In The Moment – Birthday Wishes

Hi again!  Chasing a deadline and creating in my favorite style – clean and simple. Retro Rubber (#262) has a Book theme, and I chose the retired In the Moment stamp set. Playing with Simply Clean & Simple (#27) with a Birthday twist and the Alphabet (Letter K) for “Keeping” it Simple. I also choseContinue reading “In The Moment – Birthday Wishes”

Prairie Grass – Sent with Love

This week at Just Add Ink (#766), the brief is to create a One-Layer card with only Stamps and/or Stencils.  Clean and Simple – a favorite style of mine. Design decisions were influenced by Facebook’s Stampin’ Through The Catalog stamp set choice for today, Prairie Grass and Facebook’s SU! Colour (August) palette. I hope myContinue reading “Prairie Grass – Sent with Love”

Let It Ride – Birthday Fun

Welcome back!  A brand-new week.  Happy Monday. Having a little fun with a few themes and a smash-up of several favorite stamp sets to create the scene. AAA Birthday (#76) has a Sports theme, and I selected Horse Riding.  It is off to the Riding Ranch to celebrate with Farm Quest (#74) and their RanchContinue reading “Let It Ride – Birthday Fun”

Back To School – For The Serious Scholar

Hi again!  Chasing a deadline.  Where does the time go? End of summer…start of school. That said, both Cupcake Inspirations (#624) and Just Us Girls (#789) have school themes. Bringing my ideas together, I selected the Freshly Made (#700) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resembleContinue reading “Back To School – For The Serious Scholar”

Loon Lake – On My Mind

Design Team Time: This round at Hand Stamped Sentiments (#470), we have a versatile sketch and at Cardz 4 Guyz (#377), the theme is Boats.   TGIF (#538) influenced my choice of papers and therefore my colors. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch whichContinue reading “Loon Lake – On My Mind”

Gallery Blooms – Birthday

Welcome back!  Wishing you the best for your Sunday and hoping you find some time to be creative. I have a clean and simple, simple stamping card for you this morning for the CAS Colours & Sketches (#566) sketch which I flipped to the vertical position and Simply Clean & Simple (#26) anything goes. ChoosingContinue reading “Gallery Blooms – Birthday”

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”

Epic Celebration – You’re Awesome

I have the pleasure of being invited to be Guest Designer with Heart’s Quest Celebration of Love (#8) for August.  As always, the theme includes Birthday, Engagement, Wedding, Anniversary and Sympathy (BEWAS) with an option.  This month the option is International Youth Day. I opted to create a Teenage Birthday card with a Back-to-School twist.Continue reading “Epic Celebration – You’re Awesome”

Along These Lines – Birthday Wishes

Welcome back!  Friday and the start on a brand-new month… It is always a busy day at the beginning of the month.  Updating my Class Schedule, updating my Business Site and making plans for the month. So, I have a quick card for you today…a nice little birthday card suitable for anyone but leaning toContinue reading “Along These Lines – Birthday Wishes”

Rustic Centerpiece – Season’s Greetings

Welcome back!  Happy Tuesday… The other day, I needed to create a project that showcased On-Line Exclusive products.  You may have seen it.  I thought I would give you all the details in today’s post. Influences: Facebook’s Global Design Project (#507) and Crafter’s Café (#321) for Christmas in July, sharing with Farm Quest Country ChristmasContinue reading “Rustic Centerpiece – Season’s Greetings”