Welcome back! It’s the weekend and here’s to hoping you will find some time to be creative! I have an interesting holiday card for you today. Over at Jingle Belle’s (#2608), the theme is Vintage; Over at Inspired By (#383), the Café with the Retro Colors led me to Caffeinated Christmas (#52) and sharing withContinue reading “Retro Christmas Coffee Card”
Category Archives: Shopping Our Stash Challenges
Wanted To Say – Happy Birthday
Hi again! Catching a few upcoming deadlines with a bright and fun Birthday card. The challenges: Shopping Our Stash (#570) to not use any white; Cupcake Inspiration (#635) for the Colors; and choosing elements from Pick 3 (#2603) to create the card: Stripes, Dies and Text. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adheredContinue reading “Wanted To Say – Happy Birthday”
Touches of Texture – Get Well Card
Design Team Time for Hand Stamped Sentiments (#484) with a lovely Monochromatic palette of colors. My design was influenced by: Just Add Ink (#781) for a Winged element; Shopping Our Stash (#569) to include a Number; and Just Us Girls (#814) to add Embossed Elements and that list sent me to my stash of retiredContinue reading “Touches of Texture – Get Well Card”
Beautifully Adorned in Gold
Welcome back! Happy Sunday. Hoping you are well and taking the opportunity to celebrate International Women’s Day. Today, I am playing with: Shopping Our Stash (#568) for the color Gold and Festive Friday (#204) incorporating several of the suggested elements for a clean and simple styled card created for CAS on Friday (#329). Here isContinue reading “Beautifully Adorned in Gold”
Much Luck & Good Fortune
Welcome back! Celebrating Chinese New Year I am playing with: Festive Friday (#203) incorporating several of the required elements for a clean and simple shaped card for Krafty Chicks (#808) and Shopping Our Stash (#567). Here is the result: Steps: The elegant gold stamped Arch was popped up with Dimensionals onto the Shaped Card Base,Continue reading “Much Luck & Good Fortune”
Sending Love – Fabulous Sayings
Welcome back! Happy Sunday. Creative Studio time… Today I am playing with Facebook’s Colour INKspiration (#202) Palette. Incorporating the Love theme for Little Red Wagon (#844) and Shopping Our Stash (#566). In January, I issued the first of a series of monthly creative challenges, on my Facebook page: The Inque Spot Studio. The challenge includesContinue reading “Sending Love – Fabulous Sayings”
Fragrant Layers – Hello
Welcome back! Already Thursday…where did the week go? Today I am playing with: Paper Players (#768) for the color selection; Inkspirational (#358) for something shiny and Time Out (#304) for something that glitters; bringing it all together with the current TGIF (#559) sketch and sharing with Shopping Our Stash (#565) for something new with somethingContinue reading “Fragrant Layers – Hello”
A Little Bird Told Me – You Make My Heart Sing
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”
Happy Christmas – Gift of Joy
Welcome back! Crunch time…I must get ready for the holidays. Company is coming…so this may be one of the last posts before Christmas. Not sure how much time I will have to sneak into the Studio… The challenges: Inspiration Station (#80) Cozy Christmas Inspiration Photo; Little Red Wagon (#838), a Christmas Card; and Shopping OurContinue reading “Happy Christmas – Gift of Joy”
Fun & Festive – Christmas Wishes
Design Time: For the Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#542) Sketch. Today’s card can be found on page 30 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 “Fun & Festive – Christmas Wishes”