Shades of Blue – Best Wishes

Design Team Time: This round at Cardz 4 Guyz (#373), we have a color suggestion and at Hand Stamped Sentiments (#464), we have a sketch. I selected Cupcake Inspiration (#618) Trees for my theme. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch.  The Scene and theContinue reading “Shades of Blue – Best Wishes”

Gallery Blooms – Celebrate

Welcome back!  Happy Sunday.  Finding a little time on this holiday weekend to create.  Let’s play. AAA Cards (#291) has a Follow the Leader challenge to CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) a card created by Sue Symens.  My takeaways: CAS Style, Four Die Cuts and small Sentiment. Over at Inspired By (#337), I liked theContinue reading “Gallery Blooms – Celebrate”

Best Wishes – Floral Arc

Welcome back!  Happy Saturday…Happy Memorial Weekend.  Have any exciting plans?  We are off to the local Scottish Festival…after all, Clan Johnstone.  Slàinte mhath (Cheers). Hopping in with a quick clean and simple card this morning for Addicted to CAS (#283) Birthday with the Freshly Made (#687) Sketch using a Stencil for Just Us Girls (#776)Continue reading “Best Wishes – Floral Arc”

Bella & Friends – Birthday

Indulge me…Stampin’ Through The Catalog featured Artisan Constanze Wirtz yesterday and we are invited to CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) her card. Constanze created a CAS (clean and simple) card, a favorite style of mine, featuring Animals, Die-Cut Framing, soft coloring and a ribbon.  These are my takeaways. My design choices were influenced by: FarmContinue reading “Bella & Friends – Birthday”

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”

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”

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”

The Right Words – Birthday Celebration

Design Team Time: This round at Cardz 4 Guyz (#372), we have a Sketch, and I did rotate the orientation to the vertical. My choices were influenced by Tic Tac Toe (#270), and the center Board Line: Stripes, Plaid and Metallic Brads with the CAS on Friday (#308) Black and White plus one color suggestion,Continue reading “The Right Words – Birthday Celebration”

A Fun Day – Fiesta

Welcome back!  Happy Sunday…and a fun bright party card for you this morning. Having a play with the Addicted to CAS (#282) Word: Fiesta with the Just Add Ink (#750) Colors and the Atlantic Hearts (#628) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch.  TheContinue reading “A Fun Day – Fiesta”