The Right Words – Fabulous Poppies

Welcome back!  Friday…where did the week go? Today’s card was influenced by: Festive Friday (#196) and their Veterans Day theme with a pick list; and I chose to CASE Bobby Hagen’s card for Just Us Girls (#799); and to share with Krafty Chicks (#792) for their Anything Goes theme. Here is the result: Steps: AllContinue reading “The Right Words – Fabulous Poppies”

Christmas Cheer – Latte Love

Welcome back!  It is a glorious Saturday here, hoping it is lovely where you are….  Holiday play time!  The Christmas challenges: Krafty Chicks (#785); Jingle Belles (#2519) adding Metallic Elements; Caffeinated Christmas (#45) adding a Drink Element; and selecting the current Creative Colour (#210) Palette as a starting point. Here is the result: Steps: AllContinue reading “Christmas Cheer – Latte Love”

Lovely Florals – Celebrate

Welcome back!  Sneaking in a card on this rather busy Wednesday.  Just an FYI – we had a great class this afternoon. Playing with the current Freshly Made (#699) sketch, choosing the Facebook Global Design Project (#509) colors and doing a little ink blending with a paint brush for Alphabet (Letter I). Here is theContinue reading “Lovely Florals – Celebrate”

Botanical Study – Thank You

Welcome back!  Woo Hoo, its Monday – a brand-new week of opportunities… Several clean and simple challenges about and you know that is my favorite style of card to create. The Challenges: CAS Colours & Sketches (#563) for the Colors; CAS on Friday (#312) for the Image Theme; and Addicted to CAS (#286) for theContinue reading “Botanical Study – Thank You”

Water Drops – Charming Day

Welcome back!  Monday – a fresh start to the week. It’s still incredibly hot and I was drawn to several challenges featuring a water theme.  Addicted to CAS (#285); Inspire Create (#195) and TGIF (#530). Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base with the Focal Image popped up withContinue reading “Water Drops – Charming Day”

Beautiful Butterflies – On My Mind

Hi again!  I have a lovely card for you this afternoon inspired by Kim McGillis… Over at Facebook’s Stampin’ Through The Catalog yesterday, Kim, a Stampin’ Up! Artisan, was featured, and we are invited to CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) her card. There was so much to like…White on White, Texture, Framing, Blending… My creativeContinue reading “Beautiful Butterflies – On My Mind”

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”

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”

Wildflower Designs – Happy Thoughts

Hi again!  Back to my favorite clean and simple style of card making… Over at AAA Cards (#286), we are challenged to “follow the leader” and CASE (copy and selectively edit) a card created by Kristin Sluhan. My takeaway was the single image, single sentiment and some splatter. My design was influenced by the: JustContinue reading “Wildflower Designs – Happy Thoughts”

Easter – Spring Celebration

Welcome back! Happy Monday. Earlier this month I created a Tutorial for an Easter card using the fun Ephemera Mix & Match Packs – Spring Celebrations and Greetings For All. Lots of texture, a little bit of water coloring and die-cuts. My color choices were influenced by the Park Hopping (March) Inspiration Board and IContinue reading “Easter – Spring Celebration”