Sweet Ice Cream – Treat Yourself

Welcome back! Hoping you will be able to carve out some time to be creative this weekend. Today I am playing with: Little Red Wagon (#832) with an Ice Cream theme: Krafty Chicks (#793) with a Birthday theme; choosing the Palette from Facebook’s Colour INKspiration (#198); and selecting the Freshly Made (#711) Sketch to bringContinue reading “Sweet Ice Cream – Treat Yourself”

Be Scary – Lighting the Way

Welcome back!  Monday again and the start of a brand-new week. My card today is finishing up a few challenges that still linger re: Halloween… My design choices were influenced by: Little Red Wagon (#831) to create a card with a light source; Ellibelle’s I Spy (#31) with a spooky theme; Stampin’ Up! Only (#388)Continue reading “Be Scary – Lighting the Way”

Hot Cocoa Day – Have a Cup on Us

Welcome back!  The sun might be shining but it’s an unusually cold day (almost freezing temps) for us in the south.  Let’s say “It’s a Hot Cocoa Day”. A number of challenges that fit a “cold” theme.  Addicted to CAS (#273) Code Word: Brrr!; Caffeinated Christmas Coffee (#36) to add a Snowman; and Time OutContinue reading “Hot Cocoa Day – Have a Cup on Us”

Bike Ride – Fun on Wheels

Happy Sunday!  Over at Festive Friday (#159), the team is celebrating Brother’s Day with a fun list of elements to choose from.  Easier to say what I didn’t choose than what I did for this card. I am also sharing this card with Ellibelle’s I Spy (#15) Something for the Boys. I have distinct memoriesContinue reading “Bike Ride – Fun on Wheels”

Sunshine and Rainbows

Welcome to Sunday and the newest Paper Players (#684) challenge.  This week, Anne Marie has given us a lovely colorful Inspiration Board entitled Sunshine & Rainbows.  Let’s have some fun! I combined this week’s challenge with a few others that have a similar theme: Inspired By (#283) for the Sketch, Colors and Umbrellas; Four SeasonsContinue reading “Sunshine and Rainbows”

Nothing’s Better Than – Chocolate

Hi again!  Last card for today. Playing with the Just Add Ink (#695); Facebook Colour INKspiration (#162); and Just Us Girls (#720) for the Tuesday Morning (#750) sketch. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch.  The Bon-Bons were popped up with Dimensionals.  As the colorsContinue reading “Nothing’s Better Than – Chocolate”

Toxic Treats – Halloween

Welcome back! Take a break and all the challenge deadlines pile up. So let’s play! Playing with a number of Halloween themed challenges: Double Trouble (#149) partnering with Park Hopping (October); Inspiration Station (#54); Heart’s Quest (#40); Cookie Color (#185) and Global Design Project (#415) for patterns: Patterned Paper, Repetitive Sentiment and Triple Elements. HereContinue reading “Toxic Treats – Halloween”

Oh Snap – It’s Your Birthday

Happy 4th.  It is a super-duper hot day here today, so I am cooling off in the Studio for a bit of a play! Two current challenges with the themes Funny and Humorous.  Time Out (#241) and Crafter’s Café (#298).  There is very little in my collection that is “punny”, but I do like theContinue reading “Oh Snap – It’s Your Birthday”

Summer Sweets

Welcome back!  The temperature today is pushing 90 degrees.  Not sure about you, but I think I would prefer Iced Cream over Iced Donuts or Iced Cupcakes if I have a choice… That said, I am creating this card for Inspired By (#243) and TGIF (#426) using the retired Cool Treats stamp set. Here isContinue reading “Summer Sweets”

Sip, Sip, Hooray – Summer is on its way…

Welcome back!  A clean and simple card for you today.  How refreshing! The challenges: AAA Cards (#241) Drinks; Addicted to CAS (#239) One Layer; Retro Rubber (#208) Summer Colors; and the Freshly Made (#589) Sketch flipped horizontally to bring it all together. Here is the result: Steps: All of the drinks look delicious and soContinue reading “Sip, Sip, Hooray – Summer is on its way…”