New Year – New You – Happy Birthday

Welcome back!  Monday again and I am playing in the Studio. Do you have a friend that has a New Year’s birthday?  I do!  So, here is a card for him. Starting with Seize The Birthday (#296) with a Masculine Twist and sharing with The Male Room (#193) Anything Goes. Over at Double Trouble (#181)Continue reading “New Year – New You – Happy Birthday”

Thoughtful Journey – Best Wishes

Welcome back!  How did the week pass by so quickly?  Studio playtime… Starting with the Freshly Made (#661) Sketch, the Creative Colour (#166) Palette and creating a Best Wishes card suitable for a Birthday or a Wedding for Heart’s Quest Celebration of Love (#11). Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to theContinue reading “Thoughtful Journey – Best Wishes”

Changing Leaves – Anniversary (You Are Amazing)

Design Team Time: Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#484) where we CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) cards found within Stampin’ Up!’s current catalogs.  Today?  The card can be found on page 34 of the Sep – Dec Mini Catalog.   My choices were influenced by: Just Add Ink (#725) and Just Us Girls (#750) to do some stenciling;Continue reading “Changing Leaves – Anniversary (You Are Amazing)”

Primary Birthday

Welcome to Sunday and the newest Paper Players (#706) challenge.  This week, Elizabeth has chosen the primary color scheme of red, yellow and blue.  How about a clean and simple birthday card, perfect for a child? I am sharing this card with Crafter’s Café (#311) for their Rainbows theme; Heart’s Quest Celebration Of Love (#9)Continue reading “Primary Birthday”

Everyday Details – Happy Thoughts

Welcome back!  How does the week go by so quickly?  No matter, I am playing in the Studio. Today’s combinations: Over at Stampin’ Up! Only (#357), we are tasked with CASE-ing a card found on page 64 of the Annual Catalog.  I chose to take up the Stampin’ Up! (August) Creative Challenge to play withContinue reading “Everyday Details – Happy Thoughts”

Floral Anniversary Card – Ephemera Packs

Welcome back!  Happy Sunday… Today, I am playing with the Atlantic Hearts (#587) Sketch and chose the Colors suggested at Inspired By (#299) creating an Anniversary card for Heart’s Quest Celebration of Love (#7). Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch and both the FlowersContinue reading “Floral Anniversary Card – Ephemera Packs”

Layers of Beauty – Wedding Card

Catching up with the Design Team for Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#463).  The card we are case-ing can be found on page 61 of the Annual Catalog.  I wanted to use the Color Dare (#602) palette to create a Wedding card for a few challenges that currently have that as a theme: Inspire Create (#169), Heart’sContinue reading “Layers of Beauty – Wedding Card”

Congrats!

The young man next door had a spectacular year.  He had the highest overall SAT score as well as the highest composite ACT score at his high school.  That is amazing and well deserved.  With graduation around the corner and University to look forward to…this card is for him. Welcome to the newest Cardz 4Continue reading “Congrats!”

Just Kiddin’ – Lots of Love

Let’s play!!  It is Tuesday and time to create for this week’s Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#454).  The original card can be found on page 25 of the Jan – Apr Mini Catalog.  It is essentially a scrap card putting together pretty pieces of paper. I opted to create a anniversary / birthday card using theContinue reading “Just Kiddin’ – Lots of Love”

Beside Me – Rustic Anniversary Card

Welcome back!  Monday, and the week begins anew.  How about an anniversary card for the Naturalist in your family? For The Card Concept (#204) Inspiration Photo and Colors; Heart’s Quest Celebration of Love (#3) and sharing with Shopping Our Stash (#516) to use Green as a dominant Color. Here is the result: Steps: All elementsContinue reading “Beside Me – Rustic Anniversary Card”