Sailing Home – Father’s Day

Design Time: Cardz 4 Guyz (#349) is featuring Father’s Day… So many other challenges are sporting a similar theme, and I took lots of inspiration from them for this card. Double Trouble (#168) for a Masculine card partnering with Colorful Options (June) for the Aqua color; and Stampin’ Up! Only (#353) for a Dad card…Continue reading “Sailing Home – Father’s Day”

Greeting Card Kids – Itty Bitty White Christmas

Welcome back!  A brand-new week.  I have family visiting this week so it may be hit and miss on the blog posts.  But for now, I have created another card for the 2024 Christmas pile. Playing with the Jingle Belles (#2411) Tic Tac Toe Board tying in with Farm Quest Country Christmas (#8). Here isContinue reading “Greeting Card Kids – Itty Bitty White Christmas”

Love Blooms – Birthday Wishes

Welcome back!  Happy Sunday…a little red, white and blue for the Memorial Day weekend.  Playing with the AAA Cards (#266) Sketch that included three shapes for clean and simple card. My choices were influenced by Just Us Girls (#728) to use Stencils; Just Add Ink (#703) to choose two – Bright Colors and a BirthdayContinue reading “Love Blooms – Birthday Wishes”

Layers of Beauty Window – My Heart

Welcome back!  It’s Wednesday and I am off to an early start as I have a class this afternoon… I am playing with the TGIF (#472) Sketch along with the palette from Color Dare (#599) and sharing with Can You Handle The Pressure (#55) with a Floral option. Here is the result: Steps: All elementsContinue reading “Layers of Beauty Window – My Heart”

Grace’s Garden – Sending Love

Welcome back! Friday again, here’s to hoping you have a creative weekend. Today I am playing with: Heart’s Quest (#53) choosing Fence/Gate and Love Die-Cut; the Color Hues (#86) combo Lilac & Lime; and Case-ing a card created by Verity Pursglove for Inspire Create (#167) which featured three Shapes on a matted card layout. HereContinue reading “Grace’s Garden – Sending Love”

To A Classic – Guy Greetings

With pleasure, I accepted the Guest Designer role with the Tic Tac Toe team for Challenge Number 247.  I picked the left column: Dry Emboss, Stripes and Plaid. I was inspired to create for The Male Room (#186) and Alphabet (Letter C).  Choosing the Automobile image from the retired Guy Greetings stamp set. And choosingContinue reading “To A Classic – Guy Greetings”

Baby Blanket Wash Day

A color deadline…Color Dare (#598) and a few new challenges that popped up today for inspiration: Time Out (#263) Alphabet Magnet Day and the Inspired By (#288) Clothesline theme and sketch which tied in nicely with the current Farm Quest (#51) Laundry theme. Here is the result: Steps: All of the elements were adhered toContinue reading “Baby Blanket Wash Day”

Layered Floral Beauty – Heart Smile

Welcome back!  It’s Monday and the start of a brand-new week.  Play time in the Studio. Just Add Ink (#700) is looking for Shimmer. I chose to create with the Layered Florals 3D Embossing Folder for Can You Handle the Pressure (#54) Feminine with the Pink and White Colors from The Card Concept (#206) FloralContinue reading “Layered Floral Beauty – Heart Smile”

Graceful Deer – Peace

Welcome to Sunday and the newest Paper Players (#688) challenge.  This week, LeAnne has provided us with an Inspiration Board entitled Animal Antics to get our creative juices flowing.  My stash of animal images is rather limited so, I selected the Graceful Deer stamp set as Curiosity will disturb the Peace. I combined this week’sContinue reading “Graceful Deer – Peace”

A Little Wild – Animal Outing

Design Team Time.  This round at Cardz 4 Guyz (#346) we are visiting the Jungle, and the Hand Stamped Sentiments (#437) Sketch was ideal. Additional inspiration came from Retro Rubber (#229) for the stamp set(s) selection…something older than one year and the items on the Tic Tac Toe Board. Here is the result: Steps: AllContinue reading “A Little Wild – Animal Outing”