Celebrate – Wanted To Say

Welcome back!  Friday already… Studio time with: Atlantic Hearts (#632) for the Sketch; Tic Tac Toe (#272) for center line featuring Layers, Floral, and No Stamping as my FREE Space; Just Us Girls (#778) featuring Dies and Layers. Additional influences: Krafty Chicks (#771) Birthdays and Heart’s Quest Celebration of Love (#202506) as this card canContinue reading “Celebrate – Wanted To Say”

Spring Corners – Thank You

Welcome to my Studio offerings!  Back in the clean and simple groove with a pretty little thank you card… The challenges: CAS on Friday (#310) adding an embossed element; The Flower Challenge (#103) to also do some embossing; Color Dare (#653) with a purple and aqua duo; and bringing it all together, the Stampin’ Up!Continue reading “Spring Corners – Thank You”

Love You – Layered Thoughts

Welcome back!  Happy Wednesday.  Sneaking in a card between today’s Class Prep. Inspired By (#338) is featuring Lady Bugs and a cute Sketch and Facebook’s Stampin’ Through The Catalog is featuring the Layered Thoughts stamp set this week.  What fun! I am sharing this card with Heart’s Quest (#74) as my Love theme includes aContinue reading “Love You – Layered Thoughts”

Simply Said – Let’s Celebrate

Design Time: Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#515) Sketch. Today?  The card can be found on page 41 of the May 2025 – Apr 2026 Annual Catalog. The card sample was far too fussy for me, so I stripped it down to the essential elements choosing the Creative Colour (#196) Palette and a detailed piece of patternedContinue reading “Simply Said – Let’s Celebrate”

Celebratory Sips – Happy Birthday

Welcome back!  Monday and the start of a brand-new week.  A week full of possibilities… Some fun challenges about: AAA Birthday (#74) with no actual stamping; TGIF (#527) using the Celebratory Sips product line; Inspire Create (#194) looking for a Window or two; and the Just Add Ink (#753) Sketch which is ideal for windows.Continue reading “Celebratory Sips – Happy Birthday”

Summer is Calling – Boho Beach

Welcome back!  Happy Sunday.  Hoping you find some time to be creative… Today I am playing with a few challenges: Double Trouble (#192) Sun Fun and the 3-2-1 Recipe and Twist partnering with the Try a Sketch on Tuesday (#671) Layout which I flipped. Influences: Four Seasons (June), the first of the Summer trio andContinue reading “Summer is Calling – Boho Beach”

Under the Sea – Thanks

Welcome back!  Happy Saturday… Sometimes you just have to take a dive into your treasures…and that is what I did for this card. Over at The Male Room (#198), the theme is Under the Sea, and I selected the Freshly Made (#688) Sketch to bring my idea(s) together. Here is the result: Steps: All elementsContinue reading “Under the Sea – Thanks”

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”

Happy Birthday – Layered Thoughts

Hi again!  Another quick card…this time for a fellow. I am playing with Festive Friday (#185) for a Guy Styled card, selecting the Facebook’s Global Design Project (#498) Sketch and the Creative Colour (#195) Palette of distinctly masculine colors. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble theContinue reading “Happy Birthday – Layered Thoughts”

Nests of Winter – Thinking of You

Welcome back! How can it already be Thursday… A quiet and reflective winter card for Farm Quest Country Christmas (#20) showcasing LeAnne’s Paper Players (#739) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base.  A swirl of Linen Thread was set behind the Banner which was popped up with Dimensionals.Continue reading “Nests of Winter – Thinking of You”