and I am unable to get into the Studio. So I thought I would share this card with you that I made a few years back. A beautiful card is always timely and once made, can be easily made again…I think Butterflies are wonderful…so delicateContinue reading “Flashback Friday – Sketched Butterflies”

Forever Florals – Happy Birthday

Welcome back!  Happy Sunday… A clean and simple card for you this morning for Krafty Chicks (#812) using the Creative Colours (#232) Palette and the As You See It (#368) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch, keeping the design fresh and simple. AContinue reading “Forever Florals – Happy Birthday”