Poised Peony – Unbounded Love

Welcome to Sunday and the newest Paper Players (#694) challenge.  This week, LeAnne has opted for a CAS (clean and simple) card with an Encouragement or Sympathy theme. I am a tad sad.  I moved to the US in 2006 and my first and therefore longest American friend just recently passed away.  Her love, caringContinue reading “Poised Peony – Unbounded Love”

The Best There Is – Father’s Day

Welcome back!  Happy Saturday.  Mixing it up for a Father’s Day card:  Paper Craft Crew (#574) Theme, Creative Colour (#145), and Judy’s Freshly Made (#640) Sketch. Here is the result: Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch.  The Matted Sentiment was popped up with DimensionalsContinue reading “The Best There Is – Father’s Day”

Fruit Favorite – Tuscan Vineyards

Round Two as a Guest Designer with the Alphabet Challenge.  Melanie has chosen the word “Fruit” for the Letter “F”.  What better fruit than Grapes…as it is used for a favorite beverage – Wine, which is best shared with Friends. I chose to create a clean and simple card for CAS Colours & Sketches (#538)Continue reading “Fruit Favorite – Tuscan Vineyards”

Tea Party – Thank You

Hi!  I have a bit more time today, so I am playing with a few more challenges. Over at Retro Rubber (#232), the site that celebrates all older and most loved stamp sets has a nice Sketch to use. I married this up with the Color Hues (#88) pairing and the As You See ItContinue reading “Tea Party – Thank You”

Simply Said – Birthday Celebrations

Welcome back!  A Stampin’ Up! Challenge…the Facebook Group Stampin’ Through The Catalog is featuring the new stamp set Simply Said today. I chose the TGIF (#476) Colors, the Sketch Saturday (#752) Layout and the Just Us Girls (#731) Word – Celebrate by choosing the Let’s Celebrate stamp to work with among others from the stampContinue reading “Simply Said – Birthday Celebrations”

Sky is the Limit – High Flying Birthday

Welcome back!  Hump day…how can it already be Wednesday? With Father’s Day around the corner, several challenges have a masculine vibe.  I am creating a birthday card, in the clean and simple style. First off, Inspired By (#292) for the colors and the sketch which I turned to the horizontal position.  Next, Inspiration Station (#62)Continue reading “Sky is the Limit – High Flying Birthday”

Queen Bee – Thanks For Being You

Another Design Team card.  This time for Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#464).  The card we are case-ing can be found on page 119 of the Annual Catalog.  I selected the Just Us Girls (#730) Colors and chose the On-Line Exclusive Queen Bee stamp set for both Critter Crazy (#87) and Farm Quest (#53) and sharing withContinue reading “Queen Bee – Thanks For Being You”

Sailing Home – Father’s Day

Design Time: Cardz 4 Guyz (#349) is featuring Father’s Day… So many other challenges are sporting a similar theme, and I took lots of inspiration from them for this card. Double Trouble (#168) for a Masculine card partnering with Colorful Options (June) for the Aqua color; and Stampin’ Up! Only (#353) for a Dad card…Continue reading “Sailing Home – Father’s Day”

Wildflower Designs – Thank You

Design Time: Hand Stamped Sentiments (#440) has a lovely Sketch for you to use this round. For Krafty Chicks (#719), I selected to feature the new stamp set Wildflower Designs and picked Color Dare (#603) for the color palette. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble theContinue reading “Wildflower Designs – Thank You”

Textured Floral – Thoughtful Wishes

Welcome back!  I had a lovely time visiting with my family from Canada but it is now time to get back to work.  A few deadlines today and one clean and simple, simple stamping card made. Playing with Freshly Made Sketches (#639); Color Throwdown (#796); and Beautiful Blossoms (#17). Here is the result: Steps: AllContinue reading “Textured Floral – Thoughtful Wishes”