Swirled Designs – Celebrate Note Card Set

Welcome back!  A few clean and simple cards for you today… Over at TGIF (#553), the brief is to create a set of cards.  I wanted something fun and easy to duplicate and chose Coastal Cabana and Azure Afternoon from Color Dare (#679) to play with. Here is the result: Steps: The Stars were adheredContinue reading “Swirled Designs – Celebrate Note Card Set”

Gift of Joy – Rustic Christmas

Design Time: For the Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#540) Sketch.  Today’s card can be found on page 39 of the September 2025 – December 2026 Mini Catalog.  Switching from a Fall theme to a Christmas theme. CASE: (Copy and Steal Everything) Making it the same; (Copy and Slightly Edit) Almost the same with a little variation;Continue reading “Gift of Joy – Rustic Christmas”

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star…

Welcome back to a brand-new week! A clean and simple card for Addicted To CAS (#281) with a theme featuring Stars along with the Color Hues (#108) Palette of Lilac & Aqua and sharing with Shopping Our Stash (#546) with an Out of this World theme. Here is the result: Steps: The card front wasContinue reading “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star…”

Be Merry Ornament

Welcome back!  Already Thursday – where does the time go? I am having a play with a few CAS (clean and simple) challenges using the opulent colors and photo inspiration offered up by Sunday Stamps (#349). Additional inspiration: Addicted to CAS (#272) Ornament; AAA Cards (#279) Christmas Theme; and bringing it all together CAS ColoursContinue reading “Be Merry Ornament”

Thoughtful Moments – Celebrate

Welcome to Sunday and the newest Paper Players (#696) challenge.  This week, Anne-Marie has given us a Tic Tac Toe Board to work with.  Lots of possibilities with eight different combinations.  I selected the left-side down: Stars/Stipes, Birthday, and Twine. Additional inspiration: Festive Friday (#162) selecting a number of the possible elements; Just Add InkContinue reading “Thoughtful Moments – Celebrate”

Birthday Brew – Bubble Over

Welcome to the newest Cardz 4 Guyz (#348) challenge, this round asks for Beverages. I tied this theme into the following challenges:  Tic Tac Toe (#248) center line; Color Dare (#601) opting for the blue to go with the red; and selecting the Saturday Sketch (#751) for the layout. Here is the result: Steps: AllContinue reading “Birthday Brew – Bubble Over”

Congrats!

The young man next door had a spectacular year.  He had the highest overall SAT score as well as the highest composite ACT score at his high school.  That is amazing and well deserved.  With graduation around the corner and University to look forward to…this card is for him. Welcome to the newest Cardz 4Continue reading “Congrats!”

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”

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”

Land Among The Stars

Tuesday Design Time.  For the Cardz 4 Guys (#331) challenge, I have selected one of my favorite quotes and let the wonderful Designer Series Paper carry the load. Here is the result: Steps: All layers were adhered with the circle openings framing the quote.  So simple, so stunning. What a great quote!  I keep thisContinue reading “Land Among The Stars”