Hooray for Surprises – You’re the Best

Design Team time.  Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#465).  The project we are case-ing can be found on page 58 of the Annual Catalog.   Each week, a card sample from the catalog is selected and we invite you to re-create it any way you like. I was inspired by the Colors and Stripes suggested by Just AddContinue reading “Hooray for Surprises – You’re the Best”

Tea Party – Thank You

Hi!  I have a bit more time today, so I am playing with a few more challenges. Over at Retro Rubber (#232), the site that celebrates all older and most loved stamp sets has a nice Sketch to use. I married this up with the Color Hues (#88) pairing and the As You See ItContinue reading “Tea Party – Thank You”

Queen Bee – Thanks For Being You

Another Design Team card.  This time for Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#464).  The card we are case-ing can be found on page 119 of the Annual Catalog.  I selected the Just Us Girls (#730) Colors and chose the On-Line Exclusive Queen Bee stamp set for both Critter Crazy (#87) and Farm Quest (#53) and sharing withContinue reading “Queen Bee – Thanks For Being You”

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”

Unbounded Beauty – Celebrate

Catching up with this week’s Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#461).  The card we are case-ing can be found on page 53 of the Annual Catalog.  I rather liked the choice of stamp sets and decided to use them with a few tweaks.  Additional Inspiration: Inspired By (#289) for the blue and white flowers; Inspiration Station (#61)Continue reading “Unbounded Beauty – Celebrate”

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”

Simply Zinnia – Hooray for Surprises

It is Tuesday and time to create for this week’s Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#459).  We have moved to the new Annual Catalog and first up is a card found on page 44.  The Facebook Stampin’ Through the Catalog group is featuring the On-Line Exclusive stamp set – Simply Zinnia today and I chose to createContinue reading “Simply Zinnia – Hooray for Surprises”

Garden Meadow – You are the Best

One more…It is Tuesday and time to create for this week’s Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#458).  The original card can be found on page 71 of the Jan – Apr Mini Catalog.   A pretty little card, not too complicated. Inspiration for my choices: Inspired By (#256) for the theme and Color Dare (#597) for the palette.Continue reading “Garden Meadow – You are the Best”

Bird’s Eye View – Thank You So Much

Welcome to the weekend!  Any wonderful plans?  Me?  Play time…among some laundry chores.  Today’s card is for Colour INKspiration (#163) and Atlantic Hearts (#753). Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch. Three blue / green Tinsel Gems were added for a bit of bling. HavingContinue reading “Bird’s Eye View – Thank You So Much”

Tropical Thank You

Hi!  A few more deadlines… For: Colorful Options (March); Cupcake Inspirations (#590); and If You Give a Crafter a Cooke (#190).  Bringing it all together: Freshly Made Sketches (#629). Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch with the Tropical Leaves popped up with Dimensionals. MarchContinue reading “Tropical Thank You”