Welcome back! A brand-new week…hope it will be a good one. A few guy challenges are about. Over at Inspire Create (#174), the theme is Men; The Male Room (#189), a site for guy cards, is asking us to employ mixed media styling; Park Hopping (August) have Harry Potter – Steam Punk themed inspiration photos;Continue reading “Daring Adventure”
Category Archives: Inspire Create Challenges
Sketched Butterflies – Thinking of You
Welcome back! Catching up for a deadline and playing with a few other challenges today. So, the sketch is for Sunday Stamps (#340) with the Inspire Create (#173) colors kept in the Subtle Family with the embossing technique challenge required for both Just Add Ink (#713) and Can You Handle The Pressure (#60) opting forContinue reading “Sketched Butterflies – Thinking of You”
Mediterranean Moments – It’s Your Day
Welcome to Sunday and the newest Paper Players (#697) challenge. This week, Claire is all about Summer and summer fun. Lots of great imagery to get you started. I am headed to the beach on my trusty little moped about to zip on down those Mediterranean Coastal cobbled streets. I selected the Sketch Saturday (#585)Continue reading “Mediterranean Moments – It’s Your Day”
Layers of Beauty – Wedding Card
Catching up with the Design Team for Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#463). The card we are case-ing can be found on page 61 of the Annual Catalog. I wanted to use the Color Dare (#602) palette to create a Wedding card for a few challenges that currently have that as a theme: Inspire Create (#169), Heart’sContinue reading “Layers of Beauty – Wedding Card”
Country Flowers – Best Friend
One more Designer card today for this week’s Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#462). The card we are case-ing can be found on page 64 of the Annual Catalog. Additional Inspiration: Inspire Create (#168) for the colors. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch. I chose toContinue reading “Country Flowers – Best Friend”
Grace’s Garden – Sending Love
Welcome back! Friday again, here’s to hoping you have a creative weekend. Today I am playing with: Heart’s Quest (#53) choosing Fence/Gate and Love Die-Cut; the Color Hues (#86) combo Lilac & Lime; and Case-ing a card created by Verity Pursglove for Inspire Create (#167) which featured three Shapes on a matted card layout. HereContinue reading “Grace’s Garden – Sending Love”
Hooray for Surprises – Hello Birthday Card
Hi! Round two as a Surprise Party Guest with the Seize the Birthday Team. The Party Topping (#283) this time is “Off the Edge” and I created a mock step fold card, so I would have edges to decorate using the delicious green/blue colors from the Sunday Stamps (#333) suggested palette and sharing with CreativeContinue reading “Hooray for Surprises – Hello Birthday Card”
Wonderful Moments – Boy or Girl?
It is going to be a busy day tomorrow. So, I am getting a little ahead by playing with the Inspire Create (#165) Sketch and the Color Dare (#595) Palette for a few others: Shopping Our Stash (#519) Shower theme and Time Out (#261) Quote Word “Dreamy” for wondering if the baby is a boyContinue reading “Wonderful Moments – Boy or Girl?”
Spotlight on Nature – Leaf Collection Thank You Card
Design Team Time. This round at Hand Stamped Sentiments (#434), we are using a lovely sketch. I have selected the colors suggested by Inspire Create (#163) and am showcasing two new stamp sets from Stampin’ Up! that I received at our On-Stage convention this past weekend: Spotlight on Nature and Leaf Collection. Here is theContinue reading “Spotlight on Nature – Leaf Collection Thank You Card”
Sweet Friend – Stylin’ Girl By My Side
Hi! Back again. Sundays are perfect days to play in the Studio… So let’s play! At Shopping Our Stash (#515) we are putting our best face forward, so I picked the Poppet from Stylin’ Girl. To present her in her best light, I opted to CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) a card created by JoContinue reading “Sweet Friend – Stylin’ Girl By My Side”