Good Things – The Right Words

Design Team Time for both The Card Concept (#224) Inspiration Board and I chose the colors and pairing it with the Atlantic Hearts (#668) Sketch.  My design choices were influenced by Time Out (#306) to Pick Two – Aperture and Twine and Make My Monday (#271) to use Dies. Creating a clean, layered and graphicContinue reading “Good Things – The Right Words”

Sending Love – Friendly Foliage

Welcome back!  Design Team Time for the Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#551) Sketch, found on page 34, with which I took a few liberties with element placements. My choices were influenced by the Inspire Create (#209) Love theme and the Just Add Ink (#778) Colors, of which you had to use a minimum of three. SharingContinue reading “Sending Love – Friendly Foliage”

Bird’s Eye View – You’re The Best

Welcome back!  Chasing a few deadlines…and having some fun… I am playing with the Retro Rubber (#264) Sketch and turned it into a Gate Fold card for Creative Creases (#111). Design influences: Cupcake Inspiration (#633) for the Color Palette and choosing the Whimsical Bird for Critter Crazy (#107). Here is the result: Steps: All elementsContinue reading “Bird’s Eye View – You’re The Best”

Coffee & Chocolate – Nothing’s Better Than…

Welcome back!  How I roll in the Studio… I am playing with Just Us Girls (#808) to CASE (copy and selectively edit) a card from one of the Design Team members.  Today I selected Lisa Elton’s card which I flipped to the vertical position. Additional Influences: Inspired By (#373) with a Hot Drink theme, theContinue reading “Coffee & Chocolate – Nothing’s Better Than…”

So Happy For You – Fragrant Layers

Hi again! Design Team Time for the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge (#667).  Lots of lovely layers… My design choices were influenced by Little Red Wagon (#843) for a Neutral Palette and Moving Along With The Times (#186) to create with Florals. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base toContinue reading “So Happy For You – Fragrant Layers”

A Study in Blue – Friendly Foliage

Hi again!  Those challenge deadlines come up quick, so double duty today. Color Hues (#125) is featuring Blue and White this round and Inkspirational (#359) has a Shades of Blue Overlapping Squares inspiration photo. I brought these two together with the Jaydee’s Paper Players (#770) Sketch.  Choosing A2 over Slimline and overlapping four shapes inContinue reading “A Study in Blue – Friendly Foliage”

Gears & Textures – To a Great Guy

Welcome back!  I am experimenting today…so let’s see what happened. I am playing with Just Us Girls (#807) to use Stencils for an Anything Goes theme; TGIF (#561) to use Embossing Powders; and sharing my design with Time Out (#305) for their Techniques theme (Stenciling, Embossing, Die Cutting). Here is the result: Steps: I thinkContinue reading “Gears & Textures – To a Great Guy”

Nature’s Symphony – To a Great Guy

Design Time: For the Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#545) Sketch.  Today’s card can be found on page 17 of the September 2025 – December 2026 Mini Catalog.  This is the last one.  Next Week – January 2026 – April 2026 Mini Catalog. CASE: (Copy and Steal Everything) Making it the same; (Copy and Slightly Edit) AlmostContinue reading “Nature’s Symphony – To a Great Guy”

Swirled Designs – Celebrate Note Card Set

Welcome back!  A few clean and simple cards for you today… Over at TGIF (#553), the brief is to create a set of cards.  I wanted something fun and easy to duplicate and chose Coastal Cabana and Azure Afternoon from Color Dare (#679) to play with. Here is the result: Steps: The Stars were adheredContinue reading “Swirled Designs – Celebrate Note Card Set”

Sweet Apples – Rustic Centerpiece

Welcome back!  Happy Wednesday.  Are you ready for your Thanksgiving celebrations? I have a quick (a very quick) clean and simple card for you today.  Playing with the As You See It (#361) Speed Challenge with an Apple theme.  Can you create a card in less than 10 minutes?  How long do you think itContinue reading “Sweet Apples – Rustic Centerpiece”