Gallery Blooms – Happy Birthday

Design Team Time for the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge (#657).  Lots of layers, lots of possibilities. My design was influenced by: Inspiration Station (#79) for both the florals and the colors.  I made My Mark for Addicted to Stamps & More (#506) by using both Blending Brushes and Stampin’ Blends Markers for my coloring techniques.Continue reading “Gallery Blooms – Happy Birthday”

Gallery Blooms – Get Well Card

Welcome back!  Happy Monday.  Hoping you have an excellent week. Another clean and simple card for you today. The challenges: Addicted To CAS (#289) Squares; Just Us Girls (#787) Floral Dies; and Tic Tac Toe (#276) CAS, Die(s) and Free for Favorite Color. Bringing it all together, I selected the Freshly Made (#698) Sketch. HereContinue reading “Gallery Blooms – Get Well Card”

Summer Garden Wedding – Gallery Blooms & More

Welcome back!  Happy 4th.  It’s been a busy day, and I am just now getting around to telling you about the card I created this morning. Every month, Stampin’ Up! has a Creative Challenge and this month it is a Product Mash-Up.  So, I combined Gallery Blooms, Beautiful Motifs, Scenic Frames and Mixed Media FloralsContinue reading “Summer Garden Wedding – Gallery Blooms & More”

Gallery Blooms – On My Mind

Got together with a new friend and we did a shoebox swap.  This is where we each create a card, add the supplies, swap boxes and create. I designed my card for Stampin’ Up!’s Creativity Challenge for May: Recreate a Suite card in a different color.  I created a hybrid A2 card from two SlimlineContinue reading “Gallery Blooms – On My Mind”

Along These Lines – Hello

Hi again!  A clean and simple card for you using the new stamp set: Along These Lines. Today’s challenges: Paper Players (#775) with Ann’s color choices; Sketch Saturday (#775) flipped and simplified for Krafty Chicks (#768) and their CAS week. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resembleContinue reading “Along These Lines – Hello”

Have The Best Day – Gallery Blooms

Welcome back!  A busy day ahead, so getting this card done first thing.  Happy Wednesday. Those April Showers sure begat those May Flowers and that is the order of the day.  The challenges: Inspired by (#335) Pretty Florals and Wood Elements along with the suggested Sketch; Seize The Birthday (#305) to add Flowers; Four SeasonsContinue reading “Have The Best Day – Gallery Blooms”

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”

Let It Ride – Happy Retirement

Design Time: Facebook’s Case-ing Tuesday (#511) CASE-Ing Challenge where we copy and selectively edit a card found within Stampin’ Up!’s current catalogs.  Today?  The card can be found on page 134 of the May 2025 – Apr 2026 Annual Catalog. Two challenges influenced my design choices today: Festive Friday (#183) with a list of particularContinue reading “Let It Ride – Happy Retirement”

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”