Our current challenge at CARDZ 4 GUYZ (#277) is AGE IS JUST A NUMBER. and just like fine wine, you get better with age… I hope I inspire you to join us with this challenge and that you will create your own “Age” card! Here is what I came up with: Steps: Focal Scene: (2¼”Continue reading “Better Than Ever – Every Year!”
Category Archives: Clean and Simple
Joyful Life – Good Friends
Having a play with some delightful colors and a great new stamp set, Joyful Life. Those two, Buster Bear and Cotton Tail are having so much fun! Sketch: Freshly Made Sketch Challenge (#497) Inverted; Color: Paper Players Challenge (#553) and as I water colored the image, Happy Little Stampers August Water Color Challenge. Here isContinue reading “Joyful Life – Good Friends”
Beautifully Penned – Thank You
Playing in the Studio. What a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon…I am totally in love with the Designer Series Paper – Beautifully Penned. So many possibilities… Creating for a few challenges. Sketch: Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge (#432); Color: TGIF (#328); Style and Materials: Stampin’ Up! August #SimpleStamping Challenge. Here is the result: Steps:Continue reading “Beautifully Penned – Thank You”
Kind People – Slim Line Card
I wanted to create a card for the current Tuesday Morning Sketches Challenge (#617) and I thought the layout was a good candidate for a Slim Line card and that is the current Make My Monday Challenge (#154) requirement. Additionally, there were a few other challenges that influenced what I ultimately made. Color Choice: ColorContinue reading “Kind People – Slim Line Card”
Collage Curios Banner Love – Thanks So Much
Time is ticking…a few more combined challenges. Theme (1): CAS on Fridays Challenge (#210); Theme (2): TGIF Challenges (#327) and because I used Vintage stamp sets: Retro Rubber Challenges (#164) Here is the result: I dug out a few older stamp sets to source “Tiny Images” for this challenge: Collage Curios (V-2013) and Tiny TagsContinue reading “Collage Curios Banner Love – Thanks So Much”
Beautiful Moments by the Sea – Doing it Together
A couple of deadline are looming and I wanted to play with them… Sketch Only: FUSION Card Challenge (Lemon Hydrangea); Theme: Paper Players Challenge (#552) and Colors: CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge (#431). Here is the result: Steps: Focal Image: (2¾” x 2¾”) Basic White cardstock. The Little Girls on the Beach and the SeagullContinue reading “Beautiful Moments by the Sea – Doing it Together”
Beautifully Hand-Penned – Thanks
To showcase the new Sale-a-bration Beautifully Penned Designer Series Paper and how nicely it goes with the Hand-Penned Petals Suite, I chose to combine a few challenges. Sketch: Paper Craft Crew (#437); Subject/Theme: Global Design Project (#303) and Colors: Just Add Ink (#565). Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (11” x 4¼” scored atContinue reading “Beautifully Hand-Penned – Thanks”
Citrus Bubble Over – Your Kindness is Refreshing!
The Happy Little Stamper’s group puts out five different challenges each month. The July CAS (Clean and Simple) Challenge was “Citrus and Zing”. I have to tell you I struggled with this theme. Every Lemon type stamp set that I recalled I might still have, I could not find. Then yesterday I had an idea. Continue reading “Citrus Bubble Over – Your Kindness is Refreshing!”
Daisy Lane – Thank You
The inspiration photo presented by the Cookie Challenge (#158) for July is so pretty. Lovely little flowers in soft colors bearing the message, Thank You. I created a very quick and simple card based on the theme and colors. Here is the result: Steps: Focal Panel: (4” x 5¼”) Basic White cardstock. The Daisies fromContinue reading “Daisy Lane – Thank You”
A Lovely Day for a Walk in the Park – Moon Lake
A number of challenges have an outdoor masculine theme and I wanted to see what I could create… Sketch and Theme: Try Stampin’ On Tuesday Challenge (#516); Color and Materials: Retro Rubber Challenges (#163) and Theme: CASology Cue Card (#393). Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Very VanillaContinue reading “A Lovely Day for a Walk in the Park – Moon Lake”
The Inque Spot Studio 