October 2nd, 2020 – Fall Florals This week the my chosen theme for Simple Stamping is Fall Florals. I am not ready for Hallowe’en or Thanksgiving…but I am enjoying the colors of fall. Taking a trip to the Nursery, the explosion of colors in the different varieties of Fall Mums makes me happy! I wantedContinue reading “Friday Simple Stamping”
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Paper Pumpkin Play Date – Blissful Blooms
October 1, 2020 Out of the cupboard, out of the box came the AUGUST 2018 – BLISSFUL BLOOMS kit. This kit featured lovely colored preprinted card bases, labels, a stamp set full of sentiments and lovely accent floral builder stamps. Today, I want to welcome Fall. You Make Me So Happy The purple blossom onContinue reading “Paper Pumpkin Play Date – Blissful Blooms”
Sunshine
October 1, 2020 Global Design Project – GPD260 – CASE (Copy And Selectively Edit) This week, the challenge is to case the following card created by Su Mohr. I decided to flip it because I wanted to use the larger sentiment from the stamp set Ridiculously Awesome and add more color with the Ornate GardenContinue reading “Sunshine”
Upcoming Challenges and Studio Classes
Wednesday, September 28th, 2020 I wanted to let you know that I will be celebrating WORLD CARD MAKING DAY on Saturday, October 3rd. Come by the Studio, create a card to mail and be counted in the 2nd annual World Card Sending Week. While you are here, create additional cards for only $2.50 each. LetContinue reading “Upcoming Challenges and Studio Classes”
September Round-Up
September 30, 2020 It was a truly busy here at the Inque Spot Studio. I am happy to report that I have resumed my in-person classes, albeit limited in seating due to social distancing. It has been wonderful to see your faces again and have a few laughs as we craft. That said, I wasContinue reading “September Round-Up”
Sunday Sketch – SS022
September 27th, 2020 “Gifts of Christmas” A lot of possibilities with this sketch. I have been a little busy and must say I struggled with this sketch because I did not have a moment to think about what type of card, what colors, etc. to make. This is the Sketch: Patterned paper does all theContinue reading “Sunday Sketch – SS022”
Primary
September 27th, 2020 Global Design Project – GDP259 – Playful Alphabet Check out the Global Design Project blog for more projects and details on how to play along. No Stamp, No Ink! Just your primary Shapes, 1, 2, 3’s and A, B, C’s. Do you remember your Primary School Day’s? Cheers, Jolanda
Saturday Keep Stamping – Embossed Shadow Stamping
September 26th, 2020 This week my challenge was to make a card using the technique called EMBOSSED SHADOW STAMPING. I ran into a little time crunch and needed a Birthday card for a guy…so only one card to show you. IT’S YOUR DAY! To compliment the sentiment from Happiest of Birthdays, I chose the lighthouseContinue reading “Saturday Keep Stamping – Embossed Shadow Stamping”
Friday Simple Stamping – Nature
September 25th, 2020 This week the theme for Simple Stamping is Nature. I chose this theme because the calendar of days indicates that tomorrow, September 26th is Hunting & Fishing Day. Not too many men in my life that hunt and fish but Stampin’ Up! has some great stamp sets that fall into that category. Continue reading “Friday Simple Stamping – Nature”
Upcoming Challenges and Studio Class
Thursday, September 24th, 2020 These are the challenges for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. You can choose to do only one, two, or all three. Make it an even bigger challenge and combine all three. Sometimes I do and at other times I don’t. Creativity is all about having fun and playing with materials and toolsContinue reading “Upcoming Challenges and Studio Class”