Joy of Noel – Bright Spirits

Welcome back!  Saturday morning and off to a good start.  The annual Spring Fling, in our town, is today and we are heading over there this afternoon. Another clean and simple card for you.  Jingle Belles (#2507), have challenged us to create a no-layer / one-layer holiday card and I selected the pretty Joy ofContinue reading “Joy of Noel – Bright Spirits”

Celebrate – Have A Hippy 5th Birthday

Welcome back!  Friday again…where did the week go?  I have a great combination for you today. Stampin’ Up! has asked the question: THIS or THAT with regards to a couple of sketch layouts and I chose “THAT”. Over at Facebook’s Colour INKspiration (#184), we are given a playful set of bright colors that I feltContinue reading “Celebrate – Have A Hippy 5th Birthday”

Tiled Techniques – Celebrate

Welcome back!  A little creative expression today. The other day as an April Fool’s joke, Facebook’s SU! Colour Challenge posted a photo of Neutral Colors that I thought was pretty cool.  I wanted to play… Today, Facebook’s Stampin’ Through The Catalog is featuring the Tiled Techniques stamp set and this is the first time IContinue reading “Tiled Techniques – Celebrate”

Thinking of You – Spring Floral

Those deadlines just keep coming…welcome back! Facebook’s Stampin’ Through The Catalog (a share only Stampin’ Up! inspiration site) featured Lara Moss @scrappykea as their Guest Designer this week, and we are invited to CASE (copy and selectively edit) her project.  I rarely do any scrapbooking, so I translated her inspiration into a card. My takeaways:Continue reading “Thinking of You – Spring Floral”

Tune In – News Flash You’re Classic

Hi again!  Another deadline… Over at Color Dare (#643), we are asked to use only the colors Blue and Purple and the Sketch Saturday (#772) layout, a retro sketch from the archives, made me think of the Tune In stamp set with the Retro Television, which would be ideal for the Window twist. Here isContinue reading “Tune In – News Flash You’re Classic”

Floral Delight – Hello There

Welcome back!  Wednesday already…time for a spring fresh card today. Over at Inspired By (#328), we are presented with a series of floral pillows with a clean and simple sketch.  Over at Beautiful Blossoms (#27), we are given a lovely floral mood board as an option from which I drew the colors. Here is theContinue reading “Floral Delight – Hello There”

Nests of Winter – Peace on Earth

Time again for Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#505), where we CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) cards found within Stampin’ Up!’s current catalogs.  Today?  The card can be found on page 48 of the Jan – Apr Mini Catalog. Today’s design was influenced by: Jingle Belles (#2506) a holiday card featuring green and Farm Quest Country ChristmasContinue reading “Nests of Winter – Peace on Earth”

Textured Notes – Appreciation Card

Hi again! I had a chance to create another card post class today… Just Add Ink (#743) has a fun little sketch and Festive Friday (#180) has a delightful list of options featuring Black and White.  Let’s do it! Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble theContinue reading “Textured Notes – Appreciation Card”

Beautiful Butterflies – Thank You

Welcome back!  I must get ready for this afternoon’s class, but I am popping in with a card for a couple of challenges. Creative Colour (#185) has an unusual combination: Lemon Lime Twist, Gorgeous Grape and Pumpkin Pie.  I wasn’t quite sure what to do with them. The Atlantic Hearts (#621) sketch has a cascadeContinue reading “Beautiful Butterflies – Thank You”

Love, Joy and Soda Pop

I have the pleasure of being a Guest Designer with Color Throwdown (#829) this round and I couldn’t be happier as the combination is one of my favorites. Pulling out a favorite retired Close To My Heart product, Soda Pop Paper Packet & Stickers, that was available when they joined Stampin’ Up!, I selected theContinue reading “Love, Joy and Soda Pop”