Welcome back! Monday and the start of a brand-new week. Having a play with Inspired By (#318) picking up the knit motif and the color palette; keeping the design CAS for Simply Clean &Simple (#19) featuring something new – the Memorable Blooms Bundle; selecting the TGIF (#507) sketch; and sharing with If You Give aContinue reading “Cozy Winter Posy – Memorable Blooms Bundle”
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You’re A Star – Sweet Bear
Happy Weekend! Hoping you have some time set aside to be creative. A number of challenges influenced this cute Bear card. Festive Friday (#175) for Bear, Brown, Red, Coloring Technique and Friend Sentiment; Double Trouble (#182) to use Three Colors (Red, Kraft and White), Two Layers minimum and One Cuddly Image; Color Hues (#101) forContinue reading “You’re A Star – Sweet Bear”
Merry Café – Happy Christmas
While Christmas has just ended, there are several challenges that get you ready for the next one…so here we go. Ho, Ho, Ho! The challenges: Caffeinated Christmas Cards (#37) adding Snowflakes and Krafty Chicks (#750) Christmas Anything Goes. I am also sharing this card with Jingle Belles (#2502) adding something new – Mixed Labels DiesContinue reading “Merry Café – Happy Christmas”
Heart Shaped – Valentine
Welcome back! Sale-a-bration has started. Sale-a-bration is Stampin’ Up!’s annual Bonus Promotion. With a qualifying purchase, you can select any number of fun products from Embellishments, Embossing Folders, Designer Series Papers, Stamp Sets, Stamp/Die Bundles, and Card Kits for free. Many of which coordinate with New Mini Catalog offerings. Today, I am using the HeartContinue reading “Heart Shaped – Valentine”
Winter Deer – Celebrate
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”
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”
Mixed Florals – Birthday
Design Team Time: This round at Hand Stamped Sentiments (#454) we have a Color Challenge. Such pretty colors…perfect for florals. Influences: Christmas (or not) Bingo (#11) choosing letter “O” for Rectangle, Stitching, Twine, Patterned Paper and Embossing for my FREE Square; Make My Monday (#242) choosing Numbers 217 (Birthdays), 218 (Patterned Paper), and 221 (SpringContinue reading “Mixed Florals – Birthday”
Winter Meadow – Great Friend
Welcome back! A new week has started. For today I have a study in Black, White and Gray for a few challenges featuring wintery themes that include animals: Color Throwdown (#824) and Four Seasons (January 2025). I selected the Freshly Made Sketch (#667) for its winter motif and central focal design. Here is the result:Continue reading “Winter Meadow – Great Friend”
Jolly Gingerbread – From Our House
Welcome back! Catching up on a few challenges that I didn’t have time for during the Christmas week. Ho, Ho, Ho! Design Team: Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#492) where we CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) cards found within Stampin’ Up!’s current catalogs. Last week’s card can be found on page 47 of the Sep – DecContinue reading “Jolly Gingerbread – From Our House”
Pretty Petals – Thanks
Welcome back. No WIFI today, so excuse any operator errors as I create this post via my phone. The challenges: Facebook Stampin’ Through the Catalog – today’s selection: Pretty Petals, an On-Line Exclusive product; TGIF (#505) Thank You theme; Color Dare (#632) palette choices – Gorgeous Grape, Lost Lagoon, Moody Mauve and Pool Party; andContinue reading “Pretty Petals – Thanks”
The Inque Spot Studio 