Hello and Happy Friday! For this week’s TGIF Challenge, we have the inspiration photo below. I decided to focus on the layout, including the painted background, layers of stamping, and both horizontal and vertical focus areas. While the colors initially made me think of Halloween, I changed it up to create a holiday card. I… Read More: #TGIFC496 — Inspriation Challenge »
Happy Friday! For this week’s TGIF Challenge, we have the sketch below. I love a good sketch; it’s a great way to jump start a project. I needed to make some masculine birthday cards, so I decided to use the In The Grove Bundle. The mountains, pines, and aspen die-cuts are perfect for my family.… Read More: #TGIFC494 — Sketch Challenge »
Happy Friday Friends! It’s time for a new TGIF Challenge. This week, we have the inspiration below. While it includes Fall colors, I decided to get a jump on my Christmas cards and gave it a holiday twist. There’s a lot going on in the picture, but the main elements I picked out were flowers,… Read More: #TGIFC492 — Inspiration Challenge »
Hi Friends! I’m a day late, but here’s my TGIF Challenge for this week. We have a sketch challenge that’s so cute!!! I love the background idea! I just got home from an AMAZING two week vacation in France and London with my daughter. That’s why I’m a tad late in finishing my card. I… Read More: #TGIGC490 — Sketch Challenge »
Happy Friday! It’s time for a new TGIF Challenge and this week, our theme is “Let’s Go Shopping!” It’s a broad theme that could include any type of shopping. Stampin’ Up! has several market-themed products that could work, or a gift card would also work. I interpreted the theme as grocery shopping, based on the… Read More: #TGIFC488 — Let’s Go Shopping »
Happy Friday! For this week’s TGIF Challenge, we are focusing on “Back To School”. While I don’t have school age kids anymore, I do remember how important it is to have teacher thank yous on hand. Teachers play such an important role in our kids’ lives, and I believe it’s important to let them know… Read More: #TGIFC486 — Back To School »
Happy August Everyone! TGIF Challenges has a beautiful color challenge to start off the month, including Pretty In Pink, Melon Mambo, and Daffodil Delight. Those colors made me think of flowers and the Unbounded Beauty Suite Collection starting on page 52 of the Annual Catalog. It’s a suite that immediately caught my eye, but I… Read More: #TGIFC484 — Color Challenge »
It’s Friday, and that means a new TGIF Challenge! This week, our theme is Christmas in July! It’s sooo hard for me to think of Christmas already. I LOVE Summer and the warm weather, even when it’s super hot like it has been lately. My pool was 91 degrees the other day when I went… Read More: #TGIFC482 — Christmas in July »
Happy Friday! It’s a new month and that means a new color challenge at TGIF Challenges. This time, we have a color combination of White, Black, and Real Red. It’s funny how I’ve had two color challenges in the same week with black and white! What a crazy coincidence. I tried to think outside the… Read More: #TGIFC480 — Color Challenge »
Hello, and welcome to a new TGIF Challenge! This week, our theme is using the chalkboard technique. I haven’t used this technique for quite a while, and it’s one that has always been a favorite, so it was fun to be reminded. I also happened to watch a Crafty Carrot Collective tutorial by Susan Wong,… Read More: #TGIFC478 — Chalkboard Technique »
Hi friends! It’s time for a new TGIF Color Challenge. This week, our color combo includes Basic Gray, Pumpkin Pie, and Azure Afternoon. Hmm … I’m afraid it’s not a combo I would have ever selected on my own. I had to put A LOT of thought into this one!!! But then it occurred to… Read More: #TGIFC476 — Color Challenge with Country Birdhouse »
Happy Friday! We have a new inspiration challenge at TGIF Challenges this week using the photo below. Since I’ve been creating a lot of flower cards lately, I decided to switch things up and use the basic layout of the sketch below, but with leaves. My card features the Leaf Collection Background Stamp as well… Read More: #TGIFC474 — Inspiration Challenge »
Happy Mother’s Day!!! I’m posting this a little late, because I didn’t want my Mom to see it before she opened the actual card. I made it for this week’s TGIF Sketch Challenge below, featuring the new Flowers of Beauty Bundle. It’s a gorgeous bundle that you’re going to love! Isn’t this sketch darling? I… Read More: #TGIFC472 — Sketch Challenge with Flowers of Beauty »
It’s Friday, and that means a new TGIF Challenge! Our theme this week is “projects with pockets.” Pockets are fun, and you can use them to add interactive elements, such as removable tags, hidden messages, and even surprises. For my project, I used the new Spotlight On Nature Bundle from the 2024-2025 Annual Catalog going… Read More: #TGIFC470 — Projects with Pockets »
Happy Friday and welcome to a new TGIF Sketch Challenge. I love our sketch this week! It’s so different because all the focus is on the lower portion of the card, and it really inspired me. I decided to use the new Seaside Wishes Bundle from the upcoming 2024-2025 Annual Catalog. This bundle immediately caught… Read More: #TGIFC468 — Sketch Challenge »
Welcome to a new TGIF Challenge! We have an extra Friday this month, so it’s a bonus challenge to design simple gift sets. Designing simple cards isn’t something I usually do, but I immediately thought of the Meandering Meadows 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper. It’s so pretty, I feel like all I need to… Read More: #TGIFC466 — Simple Gift Sets »
Hello and welcome to a new TGIF Challenge. This week, we have an inspiration challenge using the photo below. Inspiration could come from the colors, layout, basically anything in the photo. I particularly liked the striped background and random flowers, so that’s what I chose to use. I used a new Online Exclusive — the… Read More: #TGIFC464 — Inspiration Challenge »
Welcome to a new TGIF Color Challenge! This month, we’re using a color combination of Highland Heather, Balmy Blue, and Lemon Lolly … all soft, subtle colors. I decided to break out the Everyday Details Stamp Set. You’ve probably noticed me using the coordinating Everyday Details Dies a lot; they are one of my current… Read More: #TGIFC462 — Color Challenge »
Hello and welcome to my blog! It’s Friday, and that means a new TGIF Challenge. This week, our theme is Sale-A-Bration products. There are so many fantastic ones to choose from! I used two of my favorites: 1) the Flight & Airy 12″ x 12 Designer Series Paper (DSP) and 2) Heartfelt Hellos Cling Stamp… Read More: #TGIFC460 — Sale-A-Bration »
Happy Friday!!! It’s a new month, so that means we have a new color challenge at TGIF Challenges, including Bubble Bath, Real Red, and Very Vanilla. Doesn’t this combo make you think of Valentine’s Day? It sure did for me! In fact, I realized that Sale-A-Bration is already half over, so I decided to pull… Read More: #TGIFC458 — Color Challenge »