Design Time: Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#513) Sketch. Today? The card can be found on page 104 of the May 2025 – Apr 2026 Annual Catalog. Influences: Just Add Ink (#751) for a Window Shaker card and Inspired By (#336) Lemons for subject and colors. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to theContinue reading “Sweet Citrus – Birthday”
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Plane & Simple – Happy Birthday
Hi again! Back to my favorite clean and simple style… A couple of CAS (clean and simple) challenges are featuring a similar theme: Things that Fly or have Wings. I needed a guy birthday card, so I chose a Bi-Plane. Paper Players (#738); CAS on Friday (#309); and AAA Cards (#290). Bringing it all togetherContinue reading “Plane & Simple – Happy Birthday”
Millenium Falcon – Cruising View
Welcome back! A new week has started, and I am creating with a “MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU” theme… This month, Park Hopping – My Happy Place, Colorful Options and Time Out (#288) all went out to Space. I selected to use the Paper Craft Crew (#621) Sketch, flipped and loosely interpreted for myContinue reading “Millenium Falcon – Cruising View”
Beautiful Motifs – Hello
Welcome back! Wishing you a great Sunday and hoping you find a few moments to be creative… Today, I started with the Freshly Made (#686) Sketch. And was influenced by the Just Us Girls (#775) Mood Board full of delightful colors gravitating to the Upper Heart area with reds, pinks, yellows and oranges; Inkspirational (#341)Continue reading “Beautiful Motifs – Hello”
Friend – You Are Remarkable
Welcome back! Welcome to the weekend… I am playing with Facebook’s Global Design Project (#496), to CASE (copy and selectively edit) a card created by Krista Frattin with the Creative Colour (#193) Palette. I chose to keep the design simple as I selected to create a Fun Fold card for both the Make My MondayContinue reading “Friend – You Are Remarkable”
Along These Lines – Hello
Hi again! A clean and simple card for you using the new stamp set: Along These Lines. Today’s challenges: Paper Players (#775) with Ann’s color choices; Sketch Saturday (#775) flipped and simplified for Krafty Chicks (#768) and their CAS week. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resembleContinue reading “Along These Lines – Hello”
Have The Best Day – Gallery Blooms
Welcome back! A busy day ahead, so getting this card done first thing. Happy Wednesday. Those April Showers sure begat those May Flowers and that is the order of the day. The challenges: Inspired by (#335) Pretty Florals and Wood Elements along with the suggested Sketch; Seize The Birthday (#305) to add Flowers; Four SeasonsContinue reading “Have The Best Day – Gallery Blooms”
Celebrate The Good Stuff
Design Time for The Card Concept (#217) and we have a Patriotic Décor themed inspiration photo this month. I picked up on the Table Runner and the Wooden elements. I opted for a clean and layered styling for this card. Additional influences: Inspire Create (#192) to add a Tag; TGIF (#524) for the Sketch designContinue reading “Celebrate The Good Stuff”
Holiday Bells – Santa Post
Welcome back! A few deadlines are looming, and the theme is Christmas… The challenges: Jingle Belles (#2510) Christmas Bells; Krafty Chicks (#767) Christmas Week; and Addicted to Stamps & More (#492) Christmas theme. Bringing it all together with the CAS Colours & Sketches (#560) Four-Square Layout. Here is the result: Steps: The Four-Square block wasContinue reading “Holiday Bells – Santa Post”