All Hearts Come Home For Christmas

Welcome back! Having a bit of fun with traditional Holiday colors as Christmas mailing due dates get nearer. The challenges: Paper Players (#811) and Colour Hues (#144) for Heart’s Quest (#88) and Krafty Chicks (#846). Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Brushed Gold cardstock (retired but still inContinue reading “All Hearts Come Home For Christmas”

Christmas Plaid – To You & Yours

Design Team Time for The Card Concept (#231) Inspiration Board for theme, elements and colors for a clean and layered Greeting card. Design choices influenced by Color Dare (#727) for shades of Green (Shaded Spruce and Lost Lagoon) and two additional colors: Cherry Cobbler and Pebbled Path and Inkspirational (#380) for Christmas Florals and Greenery.Continue reading “Christmas Plaid – To You & Yours”

Festival of Trees – Merry Little Wish

Design Team Time for Hand Stamped Sentiments (#501) with a Whimsical Holiday Mood Board.  I was drawn towards the center photo with the Trees and selected to use the retired Festival of Trees stamp set. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Fresh Freesia cardstock. The Solid Tree imageContinue reading “Festival of Trees – Merry Little Wish”

Nature’s Symphony – Thinking of You

Design Team Time for Facebook’s Case-ing Tuesday (#589), where we select cards from the Catalogs and remake them as we are inspired.  Today’s inspiration can be found on page 37 of the Sep – Dec 2026 Catalog with a few tweaks. My design choices were influenced by Can You Handle The Pressure (#261024) to addContinue reading “Nature’s Symphony – Thinking of You”

Dainty Floral Birthday

Welcome back! Happy stamping…I have a sweet clean and simple card for you today. Today’s challenge combination: Freshly Made (#760) Sketch, AAA Birthday (#91), Color Dare (#726) and CAS on Friday (#346). Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Basic White Thick cardstock. The Mini Floral Line image fromContinue reading “Dainty Floral Birthday”

Life is Beautiful – Thinking of You

Welcome back! Welcome back!  Happy Friday…How is already the end of October? Playing with Retro Rubber (#283) for the colors and Sunday Stamps (#397) for the sketch. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Pecan Pie cardstock. The Tree Trunk image from the retired Life is Beautiful stamp setContinue reading “Life is Beautiful – Thinking of You”

Fabulous You – Fabulous Shoes

Design Team Time for Facebook’s Case-ing Tuesday (#588), where we select cards from the Catalogs and remake them as we are inspired.  Today’s inspiration can be found on page 52 of the Sep – Dec 2026 Catalog with a few tweaks. My design choices were influenced by Shopping Our Stash (#585) If the Shoe Fits;Continue reading “Fabulous You – Fabulous Shoes”

Have The Best Day – Autumn Plaid

Welcome back!  Happy Sunday.  Hoping you found some time to be creative today. Today, I am playing with: Try A Sketch on Tuesday (#706) Layout (where I missed the deadline) and Facebook’s Colour INKspiration (#219) Palette for a lively handmade plaid and sharing with Krafty Chicks (#843) for a Masculine themed card. Here is theContinue reading “Have The Best Day – Autumn Plaid”

Autumn Camping – We’re in this Together

Welcome back!  Happy Thursday. This afternoon I am playing with Creative Colours (#263) which led me to Farm Quest (#86) which in turn led me to Ellibelle’s I Spy (#42) and bringing it all together with the Freshly Made (#759) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) BasicContinue reading “Autumn Camping – We’re in this Together”

Happy Hello

Welcome back!  A rainy Saturday…perfect for spending some time in the Studio. Today’s challenge combination: Little Red Wagon (#879) to add Stitching; Facebook’s Colour INKspiration (#218) for the Palette; CAS Colours & Sketches (#595) for the Layout; and Addicted to CAS (#318) for the word: Happy. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” xContinue reading “Happy Hello”