Artisan Garden – Best Day

Hi! Design Team Time for Tic Tac Toe (#293).  Eight possibilities and so much choice.  I chose the bottom line across. The elements: Vellum, Die Cut, Black and White. I selected the Stampin’ Up! Only (#401) Sketch and am sharing with Inspire Create (#216) for their current Black and White color choice. Here is theContinue reading “Artisan Garden – Best Day”

Let’s Have Cake – Words & Wishes

Welcome back!  Happy Saturday.  Hoping that you are able to carve out some time to be creative today. Clean and Simple for AAA Cards (#314) with a Cake theme for their 12th Anniversary Choosing the CAS Colours & Sketches (#585) Layout with the Color Dare (#704) Palette to complete my design. Here is the result:Continue reading “Let’s Have Cake – Words & Wishes”

Extraordinary Flora – Words and Wishes

Hi again!  One more deadline for today and I am sneaking this one in… For Inspired By (#386) and sharing with Four Seasons (#2605). Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to loosely resemble the inspiration photo and the sketch.  The Flowers were popped up with Dimensionals and theContinue reading “Extraordinary Flora – Words and Wishes”

Flowers Fair – Thankful

Hi! Design Team Time for Tic Tac Toe (#291).  Eight possibilities and so much choice.  For my board this round, I selected the top left diagonal line, the elements: CAS, Emboss and the color Red. My theme choice was influenced by Stampin’ Up! Only (#399) for Spring Flowers. Here is the result: Steps: Add theContinue reading “Flowers Fair – Thankful”

Song Sung Blue – Monochromatic Floral Card

Welcome back!  A brand-new week.  The start of more creativity… The challenges: Can You Handle the Pressure (#260411) for a Blue-on-Blue embossing twist which I tied into Little Red Wagon (#854) That Song for “Song Sung Blue”. Design choices were influenced by: Just Us Girls (#819) – Spring Flowers and Tic Tac Toe (#290) diagonalContinue reading “Song Sung Blue – Monochromatic Floral Card”

Retro Christmas Coffee Card

Welcome back!  It’s the weekend and here’s to hoping you will find some time to be creative! I have an interesting holiday card for you today.  Over at Jingle Belle’s (#2608), the theme is Vintage; Over at Inspired By (#383), the Café with the Retro Colors led me to Caffeinated Christmas (#52) and sharing withContinue reading “Retro Christmas Coffee Card”

Flowers Fair – Note of Thanks

Welcome back!  A brand-new week.  Here’s to your creativity… Each month I create an Inspiration Board with a Photo, a series of coordinating Colors and a Sketch.  I invite you to play along choosing all elements or just what inspires you. Today, I chose three of the Colors and the Sketch along with the SpringContinue reading “Flowers Fair – Note of Thanks”

Gallery Blooms – Notes of Spring

Welcome back!  Happy Sunday.  A little creative Studio time on this lovely Easter morning… I am playing with Facebook’s Colour INKspiration (#206) Palette.  I chose to substitute Pumpkin Pie with Calypso Coral and darken Shaded Spruce to a more Garden Green look. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base. Continue reading “Gallery Blooms – Notes of Spring”

Bumbling Along Wishing You A Lovely Day

Hi again!  Chasing a few deadlines… The challenges: Moving Along with the Times (#187) featuring Bees; Ellibelle’s Garden Party (#13) Anything Garden related; Time Out (#309) to add a Clear Element; and choosing the Stampin’ Up! Only (#397) to case a card from page 23 of the Jan – Apr Mini Catalog. Here is theContinue reading “Bumbling Along Wishing You A Lovely Day”

Forever Florals – Best Day

Hi! Design Team Time for Tic Tac Toe (#289).  Eight possibilities and so much choice. For the Board (#289), I selected the top left diagonal line, the elements: Spring, Dies and Coordinating Envelope. My color choices were influenced by Color Dare (#695) and I opted for a clean and simple card for CAS on FridayContinue reading “Forever Florals – Best Day”