Everlasting Beauty – Birthday Card

Happy Thursday…it is almost the weekend.  Hooray! Having a play in the Studio and working with Just Us Girls (#688) for a soft floral birthday card based on the Mood Board using watercolors for Happy Little Stampers (July) and the current Freshly Made (#595) sketch. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered inContinue reading “Everlasting Beauty – Birthday Card”

Pear Pair Perfection – Birthday Wishes

Welcome back!  A late post, a busy day. Had a great class and now I have time to play… A couple of food related challenges are floating about in blog land, so I pulled out one of my favorite retired stamp sets, Infinite Goodness. Paper Players (#649) for a CAS (clean and simple) Bon AppetitContinue reading “Pear Pair Perfection – Birthday Wishes”

Botanical Wreath – Celebrate

Welcome back!  One more deadline for today… Using materials that were still on my work table from the last few cards created, I am playing with Just Add Ink (#661) inspired by the wreath and using the Inspire Create (#147) sketch and choosing the Shopping Our Stash (#501) no stamping allowed theme. Here is theContinue reading “Botanical Wreath – Celebrate”

Bird’s Eye View – You Matter

Tuesday – Design time:  Case-ing Tuesday (#417).  Using the Stampin’ Up! Catalog Samples for inspiration and changing none, some or all the elements as you recreate a card is such a great place to start. Today, I was inspired by the Time Out (#242) theme of Fairy Tales. A little story called: “The Three LittleContinue reading “Bird’s Eye View – You Matter”

Merry Christmas – Inked & Tiled

Week Two for my Guest Designer position with Krafty Chicks this month.  Week Two is always Christmas…Christmas in July, why not? Other challenges with a similar theme: Inkspirational (#293); Happy Little Stampers (July); Jan’s Digi Stamps (July) and I selected to CASE the Designer for a simplified layout from Inspire Create (#146). Here is theContinue reading “Merry Christmas – Inked & Tiled”

Best Fishes

One more project for today…another CAS (clean and simple) card. Challenges: Tic Tac Toe (#216) Diagonal Green/Blue, CAS and Critter lead to Cupcake Inspirations (#573) for a far less fearsome Critter and I chose the Paper Craft Crew (#525) sketch to complete the card. Here is the result: Steps: A fun little card when youContinue reading “Best Fishes”

Perfect Blend – Be Merry

Tuesday – Design time:  Cardz 4 Guyz (#326).  Creating cards for the guys in your life.  Check out the selection created by the Design Team for more inspiration.  Join us and add your card! Christmas in July…a popular theme.  My choices were influenced by a few other challenges: Double Trouble (#142) partnering with Jingle BellesContinue reading “Perfect Blend – Be Merry”

Garden Zinnias – Cheerful Daisies Reimagined

Tuesday – Design time:  Hand Stamped Sentiments (#418) and Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#416).  Using the Stampin’ Up! Catalog Samples for inspiration and changing none, some or all the elements as you recreate a card is such a great place to start… Be sure to check out the impressive selection of cards created by the DesignContinue reading “Garden Zinnias – Cheerful Daisies Reimagined”

Night of Flight – Gratitude

Happy Sunday!  Welcome back. Hoping you are having a great day and an opportunity to be creative. Playing with a couple of challenges: Creative Colour (#96) and Freshly Made Sketches (#593) Using the new Hostess stamp set, Night of Flight. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resembleContinue reading “Night of Flight – Gratitude”

Celebrating You!

A few deadlines have snuck up on me…so, let’s get them done. Use Your Stuff (#487) Hearts theme and Cupcake Inspirations (#572) for a Red, White and Blue color combination. I selected the Try Stampin’ On Tuesdays (#613) sketch with the Celebration option and chose the tools and technique suggested by Just Add Ink (#660)Continue reading “Celebrating You!”