Welcome back! A few clean and simple cards for you today… Over at TGIF (#553), the brief is to create a set of cards. I wanted something fun and easy to duplicate and chose Coastal Cabana and Azure Afternoon from Color Dare (#679) to play with. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” xContinue reading “Swirled Designs – Celebrate Note Card Set”
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Decorative Trees – Be Merry
Hi again! Still a few more deadlines…the theme? Christmas Trees… Let’s start with Inspired By (#364) theme and sketch; Make My Monday (#266); Paper Craft Crew (#650) and Farm Quest (#78). Choosing to create a clean and simple card for CAS on Friday (#323) using Stencils for Just Us Girls (#803). Here is the result:Continue reading “Decorative Trees – Be Merry”
Swirling Snow – Brightest Glow
Welcome back! It’s already Wednesday…and deadlines are here again. Several winter themes abound: Jingle Belles (#2524) for the annual Banner Case; Cupcake Inspirations (#632) Let it Snow; Four Seasons (December) and Park Hopping – My Happy Place (December) Winter in a Theme Park. Bringing my ideas together with the Freshly Made (#715) Sketch. HereContinue reading “Swirling Snow – Brightest Glow”
Wrapped in Cheer – Cozy Christmas
Welcome back! December 1st and the holiday countdown is underway… Today, I am playing with the Freshly Made (#714) Sketch. The design elements were influenced by: Festive Friday (#198) choosing an Ugly Sweater close-up with Christmas Colors, Sweater-like Texture with Flocking, and a Warm Sentiment with Color Dare (#680) for the Red and Green colors.Continue reading “Wrapped in Cheer – Cozy Christmas”
You’re So Kind – You Brighten My Day
Welcome back! Happy Sunday. Running to meet a deadline… Back in the Studio…and playing with Creative Colour (#220) and making a Thank you card for Can You Handle The Pressure (#25NOV22). Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Basic White cardstock. Background Panel: (4” x 5¼”) Basic White cardstockContinue reading “You’re So Kind – You Brighten My Day”
Gift of Joy – Rustic Christmas
Design Time: For the Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#540) Sketch. Today’s card can be found on page 39 of the September 2025 – December 2026 Mini Catalog. Switching from a Fall theme to a Christmas theme. CASE: (Copy and Steal Everything) Making it the same; (Copy and Slightly Edit) Almost the same with a little variation;Continue reading “Gift of Joy – Rustic Christmas”
Nests of Winter – Very Merry
Design Team Time: This round at Hand Stamped Sentiments (#477), we have a wonderful Mood Board full of iconic Holiday images, and I opted for the Cardinals and the Plaid. Merry Christmas! My design choices were influenced by: Inkspirational (#355) with their Holiday Tag Motif which led to the Sunday Stamps (#374) Sketch that includesContinue reading “Nests of Winter – Very Merry”
Joyful Tidings – Nests of Winter
Welcome back! A brand-new week and we are off to a flying start. The challenges: Little Red Wagon (#834) with a Let’s Fly theme and choosing to CASE (copy and selectively edit) Cordula De’s card for the Facebook’s Global Design Project (#524) for the general layout. Picking up lines from the current Tic Tac ToeContinue reading “Joyful Tidings – Nests of Winter”
Gift of Joy – Festival of Trees
Welcome back! Happy Sunday. Chasing a few deadlines… Playing with Double Trouble (#204) and the 3-2-1 Recipe (3 Colors, 2 Images and 1 Slimline styled card) with a “T” Twist (Trees) and partnering with Try Stamping on Tuesday (#683) for the Sketch. I selected Facebook’s Colour INKspiration (#199) colors and tying in with the Stampin’Continue reading “Gift of Joy – Festival of Trees”
Joyful Tidings – Twelve Days of Crafting
Welcome back! A dressed up clean and simple Holiday card for you today… Facebook’s Stampin’ Through the Catalog is asking us to CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) a card created by Danielle Bennenk. I really like the layout of her design and changed it to include the CAS Colours & Sketches (#572) Palette and toContinue reading “Joyful Tidings – Twelve Days of Crafting”
