Friendly Foliage – Wishing You All The Best

Welcome back!  Happy Saturday.  Here’s hoping that you have some time to be creative today… The brief: CASE a card created by Leah Dixon for this week’s Facebook’s Global Design Project (#536) incorporating Volume for Alphabet Letter V using colors suggested by Creative Colour (#229) and creating a card suitable for a fellow for Krafty Chicks (#809).Continue reading “Friendly Foliage – Wishing You All The Best”

Bird’s Eye View – You’re The Best

Welcome back!  Chasing a few deadlines…and having some fun… I am playing with the Retro Rubber (#264) Sketch and turned it into a Gate Fold card for Creative Creases (#111). Design influences: Cupcake Inspiration (#633) for the Color Palette and choosing the Whimsical Bird for Critter Crazy (#107). Here is the result: Steps: All elementsContinue reading “Bird’s Eye View – You’re The Best”

Fragrant Layers – Happy For You

Welcome back!  Time again for the Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#549) Sketch.  The sample can be found on page 19 of the Jan – Apr 2026 Mini Catalog. CASE: (Copy and Steal Everything) Making it the same; (Copy and Slightly Edit) Almost the same with a little variation; (Copy and Selectively Edit) Changing things.  You areContinue reading “Fragrant Layers – Happy For You”

Inspiration Squad – You Make Me Proud!

Welcome back! Design Team Time for the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge (#645).  Lots of possibilities with this one. Design influences: Critter Crazy (#102); Color Dare (#666); and Can You Handle The Pressure (#25AUG23). Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch.  The Lion was popped upContinue reading “Inspiration Squad – You Make Me Proud!”

Lovely as a Tree – Best Day Ever

A few days off and I feel energized.  Welcome back! Today I am combining a few challenges with similar themes: Stampin’ Up! Only (#373) with a Neutral Palette in their inspiration photo; Inspire Create (#190) looking for a Monochrome Color Scheme; Festive Friday (#182) celebrating Earth Day; and Time Out (#286) with a list ofContinue reading “Lovely as a Tree – Best Day Ever”

For The Books – A Solid 5-Star

Facebook’s Stampin’ Through the Catalog is featuring the stamp set For The Books today and I paired it up the Sunday Stamps (#357) Colors and the Freshly Made Sketch (#681) for a clean and simple card perfect for the little graduate. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base toContinue reading “For The Books – A Solid 5-Star”

You’re A Star – Sweet Bear

Happy Weekend!  Hoping you have some time set aside to be creative. A number of challenges influenced this cute Bear card. Festive Friday (#175) for Bear, Brown, Red, Coloring Technique and Friend Sentiment; Double Trouble (#182) to use Three Colors (Red, Kraft and White), Two Layers minimum and One Cuddly Image; Color Hues (#101) forContinue reading “You’re A Star – Sweet Bear”

Splendid Autumn – Every Celebration

Design Team Time: This round at Cardz 4 Guyz (#359) the challenge is to embrace the season of Autumn. I chose Ann’s Paper Players (#713) Sketch (As a Design Team Member just back from a Vacation Break) and sharing with Inspiration Station (#66) influenced by the Fall Leaves and Fall Colors; The Male Room (#191)Continue reading “Splendid Autumn – Every Celebration”

By My Side – Back to School

Welcome back!  A glorious day in the neighborhood… Going back to school in August, as they do in my neck of the woods, still feels much too early.  However, a few challenges have that as their current theme.  So, let’s play! Festive Friday (#166) and TGIF (#486) are all about School and the Color DareContinue reading “By My Side – Back to School”

Lovely & Sweet – Floral Congratulations

Hi!  I have a fun floral summer congrats card for you today.  I must say I really struggled with coming up with a plan for each of these challenges. After a good long think and another cup of coffee…here is what I made. Over at Just add Ink (#714), a lovely set of bright colors…butContinue reading “Lovely & Sweet – Floral Congratulations”