Valentine Vase – With Love

Design Team Time for the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge (#665).  Lots of layers, lots of opportunity, kept simple with a unifying color. My design was influenced by: Facebook’s Global Design Project (#531) Heart theme, Addicted to CAS (#299) Glass theme, and choosing the Color Dare (#686) Pink Palette. Here is the result: Steps: All elementsContinue reading “Valentine Vase – With Love”

Winter Woods – Thank You

Design Team Time. For: Hand Stamped Sentiments (#480), we have an eclectic Inspiration Board with lots of interesting images.  I opted for the Birch Tree image and the overall Neutral Color Palette. For: Face Book’s Case-ing Tuesday (#548) Sketch, found on page 52 of the Jan – Apr 2026 Mini Catalog.  CASE: (Copy and StealContinue reading “Winter Woods – Thank You”

Charming Day – Wedding Congratulations

Welcome back!  Happy Sunday.  Hoping you can find some time to be creative today…  Today’s challenges: Festive Friday (#201) choosing elements from the World Marriage Day line-up; TGIF (#560) Celebration Inspiration Photo – Roses, Lace, and Wedding Theme; and bringing all my ideas together with the current Freshly Made (#719) Sketch. Here is the result:Continue reading “Charming Day – Wedding Congratulations”

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”

Fragrant Layers – Happy Birthday

Welcome back!  I have a pretty birthday card for you today… Celebrating Double D (#260107) and their 10th Anniversary in the blog world. My design was influenced by: Creative Colour (#223), colors which were similar to those in the Double D inspiration photos and choosing the Facebook Global Design Project (#530) Sketch for a regularContinue reading “Fragrant Layers – Happy Birthday”

Lovely Arrangements – Sending Smiles

Hi again!  Chasing a deadline… The not to be forgotten color challenge over at Color Dare (#685) picking up on the Yellow, Green and Blue tones. Choosing the Stampin’ Up! Only (#392) sketch to complete my card. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch.  TheContinue reading “Lovely Arrangements – Sending Smiles”

Fragrant Layers – Hello

Welcome back!  Already Thursday…where did the week go? Today I am playing with: Paper Players (#768) for the color selection; Inkspirational (#358) for something shiny and Time Out (#304) for something that glitters; bringing it all together with the current TGIF (#559) sketch and sharing with Shopping Our Stash (#565) for something new with somethingContinue reading “Fragrant Layers – Hello”

Winds of Change – Life

Welcome back!  Time again for the Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#547) Sketch.  The sample can be found on page 38 of the Jan – Apr 2026 Mini Catalog. CASE: (Copy and Steal Everything) Making it the same; (Copy and Slightly Edit) Almost the same with a little variation; (Copy and Selectively Edit) Changing things.  You areContinue reading “Winds of Change – Life”

Holiday Delight – Joyful Tidings

Welcome back!  Almost mid-month and the Holiday Blog Challenges continue, getting you ready for the 2026 Christmas season. So, today, I am playing with: Jingle Belles (#2601) to reuse or repurpose Gift Wrapping for creating a card and Krafty Chicks (#802) for their Christmas theme. I chose the colors suggested by Color Hues (#124) andContinue reading “Holiday Delight – Joyful Tidings”

Layers of Beauty – Lovely Arrangements

Welcome back!  Such a dreary day so, I decided to create something pretty and fresh.  Today’s challenges: Beautiful Blossoms (#36); Ellibelle’s Garden Party (#11); Facebook’s Colour INKspirations (#201); and bringing all my ideas together with the current Freshly Made (#718) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base toContinue reading “Layers of Beauty – Lovely Arrangements”