Summer Sunflowers – Gather Together

Welcome back!  Friday and the end of the week… Today’s inspiration: Farm Quest (#73) Around the Farm – how about a summer porch picnic as suggested by Colorful Options (July). Picking up the Wood Element for Shopping Our Stash (#552) and sharing with Ellibelle’s Garden Party (#5). Bringing my ideas together, I selected the SundayContinue reading “Summer Sunflowers – Gather Together”

Pretty Kitty times Three – Birthday Cheer

Welcome back!  Are you still in holiday mode?  Were the fireworks spectacular? Happy Saturday and a full slate of companion challenges… Inspiration: Double Trouble (#194) and their 3-2-1 Recipe (Red, White plus one color – Blue for 3 colors; at least 2 shapes; and try a fun fold) partnering with Try a Sketch on TuesdayContinue reading “Pretty Kitty times Three – Birthday Cheer”

Vintage Wedding – Charming Day

Welcome back!  Sunday has rolled around, and I have spent some time in the Studio.  Will you get a chance to be creative today? Several similar challenges and I combined them with the Sketch Saturday (#779) layout. So, Love Those Pretty Papers (#12) has a Wedding twist; Ellibelle’s I Spy With My Little Eye (#27)Continue reading “Vintage Wedding – Charming Day”

See The Good – The Right Words

Hi again!  A few deadlines to meet… The challenges: Cupcake Inspirations (#619) Colors and Shopping Our Stash (#540) Theme. Bringing my ideas together, the Atlantic Hearts (#633) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch.  The top Pear was popped up with Dimensionals. Keeping itContinue reading “See The Good – The Right Words”

Specimen No. 3 – Butterfly

Welcome back!  Wow that was a short week.  Friday already… A few ideas came together as I thought about these challenges: (1) Atlantic Hearts (#631) Sketch; (2) Shopping Our Stash (#548) Adding Numbers; (3) Ellibelle’s I Spy (#26) Butterflies; and (4) Double D (#05202025) Birthstone: Green Emerald. I wanted to use green and opted forContinue reading “Specimen No. 3 – Butterfly”

More Messages – A Toast or Two to You

Facebook’s Stampin’ Through the Catalog is featuring the new On-Line Exclusive stamp set – More Messages.  A great set of sentiments. A few challenges that relate: Festive Friday (#184) celebrating National Wine Day; Shopping Our Stash (#547) with a Wine theme; and choosing the Color Dare (#650) suggestion of a Deep Wine color with aContinue reading “More Messages – A Toast or Two to You”

Gallery Blooms – You Make Me Smile

Welcome back!  How can it already be Friday?  The week just flew by… Today, I am creating for the Cookie Challenge (#204) featuring Pretty Flowers, selecting the Creative Colour (#192) Palette with the Freshly Made Sketch (#685), which I flipped to the vertical position to better accommodate my selected image and sharing with Shopping OurContinue reading “Gallery Blooms – You Make Me Smile”

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star…

Welcome back to a brand-new week! A clean and simple card for Addicted To CAS (#281) with a theme featuring Stars along with the Color Hues (#108) Palette of Lilac & Aqua and sharing with Shopping Our Stash (#546) with an Out of this World theme. Here is the result: Steps: The card front wasContinue reading “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star…”

So Cute – Hello

Welcome back!  Already Wednesday… Today I created a card for Inspired By (#331) with Sweet Rabbits, Pastel Colors, and a Sketch. I am sharing this card with Shopping Our Stash (#545) with a Hippity, Hoppity theme and Ellibelle’s Garden Party (#2). Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base toContinue reading “So Cute – Hello”

Remarkable You – Friends

Welcome back!  Wednesday already… Playing with a few challenges:  Creative Creases (#101) always a Fun Fold; Shopping Our Stash (#544) also a Fun Fold this time around; and choosing the Atlantic Hearts (#623) Sketch because it would make a great Gate Fold card. Additionally, I chose the Tic Tac Toe (#267) Board Line – EnamelContinue reading “Remarkable You – Friends”