Key To My Heart

I have been invited to be a Guest Designer with the Alphabet Challenge for the next few challenges and I am delighted as this is one a regularly participate in. Lydia has selected Embossing – Wet and/or Dry for the next letter, Letter E! So, I am going for it. For inspiration, I selected componentsContinue reading “Key To My Heart”

Heartfelt Hellos – Enjoy Your Day

Hi!  One more card for today.  There are still a few challenges that close at month’s end…and that is tomorrow. Over at Atlantic Hearts (#579), the Sketch has a Brick Work or Herringbone design.  I haven’t made this style in a long time, and it is perfect for using up scrap pieces.  I decided toContinue reading “Heartfelt Hellos – Enjoy Your Day”

Kitchen Kaffee Klatch with Friends

Welcome back!  Happy Saturday. I found a little time to play…Farm Quest (#52) Kitchen Tools; Creative Colour (#142); with the Atlantic Hearts (#578) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Basic White cardstock. Accent Panel: (4” x 5¼”) Moody Mauve Stylized Floral patterned piece of paper from theContinue reading “Kitchen Kaffee Klatch with Friends”

Penciled Pear – Just a Little Note

Hi!  Welcome to the weekend…hope it will be memorable.  We are heading out to the Gallabrae Scottish Festival tomorrow.  Always a nice time. A quick card for you today.  Festive Friday (#160) Inspiration List; Color Throwdown (#794) Palette; and the Facebook Global Design Project (#446) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” xContinue reading “Penciled Pear – Just a Little Note”

Loyal Leaves

Alas, my time as a Surprise Party Guest with Seize the Birthday has come to an end.  It has been a pleasure to create with the team. My last Party Topping (#285) this round is to “Use Metallics”.  I selected the new Textured Metallic Specialty Paper and Gold Embossing Powder for my metallic elements. IContinue reading “Loyal Leaves”

Leaf Collection – On My Mind

Welcome back! Happy to be creating… Every week, the Facebook Stampin’ Through the Catalog Crew selects a couple of stamp sets to play with and today it is Leaf Collection. My creative choices were inspired by: TGIF (#473) to create a background; the Color Dare (#600) center tic tac toe line for the palette; andContinue reading “Leaf Collection – On My Mind”

Unbounded Beauty – Celebrate

Catching up with this week’s Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#461).  The card we are case-ing can be found on page 53 of the Annual Catalog.  I rather liked the choice of stamp sets and decided to use them with a few tweaks.  Additional Inspiration: Inspired By (#289) for the blue and white flowers; Inspiration Station (#61)Continue reading “Unbounded Beauty – Celebrate”

Bike Ride – Fun on Wheels

Happy Sunday!  Over at Festive Friday (#159), the team is celebrating Brother’s Day with a fun list of elements to choose from.  Easier to say what I didn’t choose than what I did for this card. I am also sharing this card with Ellibelle’s I Spy (#15) Something for the Boys. I have distinct memoriesContinue reading “Bike Ride – Fun on Wheels”

Sweet Love of Cupcakes

Well, it’s Friday!  Hoping you have a wonderful weekend and an opportunity to be creative. Today, I started with the Just Add Ink (#702) Sketch.  Three playful shapes.  But what should they be? Next, I selected the color palette suggested by the Facebook Colour INKspirations (#165) team.  Isn’t that photograph of the Flowers beautiful?  Yet,Continue reading “Sweet Love of Cupcakes”

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: Card Base:Continue reading “Layers of Beauty Window – My Heart”