Perched in a Tree – Clearly for You

Welcome back!  It’s Friday and almost the end of the work week.  Have you got creative plans for your weekend?  How about a little inspiration? Today I am playing with: Ellibelle’s I Spy (#14) Something with Wings and matching it up with the Alphabet (Letter B) for Birds.  I picked the Global Design Project (#441)Continue reading “Perched in a Tree – Clearly for You”

Cheerful Daisies – Notes of Nature Birthday

Playtime!!  It is so good to be back in the Studio. Several related challenges:  Seize the Birthday (#279) creating a matching tag; Tic Tac Toe (#243) Style, Color, Materials; Festive Friday (#155) also for Color, Materials and Sentiment; Inspired By (#281) for Daisies and Color; and bringing it all together, Try a Sketch on TuesdayContinue reading “Cheerful Daisies – Notes of Nature Birthday”

Traditions of St. Nick – Gift Tags

Welcome back!  No Black Friday shopping for me…just crafting time! Over at Paper Players (#667), the challenge is to create clean and simple Tags. I am sharing this idea with Time Out (#252), Park Hopping (November), and Krafty Chicks (#691). Here is the result: Steps: Thanks for spending some of your time with me today. Continue reading “Traditions of St. Nick – Gift Tags”

Petite Pansies – Birthday Wishes

It’s Monday!  It’s a Holiday day – Labor Day…no rest for the wicked.  Although we do have some plans for later in the day. A favorite challenge of mine is CAS Colours & Sketches.  If a month has a fifth week, the team throws out a retro sketch and selects some lovely retired colors.  ThisContinue reading “Petite Pansies – Birthday Wishes”

Celebrate – Happy Birthday To You

One last deadline for today… Playing with the super pretty colors chosen by the group over at Facebook’s Colour INKspiration (#150) challenge and selecting the current Atlantic Hearts (#540) sketch. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch with the Tag popped up with Dimensionals.  AContinue reading “Celebrate – Happy Birthday To You”

Greeting Card Kids – Off to School

The Tuesday after Labor Day was always the first day back at school when I was growing up.  So, I am celebrating… Several challenges also have this theme: Make The Card (#62), Make My Monday (#182), If You Give a Crafter a Cookie (#172) along with the Atlantic Hearts Sketch (#489).  I have also incorporatedContinue reading “Greeting Card Kids – Off to School”

Celebrate

Welcome back! I have never actually created an ATC (Artist Trading Card) before today.  It is a little art piece that measures (2½” x 3½”) and often supports a mixed media application.  It can be used as a stand-alone creation or subsequently added to a card base creating an interesting card.  Essentially, the size (2½”Continue reading “Celebrate”

Better Places – Happy Father’s Day

Our current challenge at CARDZ 4 GUYZ (#294) is to create a Tag or add a Tag to your card.  Bringing it all together, I was inspired by: Time Out Challenge (#211) Outdoor Theme; Just Add Ink Challenge (#599) – Favorite Animal; and Case-ing Tuesday Facebook Challenge (#352) for the Slim-Line Sketch. Here is theContinue reading “Better Places – Happy Father’s Day”

Watercolor Words – Love Hearts

Our current challenge at HANDSTAMPED SENTIMENTS (#383) is a Sketch. I decided to employ the *KISS* Principle – Keep It Simply Simple!  I picked one color to tie into the selected Designer Series Paper pattern and the Tools / Theme from Dies “R” Us Challenge (#187) and the Shapes from the Make My Monday ChallengeContinue reading “Watercolor Words – Love Hearts”

Merry Little Christmas

And Tuesday has rolled around again!  I am working with the Case-ing Tuesday Facebook Challenge (#332).  My choice of colors, materials and tools were influenced by a few other challenges:  Tic Tac Toe (#141) and Inspiration photographs from Just Add Ink (#582) and Just Us Girls (#612).  Let the fun begin… Challenge: TTTC141 * TicContinue reading “Merry Little Christmas”