Scalloped Blooms – Thank You

Welcome back!  Here’s to hoping you find some time to be creative this weekend… A quick card.  New products arrived and I had to have a play.  My design was influenced by If You Give A Crafter a Cookie (#217) for the soft-toned Garden inspiration photo; Love Those Pretty Papers (#2606) with a featured twistContinue reading “Scalloped Blooms – Thank You”

Flowers Fair – Birthday

Welcome back!  Catching up… Design Team Time for Facebook’s Case-ing Tuesday (#566), where we select cards from the Catalogs and remake them as we are inspired.  Today’s inspiration can be found on page 29 of the May – Aug 2026 Catalog. I selected the Facebook’s Global Design Projects (#549) Palette and am sharing with Facebook’sContinue reading “Flowers Fair – Birthday”

Wonderful Floral Cascade

Welcome back!  April Showers bring forth Flowers and so many challenges have this theme…Let’s play! Starting with Love Those Pretty Papers (#2604) choosing to fussy-cut floral patterned papers and Inspiration Station (#84) for the Spring Floral Photo. Adding: Four Seasons (#2604) picking up on the yellow and purple coloring and Triple B (#2604) selecting Blooms.Continue reading “Wonderful Floral Cascade”

Friendly Foliage – Vintage Thinking of You

Welcome to the weekend!  Happy Saturday.  Hoping you are able to find a little time to be creative.  Over at Ellibelle’s Corner, Ellibelle’s I Spy With My Little Eye (#34) is asking us to feature something that we love and I chose paper!  I confess to being a collector of paper.  Almost everywhere I go,Continue reading “Friendly Foliage – Vintage Thinking of You”

Time to Celebrate – Spring Tulips

Hi again!  Chasing another deadline…and I am playing with the As You See It (#365) Rhapsody in Red Recipe, where all the ingredients need to be used. I have added an Envelope for Inspired By (#374) and Polka Dots for Love Those Pretty Papers (#2602). Here is the result: Steps: All ingredients accounted for.  TulipsContinue reading “Time to Celebrate – Spring Tulips”

A Study in Blue – Friendly Foliage

Hi again!  Those challenge deadlines come up quick, so double duty today. Color Hues (#125) is featuring Blue and White this round and Inkspirational (#359) has a Shades of Blue Overlapping Squares inspiration photo. I brought these two together with the Jaydee’s Paper Players (#770) Sketch.  Choosing A2 over Slimline and overlapping four shapes inContinue reading “A Study in Blue – Friendly Foliage”

You Are So Lovely – Lovely Arrangements

Welcome back!  Hoping that you have some time to be creative this weekend.  Happy Saturday.  Further to my Studio clean up, I came across some retired pretty paper that had been pre-cut for a class at the Public Library a few years back. I really don’t buy too much for Valentine’s Day but the sweetContinue reading “You Are So Lovely – Lovely Arrangements”

‘Twas a Night Well Done – Merry Christmas Santa

Welcome back!  Ho, Ho, Ho to you… A couple of challenges have a Santa theme: Moving Along with the Times (#184); If You Give a Crafter a Cookie (#211) and Love Those Pretty Papers (#18). My design choices were influenced by Festive Friday (#199) and I chose the As You See It (#362) Sketch toContinue reading “‘Twas a Night Well Done – Merry Christmas Santa”

Winter Whisper – Thinking of You

Welcome back!  Happy Thanksgiving.  Did you watch the Parade?  I cannot believe that Christmas is less than a month away. Now that the Parade is finished, I took the opportunity to dive back into the Studio. My happy place!  The challenges: Paper Players (#765) for the Sketch; Inspire Create (#206) for the Monochromatic Color scheme;Continue reading “Winter Whisper – Thinking of You”

Imperfections Admirables – Merci

Welcome back!  A quick and easy card for you today pulling out a favorite paper pack from my stash of retired goodies. The challenges: Paper Players (#761) Sketch – mirrored; Color Dare (#674) for the Palette, and sharing with Love Those Pretty Papers (#16) Anything Goes. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adheredContinue reading “Imperfections Admirables – Merci”