Swirling Snow – Brightest Glow

Welcome back!  It’s already Wednesday…and deadlines are here again. Several winter themes abound: Jingle Belles (#2524) for the annual Banner Case; Cupcake Inspirations (#632) Let it Snow; Four Seasons (December) and Park Hopping – My Happy Place (December) Winter in a Theme Park. Bringing my ideas together with the Freshly Made (#715) Sketch.   HereContinue reading “Swirling Snow – Brightest Glow”

Approaching Perfection – Happy Birthday

Design Team Time for the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge (#658).  All wrapped up with a tag.  Lots of fun possibilities with this sketch.  I changed the orientation to horizontal to better accommodate my sentiment. Design influences: Krafty Chicks (#796) Masculine and Alphabet (Letter Q) for Quote. Selecting the Facebook SU! Colours (December) suggestion and addingContinue reading “Approaching Perfection – Happy Birthday”

The Gift of You – Perfectly Pears

Design Time: For the Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#541) Sketch.  Today’s card can be found on page 58 of the September 2025 – December 2026 Mini Catalog.  CASE: (Copy and Steal Everything) Making it the same; (Copy and Slightly Edit) Almost the same with a little variation; (Copy and Selectively Edit) Changing things.  You are welcomeContinue reading “The Gift of You – Perfectly Pears”

Winter Whisper – Thinking of You

Welcome back!  Happy Thanksgiving.  Did you watch the Parade?  I cannot believe that Christmas is less than a month away. Now that the Parade is finished, I took the opportunity to dive back into the Studio. My happy place!  The challenges: Paper Players (#765) for the Sketch; Inspire Create (#206) for the Monochromatic Color scheme;Continue reading “Winter Whisper – Thinking of You”

Sweet Apples – Rustic Centerpiece

Welcome back!  Happy Wednesday.  Are you ready for your Thanksgiving celebrations? I have a quick (a very quick) clean and simple card for you today.  Playing with the As You See It (#361) Speed Challenge with an Apple theme.  Can you create a card in less than 10 minutes?  How long do you think itContinue reading “Sweet Apples – Rustic Centerpiece”

Amber Autumn – Thanks

Welcome back!  Here’s to hoping you have some time to be creative this weekend. I am playing with: Make My Monday (#265) with a thankful theme and creating a Thank You card within 30 minutes for Shopping Our Stash (#561); choosing Fall Colors for Color Throwdown (#845) and Double D (#111925); using Dies for JustContinue reading “Amber Autumn – Thanks”

Joyful Tidings – Twelve Days of Crafting

Welcome back! A dressed up clean and simple Holiday card for you today… Facebook’s Stampin’ Through the Catalog is asking us to CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) a card created by Danielle Bennenk.  I really like the layout of her design and changed it to include the CAS Colours & Sketches (#572) Palette and toContinue reading “Joyful Tidings – Twelve Days of Crafting”

Swirled Designs – Friends

A quick little clean and simple card for you this afternoon… Facebook’s Stampin’ Through the Catalog stamp set choice for today is Swirled Designs, an On-Line Exclusive product, and I paired it up with CAS on Friday (#322) and their Rainbow theme. Here is the result: Steps: Once dry, all elements were adhered to theContinue reading “Swirled Designs – Friends”

Branching Out – Birthday Wishes

Hi again! Design Team Time for the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge (#656).  A lovely Frame -Up with lots of possibilities. My design was influenced by: Seize The Birthday (#316) to use Christmas elements to create a birthday card and Inspired By (#326) for the Colors chosen – Copper, Gray and Champagne/Beige/White. Here is the result:Continue reading “Branching Out – Birthday Wishes”

Happy Birthday Banner

Design Time: For the Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#539) Sketch and Cardz 4 Guyz (#380) Theme & Color.  Today’s card can be found on page 34 of the September 2025 – December 2026 Mini Catalog.  CASE: (Copy and Steal Everything) Making it the same; (Copy and Slightly Edit) Almost the same with a little variation; (CopyContinue reading “Happy Birthday Banner”