Forget Me Nots – In My Thoughts

Welcome to Sunday and the newest Paper Players (#693) challenge.  This week, Joanne has selected a lovely color palette.  Yellow and Blue is always a nice combination, and I added a little bit of Green. Additional inspiration for my card was influenced by Festive Friday (#161) and their Alzheimer’s Awareness theme; The Flower Challenge (#92)Continue reading “Forget Me Nots – In My Thoughts”

Greeting Card Kids – Itty Bitty White Christmas

Welcome back!  A brand-new week.  I have family visiting this week so it may be hit and miss on the blog posts.  But for now, I have created another card for the 2024 Christmas pile. Playing with the Jingle Belles (#2411) Tic Tac Toe Board tying in with Farm Quest Country Christmas (#8). Here isContinue reading “Greeting Card Kids – Itty Bitty White Christmas”

Wanted To Say – You’re Too Kind

One more for today…please indulge me. Over at Sunday Stamps (#335), we are presented with a lovely Seashell image and a slate of very pretty colors. As I continued to look at the Inspiration Photo, I was seeing and focusing in on the circular shells and they reminded me of the new Dotted Circles 3DContinue reading “Wanted To Say – You’re Too Kind”

Sweet Love of Cupcakes

Well, it’s Friday!  Hoping you have a wonderful weekend and an opportunity to be creative. Today, I started with the Just Add Ink (#702) Sketch.  Three playful shapes.  But what should they be? Next, I selected the color palette suggested by the Facebook Colour INKspirations (#165) team.  Isn’t that photograph of the Flowers beautiful?  Yet,Continue reading “Sweet Love of Cupcakes”

Layers of Beauty Window – My Heart

Welcome back!  It’s Wednesday and I am off to an early start as I have a class this afternoon… I am playing with the TGIF (#472) Sketch along with the palette from Color Dare (#599) and sharing with Can You Handle The Pressure (#55) with a Floral option. Here is the result: Steps: All elementsContinue reading “Layers of Beauty Window – My Heart”

Thoughtful Journey – Thanks

Tuesday!  Design Team time… Combining Hand Stamped Sentiments (#438) Inspiration Board with the Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#460) Layout from page 130 of the Annual Catalog and sharing with Ellibelle’s May Crafty Wednesday Anything Goes. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch.  Given the background scenery,Continue reading “Thoughtful Journey – Thanks”

To A Classic – Guy Greetings

With pleasure, I accepted the Guest Designer role with the Tic Tac Toe team for Challenge Number 247.  I picked the left column: Dry Emboss, Stripes and Plaid. I was inspired to create for The Male Room (#186) and Alphabet (Letter C).  Choosing the Automobile image from the retired Guy Greetings stamp set. And choosingContinue reading “To A Classic – Guy Greetings”

Sunshine & Smiles

How about one more… Over at As You See It (#322), we are asked what our least used color is.  For me, except a little in the Autumn, I rarely use Pumpkin Pie. I chose to create a clean and simple card with this color for CAS on Friday (#282) Sunshine and Addicted to CASContinue reading “Sunshine & Smiles”

Cup of Tea – Let’s Get Together

Hi again!  Playing with Color… Today, I started with the Time Out (#262) Inspiration Photo.  Takeaway?  Overall sketch plan, gingham and a busy pattern. Playing with the Facebook Colour INKspiration (#164) palette to celebrate the retiring 2022/2024 In-Colors and tying into the Colorful Options (May) Royal Blue Teacup and as always, a Rainbow of colorsContinue reading “Cup of Tea – Let’s Get Together”

Graceful Deer – Peace

Welcome to Sunday and the newest Paper Players (#688) challenge.  This week, LeAnne has provided us with an Inspiration Board entitled Animal Antics to get our creative juices flowing.  My stash of animal images is rather limited so, I selected the Graceful Deer stamp set as Curiosity will disturb the Peace. I combined this week’sContinue reading “Graceful Deer – Peace”