Sketched Garden – Happy Birthday

Welcome back!  A brand-new month…May.  Here’s to a glorious beginning! Today, I have chosen the color palette from Sunday Stamps (#384) and the Freshly Made (#734) sketch presented in A2 format for my card. My design choices were influenced by Ellibelle’s Garden Party (#14) and sharing with Creative Crafters (#99) for Anything Goes. Here isContinue reading “Sketched Garden – Happy Birthday”

Happy Dance – Enjoying the Rain

Welcome back!  Already Wednesday… For today, I am playing with several challenges that have a similar theme – those April Showers.  Better get it done as there is only one more day left in the month. Starting with: Retro Rubber (#270) – Singing in the Rain; Inkspirational (#366) Word – Rain; If You Give aContinue reading “Happy Dance – Enjoying the Rain”

You Make Me Smile

Hi again!  Further to the deadline catch-up, I have another card for you.  So glad I am feeling better… Design Team Time for Facebook’s Case-ing Tuesday (#562).  Where we select cards from the Catalogs and remake them as we are inspired.  Today’s inspiration can be found on page 68 of the Jan – Apr MiniContinue reading “You Make Me Smile”

Fern & Flora – Here For You

Hi again!  I am catching up from a few days of being ill and headaches are not conducive to creative thoughts. A clean and simple Sympathy card for CAS on Friday (#332) influenced by Color Dare (#700) for the palette and Just Us Girls (#820) to use Stencils and Addicted to Stamps & More (#515)Continue reading “Fern & Flora – Here For You”

Flowers Fair – Thankful

Hi! Design Team Time for Tic Tac Toe (#291).  Eight possibilities and so much choice.  For my board this round, I selected the top left diagonal line, the elements: CAS, Emboss and the color Red. My theme choice was influenced by Stampin’ Up! Only (#399) for Spring Flowers. Here is the result: Steps: Add theContinue reading “Flowers Fair – Thankful”

Vintage Postage – Thinking of You

Welcome back!  Catching a few deadlines today… Clean and Simple for Addicted to CAS (#306) with a Postage theme and AAA Cards (#312) to CASE a card created by Jane Taylor. Design influences: Festive Friday (#207) with a Stationary theme and selecting several elements from the list and choosing the neutral colors from the JustContinue reading “Vintage Postage – Thinking of You”

Song Sung Blue – Monochromatic Floral Card

Welcome back!  A brand-new week.  The start of more creativity… The challenges: Can You Handle the Pressure (#260411) for a Blue-on-Blue embossing twist which I tied into Little Red Wagon (#854) That Song for “Song Sung Blue”. Design choices were influenced by: Just Us Girls (#819) – Spring Flowers and Tic Tac Toe (#290) diagonalContinue reading “Song Sung Blue – Monochromatic Floral Card”

Red, White & Blue – A Better Place

Hello there!  Time to introduce you to the challenges for The Card Concept (#226) Inspiration Board and the Atlantic Hearts (#676) Sketch.  As a Design Team member for each of them, I chose to combine them this time around. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble theContinue reading “Red, White & Blue – A Better Place”