Happy Birthday Tweets To You

Welcome back!  Did you have a nice Thanksgiving Day?  We enjoyed our company and our dinner. Back in the Studio…and playing with AAA Birthday Card (#79) with a Musical component and the Facebook SU! Colour (November) suggestion. Here is the result: Steps: And that’s all folks!  Clean and simple, bright and fun with the groupContinue reading “Happy Birthday Tweets To You”

Winter Whisper – Thinking of You

Welcome back!  Happy Thanksgiving.  Did you watch the Parade?  I cannot believe that Christmas is less than a month away. Now that the Parade is finished, I took the opportunity to dive back into the Studio. My happy place!  The challenges: Paper Players (#765) for the Sketch; Inspire Create (#206) for the Monochromatic Color scheme;Continue reading “Winter Whisper – Thinking of You”

Sweet Apples – Rustic Centerpiece

Welcome back!  Happy Wednesday.  Are you ready for your Thanksgiving celebrations? I have a quick (a very quick) clean and simple card for you today.  Playing with the As You See It (#361) Speed Challenge with an Apple theme.  Can you create a card in less than 10 minutes?  How long do you think itContinue reading “Sweet Apples – Rustic Centerpiece”

Gift of Joy – Rustic Christmas

Design Time: For the Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#540) Sketch.  Today’s card can be found on page 39 of the September 2025 – December 2026 Mini Catalog.  Switching from a Fall theme to a Christmas theme. CASE: (Copy and Steal Everything) Making it the same; (Copy and Slightly Edit) Almost the same with a little variation;Continue reading “Gift of Joy – Rustic Christmas”

Nests of Winter – Very Merry

Design Team Time: This round at Hand Stamped Sentiments (#477), we have a wonderful Mood Board full of iconic Holiday images, and I opted for the Cardinals and the Plaid.  Merry Christmas! My design choices were influenced by: Inkspirational (#355) with their Holiday Tag Motif which led to the Sunday Stamps (#374) Sketch that includesContinue reading “Nests of Winter – Very Merry”

Joyful Tidings – Nests of Winter

Welcome back!  A brand-new week and we are off to a flying start. The challenges: Little Red Wagon (#834) with a Let’s Fly theme and choosing to CASE (copy and selectively edit) Cordula De’s card for the Facebook’s Global Design Project (#524) for the general layout. Picking up lines from the current Tic Tac ToeContinue reading “Joyful Tidings – Nests of Winter”

Gift of Joy – Festival of Trees

Welcome back!  Happy Sunday.  Chasing a few deadlines… Playing with Double Trouble (#204) and the 3-2-1 Recipe (3 Colors, 2 Images and 1 Slimline styled card) with a “T” Twist (Trees) and partnering with Try Stamping on Tuesday (#683) for the Sketch. I selected Facebook’s Colour INKspiration (#199) colors and tying in with the Stampin’Continue reading “Gift of Joy – Festival of Trees”

Amber Autumn – Thanks

Welcome back!  Here’s to hoping you have some time to be creative this weekend. I am playing with: Make My Monday (#265) with a thankful theme and creating a Thank You card within 30 minutes for Shopping Our Stash (#561); choosing Fall Colors for Color Throwdown (#845) and Double D (#111925); using Dies for JustContinue reading “Amber Autumn – Thanks”

Christmas Magic – Joyful Tidings

Welcome back!  I had some fun creating this card…but it took me some time to find all the pieces… I am playing with the TGIF (#551) Sketch; choosing to add a few elements suggested by Time Out (#302), Nature (Snowflakes), Sparkle and White; the Color Hues (#122) palette of Teal and Silver; and sharing withContinue reading “Christmas Magic – Joyful Tidings”

Festive Christmas

Welcome back! It has been a busy day and I am just getting a chance to get this card we made in class today posted. Design influences: Ellibelle’s I Spy (#32) Something Festive; choosing the Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#539) Sketch; picking up the Cupcake Inspirations (#631) colors of Maroon and Gold and sharing with ColorfulContinue reading “Festive Christmas”