Floral Beauty

Welcome back!  Already Friday…where did the week go? A clean and simple card for the AAA Cards (#308) suggested sketch and choosing colors and elements from the Inkspirational (#361) Visual Prompts Collage. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Bubble Bath cardstock. Background Panel: (4” x 5¼”) Basic WhiteContinue reading “Floral Beauty”

Friendly Foliage – Here For You

Design Team Time: The Atlantic Hearts (#670) Sketch.  My design choices were influenced by: the Give a Crafter a Cookie (#213) suggested colors and Double D (#260218) for a loving Friendship card. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Summer Splash cardstock. Background Panel: (4” x 5¼”) Basic WhiteContinue reading “Friendly Foliage – Here For You”

Layers of Beauty – Birthday

Welcome back!  Design Team Time for Facebook’s Case-ing Tuesday (#553).  Where we select cards from the Catalogs and remake them as we are inspired.  Today’s inspiration can be found on page 26 of the Jan – Apr Mini Catalog.  Taking a Memory page and turning it into a card. My design was influenced by: PickContinue reading “Layers of Beauty – Birthday”

Friendly Foliage – Wishing You the Best

Welcome back!  Monday and a brand-new week full of creative opportunities. Today I am playing with: Addicted to Stamps and More (#511) to Make My Mark with coloring techniques and/or tools. I chose the TGIF (#565) Inspiration Image, recreating it with a few stamped images and coloring tools.  Choosing the Color Dare (#691) Palette andContinue reading “Friendly Foliage – Wishing You the Best”

Spring Tea – Good Friends

Welcome back!  Happy Sunday. Blending a number of similar challenges for a lovely friendship card. Starting with the Just Us Girls (#811) Mood Board with a sweet “drink” image in soft pinks and tying in the Inspired By (#366) Tea Garden Inspiration Photo. Adding in some Chocolate for As You See It (#366) with aContinue reading “Spring Tea – Good Friends”

Berry Blossoms – Sharing Sweet Thoughts

Hi again!  Popping in with a quick card for a challenge deadline. Inspired By (#375) has a Berries theme… and I chose the Paper Craft Crew (#661) Sketch, which I flipped. I just needed to dig out a collection of Vintage papers from my stash. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½”Continue reading “Berry Blossoms – Sharing Sweet Thoughts”

Nature’s Symphony – Smile

Welcome back!  Happy Sunday.  A dreary day that requires a little sunshine and smiles… Playing with the “Scrappy” Strip card sketch from Sunday Stamps (#379) and choosing the Creative Colour (#227) bright and happy palette. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Basic White cardstock. Accent Mat: (5⅛” xContinue reading “Nature’s Symphony – Smile”

Fragrant Layers – Fabulous Sayings Birthday

Welcome back!  Happy Saturday – Happy Valentine’s Day – Happy to be in the Studio! Today’s challenge combination: Facebook’s Global Design Project (#534) Sketch with Seize the Birthday (#320) for a CAS, clean and simple card, using Dies and choosing the CAS Colours & Sketches (#578) Palette. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½”Continue reading “Fragrant Layers – Fabulous Sayings Birthday”

Fabulous Sayings – Hello

Welcome back!  Happy Friday.  Where did the week go… Today I am playing with the AAA Cards (#307) Colors for a clean and simple card, choosing the Just Add Ink (#779) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Boho Blue cardstock, retired but still in my stash. TheContinue reading “Fabulous Sayings – Hello”

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”