Gallery Blooms – You Make Me Smile

Welcome back!  How can it already be Friday?  The week just flew by… Today, I am creating for the Cookie Challenge (#204) featuring Pretty Flowers, selecting the Creative Colour (#192) Palette with the Freshly Made Sketch (#685), which I flipped to the vertical position to better accommodate my selected image and sharing with Shopping OurContinue reading “Gallery Blooms – You Make Me Smile”

Blended Boho Blue – I Love You

Welcome back!  A fun card for you today… Facebook’s Colour INKspiration (#186) is saying goodbye to the 2023 / 2025 In-Colors.  I really like them all and I will be sorry to see them go. For this card, I chose Boho Blue, but it would look good in any of the colors. Over at TGIFContinue reading “Blended Boho Blue – I Love You”

Mountain Air – Inspired Thoughts

Welcome back!  Happy Sunday…a quick little clean and simple card for you this morning. For Creative Colour (#190) and the Inspired By (#333s) Mirrored Sketch which worked really well with my idea. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the mirror image of the sketch.   AContinue reading “Mountain Air – Inspired Thoughts”

Spotlight on Nature – Thanks

Happy Easter!  Carving out a few moments from this day for a little creativity. For Facebook’s Colour INKspiration (#185) Palette I selected the Freshly Made (#682) Sketch and I am sharing with As You See It (#346) for using my favorite and can’t do with out Tool, the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder. Here is theContinue reading “Spotlight on Nature – Thanks”

Daisy Daydream – Happy Birthday

Welcome back!  Happy Saturday… Playing with a few challenges: Make My Monday (#249) Spring Daisies; The Flower Challenge (#101) Spring Colors; and selecting the Atlantic Hearts (#625) Sketch to bring it all together. Here the is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch, and several Antique PearlsContinue reading “Daisy Daydream – Happy Birthday”

Memorable Blooms – Thanks So Much

Design Time: The Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#507) Challenge where we copy and selectively edit a card found within Stampin’ Up!’s current catalogs.  Today?  The card can be found on page 60 of the Jan – Apr Mini Catalog. As it happens, Facebook’s Stampin’ Through the Catalog is featuring the stamp set Memorable Blooms today andContinue reading “Memorable Blooms – Thanks So Much”

Sweet Springtime – Happy Easter

Happy Sunday!  Hoping that you will find some time to be creative. Easter is just around the corner and several challenges are tapping into the theme. CAS on Friday (#306); Addicted to CAS (#280); Double D (#040225); and If You Give a Crafter a Cookie (#203). I selected the Just Add Ink (#745) color paletteContinue reading “Sweet Springtime – Happy Easter”

Thinking of You – Delightful Floral

Welcome back!  Just couldn’t resist using the retired Delightful Floral Designer Series Paper again, as it was out on my desk. This time for Time Out (#283) and CAS Colours & Sketches (#555). Case-ing the lovely card from Donna Mikasa, I changed the orientation vertically but kept it clean and simple. Here is the result:Continue reading “Thinking of You – Delightful Floral”

Floral Delight – Gift of Friendship

Happy Thursday!  A lovely sunny day here this morning and the earliest flowers in my garden are Forsythia and I see little pops of yellow on the bush.  A promise of warmer days to come. That said, today’s combined challenges include: Paper Players (#727) for Claire’s Spring Flowers theme and TGIF (#514) taking inspiration fromContinue reading “Floral Delight – Gift of Friendship”

Spring Birthday – Greetings For All

Time again for Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#502), where we CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) cards found within Stampin’ Up!’s current catalogs.  Today?  The card can be found on page 2 of the Jan – Apr Mini Catalog. Other challenges that informed my choices today include: Seize The Birthday (#300) with a no stamping twist andContinue reading “Spring Birthday – Greetings For All”