Words and Wishes – Happy Birthday

Welcome back!  A pretty birthday card for you today… The challenges: Over at Just Us Girls (#822), we are asked to use dies and specifically a sentiment die and Krafty Chicks (#819) has a birthday theme. I opted for the TGIF (#575) color scheme and Facebook’s Global Design Project (#546) sketch. Here is the result:Continue reading “Words and Wishes – Happy Birthday”

Just a Little Hello – Fun Fold Card

Hi again!  Playing with a few challenges that are challenging for me.  Fun / Fancy Folds are not my go to. However, I thought I would give it a try.  I received a very nice Easter card and chose to recreate it in Blue for Creative Creases (#113) and Crafter’s Cafe (#328). Here is theContinue reading “Just a Little Hello – Fun Fold Card”

Lovely Arrangements – Simply Soft

Hi again!  No rest for the crafter…Saturday, a day perfectly made for creativity. Ever a fan of clean and simple, I have created a card for Alphabet – Letter W – for Wildflowers.  A perusal through my retired stash of goodies yielded the pretty Simply Soft stamp set which I matched up to Facebook’s GlobalContinue reading “Lovely Arrangements – Simply Soft”

Joyful Tidings – Twelve Days of Crafting

Welcome back! A dressed up clean and simple Holiday card for you today… Facebook’s Stampin’ Through the Catalog is asking us to CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) a card created by Danielle Bennenk.  I really like the layout of her design and changed it to include the CAS Colours & Sketches (#572) Palette and toContinue reading “Joyful Tidings – Twelve Days of Crafting”

Charming Day – Fall Thanks

Hi again! Design Team Time for the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge (#652).  A fun sketch with lots of possibilities. Design influences were inspired by: Just Us Girls (#797) Fall Essentials and Tic Tac Toe (#281) opting for an Embossing Folder for the FREE space. Sharing with: Can You Handle The Pressure (#25OCT11) Leaf Embossing Folder;Continue reading “Charming Day – Fall Thanks”

Impressions Abloom – I Appreciate You

Design Time: For the Facebook’s Case-ing Tuesday (#532) Sketch.  Today’s card can be found on page 55 of the September 2025 – December 2026 Mini Catalog.  CASE: (Copy and Steal Everything) Making it exactly the same; (Copy and Slightly Edit) Almost the same with a little variation; (Copy and Selectively Edit) Changing things.  You areContinue reading “Impressions Abloom – I Appreciate You”

Festive Framing – Timeless Tidings

Welcome back!  Wednesday and I found some time after class to create this sweet little holiday card. The challenges: Jingle Belles (#2513) Festive Frames; Paper Players (#744) Tic Tac Toe Board – Flowers, Die Cut and Embossing selecting the Color Dare (#657) Palette. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were arranged and adhered toContinue reading “Festive Framing – Timeless Tidings”

Tiled Techniques – Celebrate

Welcome back!  A little creative expression today. The other day as an April Fool’s joke, Facebook’s SU! Colour Challenge posted a photo of Neutral Colors that I thought was pretty cool.  I wanted to play… Today, Facebook’s Stampin’ Through The Catalog is featuring the Tiled Techniques stamp set and this is the first time IContinue reading “Tiled Techniques – Celebrate”

Welcome Door Wreath – Believe

Welcome back! The Christmas countdown has started…I am going to have to get my “chore” mojo going as company is coming and that means there is just over a week to get ready.  But my Wreath is up! Inspiration: The Card Concept (#212) with a pretty wreath and color suggestion; Colorful Options (December) with red,Continue reading “Welcome Door Wreath – Believe”

Full of Life – Friends for Life

Welcome back!  I am totally in love with the Full of Life Suite.  The Colors are just so bright and wonderful! That being said, the team at TGIF (#487) is asking us to use the gorgeous Designer Series Paper. I selected to use one of the Stampin’ Up! Sketch Templates and this one can beContinue reading “Full of Life – Friends for Life”