Gallery Blooms – Comfort & Strength

Design Team Time: Combining the Hand Stamped Sentiments (#463) Colors with the Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#512) Sketch. Today?  The card can be found on page 58 of the May 2025 – Apr 2026 Annual Catalog. I am also sharing this card with Heart’s Quest Celebration of Love (#2025-05) Sympathy theme. Here is the result: Steps:Continue reading “Gallery Blooms – Comfort & Strength”

Secret Garden – Wonderful

Welcome back!  Saturday…any creative plans? Several related challenges today.  Starting with the Stampin’ Up! Only (#375) CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) a card created by Angel Shaver.  Angel created a Fun Fold card, but I reinterpreted it as a standard A2 Card to showcase patterned papers. Influences: Double D (#050725) for Patterned Papers and LoveContinue reading “Secret Garden – Wonderful”

Gallery Blooms – You Make Me Smile

Welcome back!  How can it already be Friday?  The week just flew by… Today, I am creating for the Cookie Challenge (#204) featuring Pretty Flowers, selecting the Creative Colour (#192) Palette with the Freshly Made Sketch (#685), which I flipped to the vertical position to better accommodate my selected image and sharing with Shopping OurContinue reading “Gallery Blooms – You Make Me Smile”

Dandelion Wishes – Sending Love

Welcome back!  Already Wednesday.  Another quick and simple stamped card for you today. The Inspired by (#334) Photograph presenting Circle Shapes and Luscious Pink/Purple/Lime Colors was where I started. Influenced by the Retro Rubber (#254) Spring Flowers, The Flower Challenge (#102) to add Spots, and sharing with Simply Clean & Simple (#23) for their FloralContinue reading “Dandelion Wishes – Sending Love”

Gallery Blooms – Celebrate

Happy Monday!  The new Catalog debuts tomorrow and I have a sneak peek for you… Just as new comes in the door…the old favorites are still here.  To that end, I am embracing Joanne’s Paper Players (#776) Challenge to use Something Old and Something New for the Time Out (#287) Inspiration Photo Elements: Jade Color;Continue reading “Gallery Blooms – Celebrate”

Butterfly Beauty Abounds

Welcome back!  Happy Sunday…a clean, simple and colorful friendship card for you this morning. Having a play with the AAA Cards (#289) Colors and the Alphabet (Letter B) for Butterflies. Selecting the Atlantic Hearts (#627) Sketch and sharing with Simply Clean & Simple (#23) and their Floral Twist. Here is the result: Steps: So simple,Continue reading “Butterfly Beauty Abounds”

Spring Tulips for Mother’s Day

Design Team Time: This round at Hand Stamped Sentiments (#462), we have a pretty floral Inspiration Board, and I opted for the Tulips. I was influenced by the Double Trouble (#190) 3-2-1 Recipe: Three Layers (I have 5); Two Colors (Purple Pink and Green); and One Patterned Background Paper (Purple Pink Bokeh) with the FloralContinue reading “Spring Tulips for Mother’s Day”

Secret Garden – Thinking of You

A bit more creativity for this Sunday… Playing with Inkspirational (#340) for a Spring Seasonal card showcasing the Color Thrown (#831) Palette with the Freshly Made (#683) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch which I flipped to the vertical position to better showcaseContinue reading “Secret Garden – Thinking of You”

Happy Hibiscus – It’s Your Day

Welcome back!  Happy Saturday!  Hoping you found some time to be creative today. Playing with the Facebook Global Design Project (#493) Colors and the Atlantic Hearts (#626) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch.  Some Flower Petals were curled, and the small Blossom wasContinue reading “Happy Hibiscus – It’s Your Day”

Happy Hibiscus – Best Friend Ever

Welcome back!  It’s Friday!  Hoping you will have a fantastic weekend. So, I have a lot of challenges that contributed to today’s card. Starting with Double Trouble (#189) and the 3-2-1 Recipe (Three Pastel Colors; at least two words in the Sentiment; and one – make a Slimline card) based on the Try A SketchContinue reading “Happy Hibiscus – Best Friend Ever”