Life is Better with You

Welcome back! Having a bit of fun with an easy Fun Fold card for you today. The challenges: Moving Along With The Times (#194) to create an Easel Card and sharing with Creative Creases (#120) always an Anything Goes Fun Fold. Choosing the Time Out (#325) theme of Friendship and the Color Dare (#725) Palette.Continue reading “Life is Better with You”

Fabulous You – Fabulous Shoes

Design Team Time for Facebook’s Case-ing Tuesday (#588), where we select cards from the Catalogs and remake them as we are inspired.  Today’s inspiration can be found on page 52 of the Sep – Dec 2026 Catalog with a few tweaks. My design choices were influenced by Shopping Our Stash (#585) If the Shoe Fits;Continue reading “Fabulous You – Fabulous Shoes”

Cutest Crew – Noel

Help us celebrate!  Hand Stamped Sentiments has reached a milestone.  This is the 500th challenge.  WOW!! This round, we have a sketch. My design choices were influenced by Facebook’s SU! Colour (#2610), a true set of holiday tones, #JingleBelles (#2622) with an Animal theme, and sharing with the Creative Crafters (#105) Anything Goes. Here isContinue reading “Cutest Crew – Noel”

Radiant Sunflowers – Happiest Birthday

Welcome back!  A brand new week and I have a quick clean and simple card for you today. The challenges: AAA Cards (#326) for the Sketch and CAS Colours & Sketches (#596) for the Colors. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Shimmery White cardstock (retired but still inContinue reading “Radiant Sunflowers – Happiest Birthday”

Autumn Pumpkins – Endlessly Grateful

Welcome back!  Wishing you a wonderful Wednesday… Playing with Inspired By (#411) for theme, colors and sketch; Just Us Girls (#845) with Sweater texture and color with some leaves; Paper Players (#808) for theme and style and sharing with Inspire Create (#227) for the theme. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½”Continue reading “Autumn Pumpkins – Endlessly Grateful”

Pretty Pink Poinsettia

Welcome back! Happy Tuesday. I have a quick clean and simple holiday card for you this afternoon… The challenges: Jingle Belles (#2621) for Pink Christmas; Little Red Wagon (#880) to add a Frame; and Krafty Chicks (#842) for a CAS styled card. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”)Continue reading “Pretty Pink Poinsettia”

Painted Pumpkins – Halloween Boo!

Design Time: Cardz 4 Guyz (#391) with a color combo. My design was influenced by: Festive Friday (#220) with a list of Halloween inspired options and Love Those Pretty Papers (#2610) with a Halloween Twist. Sharing with If You Give A Crafter a Cookie (#221) and their Halloween theme along with Double Trouble (#227) forContinue reading “Painted Pumpkins – Halloween Boo!”

Painted Pumpkins – Hey

Design Team Time for The Card Concept (#230) Inspiration Board for both theme and colors for a clean and simple layered Greeting card. Design choices influenced by As You See It (#383) Recipe Ingredients and sharing with Sunday Stamps (#396) for the colors and Fall theme along with Cupcake Inspirations (#643) and their Fall theme.Continue reading “Painted Pumpkins – Hey”

Wild Bunch – Birthday

Design Team Time for the Atlantic Hearts (#703) Sketch. My design was influenced by Alphabet (Letter L) for a Kid’s card and Just Us Girls (#844) for a Moving element. I chose the Palette from Color Dare (#723) because it was bright and fun and added Texture for Can You Handle The Pressure (#261010) withContinue reading “Wild Bunch – Birthday”

Irresistible Blooms – Happy Birthday

Welcome back!  Happy Thursday…October already…WOW! Today’s line-up of challenges: Krafty Chicks (#840) Birthday; Color Dare (#721) Palette; Retro Rubber (#281) Tic Tac Toe – Left Column; and choosing the Sunday Stamps (#395) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Peaceful Pine cardstock. Distressed Accent Mat: (3¾” x 5”)Continue reading “Irresistible Blooms – Happy Birthday”