Happiest Day – Floral You’re the Best

Welcome back!  After running about doing some chores…I had some time to play. What a lovely sketch from team Atlantic Hearts (#590).  I had to do a real dig through my stash to find my Doily Die.  I selected the pretty line up of colors suggested by Creative Colour (#154) to bring my idea together.Continue reading “Happiest Day – Floral You’re the Best”

Friends For Life

Welcome back!  It’s Friday!!  Any great plans for the weekend? We have a fun day planned for tomorrow, weather permitting, and I am not sure that I will have time to play in the Studio…to that end, I created this card for the Atlantic Hearts (#589) sketch and the palette suggested by Creative Colour (#153).Continue reading “Friends For Life”

Inspiring Iris – Sunset Hello

So many deadlines fall on a Sunday.  If I have a busy week, it means I get to spend time in the Studio catching up.  Which is a very good thing! So, for the Atlantic Heart’s (#588) Sketch, I chose the Color Throwdown (#804) Palette for a summer sunset hello.  I am sharing this cardContinue reading “Inspiring Iris – Sunset Hello”

Poised Peony – Hello

Stampin’ Through the Catalog is featuring Poised Peony (page 28) today, Thursday June 27th and I decided to play along. So, I selected the Atlantic Hearts (#583) Sketch and to use a Stencil for Just Us Girls (#733) to design my card. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”)Continue reading “Poised Peony – Hello”

Playing in the Rain – Sending Sunshine & Smiles

Happy Sunday!  It is very hot here today and I am taking refuge in the Studio and having a play. The Atlantic Hearts (#582) Sketch had me a little perplexed.  Wasn’t sure what to do with it.  However, upon reflection I opted for the Cookie Challenge (#193) Theme and chose the Summer Popsicle Colors fromContinue reading “Playing in the Rain – Sending Sunshine & Smiles”

Simply Said – Hello

Happy Sunday!  One more card for today…deadlines keep creeping up on me. Inspired by the colors, patterns and textures in The Card Concept (#208) photograph and marrying my ideas with the Atlantic Hearts (#581) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Smoky Slate cardstock. Parts of the TileContinue reading “Simply Said – Hello”

Timeless Charm – Warmest Wishes

Happy Sunday!  Here’s to hoping you have an opportunity to be creative today. My design choices for today’s card were made from combining Jeanie’s Tic Tac Toe (#249) bottom line: Patterned Paper, Floral and Gems with the Atlantic Hearts (#580) Sketch using the Creative Colours (#144) Palette. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½”Continue reading “Timeless Charm – Warmest Wishes”

Hello Baby

Welcome back!  Happy Saturday. Playing in the Studio with three challenges.  Sketch – Atlantic Hearts (#577); Color – Creative Colour (#141); and Theme – Cupcake Inspirations (#594). Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Smoky Slate cardstock. Accent Panel: (4” x 5¼”) Lemon-Lime Twist cardstock. Side Strips: (1” xContinue reading “Hello Baby”

Spotlight on Nature – Happy Mother’s Day

Welcome back!  A few of our plans got rained out today…so I am happy to be in the Studio. Today, I started with the Atlantic Hearts (#575) Slim Line Sketch. Inspiration for my design came from: Beautiful Blossoms (#16) and specifically the color palette, the Four Seasons (May) Mood Board for the delicacy of theContinue reading “Spotlight on Nature – Happy Mother’s Day”

Best Birthday Wishes

Hi!  I have the pleasure of being invited to be a Surprise Party Guest (Designer) with the Seize the Birthday Team for the next several weeks. A fun challenge with a Party Topping, if you choose to play along or if not, an Anything Goes Birthday option. The Party Topping (#282) this round is AnyContinue reading “Best Birthday Wishes”