Beautiful Blues – Birthday

Welcome back!  It’s Wednesday and I have a pretty card for you today using elements from the Beautiful Blues Kit. Don’t you just love taking bits and pieces and creating something new? My design was influenced by Alphabet (Letter O) for Ovals and One Word Sentiment. Make My Monday (#264) for a Birthday with FlowersContinue reading “Beautiful Blues – Birthday”

Winter Woods – Happy Moments

Welcome back! A brand-new week that has started off very dark and stormy with lots of rain… A few challenges today for a simple stamping card: Alphabet (Letter N) for Night; using the Color Hues (#120) palette of Orange & Purple; and sharing with Make My Monday (#263) to use Halloween Colors. Here is theContinue reading “Winter Woods – Happy Moments”

Autumn Leaves – Thanks

Hi again!  I have some more time to create…so let’s play… Inspired By (#354) Hello Autumn for colors, metallics and a variation of the sketch. Additionally, Make My Monday (#261) also an Autumn theme; and Addicted to CAS (#292) for Leaves and Style.   Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to theContinue reading “Autumn Leaves – Thanks”

Simply Said – Happy 60th Birthday

This week at Just Add Ink (#769), we are given a choice.  Pick Two: I selected Numbers & Neutrals. That is pretty wide open…so the following challenges influenced my design decisions: Style & Colors – CAS Colours & Sketches (#569) for a clean and simple card; TGIF (#542) for the Sketch; Addicted to Stamps &Continue reading “Simply Said – Happy 60th Birthday”

Lift Me Up – Just a Note

Welcome back!  Happy Thursday.  A fun card for you today… Playing with the current color suggestion from Color Hues (#116) for Blue & Red along with the Paper Players (#752) sketch. Additional design influences: Make My Monday (#259) for Hot Air Balloons and adding die-cut letters for Facebook’s Global Design Project (#511) suggestion. Here isContinue reading “Lift Me Up – Just a Note”

Vintage Christmas – To You & Yours

Welcome back!  A brand-new week.  Happy Monday. Shall we begin? Today, we are doing Christmas for: Krafty Chicks (#781) influenced by Jingle Belles (#2517) for a Vintage/Retro feel of Christmas Past. Sharing this card with both Make My Monday (#258) for Snow in August and Farm Quest Country Christmas (#23). Here is the result: Detail:Continue reading “Vintage Christmas – To You & Yours”

Scruffy Pooch – A Little Hello

Welcome back!  Monday and a fresh new work week… Several Masculine themed challenges are about.  So, let’s play! The Male Room (#200) and CAS on Friday (#314) have selected Animals. And the others: Moving Along With The Times (#180); Krafty Chicks (#778); and Make My Monday (#257). Here is the result: Steps: He is soContinue reading “Scruffy Pooch – A Little Hello”

A Little Something – Festive & Fun

Welcome back!  Already Thursday…where does the time go? How about a bit of Christmas Cheer?  Playing with Caffeinated Christmas (#43), Jingle Belles (#2512) Tic Tac Toe Board and Just Add Ink (#761) Theme Adding some Wet Embossing for Make My Mondy (#256) and sharing with Ellibelle’s Crafty Wednesday (July) for an Anything Goes theme. BringingContinue reading “A Little Something – Festive & Fun”

Rainbow Bright – Beautiful Butterflies

Design Time: Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#517) Sketch. Today?  The card can be found on page 41 of the May 2025 – Apr 2026 Annual Catalog.  This is a lovely Slim Line card.  Not such a fun of this style, I decided to create a horizontal A2 card. CASE: (Copy and Steal Everything) Making it exactlyContinue reading “Rainbow Bright – Beautiful Butterflies”

By The Bay – Thinking of You

Welcome back!  We have power…and I am happy to be back in a lighted Studio and have access my computer to tell you about today’s card. The name of the game is SPEED over at As You See It (#349) this round with a Water theme. Can you create a card in 10 minutes orContinue reading “By The Bay – Thinking of You”