A Fish & A Wish – You’re Not Alone

Friday!  The weekend is almost here.  Do you have any fun plans?  Today I am playing with the Global Design Project (#407) theme and the Inspired By (#251) photo for both theme and color choice.  I selected the CAS Colours & Sketches (#518) sketch and the Clear Color Embossing Technique for Inkspirational (#296). Here isContinue reading “A Fish & A Wish – You’re Not Alone”

The Quotable Woman – Birthday Card

Welcome back!  Happy Saturday.  I have a fun card for you today.  Over at Seize the Birthday (#266), we are challenged to be inspired by a book.  What can be more inspiring than a book of quotes?  And who no less inspiring than Katherine Hepburn. Based on the quote chosen, I selected to create aContinue reading “The Quotable Woman – Birthday Card”

Time to Make New Memories – Next Destination

Afternoon play time!  New adventures, new stamp set: Next Destination for a few travel related challenges.  Onward Ho! The Male Room (#176), Inkspirational (#294) and TGIF (#430) with colors from Facebook Colour INKspiration (#147), stripes for Global Design Project (#403) and the current Try Stampin’ On Tuesday (#615) sketch. Here is the result: Steps: AllContinue reading “Time to Make New Memories – Next Destination”

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”

Garden Rainbow – Hello

Welcome back!  I was inspired by my garden, which includes a kaleidoscope of color, for today’s card. Playing with the Addicted to CAS (#240) for the color suggestion; Inkspirational (#292) for the texture; and selecting the current sketch presented by Paper Player (#646). Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the cardContinue reading “Garden Rainbow – Hello”

Christmas Cheers – Merry Cafe

A fun Christmas Coffee card for you today.  Which means pulling out some retired favorites. Loving the Multi-colored Ornaments and the bright blue for a man with a modern sensibility. A lot of challenges: Jingle Belles (#2312) partnering with Caffeinated Christmas (#18) for the themes.  Adding to Inkspirational (#291) for a seasonal card and HappyContinue reading “Christmas Cheers – Merry Cafe”

Cheerful Daisies – You Made My Day

Welcome back! Happy Sunday.  Continuing to play with new goodies…today, a clean and simple (CAS) card using the Cheerful Daisies Bundle. The challenges: Less Is More (#484) for a single layer floral card using colors inspired by the current Inkspirational (#290) Mood Board with the Freshly Made (#587) sketch. Here is the result: Steps: AndContinue reading “Cheerful Daisies – You Made My Day”

A Classic – You’re the Best

Welcome back!  A few deadlines are on the horizon… Playing with Less Is More (#482); Inkspirational (#289); and using the colors suggested by Color Dare (#546) in their Tic Tac Toe Board. Here is the result: Steps: The completed panel was adhered to the card base and the sentiment label was added A clean andContinue reading “A Classic – You’re the Best”

A Better Place is with You.

End of the Week! Welcome back.  Having fun with Black and White for #SimpleStamping card.  Just Stamps, Ink and Paper. Challenges: Alphabet (Letter B) for the colors; Inkspirational (#288) for the patterns; and Retro Rubber (#205) for the sketch and the stamp set choices. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to theContinue reading “A Better Place is with You.”

Happiness Surrounds – Believe

Welcome back!  Let me share what I made this afternoon… Back to my favorite style.  Clean and Simple (CAS).  Playing with Inkspirational (#287) where Sunshine and Rain can result in a Rainbow.  The colors over at CAS Colours & Sketches (508) on my Mandala remind me of a Rainbow.  My stamp set choice, the retiredContinue reading “Happiness Surrounds – Believe”