A Fun Day – Fiesta

Welcome back!  Happy Sunday…and a fun bright party card for you this morning. Having a play with the Addicted to CAS (#282) Word: Fiesta with the Just Add Ink (#750) Colors and the Atlantic Hearts (#628) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch.  TheContinue reading “A Fun Day – Fiesta”

Butterfly Beauty Abounds

Welcome back!  Happy Sunday…a clean, simple and colorful friendship card for you this morning. Having a play with the AAA Cards (#289) Colors and the Alphabet (Letter B) for Butterflies. Selecting the Atlantic Hearts (#627) Sketch and sharing with Simply Clean & Simple (#23) and their Floral Twist. Here is the result: Steps: So simple,Continue reading “Butterfly Beauty Abounds”

Framed Scenes – Embrace the Journey

Design Time: Hand Stamped Sentiments (#460) Color Challenge and Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#506) Challenge where we copy and selectively edit a card found within Stampin’ Up!’s current catalogs.  Today?  The card can be found on page 18 of the Jan – Apr Mini Catalog. Today’s design incorporates the Just Us Girls (#768) Stencil Challenge andContinue reading “Framed Scenes – Embrace the Journey”

Wanted To Say – Happy Birthday Wishes

Week Three for my Guest Designer position with Krafty Chicks this month.  Week Three is always CAS…clean and simple and I have a sweet birthday card for you today. Inspiration gleaned from the following challenges: Simply Clean & Simple (#001) for the Florals; Addicted to CAS (#242) for the Sentiment; Happy Little Stampers (July) forContinue reading “Wanted To Say – Happy Birthday Wishes”

Friends & Florals

Welcome back! I had a very busy weekend, and I am just getting back in the Studio.  So, let’s have a bit of fun as I try to catch up… Working with CAS Colours & Sketches (#515) for the suggested Colors and CAS on Friday (#261) to incorporate Design Paper.  I am sharing this withContinue reading “Friends & Florals”

Happy Hearts – Love

Well, the 14th has rolled around.  Happy Valentine’s Day!  Each card I have made my husband asks, “Is this for me?”  Today, it is.  He is not a terribly fussy kind of guy and I like how simple this card was to create. I picked the Inspired By (#224) theme, colors and general sketch andContinue reading “Happy Hearts – Love”

Fragrant Jasmine – Spring Flowers

Welcome back!  Wow!  Tuesday again and time for the Case-ing the Catalog Tuesday selection (#395) suggestion. I was inspired by the following challenges: As You See It (#292) for a Favorite Spring Thing; Seize the Birthday (#255) for an item that relates to my Initials; Colors – Facebook Colour INKspiration (#137); and Creative Creases (#50)Continue reading “Fragrant Jasmine – Spring Flowers”

Beautifully Happy – Heirloom Oval

Can you believe it is the start of a new week?  Where does the weekend go?  Well, let’s get started… Today I am playing with the Just Add Ink (#639) color suggestion and I selected the sketch from Paper Craft Crew (#504) using the wonderful Shimmery White cardstock.  It has such a pretty sparkly luster.Continue reading “Beautifully Happy – Heirloom Oval”

Animal Outing – Welcome Little One

Hello and welcome back.  I am pleased to let you know that I have been invited to be a guest designer with the CAS Colours & Sketches team for the month of May. The CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge (#468) this week is Color: Additional Inspiration: Theme: Crafter’s Café (#284) and Cookie Challenge (#168), SketchContinue reading “Animal Outing – Welcome Little One”

There is Hope on the Horizon – World of Dreams

So much happening in the world…hard not to be affected by it. Today, I took inspiration from several current challenges: AAA Cards Challenge (#210) for Style; Alphabet Challenge – Letter “Y” for Colors; Retro Rubber Blog Challenge (#178) for Stamp Set choices and a stepped of version of Simple Stamping re: The Inque Spot StudioContinue reading “There is Hope on the Horizon – World of Dreams”