Approaching Perfection – Happy Birthday

Design Team Time for the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge (#658).  All wrapped up with a tag.  Lots of fun possibilities with this sketch.  I changed the orientation to horizontal to better accommodate my sentiment. Design influences: Krafty Chicks (#796) Masculine and Alphabet (Letter Q) for Quote. Selecting the Facebook SU! Colours (December) suggestion and addingContinue reading “Approaching Perfection – Happy Birthday”

The Gift of You – Perfectly Pears

Design Time: For the Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#541) Sketch.  Today’s card can be found on page 58 of the September 2025 – December 2026 Mini Catalog.  CASE: (Copy and Steal Everything) Making it the same; (Copy and Slightly Edit) Almost the same with a little variation; (Copy and Selectively Edit) Changing things.  You are welcomeContinue reading “The Gift of You – Perfectly Pears”

Wrapped in Cheer – Cozy Christmas

Welcome back!  December 1st and the holiday countdown is underway… Today, I am playing with the Freshly Made (#714) Sketch. The design elements were influenced by: Festive Friday (#198) choosing an Ugly Sweater close-up with Christmas Colors, Sweater-like Texture with Flocking, and a Warm Sentiment with Color Dare (#680) for the Red and Green colors.Continue reading “Wrapped in Cheer – Cozy Christmas”

Winter Whisper – Thinking of You

Welcome back!  Happy Thanksgiving.  Did you watch the Parade?  I cannot believe that Christmas is less than a month away. Now that the Parade is finished, I took the opportunity to dive back into the Studio. My happy place!  The challenges: Paper Players (#765) for the Sketch; Inspire Create (#206) for the Monochromatic Color scheme;Continue reading “Winter Whisper – Thinking of You”

Sweet Apples – Rustic Centerpiece

Welcome back!  Happy Wednesday.  Are you ready for your Thanksgiving celebrations? I have a quick (a very quick) clean and simple card for you today.  Playing with the As You See It (#361) Speed Challenge with an Apple theme.  Can you create a card in less than 10 minutes?  How long do you think itContinue reading “Sweet Apples – Rustic Centerpiece”

Gallery Blooms – Happy Birthday

Design Team Time for the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge (#657).  Lots of layers, lots of possibilities. My design was influenced by: Inspiration Station (#79) for both the florals and the colors.  I made My Mark for Addicted to Stamps & More (#506) by using both Blending Brushes and Stampin’ Blends Markers for my coloring techniques.Continue reading “Gallery Blooms – Happy Birthday”

Gift of Joy – Rustic Christmas

Design Time: For the Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#540) Sketch.  Today’s card can be found on page 39 of the September 2025 – December 2026 Mini Catalog.  Switching from a Fall theme to a Christmas theme. CASE: (Copy and Steal Everything) Making it the same; (Copy and Slightly Edit) Almost the same with a little variation;Continue reading “Gift of Joy – Rustic Christmas”

Nests of Winter – Very Merry

Design Team Time: This round at Hand Stamped Sentiments (#477), we have a wonderful Mood Board full of iconic Holiday images, and I opted for the Cardinals and the Plaid.  Merry Christmas! My design choices were influenced by: Inkspirational (#355) with their Holiday Tag Motif which led to the Sunday Stamps (#374) Sketch that includesContinue reading “Nests of Winter – Very Merry”

Joyful Tidings – Nests of Winter

Welcome back!  A brand-new week and we are off to a flying start. The challenges: Little Red Wagon (#834) with a Let’s Fly theme and choosing to CASE (copy and selectively edit) Cordula De’s card for the Facebook’s Global Design Project (#524) for the general layout. Picking up lines from the current Tic Tac ToeContinue reading “Joyful Tidings – Nests of Winter”

Along The Lines – Birthday Wishes

Hi again!  Another deadline… I am playing with: Creative Colours (#219), creating a simple stamping card for Paper Craft Crew (#648) with the layout suggested by AAA Cards (#304) flipped to the horizontal for a clean and simple design. Here is the result: Steps: And that’s all folks!  Clean and simple, bright and fun. ThanksContinue reading “Along The Lines – Birthday Wishes”