Dia de los Muertos – Blessed

What fun!  I have been selected to be a Guest Designer for Color Throwdown this round.  The Colors are so fun and bright.  A ton of possibilities. My major design influence was Park Hopping – My Happy Place (October) and the tradition of Dia de los Muertos to celebrate those that we have loved. IContinue reading “Dia de los Muertos – Blessed”

Peaceful Garden – Thanks

Welcome back!  Friday already…where did the week go? With the new Fall Mini Catalog that just launched this week, I am exploring some of the products.  I love Autumn and its warm slate of colors but today, the Peaceful Garden Designer Series Paper was calling out to me.  The predominant colors are Secret Sea andContinue reading “Peaceful Garden – Thanks”

Rustic Centerpiece – Hello

Welcome back! Design Team Time for Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge (#643) with a cool layout that lends itself to lots of possibilities.  My choices were influenced by Tic Tac Toe (#277) – Right Line and Beautiful Blossoms (#32) for the Sunflowers. I am also sharing this card with Ellibelle’s I Spy With My Little EyeContinue reading “Rustic Centerpiece – Hello”

A Little Something – Festive & Fun

Welcome back!  Already Thursday…where does the time go? How about a bit of Christmas Cheer?  Playing with Caffeinated Christmas (#43), Jingle Belles (#2512) Tic Tac Toe Board and Just Add Ink (#761) Theme Adding some Wet Embossing for Make My Mondy (#256) and sharing with Ellibelle’s Crafty Wednesday (July) for an Anything Goes theme. BringingContinue reading “A Little Something – Festive & Fun”

By The Bay – Thinking of You

Welcome back!  We have power…and I am happy to be back in a lighted Studio and have access my computer to tell you about today’s card. The name of the game is SPEED over at As You See It (#349) this round with a Water theme. Can you create a card in 10 minutes orContinue reading “By The Bay – Thinking of You”

Beautiful Motifs – Love & Happiness

Welcome back! Already the middle of the week.  Hope you have a great day!  Wedding & Engagement season is upon us…and I created a pretty monochromatic floral card. The challenges: TGIF (#525) Paper Flowers; Double Trouble (#191) Wedding / Anniversary; Color Dare (#651) Jade (Lost Lagoon) plus one (Pretty Peacock); and sharing with Ellibelle’s CraftyContinue reading “Beautiful Motifs – Love & Happiness”

Tea Together – You Are Tea-riffic

Hi again!  I had a bee in my bonnet with a few challenges and I had sometime time to pull my ideas together. Over at Colorful Options (April), I was taken with the “tea” motifs in the pastel inspiration photos. I particularly liked the color palette over at TGIF (#519) this week and opted forContinue reading “Tea Together – You Are Tea-riffic”

Mixed Florals – Birthday

Design Team Time: This round at Hand Stamped Sentiments (#454) we have a Color Challenge. Such pretty colors…perfect for florals. Influences: Christmas (or not) Bingo (#11) choosing letter “O” for Rectangle, Stitching, Twine, Patterned Paper and Embossing for my FREE Square; Make My Monday (#242) choosing Numbers 217 (Birthdays), 218 (Patterned Paper), and 221 (SpringContinue reading “Mixed Florals – Birthday”

Friendly Seagulls – Love You

Welcome back!  A brand-new week and some time to play. Starting with the Color Throwdown (#821) Palette and The Male Room (#192) Kinetic theme, I altered the Global Design Project (#474) Sketch to be a full-size Slim Line card to fit my elements and am sharing with Ellibelle’s Crafty Wednesday (December) Anything Goes. Here isContinue reading “Friendly Seagulls – Love You”

Winter Peace

Design Team Time: This round at Hand Stamped Sentiments (#450) we have an inspiration challenge.  Wintery scenes featuring, Pink, Blue, Brown and White.  I opted for the Brown. My design choices were influenced by several clean and simple challenges.  CAS on Friday (#295) to place the image in a corner; Simply Clean & Simple (#16)Continue reading “Winter Peace”