Geometric Birthday – Gorgeously Made

Welcome back!  Good Friday and wishing you a Happy Easter. Today I have created a clean and simple card featuring the Paper Players (#733) suggested colors by Stef. I created Geometric Shaped Stencils for CAS on Friday (#307) and The Male Room (#197) and I am sharing this card with Krafty Chicks (#764) for theirContinue reading “Geometric Birthday – Gorgeously Made”

Soft Spring – Simply Said Hello

Design Team Time: This round at Hand Stamped Sentiments (#459), we have a wonderful inspiration board.  I was drawn to the Lavendar Patch photograph on the right. The Christmas (or not) Bingo (#12) Board – Letter “B” influenced how I created the card. Here is the result: Steps: I always enjoy the opportunity to doContinue reading “Soft Spring – Simply Said Hello”

Simply Said – Celebrate

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”

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”