Sketched Garden – Happy Birthday

Welcome back!  A brand-new month…May.  Here’s to a glorious beginning! Today, I have chosen the color palette from Sunday Stamps (#384) and the Freshly Made (#734) sketch presented in A2 format for my card. My design choices were influenced by Ellibelle’s Garden Party (#14) and sharing with Creative Crafters (#99) for Anything Goes. Here isContinue reading “Sketched Garden – Happy Birthday”

Happy Dance – Enjoying the Rain

Welcome back!  Already Wednesday… For today, I am playing with several challenges that have a similar theme – those April Showers.  Better get it done as there is only one more day left in the month. Starting with: Retro Rubber (#270) – Singing in the Rain; Inkspirational (#366) Word – Rain; If You Give aContinue reading “Happy Dance – Enjoying the Rain”

You Make Me Smile

Hi again!  Further to the deadline catch-up, I have another card for you.  So glad I am feeling better… Design Team Time for Facebook’s Case-ing Tuesday (#562).  Where we select cards from the Catalogs and remake them as we are inspired.  Today’s inspiration can be found on page 68 of the Jan – Apr MiniContinue reading “You Make Me Smile”

The Open Sea – Ahoy!

Design Team Time for Hand Stamp Sentiments (#487), a color board and Atlantic Hearts (#679), a sketch which I turned into an A2 portrait format from a square layout. My design choices were influenced by: The Male Room (#209) for Transport; Cupcake Inspirations (#636) with a Travel theme and sharing with Krafty Chicks (#817) forContinue reading “The Open Sea – Ahoy!”

Awesomely Artistic – Hello

Welcome back!  Wishing you a wonderful weekend and hoping you find some time to be creative… Today, I am playing with the Double Trouble (#214) 3-2-1 Recipe featuring 3 Patterned Papers, 2 Primary Colors and 1 Image with a Twist to add a Flying element and to partner with Try A Sketch On Tuesday (#693).Continue reading “Awesomely Artistic – Hello”

Wonderful Floral Cascade

Welcome back!  April Showers bring forth Flowers and so many challenges have this theme…Let’s play! Starting with Love Those Pretty Papers (#2604) choosing to fussy-cut floral patterned papers and Inspiration Station (#84) for the Spring Floral Photo. Adding: Four Seasons (#2604) picking up on the yellow and purple coloring and Triple B (#2604) selecting Blooms.Continue reading “Wonderful Floral Cascade”

Balloon Adventures – Party On!

Hello there!  Time to introduce you to the Atlantic Hearts (#678) Sketch. My design choices were influenced by: Inspired By (#384) for the Balloon theme picking up the Pink and Purple colors; the Color Dare (#699) specific palette and creating a Birthday card for As You See It (#370) as this is the type ofContinue reading “Balloon Adventures – Party On!”

Vintage Postage – Thinking of You

Welcome back!  Catching a few deadlines today… Clean and Simple for Addicted to CAS (#306) with a Postage theme and AAA Cards (#312) to CASE a card created by Jane Taylor. Design influences: Festive Friday (#207) with a Stationary theme and selecting several elements from the list and choosing the neutral colors from the JustContinue reading “Vintage Postage – Thinking of You”

Moon Lake – The Best Day

Design Time: Cardz 4 Guyz (#385) for a clean and simple styled card choosing the Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#561) sketch. Design influences: Farm Quest (#82) for a Pond scene; Time Out (#311) Pick Two: Trees and Earth; with the colors suggested by Facebook SU! Colours (#2604). Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adheredContinue reading “Moon Lake – The Best Day”

Song Sung Blue – Monochromatic Floral Card

Welcome back!  A brand-new week.  The start of more creativity… The challenges: Can You Handle the Pressure (#260411) for a Blue-on-Blue embossing twist which I tied into Little Red Wagon (#854) That Song for “Song Sung Blue”. Design choices were influenced by: Just Us Girls (#819) – Spring Flowers and Tic Tac Toe (#290) diagonalContinue reading “Song Sung Blue – Monochromatic Floral Card”