Holiday Warmth & Light

Welcome back! We have sunshine today.  That always makes me happy.  Hope things are nice in your corner of the world. So, today’s inspiration: Farm Quest (#41) for A Country Charm Light Source; Facebook Joy of Sets (December) for the warm and cozy Christmas Smell of Fireplace Smoke from the Chimney; Shopping Our Stash (#511)Continue reading “Holiday Warmth & Light”

Holiday Ornaments

Welcome back! A rainy Sunday over here.  Just perfect for playing in the Studio. Today, I am working with the colors suggested by The Card Concept (#201).  The inspiration photo has these beautifully colored leaves, but I didn’t get around to making a Fall card, so I tried my hand at a Christmas card.   InspiredContinue reading “Holiday Ornaments”

Joy of Noel – Holiday Card

Welcome back!  Another Christmas card but expressly made for a fellow. Here we go:  Sunday Stamps (#323) Color Mood Board for the cozy colors and bedding textures for The Male Room (#181); Choosing elements from both the Tic Tac Toe (#238) Board and the Festive Friday (#149) List.  Bringing it all together, the Just AddContinue reading “Joy of Noel – Holiday Card”

Brightest Glow – Gold Sparkle Snowflakes

Bear with me.  This is the last card for today…clean and simple. This time: Freshly Made (#615) for the Sketch; AAA Cards (#254) for the Colors and the Style; Time Out (#253) for the Sparkle; and Happy Little Stampers (December) for the Theme. Here is the result: Steps: All cut pieces were adhered to theContinue reading “Brightest Glow – Gold Sparkle Snowflakes”

Timeless Tidings – Spotlight on Christmas

Welcome back!  Do you ever find that you need a quick card (or two) but don’t have a lot of time?  I sure do and that is why I love to create “spotlight” inchies.  One great image as the focal point and a simple greeting can create a super clean and simple card. Inspiration: PaperContinue reading “Timeless Tidings – Spotlight on Christmas”

More Wishes – Merry Christmas

Happy Tuesday!   A whole lot is shakin’ here in the Studio.  The Facebook – Stampin’ Through the Catalog challenge is featuring More Wishes today. So, the other inspirations that informed my choices were:  Inspiration Station (#56) with Mickey and Minnie Mouse festively dressed in the colors suggested by Facebook Colour INKspiration (#156).  I opted toContinue reading “More Wishes – Merry Christmas”

Fa La La – Merry Christmas

Welcome back!  Let’s play…I pulled out a few retired favorites for this one. Inspiration: Just Add Ink (#681) Inspiration Photo – Tree, Colors and Sentiment; Tools: Global Design Project (#423) Letter Dies; Theme: Inspire Create (#157) Christmas; Theme: Make My Monday (#215) Christmas / Forest Tree; Layout: Facebook’s Case-ing Tuesday (#437) Sketch found on pageContinue reading “Fa La La – Merry Christmas”

Dasher

Welcome back!  After lots of chores and a bit of Holiday Merry Making, I am able to get back into the Studio to play… Playing with the Global Design Project (#422) Sketch and selected a favorite retired stamp called Dasher for the Alphabet Letter R = Reindeer challenge.  I chose to keep the card cleanContinue reading “Dasher”

Sip & Celebrate – Happy Holidays

A favorite style – clean and simple.  Creating some Holiday Happiness. Theme: CAS on Friday (#271) Christmas with Less Is More (#497) Deck the Halls.  Colors: If You Give a Crafter a Cookie (#187) Silver & Gold and the Layout: CAS Colours & Sketches (#526). Here is the result: Steps: All elements were added toContinue reading “Sip & Celebrate – Happy Holidays”

Warm Wishes – Special Delivery

Good Morning!  It is December and the countdown has really begun.  The Fall Swag on my door has been replaced with my Christmas Wreath. Today, I am creating for Paper Players (#668) using the cute card layout.  Just a layout…but what to do with it?  I selected the Four Seasons – December Anything Goes WinterContinue reading “Warm Wishes – Special Delivery”