This Crazy Cousin has completed her second challenge for the month of August with the Double Trouble Team. The current challenge is celebrating National Relaxation Day. How do you chill? Me? Give me a good friend and a cup of tea and I am good to stay put for a long while! Doesn’t the Crafter’sContinue reading “Cup of Tea – Relaxing Together”
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North Pole Mischief – Birthday Gift
Happy Tuesday and welcome to the Facebook Case-ing the Catalog challenge (#368). I am having some fun with this sketch, and I have taken inspiration from a few other challenges: Sentiment Theme – Paper Players (#603); Subject Theme – Global Design Projects (#355); and Color – TGIF (#380). Here is my bright and fun result: Continue reading “North Pole Mischief – Birthday Gift”
Snow is Glistening – A Blizzard of Seasonal Wishes
Another hot day today. I am thinking cool thoughts and took another dive into my stash bins. Come play with me as I work on a few more challenges: Sketch – Sunday Stamps (#288), Theme – As You See It (#280), Theme and Color – Jingle Belles (Blue Christmas) and least but not last Materials,Continue reading “Snow is Glistening – A Blizzard of Seasonal Wishes”
Split Card Texture Birthday Card
Welcome to the middle of the week! Have you had a chance to be creative? I am playing with the current Just Us Girls (#643) challenge: CASE A DESIGNER As you certainly know by now, I am a fan of clean and simple cards. I selected this card by Chrissie Stokes to CASE (Copy andContinue reading “Split Card Texture Birthday Card”
Oriental Brushstrokes – Tranquility
How about we pull out the one stamp set that made me swoon when I flipped through the very first catalog I ever saw. Oriental Brushstrokes. It had retired by the time I started buying Stampin’ Up! products and it took me a few years to find it. I think it will be part ofContinue reading “Oriental Brushstrokes – Tranquility”
Sending Smiles – Wishes, Luck and Hugs
Happy Tuesday and welcome to the Facebook Case-ing the Catalog challenge (#367). I have taken inspiration from another Catalog sample…found on page 14 and selected the Sending Smiles Stamp Set and Dies Bundle to make my card. I also selected the colors from the current Facebook Colour INKspiration challenge (#126). Here is the result: Steps:Continue reading “Sending Smiles – Wishes, Luck and Hugs”
Fly Away, Fly Away – Little Lady Bug
Chasing one more deadline…Welcome back! Playing with the Theme from CAS on Friday (#236), the Technique suggested by Make My Monday (#180) and the CAS Colours &Sketches (#480) Sketch which I flipped. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Shimmery White cardstock. Focal Panel: (4⅛” x 5⅜”) Shimmery WhiteContinue reading “Fly Away, Fly Away – Little Lady Bug”
Under The Sea – Let’s Get Together
Welcome back! How can it already be August? New month, new ideas… Another clean and simple card playing with the Theme from Just Add Ink (#614), the Colors suggested by Color Throwdown (#703) and the Freshly Made (#546) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Very Vanilla cardstock.Continue reading “Under The Sea – Let’s Get Together”
Cottage Rose – Fancy Fold
I have been adopted! As a Crazy Cousin for the month of August with the Double Trouble Team. The current challenge (#117) is S’more. S’more of everything! LOL! Totally not my usual style…Lots of everything and a fancy fold to boot…let’s have some fun! How do you like my avatar? I thought it was aContinue reading “Cottage Rose – Fancy Fold”
Summer Solstice
Happy Saturday! Hope you have some time to play and be creative… Today, I am keeping it simple and playing with the Theme from Less Is More (#470), the Colors suggested by the Global Design Project (#353) Team and the Tuesday Morning (#668) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scoredContinue reading “Summer Solstice”