Hi again! A funny thing happens when you have stamps and materials on your worktable from the last designed card and you have a list of challenges that are next on your to do list…sparks of creativity! Another quick clean and simple card…this time for a friend. I am playing with Alphabet (Letter D) forContinue reading “Along These Lines – Friends”
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Love You – Layered Thoughts
Welcome back! Happy Wednesday. Sneaking in a card between today’s Class Prep. Inspired By (#338) is featuring Lady Bugs and a cute Sketch and Facebook’s Stampin’ Through The Catalog is featuring the Layered Thoughts stamp set this week. What fun! I am sharing this card with Heart’s Quest (#74) as my Love theme includes aContinue reading “Love You – Layered Thoughts”
Simply Said – Let’s Celebrate
Design Time: Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#515) Sketch. Today? The card can be found on page 41 of the May 2025 – Apr 2026 Annual Catalog. The card sample was far too fussy for me, so I stripped it down to the essential elements choosing the Creative Colour (#196) Palette and a detailed piece of patternedContinue reading “Simply Said – Let’s Celebrate”
Summer is Calling – Boho Beach
Welcome back! Happy Sunday. Hoping you find some time to be creative… Today I am playing with a few challenges: Double Trouble (#192) Sun Fun and the 3-2-1 Recipe and Twist partnering with the Try a Sketch on Tuesday (#671) Layout which I flipped. Influences: Four Seasons (June), the first of the Summer trio andContinue reading “Summer is Calling – Boho Beach”
Hot Cocoa – Oh, What Yum!
I have the pleasure of being a Guest Designer for this month’s Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge (#42). This month, anything goes that is caffeine related, so a wide-open invitation to create. My design was influenced by two other Christmas related challenges: Christmas or Not Bingo (#13), picking Letter “N” and selecting Animals as my FreeContinue reading “Hot Cocoa – Oh, What Yum!”
Gallery Blooms – On My Mind
Got together with a new friend and we did a shoebox swap. This is where we each create a card, add the supplies, swap boxes and create. I designed my card for Stampin’ Up!’s Creativity Challenge for May: Recreate a Suite card in a different color. I created a hybrid A2 card from two SlimlineContinue reading “Gallery Blooms – On My Mind”
Specimen No. 3 – Butterfly
Welcome back! Wow that was a short week. Friday already… A few ideas came together as I thought about these challenges: (1) Atlantic Hearts (#631) Sketch; (2) Shopping Our Stash (#548) Adding Numbers; (3) Ellibelle’s I Spy (#26) Butterflies; and (4) Double D (#05202025) Birthstone: Green Emerald. I wanted to use green and opted forContinue reading “Specimen No. 3 – Butterfly”
Winged Whimsy – Happy Birthday
Design Time: Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#514) Sketch. Today? The card can be found on page 36 of the May 2025 – Apr 2026 Annual Catalog. Influences: Time Out (#289) Winged Thing – a sweet little dragon; Addicted to Stamps & More (#493) Birthday; and Color Dare (#652) with a bright palette perfect for fantasy. HereContinue reading “Winged Whimsy – Happy Birthday”
Bella & Friends – Birthday
Indulge me…Stampin’ Through The Catalog featured Artisan Constanze Wirtz yesterday and we are invited to CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) her card. Constanze created a CAS (clean and simple) card, a favorite style of mine, featuring Animals, Die-Cut Framing, soft coloring and a ribbon. These are my takeaways. My design choices were influenced by: FarmContinue reading “Bella & Friends – Birthday”
Along These Lines – Happy Birthday
Welcome back! It’s the Thursday edition… I started with the Alphabet (Letter C) for Circles and the Crafter’s Café (#219) Twist – No Squares. There wasn’t a current Sketch challenge that suited my purposes, so I went over to Pinterest for a browse and found this one, which I flipped to the mirror image. Next,Continue reading “Along These Lines – Happy Birthday”