Sunny Days – Happy Birthday

My first post as a 2024 Guest Designer with Paper Players (#671).  The theme is Cheers to the Years.  Yesterday was my own Birthday and I am certainly cheering to the years! I am also starting the year off with Stampin’ Up’s Simple Stamping challenge to use just Stamps, Paper, Ink and adding an itemContinue reading “Sunny Days – Happy Birthday”

Timeless Arrangements – Planted Paradise

Welcome back!  Off to a late start today… Playing with the Atlantic Hearts (#558) Sketch and the Creative Colours (#122) Selection using the new stamp set Planted Paradise for the Facebook Joy of Sets (January 2024) suggestion and Krafty Chicks (#697) to use Stamps. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to theContinue reading “Timeless Arrangements – Planted Paradise”

Holiday Cheer

Welcome back! Are you enjoying the Holiday week? I certainly hope so. Today I am playing with TGIF (#452) to use Christmas Scraps, Just Add Ink (#684) to use the colors Red, Green and Gold, and the Atlantic Hearts (#557) Sketch. I am also playing with Double Trouble (#155) asking for Die-Cut Elements and Embellishments as theyContinue reading “Holiday Cheer”

Christmas Joy

Welcome back!  A rainy day…everyone is enjoying the books they got for Christmas, and I am nipping in to create a card for a few open challenges. Layout: Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#440) Sketch found on page 22 of the September – December Mini Catalog; Theme: Farm Quest (#42) Decorated Farmhouse and Paper Craft Crew (#549)Continue reading “Christmas Joy”

Winter White Poinsettias

Welcome back!  Snuck in another card… Lots of inspiration for this card:  Heart’s Quest (#44) Poinsettia; Beautiful Blossoms (#12) Winter; Cupcake Inspiration (#584) Winter Wonderland; TGIF (#451) White Christmas; Shopping Our Stash (#512) Winter Holidays.  Opting for the Try Stampin’ On Tuesday (#637) Sketch with the Metallics option and sharing with Ellibelle’s I Spy (#10)Continue reading “Winter White Poinsettias”

Starry Night – Winter Wonderland Silent Night

Hi!  I am supposed to be getting ready for Holiday company and what am I doing?  Playing with my stamps, ink and paper…. Deadlines are on the horizon: As You See It (#313) a speed challenge incorporating Stars.  Can I do it in less than 10 minutes? I went a little literal by choosing theContinue reading “Starry Night – Winter Wonderland Silent Night”

Floral Birthday Wishes

Welcome back!  Let’s play… Inspiration: The Flower Challenge (#87) for Subject and the addition of Gold; Color: Colorful Options (December) Silver & Gold and always a Rainbow; Materials: Inkspirational (#304) Add Glitter; Layout: Facebook’s Case-ing Tuesday (#438) Sketch found on page 38 of the September – December Mini Catalog. Here is the result: Steps: ThereContinue reading “Floral Birthday Wishes”

Joy of Noel – Holiday Card

Welcome back!  Another Christmas card but expressly made for a fellow. Here we go:  Sunday Stamps (#323) Color Mood Board for the cozy colors and bedding textures for The Male Room (#181); Choosing elements from both the Tic Tac Toe (#238) Board and the Festive Friday (#149) List.  Bringing it all together, the Just AddContinue reading “Joy of Noel – Holiday Card”

Brightest Glow – Gold Sparkle Snowflakes

Bear with me.  This is the last card for today…clean and simple. This time: Freshly Made (#615) for the Sketch; AAA Cards (#254) for the Colors and the Style; Time Out (#253) for the Sparkle; and Happy Little Stampers (December) for the Theme. Here is the result: Steps: All cut pieces were adhered to theContinue reading “Brightest Glow – Gold Sparkle Snowflakes”

More Wishes – Merry Christmas

Happy Tuesday!   A whole lot is shakin’ here in the Studio.  The Facebook – Stampin’ Through the Catalog challenge is featuring More Wishes today. So, the other inspirations that informed my choices were:  Inspiration Station (#56) with Mickey and Minnie Mouse festively dressed in the colors suggested by Facebook Colour INKspiration (#156).  I opted toContinue reading “More Wishes – Merry Christmas”