Great Things – Sunrise Sailing

A quick and simple stamped card for you this afternoon… Facebook’s Stampin’ Through the Catalog is featuring the new On-Line Exclusive stamp set – Sunrise Sailing.  I wanted to explore a few other possibilities… I selected the color palette and card style suggested by CAS Colours & Sketches (#559) for my design. Here is theContinue reading “Great Things – Sunrise Sailing”

Let It Ride – Happy Retirement

Design Time: Facebook’s Case-ing Tuesday (#511) CASE-Ing Challenge where we copy and selectively edit a card found within Stampin’ Up!’s current catalogs.  Today?  The card can be found on page 134 of the May 2025 – Apr 2026 Annual Catalog. Two challenges influenced my design choices today: Festive Friday (#183) with a list of particularContinue reading “Let It Ride – Happy Retirement”

First Snow – Framed Scenes

A happy afternoon…with some more time to craft. The Freshly Made (#684) Sketch felt like a good fit for Farm Quest Country Christmas (#19) Rural Winter theme. I am also sharing this card with Can You Handle The Pressure (#79) for their Weather Twist. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to theContinue reading “First Snow – Framed Scenes”

Textured Botanicals – Happy Birthday

Welcome back!  A new day and a few new challenges…and the end of the month. Both Just Us Girls (#772) and Seize The Birthday (#304) have technique challenges to use Stencils. Over at Addicted to Stamps & More (#491), we are challenged to Make Our Mark, and I am making mine with a few self-madeContinue reading “Textured Botanicals – Happy Birthday”

Just a Note from the Garden

Design Time: Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#510) CASE-Ing Challenge where we copy and selectively edit a card found within Stampin’ Up!’s current catalogs.  Today, it is the last card for the Jan – Apr Mini Catalog and can be found on page 54. Over at Facebook’s  Stampin’ Through The Catalog, today’s featured stamp set is ShadowedContinue reading “Just a Note from the Garden”

Lily Pond – Friendly Thoughts

Design Team Time: This round at Cardz 4 Guyz (#371), the theme is “Water”, a body of water, and I chose a Pond. My choices were influenced by Retro Rubber (#253), and the Tic Tac Toe Board Line: Green; Die Cut(s); and Stitching and Claire’s Paper Players (#735) Sketch.  I am also sharing this cardContinue reading “Lily Pond – Friendly Thoughts”

Secret Garden – Thinking of You

A bit more creativity for this Sunday… Playing with Inkspirational (#340) for a Spring Seasonal card showcasing the Color Thrown (#831) Palette with the Freshly Made (#683) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch which I flipped to the vertical position to better showcaseContinue reading “Secret Garden – Thinking of You”

Happy Hibiscus – It’s Your Day

Welcome back!  Happy Saturday!  Hoping you found some time to be creative today. Playing with the Facebook Global Design Project (#493) Colors and the Atlantic Hearts (#626) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch.  Some Flower Petals were curled, and the small Blossom wasContinue reading “Happy Hibiscus – It’s Your Day”

Happy Hibiscus – Best Friend Ever

Welcome back!  It’s Friday!  Hoping you will have a fantastic weekend. So, I have a lot of challenges that contributed to today’s card. Starting with Double Trouble (#189) and the 3-2-1 Recipe (Three Pastel Colors; at least two words in the Sentiment; and one – make a Slimline card) based on the Try A SketchContinue reading “Happy Hibiscus – Best Friend Ever”

Mixed Florals – You Make Me Smile

Welcome back!  A lovely Spring Floral card for you today. Let’s Play:  TGIF (#521) is looking for Pastel Polka Dots and I chose the lovely Beautiful Bokeh Designer Series Paper for my dots; Four Seasons (April) has a Spring Floral Mood Board that included Ladybugs; and bringing it all together the new Just Add InkContinue reading “Mixed Florals – You Make Me Smile”