A Study in Blue – Friendly Foliage

Hi again!  Those challenge deadlines come up quick, so double duty today. Color Hues (#125) is featuring Blue and White this round and Inkspirational (#359) has a Shades of Blue Overlapping Squares inspiration photo. I brought these two together with the Jaydee’s Paper Players (#770) Sketch.  Choosing A2 over Slimline and overlapping four shapes inContinue reading “A Study in Blue – Friendly Foliage”

Sentimental Framing – Winter Memories

Welcome back!  Happy Wednesday…I am delighted to be a guest designer for Farm Quest (#80) this month.  The theme is Winter Sports.  If you know me, I am a fireside book reader…hanging out in the snow is not my idea of fun.  But I do have memories of making Snowmen with my sister.  Is thatContinue reading “Sentimental Framing – Winter Memories”

Country Fresh – Hello

Design Team Time for the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge (#666).  A nifty layout with rectangular shapes… My design was influenced by Inspired By (#372) for the colors, gingham, bird and buttons. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble a variation of the sketch.  The Bird was poppedContinue reading “Country Fresh – Hello”

Watercolor in Bloom – Loved

Welcome back!  Happy Sunday.  Hoping you are doing okay with the winter storm.  So far, we still have power and I am taking advantage of that… Today’s card was made with the Freshly Made (#720) Sketch in mind and playing with the Watercolor in Bloom December 2025 Paper Pumpkin Kit in a clean and simpleContinue reading “Watercolor in Bloom – Loved”

The Gang’s All Here to Say Hello

Welcome back!  It’s Saturday and I hope you have some time to be creative this weekend. I am playing with a new challenge called Pick 3.  The first one of many… Additional challenges that influenced my design choices include: Can You Handle The Pressure (#260124) with an All-White twist and CAS on Friday (#326) withContinue reading “The Gang’s All Here to Say Hello”

Weekend Adventures – Love This Place

Design Team Time for The Card Concept (#223b), giving you an additional Inspiration Photo and a set of Colors more geared to Valentine’s Day. For my clean layered styled card, I opted for the Love Nest theme and general Color scheme for my Winter Get-Away design utilizing a recycled Holiday card. Here is the result:Continue reading “Weekend Adventures – Love This Place”

Piet Mondrian – Big on Birthdays

Welcome back!  Happy Thursday…a clean and simple masculine birthday card for you today. Simple stamping at its best – just stamps ink and paper! The challenges: Little Red Wagon (#842) Keep it Simple; Krafty Chicks (#804) Masculine; Creative Colours (#224), with the primary palette inspiring the Piet Mondrian layout; and sharing with Creative Crafters (#96)Continue reading “Piet Mondrian – Big on Birthdays”

Valentine Vase – With Love

Design Team Time for the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge (#665).  Lots of layers, lots of opportunity, kept simple with a unifying color. My design was influenced by: Facebook’s Global Design Project (#531) Heart theme, Addicted to CAS (#299) Glass theme, and choosing the Color Dare (#686) Pink Palette. Here is the result: Steps: All elementsContinue reading “Valentine Vase – With Love”

Grand Adventure – Birthday Card

Designing for: Cardz 4 Guyz (#382) with a theme entitled Epic Adventure this round and I am taking the Scenic Route… Additional challenges that informed my choices: The Male Room (#206) to add a Tag; Make My Monday (#268) to use Patterned Paper; Addicted To Stamps & More (#208) for a Birthday Theme; and sharingContinue reading “Grand Adventure – Birthday Card”

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”