Festive Ornament – Holiday Cheer

Welcome back!  I have been invited to be a Guest Designer for Ellibelle’s I Spy with My Little Eye Challenge for this month and I had some fun creating this card.  Getting in the Holiday mood with Sparkle and/or Shine. My choices were inspired by the Tic Tac Toe (#234) Line – Vanilla, Festive, andContinue reading “Festive Ornament – Holiday Cheer”

One Horse Open Sleigh – Merry Christmas

Welcome back!  It’s Tuesday…Design Team Day…I was able to combine all three challenges.  I love when ideas come together that will work for each of them.  Cardz 4 Guyz (#335) is looking for a Winter Scene, Hand Stamped Sentiments (#427) has the colors, and Facebook’s Case-ing Tuesday (#434) has selected the Slim Line card onContinue reading “One Horse Open Sleigh – Merry Christmas”

A White Christmas – Celebrate

Happy Friday!  Another card for you… The challenges: Tic Tac Toe (#234) line including Die(s), Holly, and a Wreath (albeit a square one); If You Give a Crafter a Cookie (#186) for the color; Tuesday Morning Sketches (#732) for the layout; and Happy Little Stampers (November) Anything Goes. Here is the result: Steps: All elementsContinue reading “A White Christmas – Celebrate”

Peace & Joy – Festive Season

Welcome back! And we are stepping back into Christmas… Let’s Play:  Global Design Project (#419); Alphabet (Letter P); and Krafty Chicks (#689). Colors: Cupcake Inspirations (#581) and Sketch: Retro Rubber (#219). Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch.  Several Rhinestone Basic Jewels were added toContinue reading “Peace & Joy – Festive Season”

Merry Candy Cane Holiday Brew

I was reminded that it was time again for the Coffee Loving Card Makers Annual Fall / Winter Blog Hop by Double Trouble (#152), so here we go! My design was also inspired by Caffeinated Christmas (#23) to add Holly; Jingle Belles (#23) to add Hard Candy; and Inkspirational (#302) for the Sweets inspired MoodContinue reading “Merry Candy Cane Holiday Brew”

Gorgeously Made – Holiday Card

Welcome back!  I thought I would share a card I have designed for my Christmas card class series. I was inspired by a several challenges: TGIF (#444) for a Layered Leaf design; Inspired By (#261) for the Neutral color palette and texture; Tic Tac Toe (#232) for the Copper color choice and embossing; and amContinue reading “Gorgeously Made – Holiday Card”

Handcrafted Ornament – Holiday Card

Welcome back!  I thought I would share one of the cards we created in class today. I was inspired by a couple of color challenges, both very similar, Sunday Stamps (#321) and Shopping Our Stash (#508).  I was drawn to the blue/green and yellow/gold tones.  For my overall design, I chose Just Us Girls (#703)Continue reading “Handcrafted Ornament – Holiday Card”

Peaceful Boughs – Season’s Greetings

Tuesday Design Time.  Combining the Hand Stamped Sentiments (#426) Inspiration challenge with the Case-ing Tuesday (#432) sketch. I was inspired by the Pinecones in the Wooden Crates.  I do not have the new Precious Pinecones stamp set, so I opted to use a favorite retired bundle, the Peaceful Boughs stamp set and the coordinating BeautifulContinue reading “Peaceful Boughs – Season’s Greetings”

More Wishes – Merry Christmas

One more card for today. Rooting around in the scrap bins earlier today, I came across a (4” x 4”) square of Holiday patterned paper from the retired Under The Mistletoe Designer Series Paper and I thought it would work well for the current sketch over at Atlantic Hearts (#548). Before I knew it, IContinue reading “More Wishes – Merry Christmas”

Holiday Garden Walk – Merry Christmas

Welcome back!  Sunday Studio Time. For the color challenge over at the Color Dare (#572), I chose the Tuesday Morning (#730) sketch. Showcasing beautiful patterned papers and letting them do all the work! Here is the result: Steps: All elements were arranged and adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch.  Stampin’ Up! colorsContinue reading “Holiday Garden Walk – Merry Christmas”