Biggest Wish – Happy Birthday

We have a really fun challenge for you today at Cardz 4 Guyz!  How many of you collect/keep odds and sods because you just know that you can repurpose them into something great.  Do you, do it? Pull them out and play along with us:  RECYCLE SOMETHING!  I selected a few challenges to help meContinue reading “Biggest Wish – Happy Birthday”

Beauty of Friendship

Happy Sunday! Welcome back.    A really quick clean and simple (CAS) card for you this morning for the following challenges. Sketch: CAS Colours & Sketches (#478), Style: CAS on Friday (#235) and Color: Crafter’s Café (#287). Here is the result:  Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Mango Melody cardstock. Bottom Panel:Continue reading “Beauty of Friendship”

He’s the Man – Congratulations

Wow!  Three Hundred Challenges and counting…so glad to be a part of this group, Cardz 4 Guys.  Such an Epic Milestone. I chose the current sketch over at Just Add Ink (#611) and the He’s the Man Designer Series Paper for today’s card. Here is the result:  Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored atContinue reading “He’s the Man – Congratulations”

Forever Friendship

Have you seen the new Forever Friendship stamp set in the new Holiday Mini (Jul-Dec) Catalog?  It was one of my first “Must Haves”.  Such fun images and fun sentiments. I have used the Collection of Plants image and married it up with the current Color Throwdown (#700) colors and the current Atlantic Hearts SketchContinue reading “Forever Friendship”

Hippest Hippos – Let’s Flirt!

Have you had a chance to get your hands on those ever so cute Hippos from the Stampin’ Up! Sale-a-bration Brochure?  Not yet?  Well, the stamp set, Hippest Hippos and coordinating Hippo Dies, can be yours free with a qualifying purchase. I couldn’t resist using them for the current Alphabet Challenge – Letter G: “G”Continue reading “Hippest Hippos – Let’s Flirt!”

Better Places – Best Wishes

Hi!  Welcome back.  So glad to get back in the Studio.  I had a couple of busy days… Playing with the Sunday Stamps Sketch Challenge (#286), the Tic Tac Toe Challenge (#169) and The Male Room Challenge (#164). Here is the result:  Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) retired Misty Moonlight cardstock.Continue reading “Better Places – Best Wishes”

Simply Succulents – Best Wishes

Another Tuesday and another Facebook Case-ing Tuesday challenge (#363).  Today it is a card found on page 12 of the 2022/2023 Annual Stampin’ Up! Catalog. I have chosen the theme suggested by the current Paper Players (#598) challenge and added an element technique suggested by the current Make My Monday (#178) challenge. Here is theContinue reading “Simply Succulents – Best Wishes”

Waves of Inspiration – Happy Birthday

Welcome to the new week!  I am playing with the new stamp set, Waves of Inspiration.  This stamp set and the coordinating suite of products is available now and is a sneak peek of what will be available in the new Annual Catalog. There are several CAS (Clean and Simple) challenges that I have beenContinue reading “Waves of Inspiration – Happy Birthday”

Dragonfly Garden Spring Floral Greeting Card

Color Challenge deadline…such pretty colors from the team at the Color Throwdown (#681).  I just had to use them with my Inque Spot Studio Weekly Sketch Challenge. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Basic White cardstock. Background Panel: (4⅛” x 5⅜”) Basic White cardstock dry-embossed with the TimewornContinue reading “Dragonfly Garden Spring Floral Greeting Card”

In The Moment – Heck, Yeah!

If I wasn’t creating this card today, heck, yeah!, I would definitely be cuddling up with a book.  I am in South Carolina and we rarely get any snowy weather in my little corner of the State.  Well, we certainly got it! Snow Day!  A perfect time for hunkering down with my nose in aContinue reading “In The Moment – Heck, Yeah!”