Branching Out – Birthday Wishes

Hi again! Design Team Time for the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge (#656).  A lovely Frame -Up with lots of possibilities. My design was influenced by: Seize The Birthday (#316) to use Christmas elements to create a birthday card and Inspired By (#326) for the Colors chosen – Copper, Gray and Champagne/Beige/White. Here is the result:Continue reading “Branching Out – Birthday Wishes”

Simply Said – Birthday Fall Bouquet

Welcome back! Design Team Time for the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge (#653).  A pretty layout. Design influences were inspired by: Seize the Birthday (#315) My Fall Treat – A Pretty Bouquet; Heart’s Quest Celebration of Love (#202510) for an Autumn themed Birthday; and the Creative Colours (#217) Palette substituting Crushed Curry for Daffodil Delight. HereContinue reading “Simply Said – Birthday Fall Bouquet”

Abundant Beauty – Birthday Wishes

Welcome back!  Wishing you a wonderful Saturday. Today I am combining a number to challenges that feature both clean and simple styling and stencils. CAS on Friday (#318) with a sketch; AAA Cards (#299) with colors; Ellibelle’s I Spy (#30) something clean & simple; Seize the Birthday (#314) with both; and Just Us Girls (#794)Continue reading “Abundant Beauty – Birthday Wishes”

Special Delivery – A Cat in the Bag

Welcome back!  I am back from a few days of R&R and getting in a quick clean and simple card for a few challenge deadlines.  Playing with: Shopping Our Stash (#556) for the subject; Seize The Birthday (#313) to add some embossing; Krafty Chicks (#786) for the card style and sharing with We Love StampingContinue reading “Special Delivery – A Cat in the Bag”

Layers of Beauty – Birthday

Welcome back!  Hoping you are having a wonderful Saturday.  Play time!  The challenges: Double Trouble (#198) and the 3-2-1 game (Layers, Patterned Papers, Sentiment) with a twist to create a Fan Fold and use the Try a Sketch on Tuesday (#677) Layout. Additionally, I was influenced by Seize The Birthday (#312) to use Black andContinue reading “Layers of Beauty – Birthday”

Amber Autumn – Birthday Plaid

Welcome back!  Happy Friday.  Hoping you have great plans for the weekend. Playing with Claire’s current color suggestion from Paper Players (#750) and the Seize the Birthday (#297) No Flowers theme. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base and the Acorn Branch was popped up with Dimensionals. A funContinue reading “Amber Autumn – Birthday Plaid”

Epic Celebration – You’re Awesome

I have the pleasure of being invited to be Guest Designer with Heart’s Quest Celebration of Love (#8) for August.  As always, the theme includes Birthday, Engagement, Wedding, Anniversary and Sympathy (BEWAS) with an option.  This month the option is International Youth Day. I opted to create a Teenage Birthday card with a Back-to-School twist.Continue reading “Epic Celebration – You’re Awesome”

Hello Cupcake – A Fabulous Birthday

Hi again! Catching up from being on holidays and those deadlines that I still have a chance to meet. Birthday time: Seize The Birthday (#309); Inkspirational (#346); and Ellibelle’s I Spy (#28). Choosing the Inspire Create (#197) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch. Continue reading “Hello Cupcake – A Fabulous Birthday”

Gallery Blooms – Happy Birthday

Welcome back!  Glad to be back.  We had a 24-hour power failure due to those strong pop-up summer storms yesterday and I think I had withdrawal symptoms. Anyway, catching up with Facebook’s Stampin’ Through The Catalog featured stamp set, Gallery Blooms, and pairing it with the Color Hues (#112) Palette and selecting to create aContinue reading “Gallery Blooms – Happy Birthday”

Charming Day – Floral Impressions Birthday

Hi again!  Isn’t it fun when you have some time to play and create?  Trying to get ahead so I have time to enjoy the weekend Seize the Birthday (#307) gave us the option to create a Fancy Fold card, and I tried my hand at a Gate Fold Book Bind using the lovely Facebook’sContinue reading “Charming Day – Floral Impressions Birthday”