Design Team Time for the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge (#663). Lots of neat elements in this sketch and I went with a fun and playful interpretation. My design was influenced by: We Love Stamping (#2601) to play with something new (patterned paper & stamp set); Shopping Our Stash (#564) to play with something that wasContinue reading “A Little Bird Told Me – You Make My Heart Sing”
Category Archives: Materials Challenge
You Are So Lovely – Lovely Arrangements
Welcome back! Hoping that you have some time to be creative this weekend. Happy Saturday. Further to my Studio clean up, I came across some retired pretty paper that had been pre-cut for a class at the Public Library a few years back. I really don’t buy too much for Valentine’s Day but the sweetContinue reading “You Are So Lovely – Lovely Arrangements”
Lovely Arrangements – Love You Birthday
Welcome back! What fun to create with some new products… Playing with the Global Design Project (#528) challenge to CASE (copy and selectively edit) a card created by Ann Alexander. Takeaways: Layers, Die Cuts, Embossing, Florals, and Layout. Additional influences: Christmas (or not) Bingo (#17) Letter ‘O” for Rectangle, Stitching, Patterned Paper and Dies forContinue reading “Lovely Arrangements – Love You Birthday”
Snowflake Sparkle
Welcome back! I am back…so nice to be in the Studio again. Hope you all had a lovely Christmas. A quick card for a few challenges: CAS Colours & Sketches (#575) to choose either or both, a 2025 color and sketch challenge, to create a seasonal card; CAS on Friday (#324) with a Snowflake theme;Continue reading “Snowflake Sparkle”
‘Twas a Night Well Done – Merry Christmas Santa
Welcome back! Ho, Ho, Ho to you… A couple of challenges have a Santa theme: Moving Along with the Times (#184); If You Give a Crafter a Cookie (#211) and Love Those Pretty Papers (#18). My design choices were influenced by Festive Friday (#199) and I chose the As You See It (#362) Sketch toContinue reading “‘Twas a Night Well Done – Merry Christmas Santa”
Christmas Cocoa – Merry Cafe
Welcome back! It is cold and drizzly and there are so many Christmas Parades in several of the local towns today…those going will need a lot of Hot Chocolate to keep warm as they wait for Santa to arrive. Playing with Double Trouble (#205) and the 3-2-1 Recipe (3 Colors, 2 Layers and 1 Image)Continue reading “Christmas Cocoa – Merry Cafe”
Approaching Perfection – Happy Birthday
Design Team Time for the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge (#658). All wrapped up with a tag. Lots of fun possibilities with this sketch. I changed the orientation to horizontal to better accommodate my sentiment. Design influences: Krafty Chicks (#796) Masculine and Alphabet (Letter Q) for Quote. Selecting the Facebook SU! Colours (December) suggestion and addingContinue reading “Approaching Perfection – Happy Birthday”
The Gift of You – Perfectly Pears
Design Time: For the Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#541) Sketch. Today’s card can be found on page 58 of the September 2025 – December 2026 Mini Catalog. CASE: (Copy and Steal Everything) Making it the same; (Copy and Slightly Edit) Almost the same with a little variation; (Copy and Selectively Edit) Changing things. You are welcomeContinue reading “The Gift of You – Perfectly Pears”
Winter Whisper – Thinking of You
Welcome back! Happy Thanksgiving. Did you watch the Parade? I cannot believe that Christmas is less than a month away. Now that the Parade is finished, I took the opportunity to dive back into the Studio. My happy place! The challenges: Paper Players (#765) for the Sketch; Inspire Create (#206) for the Monochromatic Color scheme;Continue reading “Winter Whisper – Thinking of You”
Joyful Tidings – Nests of Winter
Welcome back! A brand-new week and we are off to a flying start. The challenges: Little Red Wagon (#834) with a Let’s Fly theme and choosing to CASE (copy and selectively edit) Cordula De’s card for the Facebook’s Global Design Project (#524) for the general layout. Picking up lines from the current Tic Tac ToeContinue reading “Joyful Tidings – Nests of Winter”
The Inque Spot Studio 