Boutique Blossoms – Thank You

Welcome back!  Hoping you are having a delightful Saturday and have found some time to be creative… This afternoon I am playing with We Love Stamping (#2608) and Creative Colours (#252), choosing the Freshly Made (#748) sketch. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch, andContinue reading “Boutique Blossoms – Thank You”

Sunshine – That is the Word

Hi again!  A quick clean and simple card…chasing a deadline… Addicted to CAS (#313) is featuring Trees and Shopping Our Stash (#579) is looking for a word. I selected the CAS Colors & Sketches (#591) sketch to bring my ideas together and flipped it to portrait style. And I am sharing with Time Out (#319)Continue reading “Sunshine – That is the Word”

Welcome Sweet One

Welcome back!  Happy Friday.  For a Little One… I am playing with Paper Players (#797) for a child’s card, and I opted for a baby card. My design choices included the Sunday Stamps (#391) layers sketch; choosing three colors for Color Dare (Color Surprise); and creating a matching envelope for Little Red Wagon (#870). HereContinue reading “Welcome Sweet One”

S is for Seahorse – Wishing you…

Welcome back!  Already Thursday.  I do not know where the week has gone… Clean and Simple for AAA Cards (#320) with an “S” theme.  I went beachy with a Seahorse. Rounding out my ideas, I selected the palette suggested by Color Dare (#714) and to use dies for Just Us Girls (#835). I am sharingContinue reading “S is for Seahorse – Wishing you…”

Paradise Garden – Nature’s Symphony – Lovely Day

Design Team Time for Facebook’s Case-ing Tuesday (#576), where we select cards from the Catalogs and remake them as we are inspired.  Today’s inspiration can be found on page 54 of the May – Aug 2026 Catalog. My design choices were influenced by the Inspired By (#400) for the colors and Can You Handle theContinue reading “Paradise Garden – Nature’s Symphony – Lovely Day”

Butterfly Brilliance – Special Reason

Design Team Time for the Atlantic Hearts (#693) Sketch.  I chose portrait and fun fold styling. My design influences: Retro Rubber (#277), a Tic Tac Toe Board, choosing the center line across: Ink Blending, Butterfly and a Fun Fold for my Free space and Tic Toe Toe (#298) choosing the right line down: Butterfly, FunContinue reading “Butterfly Brilliance – Special Reason”

Lakeside Cycle – You Are An Inspiration

Time again for the Hand Stamped Sentiments (#494) Design Team Challenge.  This round, we have a Sketch. My design was influenced by: The Male Room (#212) for Hobbies; As You See It (#378) for Summer Days; and Krafty Chicks (#831) with a Summery Beachy Mood Board.  I selected to create an alternative card using theContinue reading “Lakeside Cycle – You Are An Inspiration”

Love You Friend – Everlasting Thanks

Welcome back!  A brand-new week full of possibilities…  A mash up of challenges today for a clean and simple card. CAS Colours & Sketches (#590) for the palette; Facebook’s Global Design Project (#559) to introduce frames; and Moving Along with the Times (#192) for a feminine card. Sharing with Ellibelle’s Garden Party (#17) for choosingContinue reading “Love You Friend – Everlasting Thanks”

Friendly Foliage – Happy Birthday

Welcome back! Happy Sunday… A clean and simple card for you today. I am playing with Just Us Girls (#834) casing the card created by Sue VanDeVusse and choosing the color palette suggested by Creative Colour (#251). Here is the result: Steps: …and we are done!  Clean and simple, with masculine colors. Thanks for spendingContinue reading “Friendly Foliage – Happy Birthday”

A Little Birthday Hello

Welcome to August!  A happy little card for you today… Inspire Create (#221) is asking for us to CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) a card.  I chose a card created by Jamie Babarczy that I admired on Pinterest. My design was influenced by Double D (#260715) for a favorite fruit and mine is summer berries.Continue reading “A Little Birthday Hello”