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: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Basic White cardstock.Continue 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: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Berry Burst cardstock. Background Panel: (4” x 5¼”) BasicContinue 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: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Basic White cardstock. Background Panel: (4” x 5¼”)Continue 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”

And They Came 2 x 2 – Count Me In

Welcome back!  What a busy week.  Glad to have some time to play but those darn deadlines keep creeping up… So today, I was inspired by Paper Players (#634) for the theme; Color Dare (#541) for the colors chosen; TGIF (#414) for the materials used; and bringing it all together the current sketch layout atContinue reading “And They Came 2 x 2 – Count Me In”

Magical World – Magical You!

Hi!  One last deadline for today….TGIF (#412). Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Basic Gray cardstock. The panel was colored with Daffodil Delight, Regal Rose (R), Highland Heather and Coastal Cabana inks applied with Blending Brushes in a diagonal pattern. The sentiment, You make the world a betterContinue reading “Magical World – Magical You!”

Spring Rainbow Stripes & Pennants – Celebrating You.

Welcome back!  It is Tuesday…let’s play… A few challenges are running with a similar theme: Can You Handle the Pressure (#27), Just Us Girls (#670) and Shopping Our Stash (#492).  I chose a more muted or softer Rainbow Palette, so I am adding the card to Make My Monday (#196) and bringing it all together,Continue reading “Spring Rainbow Stripes & Pennants – Celebrating You.”

Perfectly Penned – Celebrate Today

What a glorious day today – perfect for celebrating!  I hope you are having a lovely day, too. A whole lot of inspiration contributed to the making of this card… Double Trouble (#132) celebrating Creative Creases (#52) on their two year anniversary and looking for a Fancy Fold and some Spring Flowers; Retro Rubber (#201)Continue reading “Perfectly Penned – Celebrate Today”

Potted Succulents – Hello

Just one more for today.  Please indulge me. Working with Freshly Made Sketches (#574) and the Colors suggested by both Color Hues (#58) and Sunday Stamps (#303) and a layered element as directed by TGIF (#409). Here is the result: Steps: Case Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Tahitian Tide cardstock. Background Panel: (5½”Continue reading “Potted Succulents – Hello”