Hello, Friend

Welcome back!  Monday again…and we are off to a fine start with a clean and simple card. Over at CAS of Friday (#278) the theme is Hello.  Over at Addicted to CAS (#253) the theme is Friends.  I selected the Freshly Made (#625) Sketch and the Color Dare (#589) palette for the card. Here isContinue reading “Hello, Friend”

A Winter Cup of Joy

Back again!  One more deadline… Over at Caffeinated Christmas (#27) we are asked to add Green.  Over at Jingle Belles (#2405) we are asked to use Die Cuts.  Over at Farm Quest’s Country Christmas (#5) we need a bit of Outdoor warmth.  Imagine a Coffee and a Blanket while sitting around a fire.  Bringing theseContinue reading “A Winter Cup of Joy”

Posted For You – Sending Love Your Way

Hi again!  A very gloomy, very rainy day here.  So, I am taking refuge in the Studio to create a sweet Spring card to cheer me up… Let’s play!  Working with the Retro Rubber (#225) Tic Tac Toe Board: Jewels, Butterflies and Florals; Inspired By (#278) for Happy Mail; selecting the colors suggested by ColorContinue reading “Posted For You – Sending Love Your Way”

Enduring Beauty – You’re in my Thoughts

It is the beginning of a new work week.  I am a little ahead of the game for a couple of Tuesday challenges.  Facebook’s Stampin’ Through the Catalog is featuring Enduring Beauty and I opted to use Facebook’s Case-ing Tuesday (#449) sketch that can be found on page 43 of the Jan-Apr Mini Catalog. IContinue reading “Enduring Beauty – You’re in my Thoughts”

Queen Bee – Congratulations

Welcome back!  Will you have some time to be creative today?  I am having a play with a number of challenges:  I Spy With My Little Eye (#12) something that starts with “B”.  I selected the very pretty Floral Bee from the Queen Bee stamp set.  Giving her, her due, I selected the current FacebookContinue reading “Queen Bee – Congratulations”

Enduring Beauty – Wonderful Wishes

Hi!  Back again for the Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#448) sketch where we take a sample from a current Stampin’ Up! Catalog and change it up. A little or a lot. Today’s sample can be found on page 46 of the Jan – Apr Mini Catalog. I was inspired by color.  Several challenges are highlighting purpleContinue reading “Enduring Beauty – Wonderful Wishes”

Joyful Life – Friendly Critters

Welcome back!  A new work week and I am playing with a number of related challenges today. Critter Crazy (#83); Inspiration Station (#58); and If You Give a Crafter a Cookie (#189) all featuring animals and animal love. Working with Inkspirational (#309); Color Throwdown (#780); and Retro Rubber (#224) for hearts, colors and sketch layout.Continue reading “Joyful Life – Friendly Critters”

Hills of Tuscany – Great Friend

Welcome to Sunday and the newest Paper Players (#677) challenge.  Ann is asking us to create a Clean & Simple Friendship card this week. I have been influenced by CAS on Friday (#277) which is looking for a Masculine card and chose to CASE the overall layout design created by Elodie Ventroux for the GlobalContinue reading “Hills of Tuscany – Great Friend”

Sitting Here – Come and Sit a While

Welcome back!  Monday and a brand-new week…let’s have some fun. Over at Farm Quest (#45) the theme is Porch Furniture.  I dug out an old favorite stamp set, Sitting Here for this.  I selected the Color Throwdown (#779) suggested colors and took inspiration from the Paper Craft Crew (#556) sketch design which I flipped. MuchContinue reading “Sitting Here – Come and Sit a While”

Lifetime of Love – Something New to Love

Design Team Time.  This round at Cardz 4 Guyz (#340), we have a masculine Love related theme.  I have combined the theme with our new Hand Stamped Sentiments (#431) Sketch. Additional Challenges: Color Dare (#586) for my choice of colors and Double Trouble (#159) who has a complimentary theme. Here is the result: Steps: AllContinue reading “Lifetime of Love – Something New to Love”