Bloom with Hope

Welcome back!  Delving into my personal stash as a happy paper hoarder for this one… Playing with the Freshly Made (#723) Sketch. My design was influenced by: Retro Rubber (#265) Tic Tac Toe – Die Cut / Pearls / and Pretty Papers for my free choice; Paper Players (#772) for the Colors; and choosing aContinue reading “Bloom with Hope”

Bird’s Eye View – You’re The Best

Welcome back!  Chasing a few deadlines…and having some fun… I am playing with the Retro Rubber (#264) Sketch and turned it into a Gate Fold card for Creative Creases (#111). Design influences: Cupcake Inspiration (#633) for the Color Palette and choosing the Whimsical Bird for Critter Crazy (#107). Here is the result: Steps: All elementsContinue reading “Bird’s Eye View – You’re The Best”

A Little Bird Told Me – You Make My Heart Sing

Design Team Time for the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge (#663).  Lots of neat elements in this sketch and I went with a fun and playful interpretation. My design was influenced by: We Love Stamping (#2601) to play with something new (patterned paper & stamp set); Shopping Our Stash (#564) to play with something that wasContinue reading “A Little Bird Told Me – You Make My Heart Sing”

Weekend Adventures – Love This Place

Welcome back!  Happy Sunday.  Creativity abounds…with recycled materials. I love receiving Vintage Holiday cards.  They are saved and when the right project comes along, I am willing to chop it up.  In this case the Winter Scene with Bird was the latest victim.  The challenges: Farm Quest Country Christmas (#27) Winter Cabin; Triple B (#2601)Continue reading “Weekend Adventures – Love This Place”

Joyful Tidings – Nests of Winter

Welcome back!  A brand-new week and we are off to a flying start. The challenges: Little Red Wagon (#834) with a Let’s Fly theme and choosing to CASE (copy and selectively edit) Cordula De’s card for the Facebook’s Global Design Project (#524) for the general layout. Picking up lines from the current Tic Tac ToeContinue reading “Joyful Tidings – Nests of Winter”

Feathery Friends – Get Well

Welcome back!  Having a bit of fun this Thursday afternoon… Playing with the following challenges: Double Trouble (#203) 3-2-1 for Round Shapes, Images and Twine with a Bird Twist; Cupcake Inspirations (#630) for a Get Well card and choosing the happy bright and pick-me-up colors suggested by Color Dare (#675). Here is the result: Steps:Continue reading “Feathery Friends – Get Well”

Bird’s Eye View – Friends

Welcome back! I have a new gig…I am now on the Design Team for Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.  You will know that I have played along with them for some time now and I am delighted to be able to continue to inspire you. This week’s sketch is (#639) and my choices were influenced byContinue reading “Bird’s Eye View – Friends”

Nests of Winter – Peace on Earth

Time again for Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#505), where we CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) cards found within Stampin’ Up!’s current catalogs.  Today?  The card can be found on page 48 of the Jan – Apr Mini Catalog. Today’s design was influenced by: Jingle Belles (#2506) a holiday card featuring green and Farm Quest Country ChristmasContinue reading “Nests of Winter – Peace on Earth”

Thoughtful Expressions – Birthday

Happy Friday!  How did that happen?  Hoping that you will have a chance to be creative this coming weekend. Having fun CASE-Ing Jay Soriano’ s card for the Facebook Global Design Project (#488) challenge. My design choices were influenced by the Double D (#031925) Bird theme and Seize The Birthday (#301) Birthday and Anything ThatContinue reading “Thoughtful Expressions – Birthday”

Vintage Birds – Thanks For Being You

Welcome to Sunday and the newest Paper Players (#707) challenge.  This week, Ann has chosen CAS (clean and simple) as our style with a Nature theme. Additional inspiration for design elements were influenced by both Festive Friday (#168) and Tic Tac Toe (#256) to dress up my card a little bit. Here is the result:Continue reading “Vintage Birds – Thanks For Being You”