Thinking of You – Spring Floral

Those deadlines just keep coming…welcome back! Facebook’s Stampin’ Through The Catalog (a share only Stampin’ Up! inspiration site) featured Lara Moss @scrappykea as their Guest Designer this week, and we are invited to CASE (copy and selectively edit) her project.  I rarely do any scrapbooking, so I translated her inspiration into a card. My takeaways:Continue reading “Thinking of You – Spring Floral”

Easter – Spring Celebration

Welcome back! Happy Monday. Earlier this month I created a Tutorial for an Easter card using the fun Ephemera Mix & Match Packs – Spring Celebrations and Greetings For All. Lots of texture, a little bit of water coloring and die-cuts. My color choices were influenced by the Park Hopping (March) Inspiration Board and IContinue reading “Easter – Spring Celebration”

Petal Promenade – Friends

Welcome back!  Happy Sunday. Over at Time Out (#284), we are challenges to create inspired by Red Carpet Fashion.  I opted for a lovely floral dress worn by Zendaya at the 2023 SAG Awards. Additional influences related to my design were: Ellibelle’s Garden Party (#1) for anything in or from the Garden; Love Those PrettyContinue reading “Petal Promenade – Friends”

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”

Under The Sea – Love You

Welcome back!  We are having a lovely morning for the first day of Spring.  I am not ruling out rain and or frosty morning temperatures yet, but it sure is pretty right now. Several challenges for you today: Retro Rubber (#250) with an “under the sea” theme; Facebook Colour INKSpiration (#183) for the colors; AddictedContinue reading “Under The Sea – Love You”

Floral Delight – Gift of Friendship

Happy Thursday!  A lovely sunny day here this morning and the earliest flowers in my garden are Forsythia and I see little pops of yellow on the bush.  A promise of warmer days to come. That said, today’s combined challenges include: Paper Players (#727) for Claire’s Spring Flowers theme and TGIF (#514) taking inspiration fromContinue reading “Floral Delight – Gift of Friendship”

This Little Piggy – Hogs & Kisses

Welcome back!  How can it already be Wednesday?  Hope your week is going well. A few animal challenges out there…Cupcake Inspirations (#612) for the love of Pigs (a favorite and my Chinese Horoscope Animal); Addicted to CAS (#277) for Pet; and as always the monthly Critter Crazy (#96) with a focus on animals. Bringing myContinue reading “This Little Piggy – Hogs & Kisses”

Helping Me Grow – Hello

Welcome back.  Friday again…Do you have creative plans for the weekend?  Let me provide you with a little inspiration… Over at Inkspirational (#335), we have a lovely mood board, and I was taken with the pretty flowers – Hyacinths and the Aqua tones.  I opted to add a bit more color and chose the colorContinue reading “Helping Me Grow – Hello”

Grow With Love – Hello

Hi again.  I have a quick clean and simple card for you this afternoon… Over at Facebook Stampin’ Through the Catalog, the featured stamp set is the On-Line Exclusive Grow With Love.  I have it, so I just had to play along. Other challenges that informed my choices: Color Dare (#639) for the Palette andContinue reading “Grow With Love – Hello”

Lily Pond Lane – My Kind of People

Welcome back!  Happy Sunday…a perfect day for crafting. Today, I have taken on the Stampin’ Up Only! (#370) challenge to case a card found on page 42 of the Jan – Apr Mini Catalog. My design choices were influenced by Festive Friday (#178) and Double Trouble (#185) who is partnering with Beautiful Blossoms (#26). HereContinue reading “Lily Pond Lane – My Kind of People”