Sentimental Framing – Winter Memories

Welcome back!  Happy Wednesday…I am delighted to be a guest designer for Farm Quest (#80) this month.  The theme is Winter Sports.  If you know me, I am a fireside book reader…hanging out in the snow is not my idea of fun.  But I do have memories of making Snowmen with my sister.  Is thatContinue reading “Sentimental Framing – Winter Memories”

Country Fresh – Hello

Design Team Time for the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge (#666).  A nifty layout with rectangular shapes… My design was influenced by Inspired By (#372) for the colors, gingham, bird and buttons. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble a variation of the sketch.  The Bird was poppedContinue reading “Country Fresh – Hello”

The Gang’s All Here to Say Hello

Welcome back!  It’s Saturday and I hope you have some time to be creative this weekend. I am playing with a new challenge called Pick 3.  The first one of many… Additional challenges that influenced my design choices include: Can You Handle The Pressure (#260124) with an All-White twist and CAS on Friday (#326) withContinue reading “The Gang’s All Here to Say Hello”

Weekend Adventures – Love This Place

Design Team Time for The Card Concept (#223b), giving you an additional Inspiration Photo and a set of Colors more geared to Valentine’s Day. For my clean layered styled card, I opted for the Love Nest theme and general Color scheme for my Winter Get-Away design utilizing a recycled Holiday card. Here is the result:Continue reading “Weekend Adventures – Love This Place”

Winter Woods – Thank You

Design Team Time. For: Hand Stamped Sentiments (#480), we have an eclectic Inspiration Board with lots of interesting images.  I opted for the Birch Tree image and the overall Neutral Color Palette. For: Face Book’s Case-ing Tuesday (#548) Sketch, found on page 52 of the Jan – Apr 2026 Mini Catalog.  CASE: (Copy and StealContinue reading “Winter Woods – Thank You”

Charming Day – Wedding Congratulations

Welcome back!  Happy Sunday.  Hoping you can find some time to be creative today…  Today’s challenges: Festive Friday (#201) choosing elements from the World Marriage Day line-up; TGIF (#560) Celebration Inspiration Photo – Roses, Lace, and Wedding Theme; and bringing all my ideas together with the current Freshly Made (#719) Sketch. Here is the result:Continue reading “Charming Day – Wedding Congratulations”

Oh Joy – Snow

Welcome back!  It is cold in the Upstate and we have a chance of flurries as it is snowing just north of us in the mountains. With that, today’s card is made with a few challenges in mind: Just Add Ink (#777) Something Seasonal; Inspired By (#371) Snowflakes and Colors; and bringing everything together, theContinue reading “Oh Joy – Snow”

Holiday Tea – Cups Shared with Friends

Design Team Time for The Card Concept (#223), with an Inspiration Photo and a set of cozy Colors.  I opted for the Cup and Color Combo in my design. Sharing with Caffeinated Christmas Card (#49) always a hot cup of something; Inspired By (#370) for a winter knit: and Retro Rubber (#263) fun with olderContinue reading “Holiday Tea – Cups Shared with Friends”

Winds of Change – Life

Welcome back!  Time again for the Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#547) Sketch.  The sample can be found on page 38 of the Jan – Apr 2026 Mini Catalog. CASE: (Copy and Steal Everything) Making it the same; (Copy and Slightly Edit) Almost the same with a little variation; (Copy and Selectively Edit) Changing things.  You areContinue reading “Winds of Change – Life”

Sweet Floral – Friendship Card

Welcome back!  Happy Sunday… I am playing with the Creative Colours (#222) Color challenge. My design choices were influenced by: Can You Handle The Pressure (#2601) Twist – Friendship; Simply Clean & Simple (#2601) to use Something New; and sharing with Inspire Create (#207), also Something New. Here is the result: Steps: All elements wereContinue reading “Sweet Floral – Friendship Card”