Wanted To Say – Happy Birthday Wishes

Week Three for my Guest Designer position with Krafty Chicks this month.  Week Three is always CAS…clean and simple and I have a sweet birthday card for you today. Inspiration gleaned from the following challenges: Simply Clean & Simple (#001) for the Florals; Addicted to CAS (#242) for the Sentiment; Happy Little Stampers (July) forContinue reading “Wanted To Say – Happy Birthday Wishes”

Botanical Wreath – Celebrate

Welcome back!  One more deadline for today… Using materials that were still on my work table from the last few cards created, I am playing with Just Add Ink (#661) inspired by the wreath and using the Inspire Create (#147) sketch and choosing the Shopping Our Stash (#501) no stamping allowed theme. Here is theContinue reading “Botanical Wreath – Celebrate”

Earthen Textures – Thanks

You can tell that I was missing the Studio.  One last card for today… Having a go at Festive Friday (#138) and mixing it up with Color Throwdown (#751) using the current TGIF (#429) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: Completing the card, a few gold colored Pastel Adhesive-Backed Sequins were added. Both elegant andContinue reading “Earthen Textures – Thanks”

Celebrating With Numbers

I have another No Stamp, No Ink card for you… Playing with Shopping Our Stash (#500) for a monumental number of challenges under their belt; Seize the Birthday (#265) to include Circles; Heart’s Quest (#34) for a Congratulatory Occasion; Opting for three of the suggested colors from Color Dare (#556); and bringing it all together,Continue reading “Celebrating With Numbers”

Friends & Florals

Welcome back! I had a very busy weekend, and I am just getting back in the Studio.  So, let’s have a bit of fun as I try to catch up… Working with CAS Colours & Sketches (#515) for the suggested Colors and CAS on Friday (#261) to incorporate Design Paper.  I am sharing this withContinue reading “Friends & Florals”

Merry Christmas – Inked & Tiled

Week Two for my Guest Designer position with Krafty Chicks this month.  Week Two is always Christmas…Christmas in July, why not? Other challenges with a similar theme: Inkspirational (#293); Happy Little Stampers (July); Jan’s Digi Stamps (July) and I selected to CASE the Designer for a simplified layout from Inspire Create (#146). Here is theContinue reading “Merry Christmas – Inked & Tiled”

Perfect Blend – Be Merry

Tuesday – Design time:  Cardz 4 Guyz (#326).  Creating cards for the guys in your life.  Check out the selection created by the Design Team for more inspiration.  Join us and add your card! Christmas in July…a popular theme.  My choices were influenced by a few other challenges: Double Trouble (#142) partnering with Jingle BellesContinue reading “Perfect Blend – Be Merry”

Garden Zinnias – Cheerful Daisies Reimagined

Tuesday – Design time:  Hand Stamped Sentiments (#418) and Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#416).  Using the Stampin’ Up! Catalog Samples for inspiration and changing none, some or all the elements as you recreate a card is such a great place to start… Be sure to check out the impressive selection of cards created by the DesignContinue reading “Garden Zinnias – Cheerful Daisies Reimagined”

Night of Flight – Gratitude

Happy Sunday!  Welcome back. Hoping you are having a great day and an opportunity to be creative. Playing with a couple of challenges: Creative Colour (#96) and Freshly Made Sketches (#593) Using the new Hostess stamp set, Night of Flight. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resembleContinue reading “Night of Flight – Gratitude”

Celebrating You!

A few deadlines have snuck up on me…so, let’s get them done. Use Your Stuff (#487) Hearts theme and Cupcake Inspirations (#572) for a Red, White and Blue color combination. I selected the Try Stampin’ On Tuesdays (#613) sketch with the Celebration option and chose the tools and technique suggested by Just Add Ink (#660)Continue reading “Celebrating You!”