Anything Goes at A Place To Start

Hi everyone, 

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know! 

This month's OPTIONAL theme at A Place To Start is RECTANGLES AND CIRCLES.  However, fitting the ANYTHING GOES part of the challenge, I'm continuing my own challenge to see how far into 2026 I can take just ONE Groovi plate... Linda Williams' Bees, which was the FIRST plate of Linda's I ever bought... 

Here's the video of how I created the card... 

Please click HERE to catch up with the blog posts (you'll also see all my previous creations using the plate) and HERE for the YouTube playlist for the series.

Card: Unbranded white and kraft and Clarity's clear parchment

Groovi Plates: Linda's Bees

Tools and embellishments: Groovi and Pergamano embossing tools, Posca pens and rhinestones from my stash

Challenges... 

#855 AG at Allsorts

#43 Anything Floral at Beautiful Blossoms

#150 AG at Crafts Galore Encore

I'll be back soon with another creation and I hope you'll join me then,

Anything Goes at A Place To Start

Hi everyone, 

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know! 

This month's OPTIONAL theme at A Place To Start is BLACK AND WHITE.  However, fitting the ANYTHING GOES part of the challenge, I'm continuing my own challenge to see how far into 2026 I can take just ONE Groovi plate... Linda Williams' Bees, which was the FIRST plate of Linda's I ever bought... 

Here's the video of how I created the card... 

Please click HERE to catch up with the blog posts (you'll also see all my previous creations using the plate) and HERE for the YouTube playlist for the series.

Card: Unbranded white and kraft and Clarity's clear parchment

Groovi Plates: Linda's Bees

Tools and embellishments: Groovi and Pergamano embossing tools, Posca pens and rhinestones from my stash

Challenges... 

#278 AG at Crafty Gals Corner

#853 AG at Allsorts

#142 Anything Positive at PoP

I'll be back soon with another creation and I hope you'll join me then,

Anything Goes at A Place To Start

Hi everyone, 

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know! 

This month's OPTIONAL theme at A Place To Start is NO CARDS.  However, fitting the ANYTHING GOES part of the challenge, I'm continuing my own challenge to see how far into 2026 I can take just ONE Groovi plate... Linda Williams' Bees, which was the FIRST plate of Linda's I ever bought... 

Here's the video of how I created the card... 

Please click HERE to catch up with the blog posts (you'll also see all my previous creations using the plate) and HERE for the YouTube playlist for the series.

Card: Unbranded white and kraft and Clarity's clear parchment

Groovi Plates: Linda's Bees

Tools and embellishments: Groovi and Pergamano embossing tools, Posca pens and rhinestones from my stash

Challenges... 

#850 AG at Allsorts

#37 Monochrome at I Spy

#277 AG at Crafty Gals Corner

I'll be back soon with another creation and I hope you'll join me then,

Anything Goes at A Place To Start

Hi everyone, 

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know! 

This month's OPTIONAL theme at A Place To Start is FANCY FOLDS.  However, fitting the ANYTHING GOES part of the challenge, I'm continuing my own challenge to see how far into 2026 I can take just ONE Groovi plate... Linda Williams' Bees, which was the FIRST plate of Linda's I ever bought... 

Here's the video of how I created the card... 

Please click HERE to catch up with the blog posts (you'll also see all my previous creations using the plate) and HERE for the YouTube playlist for the series.

Card: Unbranded white and kraft and Clarity's clear parchment

Groovi Plates: Linda's Bees

Tools and embellishments: Groovi and Pergamano embossing tools, Posca pens and rhinestones from my stash

Challenges... 

#848 AG at Allsorts

#276 Spring at Crafty Gals Corner

#5.1 AG at Digi Choosday

I'll be back soon with another creation and I hope you'll join me then,

Anything Goes at A Place To Start

Hi everyone, 

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know! 

This month's OPTIONAL theme at A Place To Start is OMBRE.  However, fitting the ANYTHING GOES part of the challenge, I'm continuing my own challenge to see how far into 2026 I can take just ONE Groovi plate... Linda Williams' Bees, which was the FIRST plate of Linda's I ever bought... 

Here's the video of how I created the card... 

Please click HERE to catch up with the blog posts (you'll also see all my previous creations using the plate) and HERE for the YouTube playlist for the series.

Card: Unbranded white and kraft and Clarity's clear parchment

Groovi Plates: Linda's Bees

Tools and embellishments: Groovi and Pergamano embossing tools, Posca pens and rhinestones from my stash

Challenges... 

#846 AG at Allsorts

#275 AG at Crafty Gals Corner

#514 Any Occasion at AtSaM

I'll be back soon with another creation and I hope you'll join me then,

Anything Goes at A Place To Start

Hi everyone, 

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know! 

This month's OPTIONAL theme at A Place To Start is NO SQUARES.  However, fitting the ANYTHING GOES part of the challenge, I'm continuing my own challenge to see how far into 2026 I can take just ONE Groovi plate... Linda Williams' Bees, which was the FIRST plate of Linda's I ever bought... 

Here's the video of how I created the card... 

Please click HERE to catch up with the blog posts (you'll also see all my previous creations using the plate) and HERE for the YouTube playlist for the series.

Card: Unbranded white and kraft and Clarity's clear parchment

Groovi Plates: Linda's Bees

Tools and embellishments: Groovi and Pergamano embossing tools, Posca pens and rhinestones from my stash

Challenges... 

#511 Make your Mark at AtSaM

#844 AG at Allsorts

#274 AG at Crafty Gals Corner

I'll be back soon with another creation and I hope you'll join me then,

Anything Goes at A Place To Start

Hi everyone, 

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know! 

This month's OPTIONAL theme at A Place To Start is CRITTER.  However, fitting the ANYTHING GOES part of the challenge, I'm continuing my own challenge to see how far into 2026 I can take just ONE Groovi plate... Linda Williams' Bees, which was the FIRST plate of Linda's I ever bought... 

Here's the video of how I created the card... 

Please click HERE to catch up with the blog posts (you'll also see all my previous creations using the plate) and HERE for the YouTube playlist for the series.

Card: Unbranded white and Clarity's clear parchment

Groovi Plates: Linda's Bees

Tools and embellishments: Groovi and Pergamano embossing tools, Pergamano Metallic gel pens, Posca pens and rhinestones from my stash

Challenges... 

#842 AG at Allsorts

#37 Anything Floral at Beautiful Blossoms

#273 AG at Crafty Gals Corner

I'll be back soon with another creation and I hope you'll join me then,

Anything Goes at A Place to Start

Hi everyone, 

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know! 

I'm honored to have joined the Design Team at A Place To Start.  Much like our sister challenge, 613 Avenue Create, we are an Anything Goes challenge, with an OPTIONAL theme, which this month is RAINBOW COLORS.  

That being said, Chana has graceously given me full creative freedom to create anything, but I've set myself a challenge... to see how far into 2026 I can take just ONE Groovi plate... Linda Williams' Bees, which was the FIRST plate of Linda's I ever brought!  To begin, I've embossed the plate in full...

Here's the video of how I created the card... 

Card: Unbranded white and kraft and Clarity's clear parchment

Groovi Plates: Linda's Bees

Tools and embellishments: Groovi and Pergamano embossing tools, Posca pens and rhinestones from my stash

Challenges... 

#36 Anything Floral at Beautiful Blossoms

#840 AG at Allsorts

#34 AG at Creative Inspiration

I'll be back soon with another creation and I hope you'll join me then,

Framed Floral Spray

Hi everyone, 

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know! 

The card I'm sharing today is another somewhat whimsical design featuring more of Tina's flowers...

Card: Unbranded white and Clarity's silver parchment

Groovi Plates: Linda's Bees (frames), Tina's Floral Spray and Butterfly spacer

Tools and embellishments: Groovi and Pergamano embossing, perforating and cutting tools, Perga color pens and rhinestones from my stash

Challenges... 

#202205 AG at 613 Avenue Create 

AG at TTCRD

#101 AG at Path of Positivity 

I'll be back soon with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then,

Mid Challenge Reminder for TRCC - #19 Tantalizing Tangerine

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

It's the middle of the month, so I'm back with a reminder of my card for The Rainbow Card Challenge.  This month our theme is Tantalizing Tangerine, and here's the inspiration image...

And here's a reminder of my card, the details of which can be found on my original post...

I'll be back soon with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

#19 Tantalizing Tangerine at Rainbow Card Challenge

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

It's the first of the month, so it means it's time for a new challenge at Rainbow Card Challenge.  Our theme this month is Tantalizing Tangerine, and please, if you must, use only a hint of a preferably neutral color.  After all, we are a monochromatic challenge!

And here's my card...

Card: Unbranded white and Clarity's tangerine parchment
Groovi plates: Linda's Bees (outer frames) and the butterfly NDC plate
Tools and embellishments: Groovi and Pergamano embossing and perforating tools, Perga Color pens and Pergamano brads

Challenges...
#234 AG at 613 Avenue Create
AG at TTCRD
Wk #26 AG at Polkadoodles

I'll be back soon with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Pinky Purple Twofer

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

Although I spent much of the festive period prepping for new bi-monthly live Groovi demos on Facebook... more on that later... I still have a lot of cards I created last year that I'm yet to show you, so I better start today!

These two were some of the earliest I created with the Queen Mary duet grid, and I'm sure by now the other elements are familiar to regular readers?

Now, more about those FB lives... although I don't do YouTube videos (and never will!), a number of friends expressed an interest in how my cards were created... so, last September I started demoing one per month in my Creative Crew group.  Then, after posting my December 'live' creation in Clarity's Groovi Worldwide group, I responded impulsively to someone's post saying she wished there was some way to craft together virtually!  And me being me, instead of changing my 'usual' demo into a craft along... I'm now doing two... the 1st Saturday of the month is the regular one were I'll skip ahead a bit... and 3rd Saturday of the month will be the slower paced craft along!

So, regardless of whether you're a parcher, or just interested in the process, please send me a message HERE (or through FB Messenger if we're already connected) and I'll add you to the group!

Card: Unbranded white card blanks and backing card, and Clarity's pink parchment
Groovi Plates: Queen Mary duet grid, and Linda's Butterflies, and Bee
Tools and embellishments: Pergamano embossing, piercing, and cutting tools, Arteza pencils, and brads from my stash

Challenges (all top card)...
AG at Incy Wincy
#71 AG at Crafts Galore Encore
#107 AG at A Bit More Time To Craft

I'll be back soon with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Framed Flowers

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

Much like last month, I assure you that this and the other cards I'll share throughout August were not created with this month's Rainbow Card Challenge in mind... it really is just a happy coincidence.

I've used exactly the same plates I did for last week's card to show you just how versatile Groovi plates are.  By only using certain elements, you're effectively doing the same as if you're masking stamps... though with much less mess!  Grin

Card: Unbranded white, SU's Crumb Cake, Clarity parchment
Groovi Plates: Queen Mary and Linda's Bees
Tools and embellishments: Arteza pencils and brads from my stash

Challenges...
#66 AG at Crafts Galore Encore
#292 AG at Brown Sugar
AG at TTCRD

I'll be back soon with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Honeycomb, Flowers, and Bees

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

Much like last month, I assure you that this and the other cards I'll share throughout August were not created with this month's Rainbow Card Challenge in mind... it really is just a happy coincidence.

Card: Unbranded white, SU's Crumb Cake, Clarity parchment
Groovi Plates: Queen Mary and Linda's Bees
Tools and embellishments: Brads from my stash

Challenges...
#292 AG at Brown Sugar Challenge
#66 AG at Crafts Galore Encore Challenge
#224 AG at 613 Avenue Create

I'll be back soon with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Another Bluebird

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

I doubt you'll believe me, but I honestly didn't create this card with the current Rainbow Card Challenge in mind.  Honest!  It's not my fault that blue is one of my favorite colors!  Grin.

Card: Unbranded white blank, SU's Pear Pizzazz, and Clarity parchment
Groovi Plates: Large Net, Linda's Bees (frames), and Large Garden Bird with Branch
Tools and embellishments: Arteza Expert pencils, and brads from my stash

Challenges...
#291 AG at Brown Sugar
AG at TTCRD
#357 Use Snippets at Pixie's Snippets Playground

I'll be back soon with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Peaceful Purple & Green

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

The cards I'm sharing today were among those I created MONTHS ago and have been waiting patiently to be shown to the world.  Hopefully, by now, the weather outside will match the peaceful nature of the designs?

Card: White card blank, SU's mint macaron, and Clarity parchment
Groovi Plates: Queen Mary, Linda's Bees (top), and Linda's Butterflies,
Tools and embellishments: Arteza Expert pencils, plate mate, embossing and piecing tools, and exclusive scissors (all Claritystamp), and brads from my stash

Challenges...
#222 AG at 613 Avenue Create
AG at Crafter's Castle
AG at TTCRD

I'll be back soon with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Neon Rainbow at Rainbow Card Challenge

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

It's the first of the month, so that means it's time for a new challenge at Rainbow Card Challenge.  Our theme this month is Neon Rainbow although your card does NOT have to include ALL the colors of the rainbow, if you don't want to!  What we do ask is that it is as BRIGHT AS POSSIBLE.

And here's my card...

Card: Unbranded white blank, SU's cherry cobbler, Clarity parchment, and snippets of white and neon card
Pencils: Arteza professional
Groovi plates: Nested scallop squares, Linda's bees, and the A5 plate mate (alphabet)
Tools and embellishments: Unbranded rainbow dies, Clarity brads, and Pergamano exclusive scissors

Challenges...
#353 Use Snippets at Pixie's Snippets Playground
AG at TTCRD
#228 Nature at Aud Sentiments

I'll be back soon with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.