Textured Botanicals – Happy Birthday

Welcome back!  A new day and a few new challenges…and the end of the month. Both Just Us Girls (#772) and Seize The Birthday (#304) have technique challenges to use Stencils. Over at Addicted to Stamps & More (#491), we are challenged to Make Our Mark, and I am making mine with a few self-madeContinue reading “Textured Botanicals – Happy Birthday”

Just a Note from the Garden

Design Time: Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#510) CASE-Ing Challenge where we copy and selectively edit a card found within Stampin’ Up!’s current catalogs.  Today, it is the last card for the Jan – Apr Mini Catalog and can be found on page 54. Over at Facebook’s  Stampin’ Through The Catalog, today’s featured stamp set is ShadowedContinue reading “Just a Note from the Garden”

Lily Pond – Friendly Thoughts

Design Team Time: This round at Cardz 4 Guyz (#371), the theme is “Water”, a body of water, and I chose a Pond. My choices were influenced by Retro Rubber (#253), and the Tic Tac Toe Board Line: Green; Die Cut(s); and Stitching and Claire’s Paper Players (#735) Sketch.  I am also sharing this cardContinue reading “Lily Pond – Friendly Thoughts”

Spring Tulips for Mother’s Day

Design Team Time: This round at Hand Stamped Sentiments (#462), we have a pretty floral Inspiration Board, and I opted for the Tulips. I was influenced by the Double Trouble (#190) 3-2-1 Recipe: Three Layers (I have 5); Two Colors (Purple Pink and Green); and One Patterned Background Paper (Purple Pink Bokeh) with the FloralContinue reading “Spring Tulips for Mother’s Day”

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star…

Welcome back to a brand-new week! A clean and simple card for Addicted To CAS (#281) with a theme featuring Stars along with the Color Hues (#108) Palette of Lilac & Aqua and sharing with Shopping Our Stash (#546) with an Out of this World theme. Here is the result: Steps: The card front wasContinue reading “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star…”

Secret Garden – Thinking of You

A bit more creativity for this Sunday… Playing with Inkspirational (#340) for a Spring Seasonal card showcasing the Color Thrown (#831) Palette with the Freshly Made (#683) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch which I flipped to the vertical position to better showcaseContinue reading “Secret Garden – Thinking of You”

Lots of Happy

Welcome back! A late start.  We had a great class this afternoon and now I have a bit of time to create for me… Today’s challenges: Paper Players (#734), Elizabeth is looking for a clean and simple card featuring a Bunny and I chose the Sunday Stamps (#358) Sketch with the Color Dare (#647) PaletteContinue reading “Lots of Happy”

Thankful Garden – Bright Days

Design Time: Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#509) CASE-Ing Challenge where we copy and selectively edit a card found within Stampin’ Up!’s current catalogs.  Today?  The card can be found on page 50 of the Jan – Apr Mini Catalog. I really liked the “window” aspect of the sample and chose a different shape which meant theContinue reading “Thankful Garden – Bright Days”

Rainbow Blooms – Hugs

Welcome back!  Monday and a brand-new week.  Hope it will be a good one… Several Mood Boards with similar themes contributed to my design today: Inkspirational (#339) for the bright colors and the floral motifs; Just Us Girls (#771) for their bright colors and stripe motifs; Inspired By (#332), featuring any color(s) and the stripContinue reading “Rainbow Blooms – Hugs”

Spotlight on Nature – Thanks

Happy Easter!  Carving out a few moments from this day for a little creativity. For Facebook’s Colour INKspiration (#185) Palette I selected the Freshly Made (#682) Sketch and I am sharing with As You See It (#346) for using my favorite and can’t do with out Tool, the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder. Here is theContinue reading “Spotlight on Nature – Thanks”