Friendly Hello – Cycling Surprise

Welcome back!  Happy Sunday.  Finding a few creative moments among the chores…  Two challenges:  Cupcake Inspirations (#626) has a Sports theme.  I don’t really have anything in my stash for those sports played in School, so I chose Cycling and a favorite retired stamp set.  I picked the color palette suggested by Color Throwdown (#840)Continue reading “Friendly Hello – Cycling Surprise”

Fun on Wheels – Summer Cycling

Welcome back!  Happy Thursday… Today I am creating a card for Double Trouble (#193) and their 3-2-1 Recipe with a Masculine Twist and partnering with Try a Sketch on Tuesday (#672) by delving into my stash of retired goodies.  Sometimes, favorites just  have to come out and play! Here is the result: Steps: All elementsContinue reading “Fun on Wheels – Summer Cycling”

Along These Lines – Happy Birthday

Welcome back!  It’s the Thursday edition… I started with the Alphabet (Letter C) for Circles and the Crafter’s Café (#219) Twist – No Squares. There wasn’t a current Sketch challenge that suited my purposes, so I went over to Pinterest for a browse and found this one, which I flipped to the mirror image. Next,Continue reading “Along These Lines – Happy Birthday”

Joyful Life – Friendly Critters

Welcome back!  A new work week and I am playing with a number of related challenges today. Critter Crazy (#83); Inspiration Station (#58); and If You Give a Crafter a Cookie (#189) all featuring animals and animal love. Working with Inkspirational (#309); Color Throwdown (#780); and Retro Rubber (#224) for hearts, colors and sketch layout.Continue reading “Joyful Life – Friendly Critters”

Fun on Wheels – Look at You Go!

Design Team Time Combination. This round at Cardz 4 Guyz (#339), we are looking for a Sports related theme that does not include any Ball type sports. I selected Bike Riding and the Fun on Wheels stamp set. This round at Hand Stamped Sentiments (#430), we have a Color Palette of Night of Navy, BerryContinue reading “Fun on Wheels – Look at You Go!”

Summertime Fun – Greetings from the Road

Welcome back!  I have a clean and simple masculine summertime fun card for you.  My idea of a summertime fun?  Bicycling through the Vineyards in France… Mixing up Paper Players (#652) with CAS on Friday (#263) and CAS Colour & Sketches (#517) and sharing with Paper Craft Crew (#530). Here is the result: Steps: JustContinue reading “Summertime Fun – Greetings from the Road”

Fun on Wheels – Friendly Adventure

One more card for today…for a few more challenges:  Tic Tac Toe (#212) for the diagonal row including yellow, a friendly sentiment and a free space; Choosing the Creative Colours (#92) for this week which includes a yellow and two neutrals; and picking the sample on page 49 of the Stampin’ Up! 2023/2024 Annual CatalogContinue reading “Fun on Wheels – Friendly Adventure”

Life’s Adventure – Enjoy!

Welcome back!  I have a sweet clean and simple card for you today. Playing with: Addicted to CAS (#227), Inkspirational (#272) and Paper Players (#606). Here is the result:  Steps: All of the elements were adhered to the card base and the Bicycle was popped up with Dimensionals. Where will you go on your “oma”Continue reading “Life’s Adventure – Enjoy!”

Happy Easter – Sweet Bunny

Easter is quickly approaching and so many challenges have selected this occasion for their current theme.  So, let’s play!  Starting with The Card Concept (#172) Easter Blessings with selected Colors. Double Trouble (#107) Create a scene, add a bunny and partner with Cupcake Inspiration (#541) Bunnies. Inspiration Station (#27) with a smorgasbord of tasty ideas. Continue reading “Happy Easter – Sweet Bunny”

Feels Like Home – Missing You

The free SALE-A-BRATION stamp set Feels Like Home was also a first pick from the upcoming August / September 2021 Brochure.  This stamp set can be yours for a qualifying $50.00 US purchase. The end of the month is quickly approaching and I have not yet participated in the Stampin’ Up! July Color Challenge.  TimeContinue reading “Feels Like Home – Missing You”