Simply Said – Birthday Wishes

Welcome back!  Happy Wednesday.  Chasing a few deadlines with challenges that have a similar theme. Starting with: Just Us Girls (#812) to use Stencils; Inkspirational (#362) to use Stencils and add a Plaid; Just Add Ink (#780) to use Stencils and/or Dies; and AAA Birthday Cards (#83) to use Dies. That has the Tools covered,Continue reading “Simply Said – Birthday Wishes”

Cup of Tea – Christmas Cheer

Welcome back!  A treat today.  I have the pleasure of being a Guest Designer with the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge team for March. My design choices were influenced by the Double Trouble (#210) 3-2-1 Recipe and selecting the Try a Sketch on Tuesday (#689) Layout. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered toContinue reading “Cup of Tea – Christmas Cheer”

Fabulous Sayings – You Can Do Anything

Hi! Design Team Time for Tic Tac Toe (#287).  Eight possibilities and so much choice. From the Board, I selected the left column, the center row and the left diagonal. The elements: Circles, Layering, Neutral Colors, Encouragement, Embellishment Dots, and Embossing. My design was influenced by Stampin’ Up! Only (#395) to case (copy and selectivelyContinue reading “Fabulous Sayings – You Can Do Anything”

Friendly Foliage – Wishing You the Best

Welcome back!  Monday and a brand-new week full of creative opportunities. Today I am playing with: Addicted to Stamps and More (#511) to Make My Mark with coloring techniques and/or tools. I chose the TGIF (#565) Inspiration Image, recreating it with a few stamped images and coloring tools.  Choosing the Color Dare (#691) Palette andContinue reading “Friendly Foliage – Wishing You the Best”

Spring Tea – Good Friends

Welcome back!  Happy Sunday. Blending a number of similar challenges for a lovely friendship card. Starting with the Just Us Girls (#811) Mood Board with a sweet “drink” image in soft pinks and tying in the Inspired By (#366) Tea Garden Inspiration Photo. Adding in some Chocolate for As You See It (#366) with aContinue reading “Spring Tea – Good Friends”

Fragrant Layers – Fabulous Sayings Birthday

Welcome back!  Happy Saturday – Happy Valentine’s Day – Happy to be in the Studio! Today’s challenge combination: Facebook’s Global Design Project (#534) Sketch with Seize the Birthday (#320) for a CAS, clean and simple card, using Dies and choosing the CAS Colours & Sketches (#578) Palette. Here is the result: Steps: All elements wereContinue reading “Fragrant Layers – Fabulous Sayings Birthday”

Fabulous Friend – Fabulous Sayings

Hi! Welcome back to Tic Tac Toe.  I am pleased to let you know that I have joined the Design Team.  Tic Tac Toe is one of my favorite challenges.  Eight possibilities and so much choice. For the Board (#286), I selected the center column: Die Cutting, Ink Blending and Friendship to create a cleanContinue reading “Fabulous Friend – Fabulous Sayings”

Bloom with Hope

Welcome back!  Delving into my personal stash as a happy paper hoarder for this one… Playing with the Freshly Made (#723) Sketch. My design was influenced by: Retro Rubber (#265) Tic Tac Toe – Die Cut / Pearls / and Pretty Papers for my free choice; Paper Players (#772) for the Colors; and choosing aContinue reading “Bloom with Hope”

Good Things – The Right Words

Design Team Time for both The Card Concept (#224) Inspiration Board and I chose the colors and pairing it with the Atlantic Hearts (#668) Sketch.  My design choices were influenced by Time Out (#306) to Pick Two – Aperture and Twine and Make My Monday (#271) to use Dies. Creating a clean, layered and graphicContinue reading “Good Things – The Right Words”

Time to Celebrate – Spring Tulips

Hi again!  Chasing another deadline…and I am playing with the As You See It (#365) Rhapsody in Red Recipe, where all the ingredients need to be used. I have added an Envelope for Inspired By (#374) and Polka Dots for Love Those Pretty Papers (#2602). Here is the result: Steps: All ingredients accounted for.  TulipsContinue reading “Time to Celebrate – Spring Tulips”