Weekend Adventures – Love This Place

Welcome back!  Happy Sunday.  Creativity abounds…with recycled materials. I love receiving Vintage Holiday cards.  They are saved and when the right project comes along, I am willing to chop it up.  In this case the Winter Scene with Bird was the latest victim.  The challenges: Farm Quest Country Christmas (#27) Winter Cabin; Triple B (#2601)Continue reading “Weekend Adventures – Love This Place”

You Are So Lovely – Lovely Arrangements

Welcome back!  Hoping that you have some time to be creative this weekend.  Happy Saturday.  Further to my Studio clean up, I came across some retired pretty paper that had been pre-cut for a class at the Public Library a few years back. I really don’t buy too much for Valentine’s Day but the sweetContinue reading “You Are So Lovely – Lovely Arrangements”

Lovely Arrangements – Love You Birthday

Welcome back!  What fun to create with some new products… Playing with the Global Design Project (#528) challenge to CASE (copy and selectively edit) a card created by Ann Alexander. Takeaways: Layers, Die Cuts, Embossing, Florals, and Layout. Additional influences: Christmas (or not) Bingo (#17) Letter ‘O” for Rectangle, Stitching, Patterned Paper and Dies forContinue reading “Lovely Arrangements – Love You Birthday”

Sweet Thoughts – I Love You

Welcome back!  A New Year and a bit of Studio reorganization.  I came across a lot of retired but delightful favorite stuff.  Put it away or play? Play was the order of the day, so I created a card catching up with the Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#543) Sketch that I didn’t have time to doContinue reading “Sweet Thoughts – I Love You”

Nature’s Symphony – To a Great Guy

Design Time: For the Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#545) Sketch.  Today’s card can be found on page 17 of the September 2025 – December 2026 Mini Catalog.  This is the last one.  Next Week – January 2026 – April 2026 Mini Catalog. CASE: (Copy and Steal Everything) Making it the same; (Copy and Slightly Edit) AlmostContinue reading “Nature’s Symphony – To a Great Guy”

Happy Christmas – Gift of Joy

Welcome back!  Crunch time…I must get ready for the holidays.  Company is coming…so this may be one of the last posts before Christmas.  Not sure how much time I will have to sneak into the Studio… The challenges: Inspiration Station (#80) Cozy Christmas Inspiration Photo; Little Red Wagon (#838), a Christmas Card; and Shopping OurContinue reading “Happy Christmas – Gift of Joy”

Weekend Adventures – Hello

Welcome back!  Another clean and simple card…my favorite style… Playing with: Little Red Wagon (#837) for the Letter J; Color Dare (#681) for the Palette; Inkspirational (#356) to use Stencils; and choosing Facebook’s Global Design Project (#526) Sketch to bring my ideas together. Here is the result: Steps: A pretty little clean and simple HelloContinue reading “Weekend Adventures – Hello”

Gift of Joy – Wrapped in Love

Welcome back!  Already Thursday…holiday chores have kept me hopping today. I had a chance to get into the Studio late in the day to play with the following challenges: Paper Players (#767) Gifting; Tic Tac Toe (#285) Right Vertical Line – Bow, Square and Sparkle; Paper Craft Crew (#651) Inspiration Photo; and Krafty Chicks (#798)Continue reading “Gift of Joy – Wrapped in Love”

‘Twas a Night Well Done – Merry Christmas Santa

Welcome back!  Ho, Ho, Ho to you… A couple of challenges have a Santa theme: Moving Along with the Times (#184); If You Give a Crafter a Cookie (#211) and Love Those Pretty Papers (#18). My design choices were influenced by Festive Friday (#199) and I chose the As You See It (#362) Sketch toContinue reading “‘Twas a Night Well Done – Merry Christmas Santa”

Fun & Festive – Christmas Wishes

Design Time: For the Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#542) Sketch.  Today’s card can be found on page 30 of the September 2025 – December 2026 Mini Catalog.  CASE: (Copy and Steal Everything) Making it the same; (Copy and Slightly Edit) Almost the same with a little variation; (Copy and Selectively Edit) Changing things.  You are welcomeContinue reading “Fun & Festive – Christmas Wishes”