Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen – Tidings of Comfort & Joy

Hi!  Take a day off and the deadlines keep on rolling along… I am creating for Facebook’s  Case-ing Tuesday (#436) selection found on page 36 of the Sep-Dec Mini Catalog for this week’s sketch. My choices were influenced by TGIF (#448) to create for a favorite Holiday Song and Heart ‘s Quest (#43), who alsoContinue reading “Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen – Tidings of Comfort & Joy”

Treasured Medallion Art Card

Hi!  Who loves coloring books?  I know that I do.  I find them meditative.  This afternoon, I have a very clean and simple art card for you. Over at AAA Cards (#252), the color scheme inspired me to dig out the Treasured Medallion stamp set and my Stampin’ Blends Markers. Here is the result: Steps:Continue reading “Treasured Medallion Art Card”

Season of Chic – Happy Birthday

Welcome back!  I have the pleasure of being a guest designer for the Color Hues this round.  What fun!  The colors are Coral and Blue (#73). I selected the Just Add Ink (#672) Sketch and am playing with Paper Craft Crew’s (#537) Tic Tac Toe board, The Male Room (#178) Theme and Seize the BirthdayContinue reading “Season of Chic – Happy Birthday”

Sunset on the Serengeti – Love You

Welcome back!  A brand-new week…let’s get started. I have combined the following challenges: Shopping Our Stash (#504) Theme; Heart’s Quest (#37) Theme; Farm Quest (#35) Theme; Color Hues (#71) Colors; Freshly Made (#602) Sketch; and sharing with Critter Crazy (#78). Here is the result: Steps: A fun and colorful greeting card. Thanks for spending someContinue reading “Sunset on the Serengeti – Love You”

Bird’s Eye View – Sweet Friend

Happy Sunday!  Combining two challenges with a deadline of today… Let’s play with Color Hues (#69) and the Try Stampin’ On Tuesday (#618) sketch. Here is the result: Steps: The sentiment was popped up with Dimensionals and the Rhinestones were adhered in place. A super little greeting card to let a friend know that youContinue reading “Bird’s Eye View – Sweet Friend”

Delightfully Eclectic Floral Hello

Design Time at Hand Stamped Sentiments (#419) and this fortnight it is a Sketch. I decided that I would showcase some of the pretty paper from the new Delightfully Eclectic Designer Series Paper pack and play with the new Paper Florist Dies. I chose the color story from Color Hues (#68) and to share withContinue reading “Delightfully Eclectic Floral Hello”

Celebrating You!

A few deadlines have snuck up on me…so, let’s get them done. Use Your Stuff (#487) Hearts theme and Cupcake Inspirations (#572) for a Red, White and Blue color combination. I selected the Try Stampin’ On Tuesdays (#613) sketch with the Celebration option and chose the tools and technique suggested by Just Add Ink (#660)Continue reading “Celebrating You!”

Around the Bend is a little Daisy…

Welcome back!  Ever a fan of CAS (clean and simple) cards, today I played around with the Color Hues (#65) colors and some dies for Happy Little Stampers (June). Here is the result: Steps: I layered the elements, adhering them to the card base, showcasing the Dies and popping up the sweet little Daisy withContinue reading “Around the Bend is a little Daisy…”

Rev Up The Fun – Birthday Card

Welcome back!  Having a play with an older stamp set: Rev Up The Fun (circa 2013) for a Masculine Birthday card. A bunch of challenges inspired this card.  Make My Monday (#201) Masculine; Global Design Project (#395) Birthday; Retro Rubber (#207) Anything Goes; Color Dare (#548) for Pewter with one other color choice; Color HuesContinue reading “Rev Up The Fun – Birthday 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”