Welcome back! Monday and a brand-new week full of creative opportunities. Today I am playing with: Addicted to Stamps and More (#511) to Make My Mark with coloring techniques and/or tools. I chose the TGIF (#565) Inspiration Image, recreating it with a few stamped images and coloring tools. Choosing the Color Dare (#691) Palette andContinue reading “Friendly Foliage – Wishing You the Best”
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Spring Tea – Good Friends
Welcome back! Happy Sunday. Blending a number of similar challenges for a lovely friendship card. Starting with the Just Us Girls (#811) Mood Board with a sweet “drink” image in soft pinks and tying in the Inspired By (#366) Tea Garden Inspiration Photo. Adding in some Chocolate for As You See It (#366) with aContinue reading “Spring Tea – Good Friends”
Much Luck & Good Fortune
Welcome back! Celebrating Chinese New Year I am playing with: Festive Friday (#203) incorporating several of the required elements for a clean and simple shaped card for Krafty Chicks (#808) and Shopping Our Stash (#567). Here is the result: Steps: The elegant gold stamped Arch was popped up with Dimensionals onto the Shaped Card Base,Continue reading “Much Luck & Good Fortune”
Nature’s Symphony – Smile
Welcome back! Happy Sunday. A dreary day that requires a little sunshine and smiles… Playing with the “Scrappy” Strip card sketch from Sunday Stamps (#379) and choosing the Creative Colour (#227) bright and happy palette. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch with the FlowerContinue reading “Nature’s Symphony – Smile”
Fragrant Layers – Fabulous Sayings Birthday
Welcome back! Happy Saturday – Happy Valentine’s Day – Happy to be in the Studio! Today’s challenge combination: Facebook’s Global Design Project (#534) Sketch with Seize the Birthday (#320) for a CAS, clean and simple card, using Dies and choosing the CAS Colours & Sketches (#578) Palette. Here is the result: Steps: All elements wereContinue reading “Fragrant Layers – Fabulous Sayings Birthday”
Fabulous Friend – Fabulous Sayings
Hi! Welcome back to Tic Tac Toe. I am pleased to let you know that I have joined the Design Team. Tic Tac Toe is one of my favorite challenges. Eight possibilities and so much choice. For the Board (#286), I selected the center column: Die Cutting, Ink Blending and Friendship to create a cleanContinue reading “Fabulous Friend – Fabulous Sayings”
Bird’s Eye View – You’re The Best
Welcome back! Chasing a few deadlines…and having some fun… I am playing with the Retro Rubber (#264) Sketch and turned it into a Gate Fold card for Creative Creases (#111). Design influences: Cupcake Inspiration (#633) for the Color Palette and choosing the Whimsical Bird for Critter Crazy (#107). Here is the result: Steps: All elementsContinue reading “Bird’s Eye View – You’re The Best”
Winter Woods – Thank You
Design Team Time. For: Hand Stamped Sentiments (#480), we have an eclectic Inspiration Board with lots of interesting images. I opted for the Birch Tree image and the overall Neutral Color Palette. For: Face Book’s Case-ing Tuesday (#548) Sketch, found on page 52 of the Jan – Apr 2026 Mini Catalog. CASE: (Copy and StealContinue reading “Winter Woods – Thank You”
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”
Winter Whisper – Thinking of You
Welcome back! Happy Thanksgiving. Did you watch the Parade? I cannot believe that Christmas is less than a month away. Now that the Parade is finished, I took the opportunity to dive back into the Studio. My happy place! The challenges: Paper Players (#765) for the Sketch; Inspire Create (#206) for the Monochromatic Color scheme;Continue reading “Winter Whisper – Thinking of You”