Setting Sail into the Sunshine

Tuesday!  Design Team Challenge for Facebook Case-ing Tuesday Sketches (#403). Where we recreate and/or CASE (copy and selectively edit) the chosen Catalog sample card of the week. I picked the colors suggested by TGIF (#415) and the word of the week from Just Us Girls (#674) to create my design. Here is the result: Steps:Continue reading “Setting Sail into the Sunshine”

And They Came 2 x 2 – Count Me In

Welcome back!  What a busy week.  Glad to have some time to play but those darn deadlines keep creeping up… So today, I was inspired by Paper Players (#634) for the theme; Color Dare (#541) for the colors chosen; TGIF (#414) for the materials used; and bringing it all together the current sketch layout atContinue reading “And They Came 2 x 2 – Count Me In”

Beautiful Day – Graceful Tile

It has been a busy week.  Welcome back!  I have an elegant clean and simple card for you today for a few challenges. Inspired By (#231) for Colors, Patterns and Sketch, Just Us Girls (#672) and Less Is More (#479).   Here is the result: Steps: And that is it!  Using the sketch for designContinue reading “Beautiful Day – Graceful Tile”

Oh, Happy Day – Playing in the Rain

Welcome back!  Has the time change knocked you off your game?  I cannot believe it is already the afternoon… Anyway, today I am playing with the Atlantic Hearts (#515) Sketch with the new color set suggested by Paper Players (#631) using the Playing in the Rain stamp set.  It is a cool and dreary rainyContinue reading “Oh, Happy Day – Playing in the Rain”

Garden Birdhouses – Hello Spring

Welcome back!  One last card for today… Atlantic Hearts (#514) Sketch along with The Card Concept (#190) for overall Colors and Inspiration Photo elements and sharing with Paper Craft Crew (#507) for the Spring Theme. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch which was flipped. Continue reading “Garden Birdhouses – Hello Spring”

Honeybee Blooms – My Cup of Tea

Squeaking in another card this afternoon. A very clean and simple take for the Atlantic Hearts (#511) Sketch and choosing the colors from the Color Hues (#57) challenge. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch.  A sweet delicate little card…  Thanks for spending some moreContinue reading “Honeybee Blooms – My Cup of Tea”

Swirls of Color – You’re Amazing

Welcome back!  It’s a dreary morning that just begs for some Sunshine and Rainbows. A bunch of challenges tie nicely into this theme. Case-ing, or CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) is a great way jump start a new creation. Two similar cards with vastly different treatments and color choices were used as inspiration today. TimeContinue reading “Swirls of Color – You’re Amazing”

Cottage Rose – Best Wishes Birthday

Welcome back to the work week.  Off to a good start this Monday morning. Playing with the Seize the Birthday (#252) Case challenge and mixing it up with the Color Hues (#54) suggestion and sharing it with Happy Little Stampers (December) group and CAS on Friday (#245). I chose to case the card created byContinue reading “Cottage Rose – Best Wishes Birthday”

Rustic Winter Deer – Merry Patterns

Welcome back!  Slow start to the day.  Can you believe it is December?  My, how the year has flown by… Well, I got my act in gear and created this clean a simple card for a few outstanding challenges that revolve around a winter theme. TGIF (#396) for the subject and colors, Just Us GirlsContinue reading “Rustic Winter Deer – Merry Patterns”

Special Delivery – Merry Christmas

Welcome back!  There are a ton of things I should be doing but…the Studio beckons and a few more ideas are rumbling around in my head. Each month, Stampin’ Up! presents us with a few opportunities to play with our products: #SimpleStamping (Just Stamps, Inks, Paper and perhaps a twist) and #CreativeChallenge (Could be Anything). Continue reading “Special Delivery – Merry Christmas”