Sweet Citrus – Birthday

Design Time: Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#513) Sketch. Today?  The card can be found on page 104 of the May 2025 – Apr 2026 Annual Catalog. Influences: Just Add Ink (#751) for a Window Shaker card and Inspired By (#336) Lemons for subject and colors. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to theContinue reading “Sweet Citrus – Birthday”

Plane & Simple – Happy Birthday

Hi again!  Back to my favorite clean and simple style… A couple of CAS (clean and simple) challenges are featuring a similar theme: Things that Fly or have Wings.  I needed a guy birthday card, so I chose a Bi-Plane. Paper Players (#738); CAS on Friday (#309); and AAA Cards (#290). Bringing it all togetherContinue reading “Plane & Simple – Happy Birthday”

Friend – You Are Remarkable

Welcome back!  Welcome to the weekend… I am playing with Facebook’s Global Design Project (#496), to CASE (copy and selectively edit) a card created by Krista Frattin with the Creative Colour (#193) Palette. I chose to keep the design simple as I selected to create a Fun Fold card for both the Make My MondayContinue reading “Friend – You Are Remarkable”

Along These Lines – Hello

Hi again!  A clean and simple card for you using the new stamp set: Along These Lines. Today’s challenges: Paper Players (#775) with Ann’s color choices; Sketch Saturday (#775) flipped and simplified for Krafty Chicks (#768) and their CAS week. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resembleContinue reading “Along These Lines – Hello”

More Messages – A Toast or Two to You

Facebook’s Stampin’ Through the Catalog is featuring the new On-Line Exclusive stamp set – More Messages.  A great set of sentiments. A few challenges that relate: Festive Friday (#184) celebrating National Wine Day; Shopping Our Stash (#547) with a Wine theme; and choosing the Color Dare (#650) suggestion of a Deep Wine color with aContinue reading “More Messages – A Toast or Two to You”

Have The Best Day – Gallery Blooms

Welcome back!  A busy day ahead, so getting this card done first thing.  Happy Wednesday. Those April Showers sure begat those May Flowers and that is the order of the day.  The challenges: Inspired by (#335) Pretty Florals and Wood Elements along with the suggested Sketch; Seize The Birthday (#305) to add Flowers; Four SeasonsContinue reading “Have The Best Day – Gallery Blooms”

Holiday Bells – Santa Post

Welcome back!  A few deadlines are looming, and the theme is Christmas… The challenges: Jingle Belles (#2510) Christmas Bells; Krafty Chicks (#767) Christmas Week; and Addicted to Stamps & More (#492) Christmas theme. Bringing it all together with the CAS Colours & Sketches (#560) Four-Square Layout. Here is the result: Steps: The Four-Square block wasContinue reading “Holiday Bells – Santa Post”

Gallery Blooms – Comfort & Strength

Design Team Time: Combining the Hand Stamped Sentiments (#463) Colors with the Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#512) Sketch. Today?  The card can be found on page 58 of the May 2025 – Apr 2026 Annual Catalog. I am also sharing this card with Heart’s Quest Celebration of Love (#2025-05) Sympathy theme. Here is the result: Steps:Continue reading “Gallery Blooms – Comfort & Strength”

A Fun Day – Fiesta

Welcome back!  Happy Sunday…and a fun bright party card for you this morning. Having a play with the Addicted to CAS (#282) Word: Fiesta with the Just Add Ink (#750) Colors and the Atlantic Hearts (#628) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch.  TheContinue reading “A Fun Day – Fiesta”

Gallery Blooms – You Make Me Smile

Welcome back!  How can it already be Friday?  The week just flew by… Today, I am creating for the Cookie Challenge (#204) featuring Pretty Flowers, selecting the Creative Colour (#192) Palette with the Freshly Made Sketch (#685), which I flipped to the vertical position to better accommodate my selected image and sharing with Shopping OurContinue reading “Gallery Blooms – You Make Me Smile”