Noel

Welcome back!  Hoping that you will find time to be creative this weekend.  Happy Saturday. Today I have holiday card for you…pretty much sourced from my box of useable discards that did not make it on another project or die-cuts created to conserve precious papers. Principal Challenge: Jingle Belles (#2523) to use Holiday Leftovers. OtherContinue reading “Noel”

Hand-Made Ornaments – Merry Christmas

Welcome back!  Happy Monday.  Trying to squeeze a few challenges in that are due today.  It will be a busy week, and I am hoping to find bits of time to enjoy the Studio.  Combining Color Throwdown (#823) with the Freshly Made (#666) sketch for a water-colored card. Here is the result: Steps: A funContinue reading “Hand-Made Ornaments – Merry Christmas”

Stylized Florals – Celebrate

Welcome back!  Wednesday already and I hope the week has been good to you so far… It is moody and rainy here this morning , so I just had to find some time to play as creating cheers me up. What trouble can we get up to today?  Let’s start with the AAA Cards (#280)Continue reading “Stylized Florals – Celebrate”

Be Merry Ornament

Welcome back!  Already Thursday – where does the time go? I am having a play with a few CAS (clean and simple) challenges using the opulent colors and photo inspiration offered up by Sunday Stamps (#349). Additional inspiration: Addicted to CAS (#272) Ornament; AAA Cards (#279) Christmas Theme; and bringing it all together CAS ColoursContinue reading “Be Merry Ornament”

Christmas Wishes

Every second Tuesday, three of the Teams that I design for fall together, so indulge me with one more for today. Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#486) where we CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) cards found within Stampin’ Up!’s current catalogs.  Today?  The card can be found on page 23 of the Sep – Dec Mini Catalog.  Continue reading “Christmas Wishes”

Seasonal Sparkle

Welcome back!  The beginning of a new week and I am looking backward or forward depending on how view the Holidays. Over at Jingle Belles (#2401), the challenge is to recycle holiday wrapping paper (or other holiday stuff) before you put it way but also get ready for the coming holiday season. In the HouseContinue reading “Seasonal Sparkle”

Holiday Ornaments

Welcome back! A rainy Sunday over here.  Just perfect for playing in the Studio. Today, I am working with the colors suggested by The Card Concept (#201).  The inspiration photo has these beautifully colored leaves, but I didn’t get around to making a Fall card, so I tried my hand at a Christmas card.   InspiredContinue reading “Holiday Ornaments”

Embellished Ornaments

Card number two for today.  Giving myself a speed challenge courtesy of As You See It (#289).  Can I do it ten minutes or less?  Let’s see… I chose the sketch from Freshly Made (#564) and the colors from Color Throwdown (#721). The trick for speed stamping is to be prepared and then set theContinue reading “Embellished Ornaments”

Season’s Greetings – Simply Elegant

I created this card for the Fusion Challenge (It’s All in the Elements).  There is a lot going on in the Inspiration Photo. My take-away? The Christmas Baubles and their colors along with the gold of the triangle. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Brushed Silver cardstock. BackgroundContinue reading “Season’s Greetings – Simply Elegant”