Celebrating You!

A few deadlines have snuck up on me…so, let’s get them done. Use Your Stuff (#487) Hearts theme and Cupcake Inspirations (#572) for a Red, White and Blue color combination. I selected the Try Stampin’ On Tuesdays (#613) sketch with the Celebration option and chose the tools and technique suggested by Just Add Ink (#660)Continue reading “Celebrating You!”

My Beach – Waterfront Sunshine

Welcome back!  Friday already…the trip to the beach is winding down… Not really, but I am inspired by the Paper Players (#647) theme and creating with the Tuesday Morning (#714) sketch.  Enjoy! Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch and a bit of retired BumbleContinue reading “My Beach – Waterfront Sunshine”

Sending Loving Thoughts – Rosy Ranunculus

Welcome back!  Class is finished for today and I have a bit of play time… Working with The Flower Challenge (#82) for a Floral CAS (clean and simple) card and the Inspired By (#244) Inspiration Photo.  I chose the central line from Tic Tac Toe (#215) Pink, Encouragement and Square so that I could incorporateContinue reading “Sending Loving Thoughts – Rosy Ranunculus”

Just A Note

Welcome back!  It is Tuesday and time again for the Facebook Case-ing Tuesday Challenge.  This is a challenge that is set up to CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) a Sample Card that is found within the pages of Stampin’ Up! Catalogs.  Today, for challenge (#415), the card sample can be found on page 41.  AContinue reading “Just A Note”

Beautiful Butterfly

Another opportunity to play in the Studio. The Challenges: Can You Handle The Pressure (#34) with an optional Butterfly theme; Color Dare (#554) Tic Tac Toe color option – Peach, Pine and Seabrook (or Stampin’ Up! equivalents); with the Tuesday Morning (#713) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the cardContinue reading “Beautiful Butterfly”

Garden Rainbow – Hello

Welcome back!  I was inspired by my garden, which includes a kaleidoscope of color, for today’s card. Playing with the Addicted to CAS (#240) for the color suggestion; Inkspirational (#292) for the texture; and selecting the current sketch presented by Paper Player (#646). Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the cardContinue reading “Garden Rainbow – Hello”

Gorgeous Garden Rose – Hello

Are you a fan of color?  If so, you must check out the Facebook Color INKspiration challenges.  Something always exciting over there. I have the pleasure of being a guest designer for Colour INKSpiration Challenge #146.  Take a look at those Lucious colors! I chose to do a wet-on-wet watercolor treatment to create depth andContinue reading “Gorgeous Garden Rose – Hello”

Postcard From the Beach – With Love, Just Because I am Thinking of You

Design Time at Cardz 4 Guyz (#325) and the challenge this fortnight?  A CAS (clean and simple) card. If fact there are quite a few CAS challenges about at the moment and a few with a similar theme…so, here is what I was inspired by: Tic Tac Toe (#214); Just Us Girls (#685); AAA CardsContinue reading “Postcard From the Beach – With Love, Just Because I am Thinking of You”

Seashells, She Collects Seashells

Design Time at Hand Stamped Sentiments (#417) and the Mood Board has plenty of options for inspiration.  I selected the Seashell image. Summer is here and there a several challenges with a beachy theme so I will try to capture the essence of each with a clean and simple card for Less Is More (#486)Continue reading “Seashells, She Collects Seashells”

Oh, Happy Day

Welcome back!  It’s Sunday…how does that happen?  Almost the end of the weekend again… Getting a chance to play and working towards another deadline.  Over at Just Add Ink (#658) we are tasked to choose two.  I opted for Scraps & Sequins.  I picked the Atlantic Hearts (#530) Sketch, the Peach tones suggested by ColorfulContinue reading “Oh, Happy Day”