Holiday Warmth & Light

Welcome back! We have sunshine today.  That always makes me happy.  Hope things are nice in your corner of the world. So, today’s inspiration: Farm Quest (#41) for A Country Charm Light Source; Facebook Joy of Sets (December) for the warm and cozy Christmas Smell of Fireplace Smoke from the Chimney; Shopping Our Stash (#511)Continue reading “Holiday Warmth & Light”

Holiday Ornaments

Welcome back! A rainy Sunday over here.  Just perfect for playing in the Studio. Today, I am working with the colors suggested by The Card Concept (#201).  The inspiration photo has these beautifully colored leaves, but I didn’t get around to making a Fall card, so I tried my hand at a Christmas card.   InspiredContinue reading “Holiday Ornaments”

Joy of Noel – Holiday Card

Welcome back!  Another Christmas card but expressly made for a fellow. Here we go:  Sunday Stamps (#323) Color Mood Board for the cozy colors and bedding textures for The Male Room (#181); Choosing elements from both the Tic Tac Toe (#238) Board and the Festive Friday (#149) List.  Bringing it all together, the Just AddContinue reading “Joy of Noel – Holiday Card”

More Wishes – Merry Christmas

Happy Tuesday!   A whole lot is shakin’ here in the Studio.  The Facebook – Stampin’ Through the Catalog challenge is featuring More Wishes today. So, the other inspirations that informed my choices were:  Inspiration Station (#56) with Mickey and Minnie Mouse festively dressed in the colors suggested by Facebook Colour INKspiration (#156).  I opted toContinue reading “More Wishes – Merry Christmas”

Marvelous Nature – You Matter

A second card for today…it is going to be a busy week and I have a deadline for a favorite challenge coming due. Festive Friday (#148) International Animal Rights Day and sharing with Critter Crazy (#81).  Here is the result: Steps: And that is it! Thanks for spending some more of your time with meContinue reading “Marvelous Nature – You Matter”

Fa La La – Merry Christmas

Welcome back!  Let’s play…I pulled out a few retired favorites for this one. Inspiration: Just Add Ink (#681) Inspiration Photo – Tree, Colors and Sentiment; Tools: Global Design Project (#423) Letter Dies; Theme: Inspire Create (#157) Christmas; Theme: Make My Monday (#215) Christmas / Forest Tree; Layout: Facebook’s Case-ing Tuesday (#437) Sketch found on pageContinue reading “Fa La La – Merry Christmas”

Dasher

Welcome back!  After lots of chores and a bit of Holiday Merry Making, I am able to get back into the Studio to play… Playing with the Global Design Project (#422) Sketch and selected a favorite retired stamp called Dasher for the Alphabet Letter R = Reindeer challenge.  I chose to keep the card cleanContinue reading “Dasher”

Fun & Festive – Happy Christmas Wishes

Welcome back!  It’s Tuesday…Design Team Day… I don’t know about you, but I often think that a card for a fellow is generally best if it is clean and simple. So, I am combining Cardz 4 Guyz (#336) Festive Creatures with the Hand Stamped Sentiments (#428) Sketch and sharing with Just Us Girls (#707) forContinue reading “Fun & Festive – Happy Christmas Wishes”

Seasonally Layered Leaves – Happy Birthday

Totally love Holiday breaks.  Lots of time to craft.  Let’s have some fun! This afternoon I am playing with AAA Cards (#253) and their Fall theme; Seize The Birthday (#274) for the same; Alphabet (Letter Q) for Four of something; Retro Rubber (#220) Tic Tac Toe Board elements; and Color Dare (#576) for the colorContinue reading “Seasonally Layered Leaves – Happy Birthday”

Eye Catching Ikat – Hygge Blanket Thanks

Welcome back!  Finding a little “me” time, I was able to play in the Studio this afternoon. The challenges: Inspired By (#263) Blankets; Color Dare (#574) Tic Tac Toe Board Colors; and Sunday Stamps (#322) for the Sketch bringing it all together. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card baseContinue reading “Eye Catching Ikat – Hygge Blanket Thanks”