Summertime Fun – Greetings from the Road

Welcome back!  I have a clean and simple masculine summertime fun card for you.  My idea of a summertime fun?  Bicycling through the Vineyards in France… Mixing up Paper Players (#652) with CAS on Friday (#263) and CAS Colour & Sketches (#517) and sharing with Paper Craft Crew (#530). Here is the result: Steps: JustContinue reading “Summertime Fun – Greetings from the Road”

Everlasting Beauty

Playing with another set of colors for another clean and simple card.  Seems like everyone is up for colors this week! Colors: Inspire Create (#148) and choosing the August Photo Inspiration from Less Is More (#489) for my stamp set choice: Everlasting Beauty. Here is the result: Steps: Late summer blossoms twinkling in the sun. Continue reading “Everlasting Beauty”

Epic Celebrations – You’re Marvelous

Tuesday – Design time:  Cardz 4 Guyz (#328).  Creating cards for the guys in your life.  Check out the selection created by the Design Team for more inspiration.  Join us and add your card! The only musical stamp sets that are in my collection are retired favorites:  Sheet Music and Epic Celebrations. I selected toContinue reading “Epic Celebrations – You’re Marvelous”

Eclectic Stencils – Just Wanted To Say…

Welcome back!  A quick clean and simple card for today. Mixing up a the Just Add Ink (#664) colors with the cool sketch from Freshly Made (#597) using Stencils for Happy Little Stampers (August). Here is the result: Steps: Add a bit of bling – a few Iridescent Rhinestone Basic Jewels to the Floral elementsContinue reading “Eclectic Stencils – Just Wanted To Say…”

Timeless – Sympathy

Alas, I need one of these cards.  Never my favorite to make… I chose the August Stampin’ Up! Simple Stamping Suggestion and picked the current Creative Colours (#100) selection. Here is the result: Steps: Keeping the card clean and simple, the framed scene was added to the Background Panel over the Ribbon wrapped behind. AContinue reading “Timeless – Sympathy”

Calm & Quiet – Happy Birthday

One more for the day!  Happy Saturday… Mixing up a few other challenges: Simply Clean and Simple (#002) Style and Theme with the Global Design Project (#405) Colors and the Happy Little Stampers (August) Watercolor Technique. Here is the result: Steps: Keeping the card clean and simple, the framed scene was added to the cardContinue reading “Calm & Quiet – Happy Birthday”

Under The Sea – Just Wanted To Say…

A little fun with some of my favorite colors… Playing with Less Is More (#488) for the theme and Cupcake Inspirations (#574) for the colors and sharing with Critter Crazy (#77). Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base.  The Sea Horse and the Sentiment were popped up with Dimensionals.Continue reading “Under The Sea – Just Wanted To Say…”

Summer Petals – You Make Me Smile

Welcome back!  The last day of July and for some the end of summer holidays… A very clean and simple card for you today.  CAS on Friday (#262) has a summer theme and the fresh colors suggested by the FB SU! Colour (July) group were so summery.  I matched these two challenges up with theContinue reading “Summer Petals – You Make Me Smile”

Elemental Hello

Happy Sunday!  Hope you are having a fabulous weekend. A favorite style, a favorite color combination and a fun gender-neutral card. Clean and Simple: Addicted to CAS (#243) for Shapes; Colors: Stampin’ Up! Only (#331) for my choice; and Tuesday Morning (#717) for the Sketch layout. Here is the result: Steps: And that is allContinue reading “Elemental Hello”

Tropical Leaf – Thinking of You

Alas it is Week Four and this is my last Guest Designer card for Krafty Chicks (#674).  Week Four is All Occasions, and for this occasion I will be thinking fondly of my tenure for the month of July.  It was a pleasure and I thank Krafty Chicks for inviting me to participate. My choicesContinue reading “Tropical Leaf – Thinking of You”