Ducky Love from the Flock

Welcome back!  It’s Friday!  Got plans? Just feeling the Country look of happy yellow gingham for today’s card. Make My Monday (#250) has a Things with Wings theme, and I chose the cute Duck Family from Fable Friends; Inspiration Station (#72) has a Mother Love inspiration photo as a prompt. I chose the Try AContinue reading “Ducky Love from the Flock”

Textured Botanicals – Happy Birthday

Welcome back!  A new day and a few new challenges…and the end of the month. Both Just Us Girls (#772) and Seize The Birthday (#304) have technique challenges to use Stencils. Over at Addicted to Stamps & More (#491), we are challenged to Make Our Mark, and I am making mine with a few self-madeContinue reading “Textured Botanicals – Happy Birthday”

Lily Pond – Friendly Thoughts

Design Team Time: This round at Cardz 4 Guyz (#371), the theme is “Water”, a body of water, and I chose a Pond. My choices were influenced by Retro Rubber (#253), and the Tic Tac Toe Board Line: Green; Die Cut(s); and Stitching and Claire’s Paper Players (#735) Sketch.  I am also sharing this cardContinue reading “Lily Pond – Friendly Thoughts”

Spring Tulips for Mother’s Day

Design Team Time: This round at Hand Stamped Sentiments (#462), we have a pretty floral Inspiration Board, and I opted for the Tulips. I was influenced by the Double Trouble (#190) 3-2-1 Recipe: Three Layers (I have 5); Two Colors (Purple Pink and Green); and One Patterned Background Paper (Purple Pink Bokeh) with the FloralContinue reading “Spring Tulips for Mother’s Day”

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star…

Welcome back to a brand-new week! A clean and simple card for Addicted To CAS (#281) with a theme featuring Stars along with the Color Hues (#108) Palette of Lilac & Aqua and sharing with Shopping Our Stash (#546) with an Out of this World theme. Here is the result: Steps: The card front wasContinue reading “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star…”

Secret Garden – Thinking of You

A bit more creativity for this Sunday… Playing with Inkspirational (#340) for a Spring Seasonal card showcasing the Color Thrown (#831) Palette with the Freshly Made (#683) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch which I flipped to the vertical position to better showcaseContinue reading “Secret Garden – Thinking of You”

Happy Hibiscus – Best Friend Ever

Welcome back!  It’s Friday!  Hoping you will have a fantastic weekend. So, I have a lot of challenges that contributed to today’s card. Starting with Double Trouble (#189) and the 3-2-1 Recipe (Three Pastel Colors; at least two words in the Sentiment; and one – make a Slimline card) based on the Try A SketchContinue reading “Happy Hibiscus – Best Friend Ever”

Mixed Florals – You Make Me Smile

Welcome back!  A lovely Spring Floral card for you today. Let’s Play:  TGIF (#521) is looking for Pastel Polka Dots and I chose the lovely Beautiful Bokeh Designer Series Paper for my dots; Four Seasons (April) has a Spring Floral Mood Board that included Ladybugs; and bringing it all together the new Just Add InkContinue reading “Mixed Florals – You Make Me Smile”

Lots of Happy

Welcome back! A late start.  We had a great class this afternoon and now I have a bit of time to create for me… Today’s challenges: Paper Players (#734), Elizabeth is looking for a clean and simple card featuring a Bunny and I chose the Sunday Stamps (#358) Sketch with the Color Dare (#647) PaletteContinue reading “Lots of Happy”

Thankful Garden – Bright Days

Design Time: Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#509) CASE-Ing Challenge where we copy and selectively edit a card found within Stampin’ Up!’s current catalogs.  Today?  The card can be found on page 50 of the Jan – Apr Mini Catalog. I really liked the “window” aspect of the sample and chose a different shape which meant theContinue reading “Thankful Garden – Bright Days”