Welcome back! Happy Friday. Hoping you have great plans for the weekend. Playing with Claire’s current color suggestion from Paper Players (#750) and the Seize the Birthday (#297) No Flowers theme. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base and the Acorn Branch was popped up with Dimensionals. A funContinue reading “Amber Autumn – Birthday Plaid”
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Sailing Home – Sunrise Sailing
Welcome back! A day full of chores and just now having time to be a little creative… Several related and/or similar challenge options today: Paper Players (#749) Stef’s By The Water theme; Addicted to CAS (#288) Sunshine theme; Inkspirational (#347) for a warm palette of Colors in their Mood Board; and bringing it all together,Continue reading “Sailing Home – Sunrise Sailing”
Tasty Trucks – You’re The Sweetest
Design Time: Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#522) Sketch. Today’s card can be found on page 36 of the May 2025 – Apr 2026 Annual Catalog. CASE: (Copy and Steal Everything) Making it exactly the same; (Copy and Slightly Edit) Almost the same with a little variation; (Copy and Selectively Edit) Changing things. You are welcome toContinue reading “Tasty Trucks – You’re The Sweetest”
Botanical Study – Thank You
Welcome back! Woo Hoo, its Monday – a brand-new week of opportunities… Several clean and simple challenges about and you know that is my favorite style of card to create. The Challenges: CAS Colours & Sketches (#563) for the Colors; CAS on Friday (#312) for the Image Theme; and Addicted to CAS (#286) for theContinue reading “Botanical Study – Thank You”
Festive Framing – Timeless Tidings
Welcome back! Wednesday and I found some time after class to create this sweet little holiday card. The challenges: Jingle Belles (#2513) Festive Frames; Paper Players (#744) Tic Tac Toe Board – Flowers, Die Cut and Embossing selecting the Color Dare (#657) Palette. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were arranged and adhered toContinue reading “Festive Framing – Timeless Tidings”
Beautiful Motifs – Thinking of You
Welcome back! Wednesday and sneaking in a card before class today (although this post will likely be post class)… So, Elizabeth over at Paper Players (#743) has challenged us to create a One-Layer card. I tried my hand by simplifying the Atlantic Hearts (#635) Sketch using the Color Dare (#656) Palette. Here is the result:Continue reading “Beautiful Motifs – Thinking of You”
Perfectly Pears – A Perfect Pair
Welcome back! Wishing you a wonderful Friday. Today I have a clean and simple card for a number of different challenges. Tic Tac Toe (#273) left line: Love, CAS, and Scoring; Paper Players (#742) CAS with a Fruit theme; Krafty Chicks (#773) for their CAS week; and choosing the Freshly Made (#691) Sketch which isContinue reading “Perfectly Pears – A Perfect Pair”
Perfectly Pears – Good Friend
Welcome back! Welcome to Wednesday… Back to clean and simple for a few challenges this morning. Claire’s Paper Players (#742) featuring a Fruit theme; CAS Colours & Sketches (#562) Nine-Block layout; and choosing the Creative Colours (#198) Palette. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketchContinue reading “Perfectly Pears – Good Friend”
Spring Corners – Stitched Sampler
Hi again! A few more challenge deadlines are coming up and I wanted to play with them… Over at Sunday Stamps (#362) there is a really nice sketch, perfect for scraps and I flipped it to fit my design ideas. I selected the Paper Players (#741) Colors suggested by Stef and took a look inContinue reading “Spring Corners – Stitched Sampler”
Upcycle Recycle – Floral Thinking of You
Hi Again! A quick little card for you… Jan from Paper Players (#740) has challenged us to repurpose something in our stash. I have held on to the cover of the November 2019 On-Stage Atlanta Convention Notebook that we were given for what…5 plus years now, always intending to do something with it. It wasContinue reading “Upcycle Recycle – Floral Thinking of You”