Lifetime of Love – Something New to Love

Design Team Time.  This round at Cardz 4 Guyz (#340), we have a masculine Love related theme.  I have combined the theme with our new Hand Stamped Sentiments (#431) Sketch. Additional Challenges: Color Dare (#586) for my choice of colors and Double Trouble (#159) who has a complimentary theme. Here is the result: Steps: AllContinue reading “Lifetime of Love – Something New to Love”

Beside Me – Always There

Welcome back!  It’s Saturday!!  Hope you have creative plans on your schedule. Today’s card incorporates the Festive Friday (#152) Family Day theme and the Creative Colours (#126) suggestion.  Along for the ride, I selected various embossing folders for Can You Handle the Pressure (#48) and bringing it all together, the Tuesday Morning (#742) sketch. HereContinue reading “Beside Me – Always There”

Best Wishes – Of Art & Texture

Welcome to Sunday and the newest Paper Players (#674) challenge.  Jaydee has given us a Slim Line sketch to work with and I opted for the smaller version.  On another card that I created using the stamp set Of Art & Texture, an On-Line Exclusive product, one of the images reminded me of a PineContinue reading “Best Wishes – Of Art & Texture”

Floral Study in Blue – Thinking of You

Hi! Again, there are more color challenges than sketch challenges this week.  Lots of Sunday deadlines, and I am trying to get ahead so I can enjoy some of the expected sunshine. Playing with Stampin’ Up! Only (#343) and the set of colors given.  I opted to go monochromatic and chose Pool Party to createContinue reading “Floral Study in Blue – Thinking of You”

Circle Sayings – Happy Birthday

Welcome back! A bunch of ideas have been percolating in my brain as I pondered what to do with sets of colors, some open themes, a tool usage and various sketches. These were the ones I settled on. Firstly, the colors: Facebook’s Colour INKspiration (#158); then the theme: TGIF (#456); thirdly using stencils for Just UsContinue reading “Circle Sayings – Happy Birthday”

Love Coffee Snowmen

Happy Christmas Eve!  I broke out my favorite holiday cups for my coffee this morning.  Gearing up for the big day tomorrow.  Are you ready? I am sneeking in a little card crafting…and playing with Caffeinated Christmas Card (#24) along with Creative Colours (#120) and the Atlantic Hearts (#556) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: All elementsContinue reading “Love Coffee Snowmen”

Holiday Warmth & Light

Welcome back! We have sunshine today.  That always makes me happy.  Hope things are nice in your corner of the world. So, today’s inspiration: Farm Quest (#41) for A Country Charm Light Source; Facebook Joy of Sets (December) for the warm and cozy Christmas Smell of Fireplace Smoke from the Chimney; Shopping Our Stash (#511)Continue reading “Holiday Warmth & Light”

Joy of Noel Wreath

Welcome back!  Christmas countdown… Over at Stampin’ Up! Only (#340), we are asked to create with some of our favorite products from the September – December Mini Catalog.  How to choose?  There are so many.  I selected the Joy of Noel Bundle, the Christmas Classics Dies and the All About Autumn Specialty Designer Series PaperContinue reading “Joy of Noel Wreath”

Biggest Wish – Happy Birthday

One last card for today…to celebrate the birthday of Laurel, who runs the Inspired By challenges. So, here we go:  Global Design Project (#421) for the specific colors that can also be found in Laurel’s Inspiration Photo, Inspired By (#264).  I chose Tic Tac Toe (#236) for the diagonal line, Stamping, Layers and Free andContinue reading “Biggest Wish – Happy Birthday”

Traditions of St. Nick – Gift Tags

Welcome back!  No Black Friday shopping for me…just crafting time! Over at Paper Players (#667), the challenge is to create clean and simple Tags. I am sharing this idea with Time Out (#252), Park Hopping (November), and Krafty Chicks (#691). Here is the result: Steps: Thanks for spending some of your time with me today. Continue reading “Traditions of St. Nick – Gift Tags”