Spotlight on Nature – It’s Your Day

One more card for today…  Stampin’ Through the Catalog is featuring Spotlight on Nature (page 69) for Tuesday and I am getting a head start by combining it with a number of other challenges. How about a clean and simple card? One of my favorite styles.  Addicted to CAS (#261) theme – Critter; CAS onContinue reading “Spotlight on Nature – It’s Your Day”

Sketched Butterflies – Hope

Welcome back!  The week begins anew…  Today I am creating a card for Just Us Girls (#732)…a magnificent Mood Board with an eclectic set of colors and images.  I just love the Crushed Curry but try as I might, I couldn’t get it play nicely with the Pretty in Pink.  It had to be oneContinue reading “Sketched Butterflies – Hope”

Lifetime of Love – Sending Hugs & Love

Tuesday!  Design Team time… This round at Hand Stamped Sentiments (#439), we have a sweet color challenge. I selected the Try A Sketch on Tuesday (#647) layout and am sharing the card with Love to Craft (#80) anything goes. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble theContinue reading “Lifetime of Love – Sending Hugs & Love”

Feather Flight – New Adventure

Welcome to the newest round of the Cardz 4 Guyz (#345) and Hand Stamped Sentiments (#436) challenges. I have combined them… clean and simple with the suggested colors. My stamp set choice was influenced by Make My Monday (#223) for Birds and Alphabet (Letter A) for Adventure.  I am also sharing this card with SimpleContinue reading “Feather Flight – New Adventure”

Feathered Flight – Adventures

Welcome back!  I have the honor of being a guest designer with Time Out. Time Out (#259) is collaborating with Just Us Girls (#718) today and the theme is Birds.  I have chosen a new stamp set Feathered Flight that is available as an On-Line Exclusive from Stampin’ Up!. I have selected the current sketchContinue reading “Feathered Flight – Adventures”

Wild Ferns – Double Z-Fold

Welcome to the second of the Design Team Challenges.  At Cardz 4 Guyz (#342), this round, we are looking for Fun-Fold cards.  I opted for a Double-Z Fold and kept it simple with just stamps, inks and paper for a card suitable for a fellow. Coincidently Double Trouble (#160) is partnering with Creative Creases (#76)Continue reading “Wild Ferns – Double Z-Fold”

Stylin’ Girl – Born to Shine

Hi!  I created a delightful card for a sweet girl… Playing with patterned paper for Make My Monday (#218) and choosing to paper piece for Inkspirational (#308) and selecting the Tuesday Morning (#743) sketch to bring it all together. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble theContinue reading “Stylin’ Girl – Born to Shine”

Marvelous Nature – You Matter

A second card for today…it is going to be a busy week and I have a deadline for a favorite challenge coming due. Festive Friday (#148) International Animal Rights Day and sharing with Critter Crazy (#81).  Here is the result: Steps: And that is it! Thanks for spending some more of your time with meContinue reading “Marvelous Nature – You Matter”

Coffee With Friends

I have another card for you.  Enjoying the great outdoors with a cup of coffee.  Can it get any better? Playing with few more challenges: Tic Tac Toe (#230) opting for Autumn Colors – Mossy Meadow and Calypso Coral, using Dies and a Frame;  Happy Little Stampers (October) Dies; Alphabet (Letter N) Nature with theContinue reading “Coffee With Friends”

Land Among The Stars

Tuesday Design Time.  For the Cardz 4 Guys (#331) challenge, I have selected one of my favorite quotes and let the wonderful Designer Series Paper carry the load. Here is the result: Steps: All layers were adhered with the circle openings framing the quote.  So simple, so stunning. What a great quote!  I keep thisContinue reading “Land Among The Stars”