Pretty Kitty times Three – Birthday Cheer

Welcome back!  Are you still in holiday mode?  Were the fireworks spectacular? Happy Saturday and a full slate of companion challenges… Inspiration: Double Trouble (#194) and their 3-2-1 Recipe (Red, White plus one color – Blue for 3 colors; at least 2 shapes; and try a fun fold) partnering with Try a Sketch on TuesdayContinue reading “Pretty Kitty times Three – Birthday Cheer”

Let’s Go Fishing – Happy Birthday

Design Team Time: This round at Cardz 4 Guyz (#375), we must use Checks and/or Plaids when creating our cards. Challenge accepted and my card was influenced by the Fish theme over at Cupcake Inspirations (#620).  For my card style, I opted for a Fun Fold for both The Male Room (#199) and Creative CreasesContinue reading “Let’s Go Fishing – Happy Birthday”

Friend – You Are Remarkable

Welcome back!  Welcome to the weekend… I am playing with Facebook’s Global Design Project (#496), to CASE (copy and selectively edit) a card created by Krista Frattin with the Creative Colour (#193) Palette. I chose to keep the design simple as I selected to create a Fun Fold card for both the Make My MondayContinue reading “Friend – You Are Remarkable”

Happy Christmas – Coffee with a Friend

Design Team Time: This round at Hand Stamped Sentiments (#461), we have a Sketch, which I flipped and turned into a Fancy Fold styled card for Cardz 4 Guyz (#370). Inspiration for today’s card: Jingle Belles (#2508) with an Earth Day theme to use recycled materials and I repurposed a received Holiday Card; Caffeinated ChristmasContinue reading “Happy Christmas – Coffee with a Friend”

Remarkable You – Friends

Welcome back!  Wednesday already… Playing with a few challenges:  Creative Creases (#101) always a Fun Fold; Shopping Our Stash (#544) also a Fun Fold this time around; and choosing the Atlantic Hearts (#623) Sketch because it would make a great Gate Fold card. Additionally, I chose the Tic Tac Toe (#267) Board Line – EnamelContinue reading “Remarkable You – Friends”

Friendly Seagulls – Fun Fold Card

Indulge me with another card – so many deadlines today… Playing with Inspire Create (#184) looking for a Fancy Fold…not a style of card that I make very often and sharing with Creative Creases (#99). I chose to participate in the Stampin’ Through The Catalog stamp choice for today – Friendly Seagulls and use theContinue reading “Friendly Seagulls – Fun Fold Card”

Double Fun Fold – Quilt Card

Welcome back!  Lots of inspiration for this card… Over at Stampin’ Through The Catalog today, Teri West was invited to be a Guest Designer and we are invited to CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) her card.  My Take-aways were the overall card layout design, quilt element, and floral die-cut. I selected three colors from theContinue reading “Double Fun Fold – Quilt Card”

Season of Green & Gold Thank You card

Welcome to Sunday and the newest Paper Players (#714) challenge.  This week, Elizabeth has chosen the theme “Give Thanks”.    Additional Inspiration: Tic Tac Toe (#259) for Leaves, Twine and a Fun Fold; Inkspirational (#328) for Layers; and sharing with If You Give a Crafter a Cookie (#198) and Creative Creases (#94). Here is theContinue reading “Season of Green & Gold Thank You card”

It’s Your Day – CAS Fun Fold

Welcome back!  Having a go with a Fun Fold designed card for a fellow.  I don’t know about you, but I like to make clean and simple cards for guys. The Challenges: The Male Room (#190) requesting a Fun Fold; Love Those Pretty Papers (#3) with a Fall twist; Park Hopping (September) with a FoodContinue reading “It’s Your Day – CAS Fun Fold”

Sketched Butterflies – Thinking of You

Welcome to Sunday and the newest Paper Players (#695) challenge.  This week, Ann has given us a really neat Sketch to work with.  I took it a step further and created a Double Point Fun Fold card. Additional inspiration: Colors and Flight for Inspired By (#294); Stampin’ Up! Only (#354) for Heat Embossing; and ofContinue reading “Sketched Butterflies – Thinking of You”