Love Coffee Snowmen

Happy Christmas Eve!  I broke out my favorite holiday cups for my coffee this morning.  Gearing up for the big day tomorrow.  Are you ready? I am sneeking in a little card crafting…and playing with Caffeinated Christmas Card (#24) along with Creative Colours (#120) and the Atlantic Hearts (#556) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: All elementsContinue reading “Love Coffee Snowmen”

Winter White Poinsettias

Welcome back!  Snuck in another card… Lots of inspiration for this card:  Heart’s Quest (#44) Poinsettia; Beautiful Blossoms (#12) Winter; Cupcake Inspiration (#584) Winter Wonderland; TGIF (#451) White Christmas; Shopping Our Stash (#512) Winter Holidays.  Opting for the Try Stampin’ On Tuesday (#637) Sketch with the Metallics option and sharing with Ellibelle’s I Spy (#10)Continue reading “Winter White Poinsettias”

Celebrate

Welcome back!  Zipping in for a little me time.  All this housecleaning etc. is driving me crazy.  Let’s play… Layout: Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#439) Sketch found on page 16 of the September – December Mini Catalog. Additional Inspiration: Themes: Alphabet (Letter S) Stars, Park Hopping (December) Holiday Lights and Inkspirational (#305) Celebrate; Color: Color DareContinue reading “Celebrate”

Happy Birthday – Doodled Gifts

Welcome back! So much to do in the House of J to get ready for Christmas, but I couldn’t resist creating a card for couple of afternoon deadlines. Paper Players (#670) colors with the Sketch Saturday (#740) layout for a #simplestamping card.  Just stamps, ink, paper and a little doodling. I am also sharing thisContinue reading “Happy Birthday – Doodled Gifts”

Brightest Glow – All is Merry & Bright

Welcome back! Chasing another deadline and having fun… Today, I am working with the Inspiration and colors suggested by The Card Concept (#202).  The inspiration photo has these beautiful textures and colorful simplicity. I selected the TGIF (#450) Sketch and am sharing this card with Can You Handle The Pressure (#45) for the use ofContinue reading “Brightest Glow – All is Merry & Bright”

Starry Night – Winter Wonderland Silent Night

Hi!  I am supposed to be getting ready for Holiday company and what am I doing?  Playing with my stamps, ink and paper…. Deadlines are on the horizon: As You See It (#313) a speed challenge incorporating Stars.  Can I do it in less than 10 minutes? I went a little literal by choosing theContinue reading “Starry Night – Winter Wonderland Silent Night”

Bold & Bright Birthday

Hi!  One more card for today. I was intrigued with the color line up suggested by Paper Craft Crew (#547) this week.  As a Green Girl, I started out with Old Olive, Parakeet Party and Pretty Peacock…but the Old Olive looked too yellow with the other two.  So, I switched it out for Poppy ParadeContinue reading “Bold & Bright Birthday”

Floral Birthday Wishes

Welcome back!  Let’s play… Inspiration: The Flower Challenge (#87) for Subject and the addition of Gold; Color: Colorful Options (December) Silver & Gold and always a Rainbow; Materials: Inkspirational (#304) Add Glitter; Layout: Facebook’s Case-ing Tuesday (#438) Sketch found on page 38 of the September – December Mini Catalog. Here is the result: Steps: ThereContinue reading “Floral Birthday Wishes”

Christmas Elf – No Peeking

Welcome back!  It’s Tuesday…Design Team Day… For the Cardz 4 Guyz (#337) theme this week, Christmas Elves or Gnomes, I am at a bit of a disadvantage.  I don’t own any stamp sets with either creature. A perusal of Pinterest yielded several ideas, and I selected a few images for inspiration and hand drew myContinue reading “Christmas Elf – No Peeking”

JOY

One more card for you today.  Sometimes there is just not enough time during the week to get all the challenges done well before the due date. Case in point…Color Throwdown (#772).  Then along comes another one that sparks inspiration.  Over at AAA Cards (#255) they are looking for “cold” colors along with a threeContinue reading “JOY”