Sweet Treats – Sweet Candy Canes

Welcome back!  The impending Holiday has kept me busy and will likely do so the closer we get to Christmas.  Had a chance to create a quick little card for you this morning. Three challenges running with a very similar theme: Cupcake Inspirations (#558), Cookie Challenge (#175) and Use Your Stuff (#472). Here is theContinue reading “Sweet Treats – Sweet Candy Canes”

Reindeer – Ringed with Nature Christmas

Having some fun with a few more ideas presented by Inspired By (#214) and Inspiration Station (#43) and sharing with Critter Crazy (#69). Here is the result:  Steps: Enjoying the Red, Black and White color scheme with the Plaids, Checks and Trees for this fun magical Holiday Reindeer card.  Love inspiration challenges. Thanks for spendingContinue reading “Reindeer – Ringed with Nature Christmas”

Peace to You at Christmas

One last card for today… Playing with the CAS Colours & Sketches (#498) combined sketch and color challenge. My card is a loose interpretation.  A square shape with overlapping images.  My image, from the Peace to You stamp set (which had not yet seen ink) is essentially a square.  The image has four almost overlappingContinue reading “Peace to You at Christmas”

Embellished Ornaments

Card number two for today.  Giving myself a speed challenge courtesy of As You See It (#289).  Can I do it ten minutes or less?  Let’s see… I chose the sketch from Freshly Made (#564) and the colors from Color Throwdown (#721). The trick for speed stamping is to be prepared and then set theContinue reading “Embellished Ornaments”

Trees & Ornaments – Sparkling Joy

Welcome back!  It may be Friday, but it is not yet next Tuesday, so I am catching up with this week’s Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#384) Challenge. I chose two elements, Trees and Sparkle from the Just Add Ink (#632) suggestions and the colors suggested by the Facebook Colour INKspirations (#134) team and took inspiration fromContinue reading “Trees & Ornaments – Sparkling Joy”

Rustic Winter Deer – Merry Patterns

Welcome back!  Slow start to the day.  Can you believe it is December?  My, how the year has flown by… Well, I got my act in gear and created this clean a simple card for a few outstanding challenges that revolve around a winter theme. TGIF (#396) for the subject and colors, Just Us GirlsContinue reading “Rustic Winter Deer – Merry Patterns”

Special Delivery – Merry Christmas

Welcome back!  There are a ton of things I should be doing but…the Studio beckons and a few more ideas are rumbling around in my head. Each month, Stampin’ Up! presents us with a few opportunities to play with our products: #SimpleStamping (Just Stamps, Inks, Paper and perhaps a twist) and #CreativeChallenge (Could be Anything). Continue reading “Special Delivery – Merry Christmas”

Perched in a Tree – Merry & Bright

Happy Tuesday!  Time again, for the Design Challenges: Cardz 4 Guyz (#310) and Hand Stamped Sentiments (#403). I decided to combine them with the sketch from Paper Players (#619) and another combination of the colors from the Color Dare (#523) Tic Tac Toe board. Here is the result:  Steps: All elements were adhered to theContinue reading “Perched in a Tree – Merry & Bright”

Christmas Jingle – Seasonal Smiles

Hi! Welcome back.  I snagged a few more minutes for a very cute yet simple no stamping, no ink clean and simple card. Playing with the following challenges.  Theme and Style: Paper Players (#618); Colors: Just Us Girls (#659); and Sketch: Inspire Create (#130) i.e. a Blank Slate. Here is the result:  Steps: The Pre-PrintedContinue reading “Christmas Jingle – Seasonal Smiles”

Star Wreath – Very Merry

Good Morning!  Yesterday, at the Facebook Stampin’ Through the Catalog site, the team showcased a card created by Guest Designer, Mikaela Titheridge.  Such a pretty card.  Today, the team will be Case-ing Mikaela’s card. This is my Case using the colors suggested by the Paper Players (#617) team. Here is the result:  Steps: A numberContinue reading “Star Wreath – Very Merry”