Vintage Romance – Layers of Beauty

Design Time for The Card Concept (#214) and we have a very pretty inspiration photograph. The image felt so shabby chic and vintage to me that I was inspired to create a collage style multi-layered card in the colors suggested. I am sharing this card with the Alphabet Challenges – Letter “V” for Vintage; TheContinue reading “Vintage Romance – Layers of Beauty”

You Are Fantastic – Everyday Arches & More

Design Time for the Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#499), where we CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) cards found within Stampin’ Up!’s current catalogs.  Today?  The card can be found on page 33 of the Jan – Apr Mini Catalog. I chose to mirror the sketch and play with today’s Stampin’ Through the Catalog stamp set selection,Continue reading “You Are Fantastic – Everyday Arches & More”

Fiesta Party – Yay You!

Welcome back!  Happy Sunday. Today I am playing with the Freshly Made (#672) Sketch.  It sent me looking through my stash and I selected a retired Hostess set, Yay You, from way back – 2018. I was inspired by the Just Add Ink (#737) photo for the summer fresh colors and the party motif. HereContinue reading “Fiesta Party – Yay You!”

Blossoms & Wings – Hello

Welcome back!  Already Wednesday…time just goes on by. I have combined several challenges today.  Inspiration Station (#70) with such a lovely photo including blossoms & wings; Double Trouble (#184) 3-2-1 Recipe including patterned papers, shapes, an image/sentiment and an option to include a heart; Shopping Our Stash (#540) to use bits and pieces found onContinue reading “Blossoms & Wings – Hello”

Butterfly Smiles

Welcome back!  It is almost the end of a cold wintery month, and I am dreaming about spring… For the Facebook SU! Color (January) Palette, I chose to play with the 3-2-1 Recipe suggestion at Double Trouble (#183) who is partnering with Try a Sketch on Tuesday (#662). Here is the result: Steps: All elementsContinue reading “Butterfly Smiles”

Secret Garden – You Make Me Smile

Welcome back!  Florals for a Saturday pick-me-up. Playing with Color Throwdown (#835), selecting a coordinating Floral patterned piece of paper for Beautiful Blossoms (#25) Anything Goes and As You See It (#340) Crafting Resolutions to cut into Pretty Papers and bringing it all together with the Freshly Made (#670) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps:Continue reading “Secret Garden – You Make Me Smile”

Friendly Seagulls – Fun Fold Card

Indulge me with another card – so many deadlines today… Playing with Inspire Create (#184) looking for a Fancy Fold…not a style of card that I make very often and sharing with Creative Creases (#99). I chose to participate in the Stampin’ Through The Catalog stamp choice for today – Friendly Seagulls and use theContinue reading “Friendly Seagulls – Fun Fold Card”

Wanderlust Postcard

Design Team Time: This round at Cardz 4 Guyz (#364) the theme is Lighthouse and at Hand Stamped Sentiments (#455) we have a Sketch Challenge.  Seemed like a good idea to pair them up! Influenced by Paper Players (#721) for both Style and Theme and sharing with TGIF (#508) for the “In Art There AreContinue reading “Wanderlust Postcard”

Snowflake – Cheers

Welcome back!  I woke up to a very cold morning here in the South…so unusual and certainly cold enough for snow.  I wonder if we will get some. That said, there a number of winter related challenges about.  It is January after all… CAS on Friday (#300) Winter; Inkspirational (#333) Snow; and Make My MondayContinue reading “Snowflake – Cheers”

Lifelong Friend – Ephemera Card

Welcome back!  Clean and Simple is the order of the day and what can be simpler than making selections from the wonderful Ephemera Packs that Stampin’ Up! has given us to create great cards quickly. I selected the Something For Everyone and Saying Something packs along with the coordinating Calming Creek Cards & Envelopes toContinue reading “Lifelong Friend – Ephemera Card”