Off to the Sea to Swim with the Fish

Welcome back! Thursday and a few challenges that are pending…how does that happen?  Never enough time in the day to get everything you want/need to get done. Over at TGIF (#422) the challenge is what would you do with a Navy background?  Me?  I went to the Sea.  Over at Tic Tac Toe (#210), IContinue reading “Off to the Sea to Swim with the Fish”

Earthen Textures – Appreciated and Celebrated

Tuesday!  Design Team Challenges for Cardz 4 Guyz (#323) and Facebook Case-ing Tuesdays (#410) showcasing the wonderful Earthen Textures Stamp Set and Dies Bundle.  I chose a vertical or portrait style card to better suit my choices. Inspiration for the card design came from: Double Trouble (#139) partnering with Festive Friday (#135) and choosing theContinue reading “Earthen Textures – Appreciated and Celebrated”

Sock Monkey – Baby Boy Blue

A brand-new week!  Welcome back. Over at Just Add Ink (#653) I chose Baby and Banner.  Tying into Tic Tac Toe (#209) adding Any Shape and Plaid.  My Shape – a Sock Monkey, my Colors – Blue and Aqua from the Just Us Girls (#680) Mood Board.  Bringing it all together, the Inspire Create (#143)Continue reading “Sock Monkey – Baby Boy Blue”

Free Styling – Birthday Wishes

Tuesday!  A Design Team Challenge for Cardz 4 Guyz (#322) – National Bike Month Pi-Pedals. I chose several challenges to help me create this card: Tic Tac Toe (#208) for the Masculine theme, a Square Shape and picking the color Blue for the Free Space based on Colorful Options (May) color choice; Seize the BirthdayContinue reading “Free Styling – Birthday Wishes”

Christmas Joy – Festival of Trees

There are several blog sites that promote getting ready for Christmas early.  Today, that is what I am doing… Welcome back!  Happy Sunday everyone. Challenges: Jingle Belles Rocks Tic Tac Toe Board; Happy Little Stampers (May); Krafty Chicks (#663); Creative Colour (#88) for the colors chosen; and Tuesday Morning (#706) for the sketch that bringsContinue reading “Christmas Joy – Festival of Trees”

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”

A Classic – You’re the Best

Welcome back!  A few deadlines are on the horizon… Playing with Less Is More (#482); Inkspirational (#289); and using the colors suggested by Color Dare (#546) in their Tic Tac Toe Board. Here is the result: Steps: The completed panel was adhered to the card base and the sentiment label was added A clean andContinue reading “A Classic – You’re the Best”

Birthday Wishes – Happy 12th

My Grand-Nephew is 12.  How did that happen?  Time just flies on by… Another Black and White themed card. Today’s challenges:  Festive Friday (#133); Tic Tac Toe (#207); Sunday Stamps (#308); and another color pick for the Facebook SU! Colour choice for May. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the cardContinue reading “Birthday Wishes – Happy 12th”

Helping Me Grow – Friend

Still catching up…always takes some time to get back into the groove when you take a break. Several Challenges: Just Add Ink (#651) for the color and floral inspiration; Retro Rubber (#206) for the choices; Happy Little Stampers – Stencils and Watercolor; The Flower Challenge (#80) as I opted for Flowers instead of Teacups; andContinue reading “Helping Me Grow – Friend”

Fab Family Outing – Mom’s Birthday Present

Happy Sunday!  Hoping you will have some time to be creative today. First up…Tic Tac Toe (#205) Board Diagonal: Cute, Family, Coloring; Choosing Stampin’ Blends Alcohol Markers for Seize the Birthday (#259) and the Creative Colour (#85) colors with the flipped Freshly Made (#582) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: A cute family scene…a greatContinue reading “Fab Family Outing – Mom’s Birthday Present”