The Great Outdoors for July CC2C

Welcome back to CASEing (Copy and Selectively Editing) Coast to Coast.  This month our creative adventure originates in CA where Karen Hallam chose the “Great Outdoors” as our theme this month.  Here is Karen’s perfectly summery card…I think this card is actually quite serene and meditative.  Who wouldn’t want to be sitting on this beach under a palm tree?!  Check out all the details on Karen’s blog HERE. While Karen is relaxing on the beach, I…

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Sending Stitch-y Hugs – #TTTC251

It’s Tic Tac Toe Thursday and Team O’s Design Team’s turn to create for this challenge.  Take a look at the fun challenge board that Jeanne created… …and here’s what I came up with.  I chose to go with the right side diagonal: Butterfly, Yellow, Border I’m really pleased with the way this card turned out.  Firstly, because I used some products that were very under used and I was so glad to give them…

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BEE Happy Sketch for CC2C

This month CASEing Coast 2 Coast is originating from here in Southeastern PA and traveling clear across the country to Karen Hallam in California. Since Karen and I are both members of Mary Fish’s Pals stamping community, I chose to follow one of Mary’s weekly sketches.  I find that sketches are great jumping off points for coming up with a card design.  Of course, there are many ways to interpret a sketch and that’s part…

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Kaleidoscope Encouragement Card

Hello and happy Tic Tac Toe Thursday!  Today’s board comes to you courtesy of my teammate Karren and it is full of really fun elements that lend themselves to soooo many interpretations. Here’s what I came up with…. I chose the middle column down:  Square Card, Die-Cut, Embossing I pulled out a long ago purchased large stamp from Simon Says Stamps, Kaleidoscope Background and stamped it with Versa-Mark ink and heat embossed it with silver…

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