Season of Chic – Happy Birthday

Welcome back!  I have the pleasure of being a guest designer for the Color Hues this round.  What fun!  The colors are Coral and Blue (#73). I selected the Just Add Ink (#672) Sketch and am playing with Paper Craft Crew’s (#537) Tic Tac Toe board, The Male Room (#178) Theme and Seize the BirthdayContinue reading “Season of Chic – Happy Birthday”

With Love & Gratitude – Happy Birthday

Tuesday – Design time and today I am combining the Hand Stamped Sentiments (#423) inspiration mood board with the Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#426) sketch.  Additional Challenges: Seize the Birthday (#269) and Happy Little Stampers (September) Birthday along with Happy Little Stampers (September) Dies. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the cardContinue reading “With Love & Gratitude – Happy Birthday”

Home to Roost – Fall County Fair 4H Competition Entry

Welcome back!  Double Trouble (#148) and alas, the end of my time as September’s Crazy Cousin! The parameters?  Get Punchy…a white wine spritzer sounds refreshing, doesn’t it!  However, I am sticking to my crafting tools for this one.  An Autumn staple – the Fall County Fair.  A perfect way to get to the “Farm” withoutContinue reading “Home to Roost – Fall County Fair 4H Competition Entry”

Toile Tidings – ‘Tis The Season

Jumping from Fall into Christmas with a Vintage inspired card. Several challenges with a Vintage theme:  Use Your Stuff (#491); Jingle Belles (#2318); Try Stampin’ On Tuesday (#621); and I chose the colors from the Color Dare (#563) Tic Tac Toe board. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card baseContinue reading “Toile Tidings – ‘Tis The Season”

Ocean Front – A Note of Thanks

Tuesday – Design time and today I am combining Cardz 4 Guyz (#329) theme with the Hand Stamped Sentiments (#421) colors.  A few other challenges are sporting a similar theme, so I incorporated their requirements into the card as well:  Festive Friday (#141) and Facebook Joy of Sets (August). Here is the result: Steps: AllContinue reading “Ocean Front – A Note of Thanks”

Brightest Glow – Retro Christmas Trees

Welcome back!  Hoping you are having a spectacular weekend. Having a bit of Holiday fun.  Over at Jingle Belles (#2317), the theme is Trees and I selected the Atlantic Hearts (#538) sketch.  My color choices were inspired by this holiday photograph. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base toContinue reading “Brightest Glow – Retro Christmas Trees”

A Fish & A Wish – You’re Not Alone

Friday!  The weekend is almost here.  Do you have any fun plans?  Today I am playing with the Global Design Project (#407) theme and the Inspired By (#251) photo for both theme and color choice.  I selected the CAS Colours & Sketches (#518) sketch and the Clear Color Embossing Technique for Inkspirational (#296). Here isContinue reading “A Fish & A Wish – You’re Not Alone”

In The Moment – You Are The Best

Tuesday – Design time: Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#421).  Using the Stampin’ Up! Catalog Samples for inspiration and changing none, some or all the elements as you recreate a card is such a great place to start… Today, I was inspired by Heart’s Quest (#36) Best Friends Day; Tic Tac Toe (#221) for Color, Tools andContinue reading “In The Moment – You Are The Best”

Honey Bee – Thank You

Welcome back!  A start of a new week of creativity.  Are you game? Over at Just Us Girls (#692) the theme is Bee; Over at Make My Monday (#207) the task is three of anything; Over at As You See It (#305) we are given a “recipe” of items to use; and bringing it allContinue reading “Honey Bee – Thank You”

Bird’s Eye View – Sweet Friend

Happy Sunday!  Combining two challenges with a deadline of today… Let’s play with Color Hues (#69) and the Try Stampin’ On Tuesday (#618) sketch. Here is the result: Steps: The sentiment was popped up with Dimensionals and the Rhinestones were adhered in place. A super little greeting card to let a friend know that youContinue reading “Bird’s Eye View – Sweet Friend”