Christmas Cocoa – Merry Cafe

Welcome back!  It is cold and drizzly and there are so many Christmas Parades in several of the local towns today…those going will need a lot of Hot Chocolate to keep warm as they wait for Santa to arrive. Playing with Double Trouble (#205) and the 3-2-1 Recipe (3 Colors, 2 Layers and 1 Image)Continue reading “Christmas Cocoa – Merry Cafe”

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”

Christmas Magic – Joyful Tidings

Welcome back!  I had some fun creating this card…but it took me some time to find all the pieces… I am playing with the TGIF (#551) Sketch; choosing to add a few elements suggested by Time Out (#302), Nature (Snowflakes), Sparkle and White; the Color Hues (#122) palette of Teal and Silver; and sharing withContinue reading “Christmas Magic – Joyful Tidings”

Joyful Life – Season’s Greetings

Hi again!  Chasing a deadline… The challenges: Inkspirational (#354) to add Knitted Elements; TGIF (#550) for the Colors; Critter Crazy (#104) to add an Animal; and bringing it all together the Freshly Made (#712) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch.  The Biking FriendsContinue reading “Joyful Life – Season’s Greetings”

Charming Day – Fall Thanks

Hi again! Design Team Time for the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge (#652).  A fun sketch with lots of possibilities. Design influences were inspired by: Just Us Girls (#797) Fall Essentials and Tic Tac Toe (#281) opting for an Embossing Folder for the FREE space. Sharing with: Can You Handle The Pressure (#25OCT11) Leaf Embossing Folder;Continue reading “Charming Day – Fall Thanks”

Simply Said – Happy 60th Birthday

This week at Just Add Ink (#769), we are given a choice.  Pick Two: I selected Numbers & Neutrals. That is pretty wide open…so the following challenges influenced my design decisions: Style & Colors – CAS Colours & Sketches (#569) for a clean and simple card; TGIF (#542) for the Sketch; Addicted to Stamps &Continue reading “Simply Said – Happy 60th Birthday”

Loon Lake – On My Mind

Design Team Time: This round at Hand Stamped Sentiments (#470), we have a versatile sketch and at Cardz 4 Guyz (#377), the theme is Boats.   TGIF (#538) influenced my choice of papers and therefore my colors. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch whichContinue reading “Loon Lake – On My Mind”

Have a Cup on Us – Merry Christmas

Welcome back!  Wishing you a happy Thursday.  Always chasing deadlines.  Where does the time go? Christmas (or Not) Bingo (#14), choosing B- Christmas, Brown and Plaid and Caffeinated Christmas (#44), always a holiday drink theme. Sharing with Love To Craft (#87) anything goes and Addicted to Stamps & More (#499) any occasion. I picked theContinue reading “Have a Cup on Us – Merry Christmas”

Framed Scenes – I’m Here

Hi again!  A quick little clean and simple card for you this afternoon… Chasing A few deadlines.  Alphabet (Letter H) for Home and selecting the Treehouse image from Framed Scenes with the TGIF (#536) Colors. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base.   Just letting you know…my home isContinue reading “Framed Scenes – I’m Here”

Beautifully Penned Florals – A Good Friend

Hi again!  Ever a fan of clean and simple, I have a quick card for you today for a few challenges that end this afternoon. The Flower Challenge (#104) with a pretty colored inspiration photo and TGIF (#534) to use a White Gel Pen. I selected the Freshly Made (#696) Sketch to complete my design.Continue reading “Beautifully Penned Florals – A Good Friend”