Summer Sweets

Welcome back!  The temperature today is pushing 90 degrees.  Not sure about you, but I think I would prefer Iced Cream over Iced Donuts or Iced Cupcakes if I have a choice… That said, I am creating this card for Inspired By (#243) and TGIF (#426) using the retired Cool Treats stamp set. Here isContinue reading “Summer Sweets”

A Flirty Flamingo having Fun on Wheels

A bright fun card for you this afternoon… Playing with Time Out (#240) for a humorous sporty theme; TGIF (#425) to include a flip element for a fun fold, so sharing with Creative Creases (#59) and choosing the suggested Creative Colours (#94). I picked the current sketch over at the share-only Paper Craft Crew siteContinue reading “A Flirty Flamingo having Fun on Wheels”

Painted With Love…

And I am off for a few days of R&R.  I have run out of time and will miss a few challenges but thought I would get this last card in the books…aka the blog! Starting with the TGIF (#424) sketch and the Global Design Project (#397) colors, I decided to add the sweet littleContinue reading “Painted With Love…”

Translucent Florals – Happy Birthday

Welcome back!  Something new came in the post today… A sneak peek of an upcoming stamp set: Translucent Florals.  I will be attending a creative get-away later this month and this is the stamp set we will be using. I just had to give it some ink!  I selected the colors over at TGIF (#423)Continue reading “Translucent Florals – Happy Birthday”

Off to the Sea to Swim with the Fish

Welcome back! Thursday and a few challenges that are pending…how does that happen?  Never enough time in the day to get everything you want/need to get done. Over at TGIF (#422) the challenge is what would you do with a Navy background?  Me?  I went to the Sea.  Over at Tic Tac Toe (#210), IContinue reading “Off to the Sea to Swim with the Fish”

Lighting the Way – Father’s Day Card

Welcome back! Another quick little CAS (Clean and Simple) card for a few more challenges.  Let the fun continue. Paper Players (#641) CAS Single Image; Krafty Chicks (#664) CAS Anything Goes; and TGIF (#421) for a Masculine themed card. Here is the result: Steps: The Lantern was popped up over the Lemon Lolly colored circleContinue reading “Lighting the Way – Father’s Day Card”

Painted Florals – Hello

Got any weekend plans?  Here, in town, we have a huge Art Show – Artisphere.  This is a favorite of ours and we will be going. Getting ahead on a few challenges to free up my day… Playing with the Paper Craft Crew (#517) Tic Tac Toe Board using the colors suggested by Color HuesContinue reading “Painted Florals – Hello”

Birthday Celebration – Circle Sayings

A couple of other deadlines.  Let’s have some fun! Playing with TGIF (#419); Facebook Stampin’ Through The Catalog (Circle Sayings); Happy Little Stampers (Birthday) and Sketch Saturday (#725) to bring it all together. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch.  The Circle was popped upContinue reading “Birthday Celebration – Circle Sayings”

Blue Heart – Thank you

Welcome back!  It is already Thursday, and the week is quick coming to an end… Today, I am playing with Festive Friday (#132) and The Male Room (#173) opting for the TGIF (#416) sketch. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch and the Sentiment TagContinue reading “Blue Heart – Thank you”

Setting Sail into the Sunshine

Tuesday!  Design Team Challenge for Facebook Case-ing Tuesday Sketches (#403). Where we recreate and/or CASE (copy and selectively edit) the chosen Catalog sample card of the week. I picked the colors suggested by TGIF (#415) and the word of the week from Just Us Girls (#674) to create my design. Here is the result: Steps:Continue reading “Setting Sail into the Sunshine”