Geometric Birthday – Gorgeously Made

Welcome back!  Good Friday and wishing you a Happy Easter. Today I have created a clean and simple card featuring the Paper Players (#733) suggested colors by Stef. I created Geometric Shaped Stencils for CAS on Friday (#307) and The Male Room (#197) and I am sharing this card with Krafty Chicks (#764) for theirContinue reading “Geometric Birthday – Gorgeously Made”

Painted Lavender – Thank you

Hi again!  Back in my happy place…clean and simple… Playing with LeAnne’s Paper Players (#731) Tic Tac Toe Board – Flowers / Die Cut / Lavender; AAA Cards (#287) One plus One: Silhouette -> Organic Shapes; and selecting Narelle’s Freshly Made (#680) Sketch as it was ideal for my ideas. Here is the result: Steps:Continue reading “Painted Lavender – Thank you”

Thinking of You – Spring Floral

Those deadlines just keep coming…welcome back! Facebook’s Stampin’ Through The Catalog (a share only Stampin’ Up! inspiration site) featured Lara Moss @scrappykea as their Guest Designer this week, and we are invited to CASE (copy and selectively edit) her project.  I rarely do any scrapbooking, so I translated her inspiration into a card. My takeaways:Continue reading “Thinking of You – Spring Floral”

Along These Lines – You Are The Best

Welcome back!  I am having another play with the new Along These Lines stamp set, a sneak peek, from the upcoming 2025/2026 Annual Catalog. Over at Paper Players (#729), we are tasked to just use one stamped image for a clean & simple card. Crafter’s Café (#317) also has a clean & simple twist andContinue reading “Along These Lines – You Are The Best”

Floral Delight – Gift of Friendship

Happy Thursday!  A lovely sunny day here this morning and the earliest flowers in my garden are Forsythia and I see little pops of yellow on the bush.  A promise of warmer days to come. That said, today’s combined challenges include: Paper Players (#727) for Claire’s Spring Flowers theme and TGIF (#514) taking inspiration fromContinue reading “Floral Delight – Gift of Friendship”

Jar of Love – For You

Welcome back!  Already the middle of the week.  Hoping it is shaping up to be a good one for you. Today’s Challenges: Inspired By (#324) Country Kitchen Colors with the Mason Jar and Retro Rubber (#249) Tic Tac Toe Board Line – Right (Die Cut(s) / Flowers / Embossing) along with a Vintage stamp set.Continue reading “Jar of Love – For You”

You’re Classic

Design Team Time: This round at Cardz 4 Guyz (#366), we are given a sketch to work with. Additional Influences: Style: Paper Players (#725) for clean and simple: Colors: Cupcake Inspirations (#611) for red, black and white; and Materials: Shopping Our Stash (#541) to use patterned papers. Here is the result: Steps: All elements wereContinue reading “You’re Classic”

For A Great Friend – Mixed Labels

Welcome back!  A really dark and dreary rainy day here, so I created a bright little cheer- me-up card. Today’s combinations: Facebook Stampin’ Through the Catalog featured stamp set: Mixed Labels, an On-Line Exclusive product with the Paper Players (#724) Colors and the Atlantic Hearts (#616) Sketch. I am also sharing this card with InspireContinue reading “For A Great Friend – Mixed Labels”

Sending Love – Hooray For Surprises

The Valentines just keep coming… I am creating with Ann’s theme at Paper Players (#723) Love is in the Air in mind and selected the current sketch from the Facebook Global Design Project (#482) for my general layout and choosing the colors pink and red as suggested by the collaboration between Color Hues (#103) andContinue reading “Sending Love – Hooray For Surprises”

Soda Pop – Celebrate

Welcome back!  Happy Sunday… Today, we get a new Paper Players (#722) challenge and this week Joanne has given us a sketch. The sketch has clean lines, and I thought it was perfect for a quick masculine birthday card. My choices were influenced by the Navy and Lime Green color scheme suggested by Color HuesContinue reading “Soda Pop – Celebrate”