Welcome back! Happy Thanksgiving! Are you busy cooking or do you have a few minutes to spend crafting? Did you watch the Macy’s Day Parade? So many wonderful fun and bright Holiday Floats and Costumes. This is my ode to the day. The challenges: Just Us Girls (#706) and Inspired By (#264) for the colorsContinue reading “Festive & Fun – Fun Fold Gift Card Holder”
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Eye Catching Ikat – Hygge Blanket Thanks
Welcome back! Finding a little “me” time, I was able to play in the Studio this afternoon. The challenges: Inspired By (#263) Blankets; Color Dare (#574) Tic Tac Toe Board Colors; and Sunday Stamps (#322) for the Sketch bringing it all together. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card baseContinue reading “Eye Catching Ikat – Hygge Blanket Thanks”
Timeless Charm – Floral Thanks
Good Morning! The Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend has started in the House of J. A quick little card to make a couple of deadlines… Are you a purse and/or bag lover? I know that I am attracted to all things pretty and the inspiration photo from Time Out (#251) of the lovely Floral Bag provided theContinue reading “Timeless Charm – Floral Thanks”
Joy of Noel – Season of Sparkle
Welcome back! I missed you. I had a very lovely but busy weekend with friends and family. I am happy to be back in the Studio. Today, I am playing with Inkspirational (#303) for a Season, and I chose Christmas; As You Can See It (#312) for a Holiday themed card; CAS Colours & SketchesContinue reading “Joy of Noel – Season of Sparkle”
Autumn Adventure
Welcome back! I have the distinct pleasure to be invited to be a Guest Designer with Color Throwdown this week. What fun and what a nice selection of colors. The illustration photo led me to the All About Autumn Specialty Designer Series Paper and I chose the Walk in the Forest photograph design. Such aContinue reading “Autumn Adventure”
Poppy Gratitude – A Tribute
Coming up very quickly is Remembrance Day and this is my very clean and simple acknowledgment. My choices were influenced by the inspiration listing provided by Festive Friday (#146). I opted to use today’s Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#433) sketch and share with Colorful Options (November) and Simply Clean & Simple (#5). Here is the result:Continue reading “Poppy Gratitude – A Tribute”
Gorgeously Made – Holiday Card
Welcome back! I thought I would share a card I have designed for my Christmas card class series. I was inspired by a several challenges: TGIF (#444) for a Layered Leaf design; Inspired By (#261) for the Neutral color palette and texture; Tic Tac Toe (#232) for the Copper color choice and embossing; and amContinue reading “Gorgeously Made – Holiday Card”
Peaceful Boughs – Season’s Greetings
Tuesday Design Time. Combining the Hand Stamped Sentiments (#426) Inspiration challenge with the Case-ing Tuesday (#432) sketch. I was inspired by the Pinecones in the Wooden Crates. I do not have the new Precious Pinecones stamp set, so I opted to use a favorite retired bundle, the Peaceful Boughs stamp set and the coordinating BeautifulContinue reading “Peaceful Boughs – Season’s Greetings”
Autumn Thank You
Hello, again! I am back with the second card for today. The challenges: Sunday Stamps (#320) for the sketch which I flipped to the vertical position; Just Add Ink (#676) for the autumn inspiration and coloring; Color Throw Down (#766) for the specific colors; Time Out (#250) for the sentiment and Happy Little Stampers (October)Continue reading “Autumn Thank You”
Classic Christmas – Tidings of Joy
Happy Thursday! Can you believe that in two months Christmas will have passed? Time to get cracking on those cards. Playing with several challenges: This month Stampin’ Up! ‘s Creative Challenge is to use unconventional colors for a Holiday card. I selected the one’s suggested by Color Dare (#570) to create a Fun Fold cardContinue reading “Classic Christmas – Tidings of Joy”