With Love – Awesome Otters

Welcome back!  Another clean and simple card for you today… The challenges: Paper Players (#782) with a Baby Animal theme and Alphabet (Letter Z) for Zoology. Influenced by: Inspire Create (#214) to add a Water element and Heart’s Quest (#84) to add Hearts.  Here is the result: Steps: Cute, sweet and simple.  Just stamps, inkContinue reading “With Love – Awesome Otters”

Purr-haps – Cutest Crew

Welcome back!  Friday already.  How does the week go by so fast? A few challenges…Double D (#260401) is looking for something humorous, something I have very little of in my collection, but I will give it a go. Choosing the Stampin’ Up! Only (#698) Colors and the Freshly Made (#731) Sketch to bring my ideasContinue reading “Purr-haps – Cutest Crew”

Country Bunny – Happy Easter

Welcome back!  Alas, this is the last of my Guest challenges as a Crazy Cousin with the Double Trouble Family. Just want to thank the team for inviting me to participate. It has been fun! Challenge (#213) features 3 Somethings, 2 Anythings and 1 of Everything Else with a Twist to add an Easter elementContinue reading “Country Bunny – Happy Easter”

Wild About You – Zoo Babies

The Studio is back in business!  Welcome back.  Hoping you will find some time to be creative this weekend. My mash up for today: AAA Cards (#310) with a Zoo Animal theme in the clean and simple style and Color Hues (#129) with a Purple and Orange toned Marigold color scheme. Bringing my ideas together,Continue reading “Wild About You – Zoo Babies”

Otterly Awesome – Birthday Time

Welcome back!  Guest challenge number two for March as a Crazy Cousin with the Double Trouble Family. Challenge (#212) features 3 Colors (Primary and Neutral), 2 Images and 1 Sentiment with a Twist to add a Four-Legged Animal.  I have 2 Primary and 3 Neutral Colors, an image on the front and one inside, andContinue reading “Otterly Awesome – Birthday Time”

Celebrate Spring – Sending Love

Hi again!  I have a little more time today to play… The challenges: CAS on Friday (#328), a clean and simple card with a “CUTE” theme; Colorful Options (#2602) for the Pink & Purple palette; Jan’s Paper Players (#774) Sketch which suited both a clean and simple styling and using Leftover bits and pieces foundContinue reading “Celebrate Spring – Sending Love”

Nature’s Beauty – It’s Your Day

Welcome back!  I have a masculine winter birthday card for you today… Playing with the Facebook’s Global Design Project (#529) Color challenge. Design choices were influenced by: Four Seasons (#2601) Winter Animal Inspiration Board; Farm Quest (#79) Snowy Mountains; Seize The Birthday (#318) Snowflake Background; and sharing with Colorful Options (#2601) Blue & White WinterContinue reading “Nature’s Beauty – It’s Your Day”

Fun & Festive – Happy Christmas

Design Time: Cardz 4 Guyz (#381) Christmas Critter theme.  Additional challenges that informed my choices: Facebook’s SU! Colour (December) and Can You Handle The Pressure (#25DEC13) Twist of Holidays. I am also sharing this card with Critter Crazy (#105). Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base.  The sentiment wasContinue reading “Fun & Festive – Happy Christmas”

Winter Whisper – Thinking of You

Welcome back!  Happy Thanksgiving.  Did you watch the Parade?  I cannot believe that Christmas is less than a month away. Now that the Parade is finished, I took the opportunity to dive back into the Studio. My happy place!  The challenges: Paper Players (#765) for the Sketch; Inspire Create (#206) for the Monochromatic Color scheme;Continue reading “Winter Whisper – Thinking of You”

Joyful Life – Season’s Greetings

Hi again!  Chasing a deadline… The challenges: Inkspirational (#354) to add Knitted Elements; TGIF (#550) for the Colors; Critter Crazy (#104) to add an Animal; and bringing it all together the Freshly Made (#712) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch.  The Biking FriendsContinue reading “Joyful Life – Season’s Greetings”