Design Team Time: This round at Hand Stamped Sentiments (#456) we have a Birthday Inspiration Board. To complete my design, I selected the Sunday Stamps (#353) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch with the Birthday Cake popped up with Dimensionals. A bright andContinue reading “Simply Said – Celebrate”
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Simply Said – Hello
Welcome back! A brand-new month…February is already here. Two challenges this morning: Colors from the Facebook Global Design Project (#481) Team combined with the Atlantic Hearts (#614) Sketch for a sweet little Hello card. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch. It takes a littleContinue reading “Simply Said – Hello”
Simply Said – Happy Birthday
A quiet day for me and an opportunity to create another card. This time I am inspired by the Just Add Ink (#735) color suggestions – Black, White, a pop of color and some Gold. Over at Just Us Girls (#759), this week we are challenged to use Stencils. I selected two from the retiredContinue reading “Simply Said – Happy Birthday”
Mixed Florals – Birthday
Design Team Time: This round at Hand Stamped Sentiments (#454) we have a Color Challenge. Such pretty colors…perfect for florals. Influences: Christmas (or not) Bingo (#11) choosing letter “O” for Rectangle, Stitching, Twine, Patterned Paper and Embossing for my FREE Square; Make My Monday (#242) choosing Numbers 217 (Birthdays), 218 (Patterned Paper), and 221 (SpringContinue reading “Mixed Florals – Birthday”
Country Denim – Thank You
Design Team Time: This round at Cardz 4 Guyz (#361) the theme is Thankful and at Hand Stamped Sentiments (#452), we have a very versatile sketch. To that end, I was inspired by the colors and country theme suggested by the photograph at Inspired By (#311) creating a clean and simple card for Krafty ChicksContinue reading “Country Denim – Thank You”
Mid Century Modern – Birthday
Hi again! I needed a guy card. Do you have trouble creating cards for guys? I find that simple shapes and earthy colors are ideal to work with. I selected to create a Retro style birthday card for Seize The Birthday (#290) in a loose Frank Lloyd Wright interpretation of his famous window designs. IncorporatingContinue reading “Mid Century Modern – Birthday”
Simply Said – Let’s Celebrate (with cake)
Happy Saturday! Hope you are having an excellent weekend… So, lots of challenges for this one: Starting with a Tic Tac Toe board from Seize The Birthday (#288) which ties in nicely with Just Us Girls (#737). I selected the Tuesday Morning (#766) sketch and the Creative Colours (#151) palette and sharing with Krafty ChicksContinue reading “Simply Said – Let’s Celebrate (with cake)”
Simply Said – Let’s Celebrate
Welcome back! A quick little card for you today. Just back from vacation and easing back into creating and blogging. Playing with the Make My Monday (#230) Theme; the As You See It (#327) Colors and Box Style Design of the Inspiration Photo; and the Can You Handle The Pressure (#59) Tools showcasing two newContinue reading “Simply Said – Let’s Celebrate”
Fully Flowering – Birthday Wishes
Welcome back! A quick little card for you today. In yesterday’s class I featured the Mix & Match products. Preprinted Card Bases and Envelopes along with a great selection of Ephemera. Chopped everything up and everyone went to town creating unique cards. So, this is one I created for the TGIF (#477) and Color HuesContinue reading “Fully Flowering – Birthday Wishes”
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”