Bird House – Hello

Design Team Time.  This round at Hand Stamped Sentiments (#435), we have a wonderful Inspiration Board.  So many lovely Spring images to spark your creativity. I selected the “stack of bird houses” photograph and picked my color palette from there too! Inspiration for my overall design was influenced by CAS on Friday (#280) to useContinue reading “Bird House – Hello”

Fable Friends – Happy Spring

Hi again!  Construction work commences in the House of J tomorrow and I do not know if I will be able to access the Studio and/or the computer…so I am playing with a few challenges this afternoon. Several clean and simple ones: CAS Colours & Sketches (#533) for the Layout; CAS on Friday (#279) forContinue reading “Fable Friends – Happy Spring”

Just My Type – Hello

Let’s play!!  It is Tuesday and time to create for this week’s Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#451) featuring a treat package found on page 20 of the Jan – Apr Mini Catalog.  The sketch has been altered to fit an A2 card and I flipped to the horizontal to better accommodate my design. I selected toContinue reading “Just My Type – Hello”

Yellow Tulips – My Mother’s Favorite

Easter is on its way…and I just knew that I could not show up at my mother’s house without a bright beautiful bunch of tulips.  I am ever so happy when they pop up in my yard as they always remind me of her. Combining As You See It (#318) with both the Global DesignContinue reading “Yellow Tulips – My Mother’s Favorite”

Thoughtful Expressions – You’re in My Thoughts

Let’s play!!  It is Tuesday and another of my design team challenges has begun.  This week Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#451) is featuring a card found on page 29 of the Jan – Apr Mini Catalog. Stampin’ Up!’s March #SimpleStamping challenge (Just Stamps, Ink and Paper) includes Designer Series Paper and the greeting: Thinking of You. Continue reading “Thoughtful Expressions – You’re in My Thoughts”

Playing in the Rain – Oh, Happy Day!

Hi!  I am actually getting the Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#444) done on Tuesday…Yipee! I created a card for the Alphabet (Letter U) challenge with the suggested sketch found on page 54 of the new Mini Catalog. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were arranged to resemble the sketch.  The Umbrella, Fox and Sentiment wereContinue reading “Playing in the Rain – Oh, Happy Day!”

Spring Pretty Floral– Birthday Thoughts

Welcome back!  Happy Wednesday.  Playing with Just Us Girls (#675) and choosing the Flowers and the Colors from the Mood Board.  Keeping my design CAS (clean and simple), I chose the sketch from CAS Colours & Sketches (#509) and opted for the Flower/ Spring themes for Crafter’s Café (#296), CAS on Friday (#255) and RetroContinue reading “Spring Pretty Floral– Birthday Thoughts”

Easter Lilies – Happy Spring

Hi!  There is a card style challenge over at AAA Cards (#237) to make a CAS (clean and simple) card in a shape other than a rectangle or a square.  Challenge accepted. I chose to use the colors suggested by the Facebook group SU! Only Colour (April) and the Easter theme for both AAA CardsContinue reading “Easter Lilies – Happy Spring”

Easter Tulips – Thinking of You

Welcome back!  Another dreary day…perfect spending some time in the Studio! For this morning’s card I am combining a few more challenges:  The Card Concept (#193) for colors and especially the Jug of Tulips; Try Stampin’ On Tuesday’s (#600) for the sketch; and Tic Tac Toe (#203) for the bottom line – Flowers, Ribbon andContinue reading “Easter Tulips – Thinking of You”

Painted Posies – Blank Greeting Card

Hi!  One more card for today… A clean and simple Spring card for Addicted to CAS (#234) influenced by the Mood Board over at Inkspirational (#286) and the colors of the desserts at Inspired By (#232).  I opted for no sentiment because this card was so pretty and can be used for any occasion. HereContinue reading “Painted Posies – Blank Greeting Card”