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 Magnolia Mood Bundle for my card. This bundle is available to order online only, so… Read More »
Hello and welcome to a new TGIF Challenge! This week, we’re being inspired by the photo below. I love inspiration challenges, because I can choose anything about it that I like, including the theme, the colors, or even the layout. For my project, I simply focused on travel and where I’d like to go … to Hawaii swimming with the turtles. I’ve recently been busy designing a bunch of cards… Read More »
Welcome to a new TGIF Challenge! This week, we have an inspiration challenge using the photo below. I think it could be interpreted to include cupcakes or anything party related. I also think the focus could be on the colors, layout, or cherries. I decided to use the Circle Saying Stamp Set (which includes a cupcake stamp) to make a birthday card for my brother-in-law. He loves cupcakes, especially red… Read More »
This week’s TGIF Challenge was inspired by the picture below. While it didn’t necessarily need to be a baby card, for the first time in a VERY long time, I actually had a reason to make one! My nephew and his wife are expecting!!! It’s all very exciting, because they are the first of their generation in our family to have a baby. I wanted to choose colors that the… Read More »
Happy Friday! For this week’s TGIF Challenge, we have the inspiration picture below. Isn’t it pretty? I love the colors, wood in the background, and delicate white details. In fact, I love it so much that I tried to incorporate all those elements into my project. My card features the Regal Reindeer bundle. It’s got beautiful images and I particularly love the two die-cuts of the reindeer and fox used… Read More »
Welcome to a new TGIF Challenge! This week, our theme is BEACHES!!! Yay, I’m such a California girl at heart and love the beach. I love smelling the salt air, walking in the sand, listening to the waves, and feeling the warm breeze … literally everything about it. So when I saw this challenge, I jumped for joy! I’m featuring one of my favorite stamp sets from the JD Mini… Read More »
Our TGIF Challenge for this week is “My Favorite Things” so I chose to create a card with watercoloring (perfect for World Watercoloring Month!), blue tones, florals, and a pretty feminine style. I had so much fun with this one!!! To start out, I decided to watercolor a pretty background on Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper. It was very random and included the following colors: Starry Sky, Orchid Oasis, Tahitian Tide,… Read More »
Hello and welcome to a new TGIF Challenge! This week, we have a great inspiration challenge — Tone on Tone. This is such a fun, subtle technique that’s often overlooked. I love mono-tone cards, concentrating on one beautiful color or no color at all. I can’t wait to see what all the other designers create! Since I just attended Creativity Now last weekend, an online crafting event for demonstrators, I… Read More »
For this month’s Stampin’ Fancy Friday, our theme is to create a project inspired from the beautifully designed 2022 Annual Catalog. The catalog is FULL of inspiration, in fact, the more I look, the more little details I notice. This is a great challenge and I can’t wait to see all the amazing projects! You can see all the catalog inspired projects designed by the Stampin’ Fancy Friday team on… Read More »
Hi Friends! It’s time for a new TGIF Inspiration Challenge. This week, our inspiration is all about Halloween, and one of my favorite things about Halloween are Jack-O’-Lanterns! I have such fond memories of carving pumpkins with the kids and creating a whole spooky, fun display in our entry hall. The obvious choice for my card was the Pretty Pumpkins Bundle. It includes so many fun elements, such as the… Read More »
Hi Friends!!! I’m starting to craft again!!! Wahoo, what a relief. I’m slowing putting my house back together, but in the meantime, I decided to take a well deserved break and make a quick card for the latest TGIF Challenge. This week, we have an inspiration challenge from page 24 of the July-December Mini Catalog, which is one of favorite suites — Whimsy & Wonder. I decided to take inspiration… Read More »
It’s Friday and that means time for a new TGIF Challenge! This week, our theme is “Very Vintage.” That’s right up my alley, because I adore the vintage look. In fact, it was a great excuse to use two of my favorite stamp sets: Positive Thoughts and Very Versailles. Both coordinate beautifully together. It’s funny how a card evolves. My original vision was nothing like the way it turned out.… Read More »
Hello Friends! It’s time for a new TGIF Challenge! This week, we are getting inspiration from the January-June Mini Catalog. There are SO MANY amazing samples in the catalog. It’s a great place to get ideas for layouts, color combinations, stamping techniques, and different ways to use embellishments. This is going to be a really fun challenge, because there’s so much to choose from. I thumbed through the catalog and… Read More »