Welcome back! A new assignment: I have been invited to be a guest designer with The Card Concept team for the next several months. What fun! Lots of great inspiration from all the team members. Please check them out. Our January theme is Winter Solstice and my card is a monochromatic clean and simple interpretation.Continue reading “Winter Deer – Celebrate”
Category Archives: Clean and Simple
Winter Snow – Happy New Year
Design Team Time: This round at Cardz 4 Guyz (#363) we have a Tic Tac Toe Board. They are always fun – eight different combinations! Which will you choose? I opted for the middle column: Snow, Blue and a Winter Sentiment. My clean and simple design was influenced by the following challenges: CAS on FridayContinue reading “Winter Snow – Happy New Year”
Yuletide Village – Silent Night
Design Team Time: Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#491) where we CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) cards found within Stampin’ Up!’s current catalogs. Today? The card can be found on page 32 of the Sep – Dec Mini Catalog. A serene clean and simple holiday card for you today that is very easy to make. Creative choicesContinue reading “Yuletide Village – Silent Night”
Hot Cocoa Day – Have a Cup on Us
Welcome back! The sun might be shining but it’s an unusually cold day (almost freezing temps) for us in the south. Let’s say “It’s a Hot Cocoa Day”. A number of challenges that fit a “cold” theme. Addicted to CAS (#273) Code Word: Brrr!; Caffeinated Christmas Coffee (#36) to add a Snowman; and Time OutContinue reading “Hot Cocoa Day – Have a Cup on Us”
Stylized Florals – Celebrate
Welcome back! Wednesday already and I hope the week has been good to you so far… It is moody and rainy here this morning , so I just had to find some time to play as creating cheers me up. What trouble can we get up to today? Let’s start with the AAA Cards (#280)Continue reading “Stylized Florals – Celebrate”
Memorable Blooms – On My Mind
So many deadlines fall on a Sunday, and I am working to ensure I get one of my favorites completed. Thanks for indulging me with another card. Clean and simple, a favorite style for Facebook’s Colour INKSpiration (#178), giving you a sneak peek of a new stamp set bundle coming in January – Memorable Blooms.Continue reading “Memorable Blooms – On My Mind”
Umbrella Days
Welcome back! Happy Sunday. I have a quick little clean and simple, simple stamping card for you this morning. Vickie has a very nice color selection this week at Creative Colour (#170), and I thought they would be ideal to showcase one of the new On-Line Exclusive stamp sets – Umbrella Days. This set alsoContinue reading “Umbrella Days”
Be Merry Ornament
Welcome back! Already Thursday – where does the time go? I am having a play with a few CAS (clean and simple) challenges using the opulent colors and photo inspiration offered up by Sunday Stamps (#349). Additional inspiration: Addicted to CAS (#272) Ornament; AAA Cards (#279) Christmas Theme; and bringing it all together CAS ColoursContinue reading “Be Merry Ornament”
Caroling Mice – Christmas Spirit
Welcome back! I have a quick little CAS (clean and simple) card for you today. Simple stamping at its best – just Stamps, Inks, and Paper. Starting with the Retro Rubber (#245) Christmas Tic Tac Toe Board and the left line: Lights, Alcohol Markers, and Ribbon. I selected Color Dare (#628) for the Palette andContinue reading “Caroling Mice – Christmas Spirit”
Holiday Citrus – In the Round
Welcome back! Happy Saturday…are you supporting your local merchants with Shop Small? We just got back from a short perusal of shops on our main drag. Lots of nice things with everyone decked out for Christmas. With that in mind, I am in the Studio and playing with a few challenges. For CAS on FridayContinue reading “Holiday Citrus – In the Round”
The Inque Spot Studio 