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”

Sweet Apples – Rustic Centerpiece

Welcome back!  Happy Wednesday.  Are you ready for your Thanksgiving celebrations? I have a quick (a very quick) clean and simple card for you today.  Playing with the As You See It (#361) Speed Challenge with an Apple theme.  Can you create a card in less than 10 minutes?  How long do you think itContinue reading “Sweet Apples – Rustic Centerpiece”

Gift of Joy – Festival of Trees

Welcome back!  Happy Sunday.  Chasing a few deadlines… Playing with Double Trouble (#204) and the 3-2-1 Recipe (3 Colors, 2 Images and 1 Slimline styled card) with a “T” Twist (Trees) and partnering with Try Stamping on Tuesday (#683) for the Sketch. I selected Facebook’s Colour INKspiration (#199) colors and tying in with the Stampin’Continue reading “Gift of Joy – Festival of Trees”

Amber Autumn – Thanks

Welcome back!  Here’s to hoping you have some time to be creative this weekend. I am playing with: Make My Monday (#265) with a thankful theme and creating a Thank You card within 30 minutes for Shopping Our Stash (#561); choosing Fall Colors for Color Throwdown (#845) and Double D (#111925); using Dies for JustContinue reading “Amber Autumn – Thanks”

Joyful Tidings – Twelve Days of Crafting

Welcome back! A dressed up clean and simple Holiday card for you today… Facebook’s Stampin’ Through the Catalog is asking us to CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) a card created by Danielle Bennenk.  I really like the layout of her design and changed it to include the CAS Colours & Sketches (#572) Palette and toContinue reading “Joyful Tidings – Twelve Days of Crafting”

Swirled Designs – Friends

A quick little clean and simple card for you this afternoon… Facebook’s Stampin’ Through the Catalog stamp set choice for today is Swirled Designs, an On-Line Exclusive product, and I paired it up with CAS on Friday (#322) and their Rainbow theme. Here is the result: Steps: Once dry, all elements were adhered to theContinue reading “Swirled Designs – Friends”

Branching Out – Birthday Wishes

Hi again! Design Team Time for the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge (#656).  A lovely Frame -Up with lots of possibilities. My design was influenced by: Seize The Birthday (#316) to use Christmas elements to create a birthday card and Inspired By (#326) for the Colors chosen – Copper, Gray and Champagne/Beige/White. Here is the result:Continue reading “Branching Out – Birthday Wishes”

Happy Birthday Banner

Design Time: For the Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#539) Sketch and Cardz 4 Guyz (#380) Theme & Color.  Today’s card can be found on page 34 of the September 2025 – December 2026 Mini Catalog.  CASE: (Copy and Steal Everything) Making it the same; (Copy and Slightly Edit) Almost the same with a little variation; (CopyContinue reading “Happy Birthday Banner”

Winter Forest – Noel

Welcome back! A brand-new week. The holiday count down continues with several challenges. A companion card to the one I created last week. Clean and simple with a white-on-white treatment. For: Paper Players (#764) – Frosty Vistas; Facebook’s Global Design Project (#523) Keeping it Cold; and Farm Quest’s Country Christmas (#26) for a Rural WinterContinue reading “Winter Forest – Noel”

Hello Harvest – Floral Pumpkin Thank You

Welcome back!  Happy Sunday… I am playing with: Alphabet (Letter P) for Pumpkin; Color Dare (#677) Orange & Green plus one – Crushed Curry; and the Sunday Stamps (#373) Sketch to bring everything together.  I am also sharing with Paper Craft Crew (#647) to pick three colors from the inspiration photo. Here is the result:Continue reading “Hello Harvest – Floral Pumpkin Thank You”