Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen – Tidings of Comfort & Joy

Hi!  Take a day off and the deadlines keep on rolling along… I am creating for Facebook’s  Case-ing Tuesday (#436) selection found on page 36 of the Sep-Dec Mini Catalog for this week’s sketch. My choices were influenced by TGIF (#448) to create for a favorite Holiday Song and Heart ‘s Quest (#43), who alsoContinue reading “Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen – Tidings of Comfort & Joy”

Festive & Fun – Fun Fold Gift Card Holder

Welcome back!  Happy Thanksgiving!  Are you busy cooking or do you have a few minutes to spend crafting? Did you watch the Macy’s Day Parade?  So many wonderful fun and bright Holiday Floats and Costumes. This is my ode to the day.  The challenges: Just Us Girls (#706) and Inspired By (#264) for the colorsContinue reading “Festive & Fun – Fun Fold Gift Card Holder”

Festive Ornament – Holiday Cheer

Welcome back!  I have been invited to be a Guest Designer for Ellibelle’s I Spy with My Little Eye Challenge for this month and I had some fun creating this card.  Getting in the Holiday mood with Sparkle and/or Shine. My choices were inspired by the Tic Tac Toe (#234) Line – Vanilla, Festive, andContinue reading “Festive Ornament – Holiday Cheer”

Abundant Beauty – Thanks

It’s Monday…the start of a brand-new week! Taking a break from Christmas cards, I have a pretty thank you card today. The challenges: Just Us Girls (#705) for the Word of the Week; Creative Colour (#115) for the color palette; Freshly Made Sketches (#611) for the layout; and I am sharing with Happy Little StampersContinue reading “Abundant Beauty – Thanks”

Timeless Charm – Thank You

Welcome back!  Friday already…the week just slips on by. Today I am playing with the Color Dare (#573) colors and the Try Stampin’ On Tuesday (#631) sketch. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch.  For a bit of bling, three retired Amber Gems were addedContinue reading “Timeless Charm – Thank You”

News Flash – Let’s Celebrate

Good afternoon!  Just because the Holidays are around the corner, it doesn’t mean that everything else comes to a halt.  Birthdays still come along… Over at Make My Monday (#212), the theme is a Pun/Fun sentiment, and I chose one from an older stamp set, Approaching Perfection.  I selected the colors suggested by Creative ColourContinue reading “News Flash – Let’s Celebrate”

Raven – Here For You

Tuesday Design Time.  Combining the Cardz 4 Guyz (#333) theme challenge with the Hand Stamped Sentiments (#425) sketch challenge this week. Additionally, there are several Halloween theme challenges about, and I am sharing this card with them.  Festive Friday (#145); Inspire Create (#153) and Shopping Our Stash (#507). Here is the result: Steps: All elementsContinue reading “Raven – Here For You”

Toxic Treats – Halloween

Welcome back! Take a break and all the challenge deadlines pile up. So let’s play! Playing with a number of Halloween themed challenges: Double Trouble (#149) partnering with Park Hopping (October); Inspiration Station (#54); Heart’s Quest (#40); Cookie Color (#185) and Global Design Project (#415) for patterns: Patterned Paper, Repetitive Sentiment and Triple Elements. HereContinue reading “Toxic Treats – Halloween”

Home to Roost – Fall County Fair 4H Competition Entry

Welcome back!  Double Trouble (#148) and alas, the end of my time as September’s Crazy Cousin! The parameters?  Get Punchy…a white wine spritzer sounds refreshing, doesn’t it!  However, I am sticking to my crafting tools for this one.  An Autumn staple – the Fall County Fair.  A perfect way to get to the “Farm” withoutContinue reading “Home to Roost – Fall County Fair 4H Competition Entry”

Timeless Charm – Best Wishes

One last card for today… Playing with Less Is More (#491) for a clean and simple card and Color Dare (#654) for the color palette. Here is the result: Steps: Keeping it simple, the Floral panel was popped up with Dimensionals for a bit of interest. A pretty little birthday card. Thanks for spending aContinue reading “Timeless Charm – Best Wishes”