Festive & Fun – Fun Fold Gift Card Holder

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”

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”

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”

Fragrant Forest – Thinking of You

Catching up on a few more deadlines.  It’s going to be a busy week and deadlines are approaching. Playing with several challenges today.  Inspired By (#259) for Sketch and Colors; Alphabet (Letter O) for Owl; TGIF (#443) for the Harry Potter inspired image; The Male Room (#148) for the Sentiment; and picking up Color DareContinue reading “Fragrant Forest – Thinking of You”

Bird’s Eye View – Hello

Welcome to the middle of the week!  Had a lovely class this afternoon and now I am catching a deadline. Playing with the colors from As You See It (#309) and predominately the sketch from Inspired By (#258) incorporating the Fall copper color found in the grass, hay, leaves and trees.  Instead of Pumpkins, IContinue reading “Bird’s Eye View – Hello”

Gorgeous Leaves – Hello

Hi and welcome!  So nice to be able to play the Studio.  Catching up on a few deadlines as I get back into the swing of things. Today: Inspired By (#252) Neutrals; Tic Tac Toe (#223) Leaves, CAS and Free; and Retro Rubber (#214) for the Sketch and Stamp Set selections. Here is the result:Continue reading “Gorgeous Leaves – Hello”

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”

Biggest Wish – By My Side

Welcome back!  Sunday afternoon playtime between the loads of laundry…I know chores… Combining: Just Add Ink (#665) for a clean and simple card; Inspired By (#250) for a bold alphabet sentiment; and choosing to use the colors suggested by Color Throwdown (#755).  Simple Stamping, just Stamps, Ink and Paper. Here is the result: Steps: …andContinue reading “Biggest Wish – By My Side”

Bella is Wishing for a White Christmas

Thursday…and it is a hot one…and Bella is dreaming…of cooler days… Having a play in the Studio and working with the Alphabet Letter “H” for Humour theme and going with Double Trouble (#143) for a Christmas in July and Santa Hat theme, and Crafter’s Cafe (#299) also a Christmas in July theme choosing the colorsContinue reading “Bella is Wishing for a White Christmas”

By the Sea – Thinking of You

Hi! Welcome back.  I have another card for you this morning.  Playing in the Studio before I start prepping for tomorrow’s class. Do you like to go to the Beach?  Is that how you spend part of your summer vacation?  Do you like to hunt for seashells?  Well, a few challenges are exploring that themeContinue reading “By the Sea – Thinking of You”