Hi again! One quick little card… I have very little by way of “puns” and an internet search for something clever to go with an image I might have, yielding nothing interesting… So, for Addicted to CAS (#266), I selected an old favorite vintage style stamp set, Puns from the Past, for this card. HereContinue reading “Fan Mail”
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Decorative Trees – Season’s Greetings
Design Team Time: Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#477) where we CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) cards found within Stampin’ Up!’s current catalogs. Today? The card can be found on page 58 of the Sep – Dec Mini Catalog. Let me back up…Chicken or Egg…which came first? Over at Jingles Belles (#2418), we are asked to CASEContinue reading “Decorative Trees – Season’s Greetings”
Calm & Quiet – Rest, Relax, Enjoy
Welcome back! Hope that you are having an enjoyable week. We are experiencing some lovely temperatures here. Meaning…we have open windows and no air-conditioning. Totally delightful! Today, I am playing with Retro Rubber (#238) for their Outdoor theme choosing a favorite scene from the retired Hostess stamp set (circa 2023) Calm & Quiet. I selectedContinue reading “Calm & Quiet – Rest, Relax, Enjoy”
Daring Adventure
Welcome back! A brand-new week…hope it will be a good one. A few guy challenges are about. Over at Inspire Create (#174), the theme is Men; The Male Room (#189), a site for guy cards, is asking us to employ mixed media styling; Park Hopping (August) have Harry Potter – Steam Punk themed inspiration photos;Continue reading “Daring Adventure”
Seaside Wishes – Collecting Sand Dollars
Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#470) Design Team time. Our weekly Catalog CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) cards found in the Stampin’ Up Catalogs. The card we are case-ing this week is on page 72 of the Annual Catalog. We invite you to re-create it any way you like. Inspiration for my design: Time Out (#268); AsContinue reading “Seaside Wishes – Collecting Sand Dollars”
Layers of Beauty – Wedding Card
Catching up with the Design Team for Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#463). The card we are case-ing can be found on page 61 of the Annual Catalog. I wanted to use the Color Dare (#602) palette to create a Wedding card for a few challenges that currently have that as a theme: Inspire Create (#169), Heart’sContinue reading “Layers of Beauty – Wedding Card”
Love Blooms – Birthday Wishes
Welcome back! Happy Sunday…a little red, white and blue for the Memorial Day weekend. Playing with the AAA Cards (#266) Sketch that included three shapes for clean and simple card. My choices were influenced by Just Us Girls (#728) to use Stencils; Just Add Ink (#703) to choose two – Bright Colors and a BirthdayContinue reading “Love Blooms – Birthday Wishes”
Layers of Country Roses
Wednesdays are always busy days in the Studio as that is Class Day and I sometimes do not have time to create for challenge deadlines. I wanted to play with the As You See It (#321) lovely Color palette (adding a green tone for my one neutral). But what to do with them? I selectedContinue reading “Layers of Country Roses”
Wild Ferns – Thanks
Welcome back! I finally had some time to play… The Global Design Project (#440) Team is asking us to CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) a very pretty card created by Nicole Peschke. My take aways include Soft Color Blending, Sploosh Type Stamping, Light Image Stamping, White Die Cuts and General Layout. I selected to keepContinue reading “Wild Ferns – Thanks”
Nature – Earth Day – You’re in my Thoughts
Welcome back! Today I am celebrating Earth Day as there are several challenges…in the spirit of re-use and recycle, I pulled out an oldy but a goody stamp set: Lovely as a Tree. Festive Friday (#156); Double Trouble (#163) partnering with Inspiration Station (#60); Retro Rubber (#227) for the Colors of Nature; and bringing itContinue reading “Nature – Earth Day – You’re in my Thoughts”