Memorable Blooms – Celebrate

Welcome back!  A Wednesday deadline…where did the time go?    As You See It (#341) has one of my favorite challenges – a recipe.  You have to hit all the marks and I hope I did it justice. I matched it up with the Sketch Saturday (#769) layout. Here is the result: Steps: All elementsContinue reading “Memorable Blooms – Celebrate”

Happy Birthday – Celebration

Time again for Facebook Case-ing Tuesday, where we CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) cards found within Stampin’ Up!’s current catalogs.  Today?  The card can be found on the front cover of the Jan – Apr Mini Catalog.  But guess what!  This is the 500th CASE CARD Design that we have created.  What fun!!      So,Continue reading “Happy Birthday – Celebration”

Floral Heart – Happy Thoughts

One more card for you today… Playing with the Inspired By (#322) Puffy Hearts theme: Creating Puff using a Floral Fabric and the Heart Design. I am also sharing with Park Hopping (February) for their Heart Valentine theme and Can You Handle The Pressure (#73) with the Optional Letter “F” Twist for Fabric. Here isContinue reading “Floral Heart – Happy Thoughts”

Anniversary – Love

Welcome back!  I have a sweet little love card for you today. Over at Facebook’s Colour INKspirations (#180) the colors were a bit challenging, but I was inspired by the Make My Monday (#244) Gnome theme.  As mentioned in the past, I do not have any Gnome stamp sets, so I perused Pinterest for anContinue reading “Anniversary – Love”

Blossoms & Wings – Hello

Welcome back!  Already Wednesday…time just goes on by. I have combined several challenges today.  Inspiration Station (#70) with such a lovely photo including blossoms & wings; Double Trouble (#184) 3-2-1 Recipe including patterned papers, shapes, an image/sentiment and an option to include a heart; Shopping Our Stash (#540) to use bits and pieces found onContinue reading “Blossoms & Wings – Hello”

Everyday Greetings – Love You

Sneaking in another CAS (clean and simple) card for you. Playing with Just Us Girls (#760) where we are challenged to CASE a Design Team Member’s card.  I selected Carol Mayne’s masculine card with sneakers flipping her layout and swapping blue for red. Additional influences: Inspired By (#321) for the colors, red, white and grayContinue reading “Everyday Greetings – Love You”

Simply Said – Happy Birthday

A quiet day for me and an opportunity to create another card. This time I am inspired by the Just Add Ink (#735) color suggestions – Black, White, a pop of color and some Gold.  Over at Just Us Girls (#759), this week we are challenged to use Stencils.  I selected two from the retiredContinue reading “Simply Said – Happy Birthday”

Happy Hibiscus – Thanks

Welcome back!  A quick little card for you today… Playing with the Just Us Girls (#758) Mood Board and choosing the colors: Poppy Parade, Smoky Slate, Pebbled Path and Crushed Curry for the Red, Light Gray, Darker Gray and Dark Cream colors and moving away from the winter theme (as it is too darn coldContinue reading “Happy Hibiscus – Thanks”

Winter Deer – Celebrate

Welcome back!  A new assignment:  I have been invited to be a guest designer with The Card Concept team for the next several months. What fun! Lots of great inspiration from all the team members. Please check them out. Our January theme is Winter Solstice and my card is a monochromatic clean and simple interpretation.Continue reading “Winter Deer – Celebrate”

Jolly Gingerbread – From Our House

Welcome back!  Catching up on a few challenges that I didn’t have time for during the Christmas week.  Ho, Ho, Ho! Design Team: Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#492) where we CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) cards found within Stampin’ Up!’s current catalogs.  Last week’s card can be found on page 47 of the Sep – DecContinue reading “Jolly Gingerbread – From Our House”