Touches of Texture – Get Well Card

Design Team Time for Hand Stamped Sentiments (#484) with a lovely Monochromatic palette of colors. My design was influenced by: Just Add Ink (#781) for a Winged element; Shopping Our Stash (#569) to include a Number; and Just Us Girls (#814) to add Embossed Elements and that list sent me to my stash of retiredContinue reading “Touches of Texture – Get Well Card”

Beautiful Motifs – Thinking of You

Welcome back!  Happy Wednesday.  Chasing a few deadlines with challenges that have a similar theme. March is here and so is green… Starting with: Just Us Girls (#813) to use Dies with a Twist to use the color, Green; Triple B (#2603) with a Green Twist featuring Blooms, Birds and/or Butterflies; If You Give aContinue reading “Beautiful Motifs – Thinking of You”

Celebrate Spring – Sweet Greetings

Design Team Time for both The Card Concept (#225) Inspiration Board and the Atlantic Hearts (#672) Sketch, combining the two. and sharing with Paper Players (#776) as this card fits their Colors of the Rainbow theme. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Daffodil Delight cardstock. Background Panel: (4”Continue reading “Celebrate Spring – Sweet Greetings”

Lovely Blossoms – You are so Beautiful

Welcome back!  Design Team Time for Facebook’s Case-ing Tuesday (#555).  Where we select cards from the Catalogs and remake them as we are inspired.  Today’s inspiration can be found on page 19 of the Jan – Apr Mini Catalog. My design choices were influenced by the Sunday Stamps (#381) Color Palette which match up withContinue reading “Lovely Blossoms – You are so Beautiful”

Forever Florals – Thinking of You

Welcome back!  Monday and off to a “quick” start. I have taken up the As You See it (#367) Speed Challenge.  Create a card in less than 10 minutes featuring the color, Purple. Usually, I go for high speed with a clean and simple card.  Today, I wanted to try something different.  I chose toContinue reading “Forever Florals – Thinking of You”

Winter Scenes – The First Noel

Hi again!  Design Team Time for Facebook’s Case-ing Tuesday (#554).  Where we select cards from the Catalogs and remake them as we are inspired.  Today’s inspiration can be found on the front cover of the Jan – Apr Mini Catalog. My design was influenced by: Farm Quest Country Christmas (#29) for a rural winter sceneContinue reading “Winter Scenes – The First Noel”

Beautiful Blues – Hello

Design Team Time for Hand Stamped Sentiments (#483) with a lovely Mood Board of pretty blue and white images.  I opted for the Floral Tile. Over at TGIF (#566), we are asked to give a spin on the curated crafting kits available from Stampin’ Up!   Given the blue and white mood board, I selectedContinue reading “Beautiful Blues – Hello”

Cup of Tea – Christmas Cheer

Welcome back!  A treat today.  I have the pleasure of being a Guest Designer with the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge team for March. My design choices were influenced by the Double Trouble (#210) 3-2-1 Recipe and selecting the Try a Sketch on Tuesday (#689) Layout. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½”Continue reading “Cup of Tea – Christmas Cheer”

Celebrate Spring – Sending Love

Hi again!  I have a little more time today to play… The challenges: CAS on Friday (#328), a clean and simple card with a “CUTE” theme; Colorful Options (#2602) for the Pink & Purple palette; Jan’s Paper Players (#774) Sketch which suited both a clean and simple styling and using Leftover bits and pieces foundContinue reading “Celebrate Spring – Sending Love”

Friendly Foliage – Here For You

Design Team Time: The Atlantic Hearts (#670) Sketch.  My design choices were influenced by: the Give a Crafter a Cookie (#213) suggested colors and Double D (#260218) for a loving Friendship card. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Summer Splash cardstock. Background Panel: (4” x 5¼”) Basic WhiteContinue reading “Friendly Foliage – Here For You”