Love Cats – Hanging with You!

Just back from a few days of R&R.  We had a great trip!  Several challenges are outstanding, and I am not sure I will be able to get them all done but… This is a quick card for the Try Stampin’ On Tuesday’s Sketch (#594) and I chose the current Facebook SU! Color suggestion forContinue reading “Love Cats – Hanging with You!”

Loveliest Layers – Floral Blooms

Welcome back!  Wow!  I have been invited to be a guest designer by the Colour INKspiration Team for Challenge (#138).  This is a favorite challenge of mine and I am so happy to participate.. Are the colors not gorgeous? So bright!  It was hard to decide what to make. Additional challenges that informed my decisions: Continue reading “Loveliest Layers – Floral Blooms”

Bamboo Sunset

I don’t know about you, but for me a really clean and simple styled card is often just right for a man.  Straight forward and to the point.  Here is my take on Nature for The Male Room (#171) challenge for February.  I decided to pair it with the February Orange color challenge from GiveContinue reading “Bamboo Sunset”

Batter Up! – You’re the Best

Tuesday!  Design Team Challenge for Cardz 4 Guyz (#316) – Sporting Chance.  I have very little by the way of Sports themes in my collection…so, I opted for the May 2021 Paper Pumkin Kit – Batter Up! with a Baseball theme. Additional Inspiration:  Inspired By (#225) for the colors and the boy’s themed bedroom andContinue reading “Batter Up! – You’re the Best”

Wildflower Path – Get Well Card

Welcome back!  Design team time for Hand Stamped Sentiments (#408) for a great color challenge. Sketch: Over at Stampin’ Up! Only (#320), the suggestion was to CASE (Copy and Share Everything) one of the card samples from page 5 of the Sale-a-bration Brochure and I chose the bottom card. CAS (Clean and Simple) Style CardsContinue reading “Wildflower Path – Get Well Card”

Seasonal Wreath – Merry Christmas

Hi!  It has been a busy day, but I have a quick Holiday card for you today for the current Jingle Belles Embossing challenge and I opted to use the Paper Craft Crew (#505) Sketch. I am a great fan of White-on-White and a Clean and Simple Style for Holiday Cards. Here is the result:Continue reading “Seasonal Wreath – Merry Christmas”

Happiness Abounds – Floral Birthday

Welcome back!  Getting a chance to play today.  Hope you are having a great weekend! Challenges: Atlantic Hearts (#512) for the flipped Sketch: Just Us Girls (#667) for the Roses within the Mood Board; and Color Throwdown (#730) for both the colors and the photo inspiration. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adheredContinue reading “Happiness Abounds – Floral Birthday”

Scenic Garden – Beautifully Happy

How about a real clean and simple, simple stamping card?  Just Stamp, Ink and Paper!  This month, Stampin’ Up! has challenged us with #Simplestamping using Sale-a-bration products.  This time around I am using the Scenic Garden and Beautifully Happy stamp sets that can be earned for free until the end of February. Inspired by: CASContinue reading “Scenic Garden – Beautifully Happy”

Adorable Owls – Hooray, It’s Your Day!

Welcome back!  Can you believe I have not yet had a chance to use the delightful Adorable Owls stamp set: a free Sale-a-bration selection?  Well, today is the day as we celebrate your day!  Happy Birthday. Challenges: TGIF (#408) Play with your Sale-a-bration goodies; Creative Colour (#76) for the Colors chosen; Tic Tac Toe (#197)Continue reading “Adorable Owls – Hooray, It’s Your Day!”

Number of Years – Happy Birthday

Welcome back!  Another Birthday card for you.  A friend is about to celebrate… I have combined Use your Stuff (#477) with the Paper Players (#627) colors for the Freshly Made (#573) sketch. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch A soft colored card for aContinue reading “Number of Years – Happy Birthday”