Awesome Dragonflies – Sympathy

So sad to say that my time as a guest designer with Just Add Ink is coming to an end.  It was a pleasure to play along, and I am glad I was invited to the party. This week at Just Add Ink (#770), we have a very soft and pretty Pink and Purple palette.Continue reading “Awesome Dragonflies – Sympathy”

Lovely Florals – Celebrate

Welcome back!  Sneaking in a card on this rather busy Wednesday.  Just an FYI – we had a great class this afternoon. Playing with the current Freshly Made (#699) sketch, choosing the Facebook Global Design Project (#509) colors and doing a little ink blending with a paint brush for Alphabet (Letter I). Here is theContinue reading “Lovely Florals – Celebrate”

Beautiful Butterflies – Hello

Design Team Time: This round at Hand Stamped Sentiments (#469), we have a lovely Color Combination.   My choices were influenced by: Just Us Girls (#786) Case a Design Team Member.  I combined ideas from Ina Grehan and Lisa Elton. I am sharing this card with Triple B (August) and Critter Crazy (#101) as theContinue reading “Beautiful Butterflies – Hello”

Here For You – You Matter

Welcome back!  A busy day in the Studio…Wednesday Class and just now getting a bit of time to create for a few challenges. Festive Friday (#189) selections from the list related to Friendship; Alphabet (Letter G) for Girlfriend; Retro Rubber (#259) Colors subbing Black for the Dark Blue; and Color Hues (#114) for the matchingContinue reading “Here For You – You Matter”

Tasty Trucks – You’re The Sweetest

Design Time: Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#522) Sketch. Today’s card can be found on page 36 of the May 2025 – Apr 2026 Annual Catalog.  CASE: (Copy and Steal Everything) Making it exactly the same; (Copy and Slightly Edit) Almost the same with a little variation; (Copy and Selectively Edit) Changing things.  You are welcome toContinue reading “Tasty Trucks – You’re The Sweetest”

Summer Vibes – Birthday Celebration

Design Team Time: This round at Hand Stamped Sentiments (#468), we have a nice Mood Board with lots of options.  I selected the Summer Cocktails image. Influences for my choices: AAA Cards (#295) for a clean and simple Style; AAA Birthday (#75) for Sentiment; and Color Dare (#600) for the Palette. Sharing with: Four SeasonsContinue reading “Summer Vibes – Birthday Celebration”

Botanical Study – Thank You

Welcome back!  Woo Hoo, its Monday – a brand-new week of opportunities… Several clean and simple challenges about and you know that is my favorite style of card to create. The Challenges: CAS Colours & Sketches (#563) for the Colors; CAS on Friday (#312) for the Image Theme; and Addicted to CAS (#286) for theContinue reading “Botanical Study – Thank You”

Framed Scenes – Embrace the Journey

Design Time: Hand Stamped Sentiments (#460) Color Challenge and Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#506) Challenge where we copy and selectively edit a card found within Stampin’ Up!’s current catalogs.  Today?  The card can be found on page 18 of the Jan – Apr Mini Catalog. Today’s design incorporates the Just Us Girls (#768) Stencil Challenge andContinue reading “Framed Scenes – Embrace the Journey”

Thinking of You – Spring Floral

Those deadlines just keep coming…welcome back! Facebook’s Stampin’ Through The Catalog (a share only Stampin’ Up! inspiration site) featured Lara Moss @scrappykea as their Guest Designer this week, and we are invited to CASE (copy and selectively edit) her project.  I rarely do any scrapbooking, so I translated her inspiration into a card. My takeaways:Continue reading “Thinking of You – Spring Floral”

Wildflower Designs – Happy Thoughts

Hi again!  Back to my favorite clean and simple style of card making… Over at AAA Cards (#286), we are challenged to “follow the leader” and CASE (copy and selectively edit) a card created by Kristin Sluhan. My takeaway was the single image, single sentiment and some splatter. My design was influenced by the: JustContinue reading “Wildflower Designs – Happy Thoughts”