Country Flowers – You’re On My Mind

Welcome back!  Saturday and I hope it is yours to do what you wish and that includes some time to be creative. Today I am playing with the Creative Colour (#179) Palette for the Atlantic Hearts (#615) Sketch. When we get new catalogs and new on-line products, we tend to forget our favorites from theContinue reading “Country Flowers – You’re On My Mind”

Rest Relax Enjoy – Treat Yourself

Welcome back!  Friday already…here’s hoping you have some fun weekend activities planned. My card today, is inspired by three challenges: Freshly Made (#663) for the Sketch; Creative Colour (#168) for the Palette; and Tic Tac Toe (#261) for the elements – Heat Embossing, the color White and Baker’s Twine. Here is the result: Steps: AllContinue reading “Rest Relax Enjoy – Treat Yourself”

Celebrate – Sentimental Wishes

Good afternoon!  Wednesday already…and I got out one of my favorite 2024 Holiday sets. Had a chance to play and I created a card for: Ellibelle’s I Spy (#21) and Stampin’ Up! Only (#365), with the Facebook Colour INKspiration (#177) suggested Palette using the Atlantic Hearts Sketch (#604) and adding Stitched Elements for Double TroubleContinue reading “Celebrate – Sentimental Wishes”

Friends for Life – Happy Birthday

Welcome to Sunday and the newest Paper Players (#699) challenge.  This week, Joanne has asked us to create a clean and simple Birthday card.  A favorite style of mine! I took inspiration from several other current CAS challenges to design my card slipping in one extra for the color choices.  To be considered for aContinue reading “Friends for Life – Happy Birthday”

Sketched Butterflies – Thinking of You

Welcome to Sunday and the newest Paper Players (#695) challenge.  This week, Ann has given us a really neat Sketch to work with.  I took it a step further and created a Double Point Fun Fold card. Additional inspiration: Colors and Flight for Inspired By (#294); Stampin’ Up! Only (#354) for Heat Embossing; and ofContinue reading “Sketched Butterflies – Thinking of You”

Summer Fresh Florals – What I Love

Welcome back!  On Tuesday, a whole round of new challenges pop up, and I got inspired to create this card for them. First up…Shopping Our Stash (#524) is asking us to use buttons.  It has been a minute since they were all the rage.  Coincidently, the Tuesday Morning Sketch (#761) also features a button. NowContinue reading “Summer Fresh Florals – What I Love”

Simply Said – Hello

Happy Sunday!  One more card for today…deadlines keep creeping up on me. Inspired by the colors, patterns and textures in The Card Concept (#208) photograph and marrying my ideas with the Atlantic Hearts (#581) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: A length (5”) of retired Basic Black Shimmer Ribbon was added and all elements wereContinue reading “Simply Said – Hello”

Spring Tulips – Hello

Hi again!  Guess what?  Tulips are popping up in my yard.  We need to celebrate! Over at Retro Rubber (#226), Stampin’ Up! Only (#447), and Make My Monday (#221) the themes are Spring, and all suggest Flowers.  I just had to use my all-time favorite Tulip stamp set (Easter Blessings circa 2014). The Global DesignContinue reading “Spring Tulips – Hello”

Hello, Friend

Welcome back!  Monday again…and we are off to a fine start with a clean and simple card. Over at CAS of Friday (#278) the theme is Hello.  Over at Addicted to CAS (#253) the theme is Friends.  I selected the Freshly Made (#625) Sketch and the Color Dare (#589) palette for the card. Here isContinue reading “Hello, Friend”

Radiating Stitches Dies – One Card, Two Ways

Welcome back!  It has been a minute…I have been busy and distracted from my blog posting.  Several classes to prepare for and celebrating with my husband. Last week, TGIF had a challenge to create one card two ways.  I missed the deadline, but here is what I chose to do. I created the Birthday cardContinue reading “Radiating Stitches Dies – One Card, Two Ways”