Happy Christmas – Gift of Joy

Welcome back!  Crunch time…I must get ready for the holidays.  Company is coming…so this may be one of the last posts before Christmas.  Not sure how much time I will have to sneak into the Studio… The challenges: Inspiration Station (#80) Cozy Christmas Inspiration Photo; Little Red Wagon (#838), a Christmas Card; and Shopping OurContinue reading “Happy Christmas – Gift of Joy”

Christmas Roses – Layers of Beauty

Design Team Time for both The Card Concept (#222) and Atlantic Hearts (#659).  The Sketch suggested Florals and by choosing to use flowers, I am sharing with The Flower Challenge (#109) for their Christmas Flowers theme.  The Inspiration Photo led to the color choice with an overall Christmas theme.  I am also sharing this cardContinue reading “Christmas Roses – Layers of Beauty”

Merry White Poinsettia

Welcome back!  Another brand-new week and I am having some fun with my favorite genre…clean and simple but dressed up for the Holidays. AAA Cards (#305) has an Anything Goes theme with a White-on-White suggested twist.  However, over at Addicted to CAS (#297), they have the code word: Metallic, so I added a little goldContinue reading “Merry White Poinsettia”

Beautiful Gallery – Sympathy

Welcome back!  Happy Sunday.  Hoping you get a chance to be creative today… Over at Little Red Wagon (#836), this week, the theme is Sympathy and I created this card with Beautiful Blossoms (#35) and Time Out (#303) in mind and sharing with Heart’s Quest Celebration of Love (#202512). Here is the result: Steps: TheContinue reading “Beautiful Gallery – Sympathy”

Christmas Cocoa – Merry Cafe

Welcome back!  It is cold and drizzly and there are so many Christmas Parades in several of the local towns today…those going will need a lot of Hot Chocolate to keep warm as they wait for Santa to arrive. Playing with Double Trouble (#205) and the 3-2-1 Recipe (3 Colors, 2 Layers and 1 Image)Continue reading “Christmas Cocoa – Merry Cafe”

Happy Birthday – The Right Words

Welcome back!  It has been a busy Friday.  I’m glad I found some time to get into the Studio. Over at Stampin’ Up! Only (#390), we have been asked to CASE (copy and selectively edit) a card created by Leilani.  I selected a Square Block design that she had made earlier this year. My designContinue reading “Happy Birthday – The Right Words”

Swirled Designs – Celebrate Note Card Set

Welcome back!  A few clean and simple cards for you today… Over at TGIF (#553), the brief is to create a set of cards.  I wanted something fun and easy to duplicate and chose Coastal Cabana and Azure Afternoon from Color Dare (#679) to play with. Here is the result: Steps: The Stars were adheredContinue reading “Swirled Designs – Celebrate Note Card Set”

Decorative Trees – Be Merry

Hi again!  Still a few more deadlines…the theme?  Christmas Trees… Let’s start with Inspired By (#364) theme and sketch; Make My Monday (#266); Paper Craft Crew (#650) and Farm Quest (#78). Choosing to create a clean and simple card for CAS on Friday (#323) using Stencils for Just Us Girls (#803). Here is the result:Continue reading “Decorative Trees – Be Merry”

Swirling Snow – Brightest Glow

Welcome back!  It’s already Wednesday…and deadlines are here again. Several winter themes abound: Jingle Belles (#2524) for the annual Banner Case; Cupcake Inspirations (#632) Let it Snow; Four Seasons (December) and Park Hopping – My Happy Place (December) Winter in a Theme Park. Bringing my ideas together with the Freshly Made (#715) Sketch.   HereContinue reading “Swirling Snow – Brightest Glow”

Approaching Perfection – Happy Birthday

Design Team Time for the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge (#658).  All wrapped up with a tag.  Lots of fun possibilities with this sketch.  I changed the orientation to horizontal to better accommodate my sentiment. Design influences: Krafty Chicks (#796) Masculine and Alphabet (Letter Q) for Quote. Selecting the Facebook SU! Colours (December) suggestion and addingContinue reading “Approaching Perfection – Happy Birthday”