Oh Joy – Snow

Welcome back!  It is cold in the Upstate and we have a chance of flurries as it is snowing just north of us in the mountains. With that, today’s card is made with a few challenges in mind: Just Add Ink (#777) Something Seasonal; Inspired By (#371) Snowflakes and Colors; and bringing everything together, theContinue reading “Oh Joy – Snow”

Holiday Tea – Cups Shared with Friends

Design Team Time for The Card Concept (#223), with an Inspiration Photo and a set of cozy Colors.  I opted for the Cup and Color Combo in my design. Sharing with Caffeinated Christmas Card (#49) always a hot cup of something; Inspired By (#370) for a winter knit: and Retro Rubber (#263) fun with olderContinue reading “Holiday Tea – Cups Shared with Friends”

Always Here For You – Lovely Arrangements

Welcome back!  Catching up with time in the Studio…mixing new with old… Today, I am playing with the following challenges: Just Us Girls (#805) Word Week – Encouragement; Little Red Wagon (#840) Something New; and bringing my ideas together with the Sunday Stamps (#376) Sketch. Don’t you just love when new stuff arrives? New ProductsContinue reading “Always Here For You – Lovely Arrangements”

Painted Petals – Paper Pumpkin

I received a very beautiful Birthday card yesterday, and I wanted to share it with you. I love that Stampin’ Up! has a monthly subscription Crafting Kit. Always lovely ideas and a fun way to create quick cards. The products can be a jump start to additional creativity, if you choose to think outside theContinue reading “Painted Petals – Paper Pumpkin”

Holiday Joy

Design Team Time: This round at Hand Stamped Sentiments (#478), we have a lovely set of colors. Perfect for Christmas. My design choices were influenced by: The Male Room (#205) to create a guy card with Red & Green; Simply Clean & Simple (#2512) to create a clean and simple card using Red & Green;Continue reading “Holiday Joy”

Wrapped in Cheer – Cozy Christmas

Welcome back!  December 1st and the holiday countdown is underway… Today, I am playing with the Freshly Made (#714) Sketch. The design elements were influenced by: Festive Friday (#198) choosing an Ugly Sweater close-up with Christmas Colors, Sweater-like Texture with Flocking, and a Warm Sentiment with Color Dare (#680) for the Red and Green colors.Continue reading “Wrapped in Cheer – Cozy Christmas”

Fall Leaves – Thankful

Welcome back!  It’s Sunday and I am grateful that I have some time to play in the Studio… Today’s card was inspired by Su Mohr, Design Team Member for Facebook’s Global Design Project (#520).  We are asked to CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) her card.  I essentially used the layout for my card. My designContinue reading “Fall Leaves – Thankful”

Fall for Toile – Gift Card Holder

A different type of post…this is a project that I created for today’s class. A number of challenges are featuring a Fall Harvest theme, and I am sharing this project with them. Farm Quest (#76) Farmer’s Market with a Pumpkin Patch display; Time Out (#300) with the Tradition of buying Pumpkins to make Pumpkin Pie;Continue reading “Fall for Toile – Gift Card Holder”

Ducky Love from the Flock

Welcome back!  It’s Friday!  Got plans? Just feeling the Country look of happy yellow gingham for today’s card. Make My Monday (#250) has a Things with Wings theme, and I chose the cute Duck Family from Fable Friends; Inspiration Station (#72) has a Mother Love inspiration photo as a prompt. I chose the Try AContinue reading “Ducky Love from the Flock”

Rainbow Blooms – Hugs

Welcome back!  Monday and a brand-new week.  Hope it will be a good one… Several Mood Boards with similar themes contributed to my design today: Inkspirational (#339) for the bright colors and the floral motifs; Just Us Girls (#771) for their bright colors and stripe motifs; Inspired By (#332), featuring any color(s) and the stripContinue reading “Rainbow Blooms – Hugs”