Time again for the Hand Stamped Sentiments (#499) Design Team Challenge. This round, we have a great set of colors. My design choices were influenced by The Male Room (#215) for something Geometric; AAA Birthday (#90) for Big & Bold; Seize The Birthday (#336) to add a Double Frame; and finishing it off with someContinue reading “Bold Birthday”
Category Archives: Technique Challenge
Irresistible Blooms – Happy Birthday
Welcome back! Happy Thursday…October already…WOW! Today’s line-up of challenges: Krafty Chicks (#840) Birthday; Color Dare (#721) Palette; Retro Rubber (#281) Tic Tac Toe – Left Column; and choosing the Sunday Stamps (#395) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Peaceful Pine cardstock. Distressed Accent Mat: (3¾” x 5”)Continue reading “Irresistible Blooms – Happy Birthday”
Everlasting Thanks
Welcome back! A brand-new week… Today’s challenge combination: CAS Colours & Sketches (#594) with lovely palette; AAA Cards (#324) to follow the lead of Helen with a CASE (copy and selectively edit); Addicted to Stamps & More (#526) to make my mark with coloring techniques and sharing with Color Hues (#141) for their purple andContinue reading “Everlasting Thanks”
Have A Cup On Us – Christmas Joy
Design Team Time for the Atlantic Hearts (#694) Sketch. Let’s do Christmas! Several Holiday challenges are out there… Jingle Belles (#2616) with a Tic Tac Board, and I chose the diagonal: Die/Punch, Red/Green, and Embossing Wet/Dry. Additionally, I am playing Christmas Or Not Bingo (#20) with the Letter B: Christmas, Red, Free = Green, andContinue reading “Have A Cup On Us – Christmas Joy”
Washes of Pink Florals – Amazing Friend
Design Team Time for Facebook’s Case-ing Tuesday (#575), where we select cards from the Catalogs and remake them as we are inspired. Today’s inspiration can be found on page 52 of the May – Aug 2026 Catalog. My design choices were influenced by Festive Friday (#214) for National Friendship Day and the list of choicesContinue reading “Washes of Pink Florals – Amazing Friend”
By The Dock – The Living is Easy in the Summer
Design Time: Cardz 4 Guyz (#388) with a Summer Time theme and I kept really simple! Additional influences: Inspire Create (#220) Single Layer; Krafty Chicks (#829) Clean & Simple; Colorful Options (#2607) Red, White & Blue; and Addicted to Stamps & More (#521) Make Your Mark – Coloring Technique. Here is the result: Steps: CardContinue reading “By The Dock – The Living is Easy in the Summer”
Textured Grunge – Delightful Day
Welcome back! I have a fun card with lots of elements from a variety of stamp sets. My mash up for today: Retro Rubber (#272) with a Sketch; Just Add ink (#786) looking for Polka Dots; Alphabet (Letter C) looking for Circles; Double D (#260520) looking for Splatter; and Little Red Wagon (#860) looking forContinue reading “Textured Grunge – Delightful Day”
Time for Celebration – Noel
Welcome back! Happy to find some time to visit the Studio… I am playing with Jingle Belles (#2610) for an Ombre Wonderland, choosing the Creative Colours (#242) Palette with the Paper Player (#787) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Blueberry Bushel cardstock. Accent Mat: (4⅛” x 5⅜”)Continue reading “Time for Celebration – Noel”
Nautical Seascape – Happy Father’s Day
Design Team Time for The Card Concept (#227) Inspiration Board for both theme and colors and the Atlantic Hearts (#681) Sketch choosing to combine the two. Sharing with Inspire Create (#215) using both wet and dry Embossing Techniques and Facebook’s Global Design Project (#547) Landscape theme. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” xContinue reading “Nautical Seascape – Happy Father’s Day”
Floral Spray – Special Moments
Welcome back! Wishing you a wonderful weekend and trusting that you will find some time to be creative… Today, I am playing with Double Trouble (#215) 3-2-1 Recipe featuring 3 Layers, 2 Images and 1 Dry Embossing element with a Twist to add a Flower element and to partner with Try A Sketch On TuesdayContinue reading “Floral Spray – Special Moments”
