Bloom with Hope

Welcome back!  Delving into my personal stash as a happy paper hoarder for this one… Playing with the Freshly Made (#723) Sketch. My design was influenced by: Retro Rubber (#265) Tic Tac Toe – Die Cut / Pearls / and Pretty Papers for my free choice; Paper Players (#772) for the Colors; and choosing aContinue reading “Bloom with Hope”

Love and Hugs – Greenery Lane

Welcome back!  Design Team Time for the Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#550) Sketch which I flipped to the vertical and the Hand Stamped Sentiments (#481) Colors.  My design choices were influenced by: Paper Players (#771) Love Is In The Air (top right Pink Toned Bokeh Hearts image) and sharing with We Love Stamping (#2602) with aContinue reading “Love and Hugs – Greenery Lane”

Fragrant Layers – Hello

Welcome back!  Already Thursday…where did the week go? Today I am playing with: Paper Players (#768) for the color selection; Inkspirational (#358) for something shiny and Time Out (#304) for something that glitters; bringing it all together with the current TGIF (#559) sketch and sharing with Shopping Our Stash (#565) for something new with somethingContinue reading “Fragrant Layers – Hello”

Gift of Joy – Wrapped in Love

Welcome back!  Already Thursday…holiday chores have kept me hopping today. I had a chance to get into the Studio late in the day to play with the following challenges: Paper Players (#767) Gifting; Tic Tac Toe (#285) Right Vertical Line – Bow, Square and Sparkle; Paper Craft Crew (#651) Inspiration Photo; and Krafty Chicks (#798)Continue reading “Gift of Joy – Wrapped in Love”

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”

Winter Forest – Noel

Welcome back! A brand-new week. The holiday count down continues with several challenges. A companion card to the one I created last week. Clean and simple with a white-on-white treatment. For: Paper Players (#764) – Frosty Vistas; Facebook’s Global Design Project (#523) Keeping it Cold; and Farm Quest’s Country Christmas (#26) for a Rural WinterContinue reading “Winter Forest – Noel”

Joyful Tidings – From our Family to Yours

Design Team Time: This round at Hand Stamped Sentiments (#476), we have a sketch with a ton of possibilities. My design choices were influenced by: Double D (#110525) for Fall Wreaths; Paper Players (#763) for the Colors; and sharing with Just Us Girls (#800) Anything Goes celebrating their 800th Challenge. Here is the result: Steps:Continue reading “Joyful Tidings – From our Family to Yours”

Country Floral – Thanks

Design Time: For the Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#537) Sketch.  Today’s card can be found on page 39 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 “Country Floral – Thanks”

Imperfections Admirables – Merci

Welcome back!  A quick and easy card for you today pulling out a favorite paper pack from my stash of retired goodies. The challenges: Paper Players (#761) Sketch – mirrored; Color Dare (#674) for the Palette, and sharing with Love Those Pretty Papers (#16) Anything Goes. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adheredContinue reading “Imperfections Admirables – Merci”