Sketched Garden – Happy Birthday

Welcome back!  A brand-new month…May.  Here’s to a glorious beginning! Today, I have chosen the color palette from Sunday Stamps (#384) and the Freshly Made (#734) sketch presented in A2 format for my card. My design choices were influenced by Ellibelle’s Garden Party (#14) and sharing with Creative Crafters (#99) for Anything Goes. Here isContinue reading “Sketched Garden – Happy Birthday”

Happy Dance – Enjoying the Rain

Welcome back!  Already Wednesday… For today, I am playing with several challenges that have a similar theme – those April Showers.  Better get it done as there is only one more day left in the month. Starting with: Retro Rubber (#270) – Singing in the Rain; Inkspirational (#366) Word – Rain; If You Give aContinue reading “Happy Dance – Enjoying the Rain”

Wonderful Floral Cascade

Welcome back!  April Showers bring forth Flowers and so many challenges have this theme…Let’s play! Starting with Love Those Pretty Papers (#2604) choosing to fussy-cut floral patterned papers and Inspiration Station (#84) for the Spring Floral Photo. Adding: Four Seasons (#2604) picking up on the yellow and purple coloring and Triple B (#2604) selecting Blooms.Continue reading “Wonderful Floral Cascade”

Balloon Adventures – Party On!

Hello there!  Time to introduce you to the Atlantic Hearts (#678) Sketch. My design choices were influenced by: Inspired By (#384) for the Balloon theme picking up the Pink and Purple colors; the Color Dare (#699) specific palette and creating a Birthday card for As You See It (#370) as this is the type ofContinue reading “Balloon Adventures – Party On!”

Vintage Postage – Thinking of You

Welcome back!  Catching a few deadlines today… Clean and Simple for Addicted to CAS (#306) with a Postage theme and AAA Cards (#312) to CASE a card created by Jane Taylor. Design influences: Festive Friday (#207) with a Stationary theme and selecting several elements from the list and choosing the neutral colors from the JustContinue reading “Vintage Postage – Thinking of You”

Days Like This – Spring Garden

Welcome back!  Vacation is over and it is time to get back in the Studio! Design Team Time for Facebook’s Case-ing Tuesday (#560).  Where we select cards from the Catalogs and remake them as we are inspired.  Today’s inspiration can be found on page 54 of the Jan – Apr Mini Catalog. My design choicesContinue reading “Days Like This – Spring Garden”

Red, White & Blue – A Better Place

Hello there!  Time to introduce you to the challenges for The Card Concept (#226) Inspiration Board and the Atlantic Hearts (#676) Sketch.  As a Design Team member for each of them, I chose to combine them this time around. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble theContinue reading “Red, White & Blue – A Better Place”

Crafting Forever – Love What You Do

Hello there!  Time for the Atlantic Hearts (#675) Design Team Sketch Challenge. My design choices were influenced by the Make My Monday (#274) Hobbies theme and I am sharing with Creative Crafters (#98) Anything Goes. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch.  The Paint BrushContinue reading “Crafting Forever – Love What You Do”

Rock & Roll – Enjoy

Time again for the Hand Stamped Sentiments (#485) Challenge.  This round, we have a great sketch for you. My reverse clean and simple design was influenced by several similar challenges: Alphabet (Letter X) for X-Ray featuring a black and white color scheme; Little Red Wagon (#851) with a Retro Rock & Roll theme; Krafty ChicksContinue reading “Rock & Roll – Enjoy”

Country Bunny – Happy Easter

Welcome back!  Alas, this is the last of my Guest challenges as a Crazy Cousin with the Double Trouble Family. Just want to thank the team for inviting me to participate. It has been fun! Challenge (#213) features 3 Somethings, 2 Anythings and 1 of Everything Else with a Twist to add an Easter elementContinue reading “Country Bunny – Happy Easter”