Vintage Romance – Layers of Beauty

Design Time for The Card Concept (#214) and we have a very pretty inspiration photograph. The image felt so shabby chic and vintage to me that I was inspired to create a collage style multi-layered card in the colors suggested. I am sharing this card with the Alphabet Challenges – Letter “V” for Vintage; TheContinue reading “Vintage Romance – Layers of Beauty”

Waves of Inspiration – High Tide Shine

Design Time: This round Cardz 4 Guyz (#354) is celebrating the Dawn and the Dusk.  As an early morning riser, I went with Sunrise… The other challenges that informed my design decisions:  Tic Tac Toe (#254) for Sunshine, Birds and Beach and Addicted To CAS (#265) for the Technique. Bringing them together, I chose theContinue reading “Waves of Inspiration – High Tide Shine”

Thoughtful Expressions – Softly Sophisticated

Welcome back!  It had been a couple of busy days, but I wanted to post the card I made inspired by Michelle Last who was profiled on the Facebook Stampin’ Through the Catalog as a Guest Designer on February 15th. She had a really cute card with an inside surprise.  I took inspiration from TheContinue reading “Thoughtful Expressions – Softly Sophisticated”

Lifetime of Love – Beautiful Friendship

Welcome back!  Hope you are having a lovely start to the weekend. Studio time and playing with the Freshly Made (#617) Sketch along with the Facebook Colour INKspiration (#157) Selection and sharing with Ellibelle’s Crafty Wednesday (January) and Love to Craft (#78) for their Anything Goes theme. Here is the result: Steps: All elements wereContinue reading “Lifetime of Love – Beautiful Friendship”

Stippled Roses – Blank Card

Welcome back! Playing with a new stamp set that will be available in January.  The Stippled Roses is a beautiful set. Inspiration for today’s card: Beautiful Blossoms (#11); Creative Colour (#118); Happy Little Stampers (December) for the Watercolor Technique; Tuesday Morning (#735) for the Layout; and sharing with Ellibelle’s Crafty Wednesday (December). Here is theContinue reading “Stippled Roses – Blank Card”

Anything Is Possible – Hand-Penned Memories & More

One last card and I am calling it a day.  Did you have a chance to be creative today? Fun Fold Cards are generally not my go to.  However, over at Atlantic Hearts (#519), we are challenged to make a Step Card. Cleaning up my Studio and getting ready for the new Stampin’ Up! CalendarContinue reading “Anything Is Possible – Hand-Penned Memories & More”