Silent Night – Peace to You

Welcome back!  Happy Saturday.  It’s a hot one today, so let’s go wintery with a Christmas card… The challenges: Jingle Belles (#2512) with a Caroling theme: Krafty Chicks (#772) Anything Goes Christmas Week; and Farm Quest Country Christmas (#21). Rounding out my idea with the Creative Colours (#197) Palette and the TGIF (#529) Sketch. HereContinue reading “Silent Night – Peace to You”

Spring Corners – Stitched Sampler

Hi again!  A few more challenge deadlines are coming up and I wanted to play with them… Over at Sunday Stamps (#362) there is a really nice sketch, perfect for scraps and I flipped it to fit my design ideas. I selected the Paper Players (#741) Colors suggested by Stef and took a look inContinue reading “Spring Corners – Stitched Sampler”

Be Brave

Welcome back!  Happy Thursday. I need a card for a bright young girl embarking on her teens.  I thought the color palette over at TGIF (#528) was ideal and the bold design at Sketch Saturday (#777) would be perfect for my idea. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were added to the card baseContinue reading “Be Brave”

Just a Note – You’re on my Mind

Design Time for The Card Concept (#218) and we have a Neutral Naturals Décor themed inspiration photo this month.  I picked up on the Shelving, Vases and Colors. I opted for a clean and layered styling for this card. Additional influence: Inspire By (#339) for the Sketch and a nod to the colors. Here isContinue reading “Just a Note – You’re on my Mind”

You Make Me Smile – Layers of Beauty

Design Time: Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#516) Sketch. Today?  The card can be found on page 144 of the May 2025 – Apr 2026 Annual Catalog.  CASE: (Copy and Steal Everything) Making it exactly the same; (Copy and Slightly Edit) Almost the same with a little variation; (Copy and Selectively Edit) Changing things.  You are welcomeContinue reading “You Make Me Smile – Layers of Beauty”

Beautiful Motifs – Floral Just a Note Card

Welcome back!  Happy Saturday… Morning Studio time with the following challenges: Freshly Made (#689) Sketch with a Square Layout; Just Add Ink (#754) Pick Two: Flowers & Dies; CAS Colours & Sketches (#561) Palette; and Double D (#060425) to include a Frame. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card baseContinue reading “Beautiful Motifs – Floral Just a Note Card”

Spring Corners – Thank You

Welcome to my Studio offerings!  Back in the clean and simple groove with a pretty little thank you card… The challenges: CAS on Friday (#310) adding an embossed element; The Flower Challenge (#103) to also do some embossing; Color Dare (#653) with a purple and aqua duo; and bringing it all together, the Stampin’ Up!Continue reading “Spring Corners – Thank You”

Love You – Layered Thoughts

Welcome back!  Happy Wednesday.  Sneaking in a card between today’s Class Prep. Inspired By (#338) is featuring Lady Bugs and a cute Sketch and Facebook’s Stampin’ Through The Catalog is featuring the Layered Thoughts stamp set this week.  What fun! I am sharing this card with Heart’s Quest (#74) as my Love theme includes aContinue reading “Love You – Layered Thoughts”

Under the Sea – Thanks

Welcome back!  Happy Saturday… Sometimes you just have to take a dive into your treasures…and that is what I did for this card. Over at The Male Room (#198), the theme is Under the Sea, and I selected the Freshly Made (#688) Sketch to bring my idea(s) together. Here is the result: Steps: All elementsContinue reading “Under the Sea – Thanks”

Gallery Blooms – On My Mind

Got together with a new friend and we did a shoebox swap.  This is where we each create a card, add the supplies, swap boxes and create. I designed my card for Stampin’ Up!’s Creativity Challenge for May: Recreate a Suite card in a different color.  I created a hybrid A2 card from two SlimlineContinue reading “Gallery Blooms – On My Mind”