Design Team Time: This round at Hand Stamped Sentiments (#479), we have a sketch for you to try. My design choice was influenced by Just Us Girls (#804) to use a Cover Plate Die and I selected the Leaf die from the retired Gorgeous Garden Dies set. Here is the result: Steps: All elements wereContinue reading “Nature Walk – Joy to my Heart”
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Weekend Adventures – Love This Place
Welcome back! Happy Sunday. Creativity abounds…with recycled materials. I love receiving Vintage Holiday cards. They are saved and when the right project comes along, I am willing to chop it up. In this case the Winter Scene with Bird was the latest victim. The challenges: Farm Quest Country Christmas (#27) Winter Cabin; Triple B (#2601)Continue reading “Weekend Adventures – Love This Place”
Lovely Arrangements – Love You Birthday
Welcome back! What fun to create with some new products… Playing with the Global Design Project (#528) challenge to CASE (copy and selectively edit) a card created by Ann Alexander. Takeaways: Layers, Die Cuts, Embossing, Florals, and Layout. Additional influences: Christmas (or not) Bingo (#17) Letter ‘O” for Rectangle, Stitching, Patterned Paper and Dies forContinue reading “Lovely Arrangements – Love You Birthday”
Happy Christmas – Gift of Joy
Welcome back! Crunch time…I must get ready for the holidays. Company is coming…so this may be one of the last posts before Christmas. Not sure how much time I will have to sneak into the Studio… The challenges: Inspiration Station (#80) Cozy Christmas Inspiration Photo; Little Red Wagon (#838), a Christmas Card; and Shopping OurContinue reading “Happy Christmas – Gift of Joy”
Fun & Festive – Happy Christmas
Design Time: Cardz 4 Guyz (#381) Christmas Critter theme. Additional challenges that informed my choices: Facebook’s SU! Colour (December) and Can You Handle The Pressure (#25DEC13) Twist of Holidays. I am also sharing this card with Critter Crazy (#105). Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base. The sentiment wasContinue reading “Fun & Festive – Happy Christmas”
Weekend Adventures – Hello
Welcome back! Another clean and simple card…my favorite style… Playing with: Little Red Wagon (#837) for the Letter J; Color Dare (#681) for the Palette; Inkspirational (#356) to use Stencils; and choosing Facebook’s Global Design Project (#526) Sketch to bring my ideas together. Here is the result: Steps: A pretty little clean and simple HelloContinue reading “Weekend Adventures – Hello”
Holiday Joy
Design Team Time: This round at Hand Stamped Sentiments (#478), we have a lovely set of colors. Perfect for Christmas. My design choices were influenced by: The Male Room (#205) to create a guy card with Red & Green; Simply Clean & Simple (#2512) to create a clean and simple card using Red & Green;Continue reading “Holiday Joy”
Decorative Trees – Be Merry
Hi again! Still a few more deadlines…the theme? Christmas Trees… Let’s start with Inspired By (#364) theme and sketch; Make My Monday (#266); Paper Craft Crew (#650) and Farm Quest (#78). Choosing to create a clean and simple card for CAS on Friday (#323) using Stencils for Just Us Girls (#803). Here is the result:Continue reading “Decorative Trees – Be Merry”
You’re So Kind – You Brighten My Day
Welcome back! Happy Sunday. Running to meet a deadline… Back in the Studio…and playing with Creative Colour (#220) and making a Thank you card for Can You Handle The Pressure (#25NOV22). Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base, and the Sentiment was popped up with Dimensionals. I enjoy repurposingContinue reading “You’re So Kind – You Brighten My Day”
Joyful Tidings – Nests of Winter
Welcome back! A brand-new week and we are off to a flying start. The challenges: Little Red Wagon (#834) with a Let’s Fly theme and choosing to CASE (copy and selectively edit) Cordula De’s card for the Facebook’s Global Design Project (#524) for the general layout. Picking up lines from the current Tic Tac ToeContinue reading “Joyful Tidings – Nests of Winter”