Fun in the Sun – Waving Hello

How about a little Beach Fun? I really do not have much in my collection to match the criteria required for a few summer July challenges.  However, I just received the FUN IN THE SUN Paper Pumpkin Kit for July so, this is an alternative card to fit the challenges. Use Your Stuff (#488); TheContinue reading “Fun in the Sun – Waving Hello”

Pear Pair Perfection – Birthday Wishes

Welcome back!  A late post, a busy day. Had a great class and now I have time to play… A couple of food related challenges are floating about in blog land, so I pulled out one of my favorite retired stamp sets, Infinite Goodness. Paper Players (#649) for a CAS (clean and simple) Bon AppetitContinue reading “Pear Pair Perfection – Birthday Wishes”

Bird’s Eye View – You Matter

Tuesday – Design time:  Case-ing Tuesday (#417).  Using the Stampin’ Up! Catalog Samples for inspiration and changing none, some or all the elements as you recreate a card is such a great place to start. Today, I was inspired by the Time Out (#242) theme of Fairy Tales. A little story called: “The Three LittleContinue reading “Bird’s Eye View – You Matter”

Perfect Blend – Be Merry

Tuesday – Design time:  Cardz 4 Guyz (#326).  Creating cards for the guys in your life.  Check out the selection created by the Design Team for more inspiration.  Join us and add your card! Christmas in July…a popular theme.  My choices were influenced by a few other challenges: Double Trouble (#142) partnering with Jingle BellesContinue reading “Perfect Blend – Be Merry”

Celebrating You!

A few deadlines have snuck up on me…so, let’s get them done. Use Your Stuff (#487) Hearts theme and Cupcake Inspirations (#572) for a Red, White and Blue color combination. I selected the Try Stampin’ On Tuesdays (#613) sketch with the Celebration option and chose the tools and technique suggested by Just Add Ink (#660)Continue reading “Celebrating You!”

Summer Sweets

Welcome back!  The temperature today is pushing 90 degrees.  Not sure about you, but I think I would prefer Iced Cream over Iced Donuts or Iced Cupcakes if I have a choice… That said, I am creating this card for Inspired By (#243) and TGIF (#426) using the retired Cool Treats stamp set. Here isContinue reading “Summer Sweets”

Inked & Tiled – So Sorry

Hi! Spent the day with Stampin’ Up! and the Creativity Now Seminar…very inspirational and I will share more in days to come. However, I am playing with a few challenges as deadlines are looming and I had some fun creating this ultra simple stamped card. For: Double Trouble (#141) for the Anything Goes Slim LineContinue reading “Inked & Tiled – So Sorry”

My Favorite Fruit – Sharing with Friends

Welcome back!  Time in the Studio and having a bit of fun with a few challenges today… Global Design Project (#399) for their Fruit theme.  Even better than Lemonade from Lemons is Wine from Grapes…especially when shared with friends.  I chose the colors suggested by Sunday Stamps (#311) and the sketch from Freshly Made (#591)Continue reading “My Favorite Fruit – Sharing with Friends”

Doodled Love

I have the pleasure of being invited to be a guest designer with CAS on Friday (#260) for their Love theme. I wanted to make something that was a bit quirky and a bit fun, so I added some hand drawn doodles to my stamped image.  Hope you like it! Colors were influenced by ColorContinue reading “Doodled Love”

A Flirty Flamingo having Fun on Wheels

A bright fun card for you this afternoon… Playing with Time Out (#240) for a humorous sporty theme; TGIF (#425) to include a flip element for a fun fold, so sharing with Creative Creases (#59) and choosing the suggested Creative Colours (#94). I picked the current sketch over at the share-only Paper Craft Crew siteContinue reading “A Flirty Flamingo having Fun on Wheels”