Graceful Deer – Peace

Welcome to Sunday and the newest Paper Players (#688) challenge.  This week, LeAnne has provided us with an Inspiration Board entitled Animal Antics to get our creative juices flowing.  My stash of animal images is rather limited so, I selected the Graceful Deer stamp set as Curiosity will disturb the Peace. I combined this week’sContinue reading “Graceful Deer – Peace”

Garden Meadow – You are the Best

One more…It is Tuesday and time to create for this week’s Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#458).  The original card can be found on page 71 of the Jan – Apr Mini Catalog.   A pretty little card, not too complicated. Inspiration for my choices: Inspired By (#256) for the theme and Color Dare (#597) for the palette.Continue reading “Garden Meadow – You are the Best”

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”

Cheerful Daisy – Hello There

Sunday and it is playtime in the Studio. A quick little greeting card for you this morning for CAS Colours & Sketches (#528). Here is what I came up with: Steps: The Focal Panel was added to the card base.  A really clean and simple, simple stamping card.  Just stamps, ink and paper.  Thanks forContinue reading “Cheerful Daisy – Hello There”

Home to Roost – Fall County Fair 4H Competition Entry

Welcome back!  Double Trouble (#148) and alas, the end of my time as September’s Crazy Cousin! The parameters?  Get Punchy…a white wine spritzer sounds refreshing, doesn’t it!  However, I am sticking to my crafting tools for this one.  An Autumn staple – the Fall County Fair.  A perfect way to get to the “Farm” withoutContinue reading “Home to Roost – Fall County Fair 4H Competition Entry”

Earthen Textures – Moon Lake Thank You

Welcome back!  A few deadlines are catching up with me again…let’s have some fun! Inspire Create (#149) and Farm Quest (#34) for the themes; Krafty Chicks (#677) for the clean and simple style; Sunday Stamps (#315) for the colors; and Cupcake Inspiration (#575) for including a ribbon. Going fishing on a misty summer morning… hereContinue reading “Earthen Textures – Moon Lake Thank You”

My Beach – Waterfront Sunshine

Welcome back!  Friday already…the trip to the beach is winding down… Not really, but I am inspired by the Paper Players (#647) theme and creating with the Tuesday Morning (#714) sketch.  Enjoy! Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch and a bit of retired BumbleContinue reading “My Beach – Waterfront Sunshine”

My Favorite Fruit – Sharing with Friends

Welcome back!  Time in the Studio and having a bit of fun with a few challenges today… Global Design Project (#399) for their Fruit theme.  Even better than Lemonade from Lemons is Wine from Grapes…especially when shared with friends.  I chose the colors suggested by Sunday Stamps (#311) and the sketch from Freshly Made (#591)Continue reading “My Favorite Fruit – Sharing with Friends”

Fairy Dust – Follow Your Dreams

More deadlines today…a few more challenges. Playing with the Inspiration List suggested by Festive Friday (#136); the CAS Colours & Sketches (#513) Colors; and the Paper Players (#645) One Layer CAS Style suggested card. Here is the result: Steps: The completed panel was adhered to the card base for a very pretty card.  Thank youContinue reading “Fairy Dust – Follow Your Dreams”

Industrial Modern – Thank You

Welcome back to a new work week.  Let’s get started with a few more challenges. Playing with the Photo Inspiration and Colors suggested by The Card Concept (#197a) Team and pairing it with the current Just Add Ink (#657) Sketch for a clean look. Here is the result: Steps: The completed panel was adhered toContinue reading “Industrial Modern – Thank You”