Birthday Greetings – Wetlands

A nice birthday card for the men in your life… Playing with the Retro Rubber (#247) Color Palette and choosing the purples to create a Monochromatic card for The Male Room (#195) and selecting the Birthday theme from Krafty Chicks (#754). Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base andContinue reading “Birthday Greetings – Wetlands”

Sending Love – Hooray For Surprises

The Valentines just keep coming… I am creating with Ann’s theme at Paper Players (#723) Love is in the Air in mind and selected the current sketch from the Facebook Global Design Project (#482) for my general layout and choosing the colors pink and red as suggested by the collaboration between Color Hues (#103) andContinue reading “Sending Love – Hooray For Surprises”

Quilted Comfort – You’re the Best

Welcome back!  That’s a wrap for January. The Challenges: Stampin’ Up! Only (#368) Inspiration with such a cozy room and Sunday Stamps (#352) for the Sketch and sharing with Krafty Chicks (#753) for their Anything Goes theme. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch andContinue reading “Quilted Comfort – You’re the Best”

Butterfly Smiles

Welcome back!  It is almost the end of a cold wintery month, and I am dreaming about spring… For the Facebook SU! Color (January) Palette, I chose to play with the 3-2-1 Recipe suggestion at Double Trouble (#183) who is partnering with Try a Sketch on Tuesday (#662). Here is the result: Steps: All elementsContinue reading “Butterfly Smiles”

To A Classic – Guy Greetings

Welcome back!  Time again for Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#497), where we CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) cards found within Stampin’ Up!’s current catalogs.  Today?  The card can be found on page 33 of the Jan – Apr Mini Catalog.   Stripping it down and keeping it clean and simple for a masculine card. My design choiceContinue reading “To A Classic – Guy Greetings”

In the Country – Birthday Card

Welcome back!  Almost the start of the weekend.  Do you have any creative plans? A masculine birthday card for Crafter’s Café (#315) and Krafty Chicks (#752) based on the Farm Quest (#67) Country Roads theme and bringing it all together with the Atlantic Hearts (#613) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adheredContinue reading “In the Country – Birthday Card”

Memorable Blooms – You Make Me Smile

Welcome back!  Time again for Facebook Case-ing Tuesday, where we CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) cards found within Stampin’ Up!’s current catalogs.  Today?  The card can be found on page 13 of the 2025 Sale-a-bration Brochure.   I flipped the card to a horizontal position swapping out the Banner Flag. Additional Influences: Just Add Ink (#734)Continue reading “Memorable Blooms – You Make Me Smile”

Unbounded Love – Hearts a Plenty

Welcome back!  Friday again.  Where does the week go? Valentines seems to be the order of the day.  That said, here are the challenges I played with this morning: Global Design Project (#479) Love Notes and Heart’s Quest (#69) Multicolored Hearts. Choosing Creative Colour (#176) for the palette and the Atlantic Hearts (#612) Sketch. HereContinue reading “Unbounded Love – Hearts a Plenty”

Double Fun Fold – Quilt Card

Welcome back!  Lots of inspiration for this card… Over at Stampin’ Through The Catalog today, Teri West was invited to be a Guest Designer and we are invited to CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) her card.  My Take-aways were the overall card layout design, quilt element, and floral die-cut. I selected three colors from theContinue reading “Double Fun Fold – Quilt Card”

You’re A Star – Sweet Bear

Happy Weekend!  Hoping you have some time set aside to be creative. A number of challenges influenced this cute Bear card. Festive Friday (#175) for Bear, Brown, Red, Coloring Technique and Friend Sentiment; Double Trouble (#182) to use Three Colors (Red, Kraft and White), Two Layers minimum and One Cuddly Image; Color Hues (#101) forContinue reading “You’re A Star – Sweet Bear”