Fa La La – Merry Christmas

Welcome back!  Let’s play…I pulled out a few retired favorites for this one. Inspiration: Just Add Ink (#681) Inspiration Photo – Tree, Colors and Sentiment; Tools: Global Design Project (#423) Letter Dies; Theme: Inspire Create (#157) Christmas; Theme: Make My Monday (#215) Christmas / Forest Tree; Layout: Facebook’s Case-ing Tuesday (#437) Sketch found on pageContinue reading “Fa La La – Merry Christmas”

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”

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”

Raven – Here For You

Tuesday Design Time.  Combining the Cardz 4 Guyz (#333) theme challenge with the Hand Stamped Sentiments (#425) sketch challenge this week. Additionally, there are several Halloween theme challenges about, and I am sharing this card with them.  Festive Friday (#145); Inspire Create (#153) and Shopping Our Stash (#507). Here is the result: Steps: All elementsContinue reading “Raven – Here For You”

Earthen Textures – Moon Lake Thank You

Welcome back!  A few deadlines are catching up with me again…let’s have some fun! Inspire Create (#149) and Farm Quest (#34) for the themes; Krafty Chicks (#677) for the clean and simple style; Sunday Stamps (#315) for the colors; and Cupcake Inspiration (#575) for including a ribbon. Going fishing on a misty summer morning… hereContinue reading “Earthen Textures – Moon Lake Thank You”

Everlasting Beauty

Playing with another set of colors for another clean and simple card.  Seems like everyone is up for colors this week! Colors: Inspire Create (#148) and choosing the August Photo Inspiration from Less Is More (#489) for my stamp set choice: Everlasting Beauty. Here is the result: Steps: Late summer blossoms twinkling in the sun. Continue reading “Everlasting Beauty”

Botanical Wreath – Celebrate

Welcome back!  One more deadline for today… Using materials that were still on my work table from the last few cards created, I am playing with Just Add Ink (#661) inspired by the wreath and using the Inspire Create (#147) sketch and choosing the Shopping Our Stash (#501) no stamping allowed theme. Here is theContinue reading “Botanical Wreath – Celebrate”

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”

I know my ABC’s – Grade School Graduation.

Welcome back!  Hope you have a fabulous Sunday… Playing with a few challenges…and pulling out some more retired products from my stash. Inspire Create (#145) to create for a Child with the Color Throwdown (#747) color suggestion and bringing it together with the current Sketch Saturday (#728) layout and optional twist. Here is the result.Continue reading “I know my ABC’s – Grade School Graduation.”

Brave, Strong, Smart & Loved

Welcome back!  A quick little clean and simple card to celebrate that guy in your life. Challenges: Inspired By (#240) and Inspire Create (#144) and sharing with Shopping Our Stash (#498). I was drawn to the overall impression of the muted colors of the cabinet, the wall treatment and the metallic adornments on the cabinet. Continue reading “Brave, Strong, Smart & Loved”