Lily Pond Lane – My Kind of People

Welcome back!  Happy Sunday…a perfect day for crafting. Today, I have taken on the Stampin’ Up Only! (#370) challenge to case a card found on page 42 of the Jan – Apr Mini Catalog. My design choices were influenced by Festive Friday (#178) and Double Trouble (#185) who is partnering with Beautiful Blossoms (#26). HereContinue reading “Lily Pond Lane – My Kind of People”

Floral Thinking of You

Welcome back!  The weekend has arrived, and I am hoping you will have some time to be creative. For Just Add Ink (#739), I selected Thinking of You and Embossing from the three choices offered this week. I picked the suggested Facebook Stampin’ Up! Colour (February) Palette and the Freshly Made (#674) Sketch to bringContinue reading “Floral Thinking of You”

Hello – Thoughtful Moments

Sneaking in a card I created yesterday but ran out of time to post… This week at Stampin’ Through the Catalog, Nicole Peschke from kreatives_papierwunder, was the Guest Designer.  We are encouraged to be inspired by her design and CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) it. I loved her card, and my takeaways were the colors,Continue reading “Hello – Thoughtful Moments”

Memorable Blooms – Celebrate

Welcome back!  A Wednesday deadline…where did the time go?    As You See It (#341) has one of my favorite challenges – a recipe.  You have to hit all the marks and I hope I did it justice. I matched it up with the Sketch Saturday (#769) layout. Here is the result: Steps: All elementsContinue reading “Memorable Blooms – Celebrate”

Happy Birthday – Celebration

Time again for Facebook Case-ing Tuesday, where we CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) cards found within Stampin’ Up!’s current catalogs.  Today?  The card can be found on the front cover of the Jan – Apr Mini Catalog.  But guess what!  This is the 500th CASE CARD Design that we have created.  What fun!!      So,Continue reading “Happy Birthday – Celebration”

Sentimental Wishes – Christmas Thoughts

Welcome back!  Monday – the start of a brand-new week. I really like the Just Add Ink (#738) Sketch, and I just had to have another play with it! I created a Christmas card for Jingle Belles (#2504) and Krafty Chicks (#755) influenced by Love Those Pretty Papers (#8) and Crafter’s Café (#316). Here isContinue reading “Sentimental Wishes – Christmas Thoughts”

Iced Gingerbread & Coffee – Made with Love

Welcome back! Happy Saturday.  Hoping you will find some time to be creative today. A few challenge themes: Paper Craft Crew (#608) Treats and Caffeinated Christmas (#38) Add a Heart. With the Color Throwdown (#826) Palette and the TGIF (#512) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base toContinue reading “Iced Gingerbread & Coffee – Made with Love”

For A Great Friend – Mixed Labels

Welcome back!  A really dark and dreary rainy day here, so I created a bright little cheer- me-up card. Today’s combinations: Facebook Stampin’ Through the Catalog featured stamp set: Mixed Labels, an On-Line Exclusive product with the Paper Players (#724) Colors and the Atlantic Hearts (#616) Sketch. I am also sharing this card with InspireContinue reading “For A Great Friend – Mixed Labels”

Floral Heart – Happy Thoughts

One more card for you today… Playing with the Inspired By (#322) Puffy Hearts theme: Creating Puff using a Floral Fabric and the Heart Design. I am also sharing with Park Hopping (February) for their Heart Valentine theme and Can You Handle The Pressure (#73) with the Optional Letter “F” Twist for Fabric. Here isContinue reading “Floral Heart – Happy Thoughts”

Winter Magic – Tree Shaped Card / Tag

Welcome back!  A brand-new week and I am thinking Winter… Today I am playing with the Jingle Belles (#2503) suggestion to make a “Shaped” card and sharing it with the Four Seasons (February) Anything Goes Winter. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base creating a nice little Shaped Card/Tag.Continue reading “Winter Magic – Tree Shaped Card / Tag”