Changing Leaves – Thinking of You

Design Team Time: This round at Cardz 4 Guyz (#356), the challenge is to use Embossing Techniques – Wet, Dry or both and at Hand Stamped Sentiments (#447), we are given a Hello Fall Mood Board for inspiration.  I chose to combine the two. I chose the Sketch Saturday (#759) layout flipped to the verticalContinue reading “Changing Leaves – Thinking of You”

Vintage Birds – Thanks For Being You

Welcome to Sunday and the newest Paper Players (#707) challenge.  This week, Ann has chosen CAS (clean and simple) as our style with a Nature theme. Additional inspiration for design elements were influenced by both Festive Friday (#168) and Tic Tac Toe (#256) to dress up my card a little bit. Here is the result:Continue reading “Vintage Birds – Thanks For Being You”

Day At The Farm – Hey, Chick

Hi again!  Chasing a deadline…and having a little fun… Over at Farm Quest (#59), the challenge is to create with “R” Farm or Forest Animals and I chose Rooster(s). Over at Alphabet the current Letter is “L” for Landscape and over at Shopping Our Stash (#530), we need to confess a crafting weakness…and mine isContinue reading “Day At The Farm – Hey, Chick”

Wild Ferns – Thinking of You

Welcome back!  Friday – Yikes!  How did that happen?  Hoping you have some wonderful plans for your weekend. It was a busy day and I am just getting a chance to play.  Loving the color combo suggested by the Facebook Colour INKspirations (#172) this round. I opted to use the Stampin’ Up! Sketch Template #10Continue reading “Wild Ferns – Thinking of You”

Leaf Fall – Thank You

Design Time: This round at Hand Stamped Sentiments (#446) we have a sketch.  It presents as a Slim Line but I chose to create an A2 card. My design choices were influenced by several similar themed challenges.  Sunday Stamps (#343) Inspiration Photo and Colors; Can You Handle The Pressure (#62) Twist – Leaves; Four SeasonsContinue reading “Leaf Fall – Thank You”

Mid Century Modern – Birthday

Hi again!  I needed a guy card.  Do you have trouble creating cards for guys?  I find that simple shapes and earthy colors are ideal to work with. I selected to create a Retro style birthday card for Seize The Birthday (#290) in a loose Frank Lloyd Wright interpretation of his famous window designs. IncorporatingContinue reading “Mid Century Modern – Birthday”

Hey – Happiest Day

Hi again!  One more card for you today.  In my favorite clean and simple style. So, over at Inkspirational (#322), they have this really cool Mood Board.  My take-aways were the colors and the suggested Shapes along with an Ombre effect. To complete my idea, I chose to use Stencils for Just Us Girls (#741)Continue reading “Hey – Happiest Day”

Love & Affection – Sending a Smile

Welcome back!  So happy you came for a visit. A few deadlines: Double Trouble (#172) partnering with If You Give a Crafter a Cookie (#195) for a “Be Happy” theme and Color Dare (#612) Tic Tac Toe Board choices and I picked my favorites from the center vertical line.  All three, bright and happy. InContinue reading “Love & Affection – Sending a Smile”

Lovely & Sweet – Floral Congratulations

Hi!  I have a fun floral summer congrats card for you today.  I must say I really struggled with coming up with a plan for each of these challenges. After a good long think and another cup of coffee…here is what I made. Over at Just add Ink (#714), a lovely set of bright colors…butContinue reading “Lovely & Sweet – Floral Congratulations”

Delicate Forest – Best Birthday Wishes

Design Team time: Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#473).  The weekly Catalog CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) of cards found within Stampin’ Up!’s current catalogs.  The card today?  Found on page 127 of the Annual Catalog.   We invite you to re-create it any way you like. Keeping the layout pretty much the same, I chose to playContinue reading “Delicate Forest – Best Birthday Wishes”