Pretty Kitty times Three – Birthday Cheer

Welcome back!  Are you still in holiday mode?  Were the fireworks spectacular? Happy Saturday and a full slate of companion challenges… Inspiration: Double Trouble (#194) and their 3-2-1 Recipe (Red, White plus one color – Blue for 3 colors; at least 2 shapes; and try a fun fold) partnering with Try a Sketch on TuesdayContinue reading “Pretty Kitty times Three – Birthday Cheer”

Summer Garden Wedding – Gallery Blooms & More

Welcome back!  Happy 4th.  It’s been a busy day, and I am just now getting around to telling you about the card I created this morning. Every month, Stampin’ Up! has a Creative Challenge and this month it is a Product Mash-Up.  So, I combined Gallery Blooms, Beautiful Motifs, Scenic Frames and Mixed Media FloralsContinue reading “Summer Garden Wedding – Gallery Blooms & More”

Festive Framing – Timeless Tidings

Welcome back!  Wednesday and I found some time after class to create this sweet little holiday card. The challenges: Jingle Belles (#2513) Festive Frames; Paper Players (#744) Tic Tac Toe Board – Flowers, Die Cut and Embossing selecting the Color Dare (#657) Palette. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were arranged and adhered toContinue reading “Festive Framing – Timeless Tidings”

Chocolate – Hot?

Hi again!  A few other challenges are due, and I created a quick card for them. Festive Friday (#187) World Chocolate Day and Inspired By (#342) S’mores Chocolate with the suggested sketch. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch.  The Cocoa Mugs were popped upContinue reading “Chocolate – Hot?”

Natural Botanicals – Thinking of You

Welcome back! Happy Monday.  It’s the last day of the month.  The first half of the year has just flown by, and I have been super busy with business related chores today, but I am sneaking in this card for another deadline. The challenges: Color Throwdown (#835) with a nice bright palette but what toContinue reading “Natural Botanicals – Thinking of You”

Beach Poppies – Thinking of You

Welcome back!  A little afternoon Studio time…for another clean and simple card. The challenges: Just Us Girls (#780) with a Mood Board featuring pretty Beach Poppies and sharing with Creative Colour (#199) as this week’s palette is reflected in the Inspiration Photo. I selected the current sketch over at As You See It (#350) toContinue reading “Beach Poppies – Thinking of You”

Inspiring Imperfections – Floral Hello

Design Team Time: This round at Hand Stamped Sentiments (#466), we have a summer bright set of colors for you. Design Time: Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#518) Sketch. Today’s card can be found on page 48 of the May 2025 – Apr 2026 Annual Catalog.  CASE: (Copy and Steal Everything) Making it exactly the same; (CopyContinue reading “Inspiring Imperfections – Floral Hello”

Breathtaking Bouquet – Celebrate

Welcome back! It’s Saturday and I have a nice card for you today… The challenges: Beautiful Blossoms (#30) featuring a Patriotic Bouquet; Paper Craft Crew (#626) Patriotic Colors; and Atlantic Hearts (#634) for the Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch which I flippedContinue reading “Breathtaking Bouquet – Celebrate”

Rainbow Bright – Beautiful Butterflies

Design Time: Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#517) Sketch. Today?  The card can be found on page 41 of the May 2025 – Apr 2026 Annual Catalog.  This is a lovely Slim Line card.  Not such a fun of this style, I decided to create a horizontal A2 card. CASE: (Copy and Steal Everything) Making it exactlyContinue reading “Rainbow Bright – Beautiful Butterflies”

Silent Night – Peace to You

Welcome back!  Happy Saturday.  It’s a hot one today, so let’s go wintery with a Christmas card… The challenges: Jingle Belles (#2512) with a Caroling theme: Krafty Chicks (#772) Anything Goes Christmas Week; and Farm Quest Country Christmas (#21). Rounding out my idea with the Creative Colours (#197) Palette and the TGIF (#529) Sketch. HereContinue reading “Silent Night – Peace to You”