Design Team Time – Part 2. Today I am combining the Cardz 4 Guyz (#338) Use Something New with the Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#442) Sketch. I have selected the Rock & Roll Designer Series Paper as my something new and the sketch can be found on page 65 of the January to April Mini Catalog.Continue reading “Rock & Roll – Way to Go”
Category Archives: Theme Challenges
Hometown Greetings – Season of Life
Design Team Time: For the Hand Stamped Sentiments (#429) Inspiration Board, I selected the image of the Row of Houses. I chose to keep the card clean and simple and selected the AAA Cards (#256) Sketch and the Creative Colours (#123) suggestion. There are a number of Winter themed challenges at the moment, and I amContinue reading “Hometown Greetings – Season of Life”
Merry Café – Spirited Snowmen Hugs
Welcome back! A brand-new work week and I have a fun winter card for you today. Sketch: Sunday Stamps (#326); Theme: Caffeinated Christmas Cards (#25), If You Give a Crafter a Cookie (#188) and Inspired By (#270) for both theme and colors. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card baseContinue reading “Merry Café – Spirited Snowmen Hugs”
Sunny Days – Happy Birthday
My first post as a 2024 Guest Designer with Paper Players (#671). The theme is Cheers to the Years. Yesterday was my own Birthday and I am certainly cheering to the years! I am also starting the year off with Stampin’ Up’s Simple Stamping challenge to use just Stamps, Paper, Ink and adding an itemContinue reading “Sunny Days – Happy Birthday”
Lifetime of Love – Beautiful Friendship
Welcome back! Hope you are having a lovely start to the weekend. Studio time and playing with the Freshly Made (#617) Sketch along with the Facebook Colour INKspiration (#157) Selection and sharing with Ellibelle’s Crafty Wednesday (January) and Love to Craft (#78) for their Anything Goes theme. Here is the result: Steps: All elements wereContinue reading “Lifetime of Love – Beautiful Friendship”
Dear Friend – Winter Deer
Welcome back! It has been a minute. I have had a busy first week of the new year, but I am catching up today. Firstly, I am creating a card for the Facebook Case-ing Tuesday challenge (#441). The last sample card from the September – December Mini Catalog found on page 73. I flipped itContinue reading “Dear Friend – Winter Deer”
Notes of Nature – Hello
Welcome back! I have the honor of being selected as a Guest Designer for Double Trouble for the month of January. What fun to start the new year off as a Crazy Cousin! Double Trouble (#156) asks for a background that is either Loud, Bold & Bright or Calm, Soft & Pastel to match ourContinue reading “Notes of Nature – Hello”
A Christmas Classic – Handcrafted Ornaments
Do you keep your tree up until Epiphany or have you taken it down and packed all the ornaments? One last holiday card…then it is on to 2024! Playing with the Facebook Stampin’ Up Color (December) picks and I chose the CC&S514 sketch for the CAS Colours & Sketches (#527) layout seasonal remake. Here isContinue reading “A Christmas Classic – Handcrafted Ornaments”
Elemental Thanks
Welcome back! Creating the after the holiday thank you cards for those special persons. Inspired by the Freshly Made (#616) Sketch and Krafty Chicks (#696) All Occasions. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch. The Focal Panel was popped up with Dimensionals. A very elegantContinue reading “Elemental Thanks”
Holiday Cheer
Welcome back! Are you enjoying the Holiday week? I certainly hope so. Today I am playing with TGIF (#452) to use Christmas Scraps, Just Add Ink (#684) to use the colors Red, Green and Gold, and the Atlantic Hearts (#557) Sketch. I am also playing with Double Trouble (#155) asking for Die-Cut Elements and Embellishments as theyContinue reading “Holiday Cheer”