This Crazy Cousin has completed her second challenge for the month of August with the Double Trouble Team. The current challenge is celebrating National Relaxation Day. How do you chill? Me? Give me a good friend and a cup of tea and I am good to stay put for a long while! Doesn’t the Crafter’sContinue reading “Cup of Tea – Relaxing Together”
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Trees For Sale – Making Spirits Bright
It’s Sunday and I get to play! Coming up this week, the Facebook Stampin’ Through the Catalog stamp set featured is Trees For Sale. I am using this stamp set and the free Sale-a-bration companion Tree Lot Dies for the current Just Add Ink (#616) sketch and the Use Your Stuff (#454) theme. Here isContinue reading “Trees For Sale – Making Spirits Bright”
Amazing Phrasing – Lookin’ Good, You Two!
Friday! The weekend is almost here. Hoping you have some awesome plans… An Anniversary card for you today. Celebrating a special day with some friends. Sketch – Atlantic Hearts (#485); Color/Theme/Tools/Materials – Tic Tac Toe (#174); Additional Color – Color Dare (#509). Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”)Continue reading “Amazing Phrasing – Lookin’ Good, You Two!”
Butterfly Brilliance – Chic Birthday
Welcome to the Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge (#395) launching today! Be sure to visit and see what the Design Team created. This fortnight, we have a Sketch for you. Looking forward to seeing what you will create. My theme, color and style were influenced by the following challenges: Theme: Just Us Girls (#644), Color: ColorContinue reading “Butterfly Brilliance – Chic Birthday”
Merry Birthday!
Love weekends, especially ones where you can carve out some time to craft. Let me tell you a little bit about this card for a grown up Christmas baby. I love that I am able to combine stamp sets and custom create a special card. I was inspired by various challenges: Themes – Happy LittleContinue reading “Merry Birthday!”
Woof!
Happy Saturday! Will you have a chance to be creative today? I have been playing with a few more challenges this morning. Sketch – Tuesday Morning (#669), Theme and Materials – Festive Friday (#115) and for Color and Style – CAS Colours & Sketches (#481). Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½”Continue reading “Woof!”
Sending Smiles – Wishes, Luck and Hugs
Happy Tuesday and welcome to the Facebook Case-ing the Catalog challenge (#367). I have taken inspiration from another Catalog sample…found on page 14 and selected the Sending Smiles Stamp Set and Dies Bundle to make my card. I also selected the colors from the current Facebook Colour INKspiration challenge (#126). Here is the result: Steps:Continue reading “Sending Smiles – Wishes, Luck and Hugs”
Cottage Rose – Fancy Fold
I have been adopted! As a Crazy Cousin for the month of August with the Double Trouble Team. The current challenge (#117) is S’more. S’more of everything! LOL! Totally not my usual style…Lots of everything and a fancy fold to boot…let’s have some fun! How do you like my avatar? I thought it was aContinue reading “Cottage Rose – Fancy Fold”
Forever Friendship – Time For A Card
An interesting challenge issued by the TGIF Team this week. A Few of Your Favorite Things… How do you pick? Giving the matter some thought, here are a few: Earthy Colors. Texture. Heat-Set Embossing (a definite go-to for me). A Stamp Set that is versatile. A pun that is not too cute, but elicits aContinue reading “Forever Friendship – Time For A Card”
Bike Ride – Happy Paths
Happy Tuesday and welcome to the Hand Stamped Sentiments challenge (#394) and the Facebook Case-ing Tuesday Sketch challenge (#366). It is fun when you are on a design team, and you are able to combine challenges creating synergy. For Hand Stamped Sentiments, I opted for the upper left inspiration photograph and selected the Bicycle. TheContinue reading “Bike Ride – Happy Paths”