Sweet Apples – Rustic Centerpiece

Welcome back!  Happy Wednesday.  Are you ready for your Thanksgiving celebrations? I have a quick (a very quick) clean and simple card for you today.  Playing with the As You See It (#361) Speed Challenge with an Apple theme.  Can you create a card in less than 10 minutes?  How long do you think itContinue reading “Sweet Apples – Rustic Centerpiece”

Quilted Comfort – You’re the Best

Welcome back!  That’s a wrap for January. The Challenges: Stampin’ Up! Only (#368) Inspiration with such a cozy room and Sunday Stamps (#352) for the Sketch and sharing with Krafty Chicks (#753) for their Anything Goes theme. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch andContinue reading “Quilted Comfort – You’re the Best”

Mixed Florals – Birthday

Design Team Time: This round at Hand Stamped Sentiments (#454) we have a Color Challenge. Such pretty colors…perfect for florals. Influences: Christmas (or not) Bingo (#11) choosing letter “O” for Rectangle, Stitching, Twine, Patterned Paper and Embossing for my FREE Square; Make My Monday (#242) choosing Numbers 217 (Birthdays), 218 (Patterned Paper), and 221 (SpringContinue reading “Mixed Florals – Birthday”

Thoughtful Moments – Celebrate

Welcome to Sunday and the newest Paper Players (#696) challenge.  This week, Anne-Marie has given us a Tic Tac Toe Board to work with.  Lots of possibilities with eight different combinations.  I selected the left-side down: Stars/Stipes, Birthday, and Twine. Additional inspiration: Festive Friday (#162) selecting a number of the possible elements; Just Add InkContinue reading “Thoughtful Moments – Celebrate”

Merry Christmas – Inked & Tiled

Week Two for my Guest Designer position with Krafty Chicks this month.  Week Two is always Christmas…Christmas in July, why not? Other challenges with a similar theme: Inkspirational (#293); Happy Little Stampers (July); Jan’s Digi Stamps (July) and I selected to CASE the Designer for a simplified layout from Inspire Create (#146). Here is theContinue reading “Merry Christmas – Inked & Tiled”