Celebrate The Good Stuff

Design Time for The Card Concept (#217) and we have a Patriotic Décor themed inspiration photo this month.  I picked up on the Table Runner and the Wooden elements. I opted for a clean and layered styling for this card. Additional influences: Inspire Create (#192) to add a Tag; TGIF (#524) for the Sketch designContinue reading “Celebrate The Good Stuff”

Dandelion Wishes – Sending Love

Welcome back!  Already Wednesday.  Another quick and simple stamped card for you today. The Inspired by (#334) Photograph presenting Circle Shapes and Luscious Pink/Purple/Lime Colors was where I started. Influenced by the Retro Rubber (#254) Spring Flowers, The Flower Challenge (#102) to add Spots, and sharing with Simply Clean & Simple (#23) for their FloralContinue reading “Dandelion Wishes – Sending Love”

Let It Ride – Happy Retirement

Design Time: Facebook’s Case-ing Tuesday (#511) CASE-Ing Challenge where we copy and selectively edit a card found within Stampin’ Up!’s current catalogs.  Today?  The card can be found on page 134 of the May 2025 – Apr 2026 Annual Catalog. Two challenges influenced my design choices today: Festive Friday (#183) with a list of particularContinue reading “Let It Ride – Happy Retirement”

Gallery Blooms – Celebrate

Happy Monday!  The new Catalog debuts tomorrow and I have a sneak peek for you… Just as new comes in the door…the old favorites are still here.  To that end, I am embracing Joanne’s Paper Players (#776) Challenge to use Something Old and Something New for the Time Out (#287) Inspiration Photo Elements: Jade Color;Continue reading “Gallery Blooms – Celebrate”

Ducky Love from the Flock

Welcome back!  It’s Friday!  Got plans? Just feeling the Country look of happy yellow gingham for today’s card. Make My Monday (#250) has a Things with Wings theme, and I chose the cute Duck Family from Fable Friends; Inspiration Station (#72) has a Mother Love inspiration photo as a prompt. I chose the Try AContinue reading “Ducky Love from the Flock”

Spring Tulips for Mother’s Day

Design Team Time: This round at Hand Stamped Sentiments (#462), we have a pretty floral Inspiration Board, and I opted for the Tulips. I was influenced by the Double Trouble (#190) 3-2-1 Recipe: Three Layers (I have 5); Two Colors (Purple Pink and Green); and One Patterned Background Paper (Purple Pink Bokeh) with the FloralContinue reading “Spring Tulips for Mother’s Day”

Mixed Florals – You Make Me Smile

Welcome back!  A lovely Spring Floral card for you today. Let’s Play:  TGIF (#521) is looking for Pastel Polka Dots and I chose the lovely Beautiful Bokeh Designer Series Paper for my dots; Four Seasons (April) has a Spring Floral Mood Board that included Ladybugs; and bringing it all together the new Just Add InkContinue reading “Mixed Florals – You Make Me Smile”

Thankful Garden – Bright Days

Design Time: Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#509) CASE-Ing Challenge where we copy and selectively edit a card found within Stampin’ Up!’s current catalogs.  Today?  The card can be found on page 50 of the Jan – Apr Mini Catalog. I really liked the “window” aspect of the sample and chose a different shape which meant theContinue reading “Thankful Garden – Bright Days”

Rainbow Blooms – Hugs

Welcome back!  Monday and a brand-new week.  Hope it will be a good one… Several Mood Boards with similar themes contributed to my design today: Inkspirational (#339) for the bright colors and the floral motifs; Just Us Girls (#771) for their bright colors and stripe motifs; Inspired By (#332), featuring any color(s) and the stripContinue reading “Rainbow Blooms – Hugs”

So Cute – Hello

Welcome back!  Already Wednesday… Today I created a card for Inspired By (#331) with Sweet Rabbits, Pastel Colors, and a Sketch. I am sharing this card with Shopping Our Stash (#545) with a Hippity, Hoppity theme and Ellibelle’s Garden Party (#2). Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base toContinue reading “So Cute – Hello”