Painted Trees – Peace on Earth

Welcome back!  I have a few things on the go tomorrow and may not have time to work on the As You See It (#331) Speed Challenge and it is one of my favorites. Can you create a card in 10 minutes or less?  How long do you think it took me?  I’ll let youContinue reading “Painted Trees – Peace on Earth”

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”

Country Home – Happy Day

Welcome back!  Hope that you had an enjoyable week. It has taken me a little longer than expected to get back into the swing of things post my vacation…but I am glad to be back in the Studio! Today, I am playing with Retro Rubber (#242) Fall Card – Fall Colors, Sketch Saturday (#762) forContinue reading “Country Home – Happy Day”

Changing Leaves – Thinking of You

Design Team Time: This round at Cardz 4 Guyz (#356), the challenge is to use Embossing Techniques – Wet, Dry or both and at Hand Stamped Sentiments (#447), we are given a Hello Fall Mood Board for inspiration.  I chose to combine the two. I chose the Sketch Saturday (#759) layout flipped to the verticalContinue reading “Changing Leaves – Thinking of You”

Vintage Birds – Thanks For Being You

Welcome to Sunday and the newest Paper Players (#707) challenge.  This week, Ann has chosen CAS (clean and simple) as our style with a Nature theme. Additional inspiration for design elements were influenced by both Festive Friday (#168) and Tic Tac Toe (#256) to dress up my card a little bit. Here is the result:Continue reading “Vintage Birds – Thanks For Being You”

Fan Mail

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”

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”

Happiest Day – Thinking of You

Hi again! I had some time to play in the Studio this afternoon… The challenges: Freshly Made (#651) Sketch; Color Dare (#616) Palette; Hearts Quest (#61) Elements; and Critter Crazy (#90) Theme. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch.  Both the Rooster and the SentimentContinue reading “Happiest Day – Thinking of You”

Floral Thank You

Hi again!  Some late afternoon creativity… An interesting set of colors presented by Creative Colors (#155) mixed with the current Atlantic Hearts (#591) sketch. Here we go: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch with the Seashell, Flower and Sentiment all popped up with Dimensionals. Liking how the CalypsoContinue reading “Floral Thank You”