Rainy Days – All Weather Friends

Welcome to Sunday and the newest Paper Players (#679) challenge.  This week, Claire has selected the theme Rainy Days.  I was inspired by the bottom left Window and the upper right Rain Boots. I opted to use the Triple Play colors suggested by Color Dare (#590) and CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) a card createdContinue reading “Rainy Days – All Weather Friends”

Posted For You – Sending Love Your Way

Hi again!  A very gloomy, very rainy day here.  So, I am taking refuge in the Studio to create a sweet Spring card to cheer me up… Let’s play!  Working with the Retro Rubber (#225) Tic Tac Toe Board: Jewels, Butterflies and Florals; Inspired By (#278) for Happy Mail; selecting the colors suggested by ColorContinue reading “Posted For You – Sending Love Your Way”

Sweet Friend – Stylin’ Girl By My Side

Hi! Back again.  Sundays are perfect days to play in the Studio… So let’s play!  At Shopping Our Stash (#515) we are putting our best face forward, so I picked the Poppet from Stylin’ Girl.  To present her in her best light, I opted to CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) a card created by JoContinue reading “Sweet Friend – Stylin’ Girl By My Side”

Queen Bee – Congratulations

Welcome back!  Will you have some time to be creative today?  I am having a play with a number of challenges:  I Spy With My Little Eye (#12) something that starts with “B”.  I selected the very pretty Floral Bee from the Queen Bee stamp set.  Giving her, her due, I selected the current FacebookContinue reading “Queen Bee – Congratulations”

Blocked Stencils – Hug in a Cup

Welcome to Sunday and the newest Paper Players (#678) challenge.  Anne Marie has given us a fun sketch to play with this week. I decided to have a play with stencils for Just Us Girls (#715) and the Color Dare (#588) Fancy Five picking the warm tones.  I am also sharing this card with KraftyContinue reading “Blocked Stencils – Hug in a Cup”

Everyday Details – Happy Birthday

Welcome back! A number of challenges today:  Time Out (#257) celebrating their 10th Anniversary; Festive Friday (#153) celebrating women with Flirty Flamingo Pink, White and Flowers; Global Design Project (#433) for the color choices; and the Tuesday Morning (#745) Sketch to bring it all together. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered toContinue reading “Everyday Details – Happy Birthday”

Everlasting Beauty – Happy Anniversary

And it is already Wednesday!  Getting this one in before everyone arrives for class this afternoon. Frosted Pinks for The Flower Challenge (#88); Four Seasons (February); and Color Dare (#587) along with the CAS Colours & Sketches (#531) layout which I flipped to the vertical position. Here is the result: Steps: A very clean andContinue reading “Everlasting Beauty – Happy Anniversary”

Wild Ferns – Double Z-Fold

Welcome to the second of the Design Team Challenges.  At Cardz 4 Guyz (#342), this round, we are looking for Fun-Fold cards.  I opted for a Double-Z Fold and kept it simple with just stamps, inks and paper for a card suitable for a fellow. Coincidently Double Trouble (#160) is partnering with Creative Creases (#76)Continue reading “Wild Ferns – Double Z-Fold”

Joyful Life – Friendly Critters

Welcome back!  A new work week and I am playing with a number of related challenges today. Critter Crazy (#83); Inspiration Station (#58); and If You Give a Crafter a Cookie (#189) all featuring animals and animal love. Working with Inkspirational (#309); Color Throwdown (#780); and Retro Rubber (#224) for hearts, colors and sketch layout.Continue reading “Joyful Life – Friendly Critters”

Detailed Dogwood – Heartfelt Hellos

A quiet Sunday and a great day to be in the Studio.  I have another card for you today… Over at TGIF (#460), the challenge is to use products from the Sale-a-bration Brochure that you can get for free with a qualifying purchase. Over at As You See It (#317), the challenge is to useContinue reading “Detailed Dogwood – Heartfelt Hellos”