Welcome back! So happy you came for a visit. A few deadlines: Double Trouble (#172) partnering with If You Give a Crafter a Cookie (#195) for a “Be Happy” theme and Color Dare (#612) Tic Tac Toe Board choices and I picked my favorites from the center vertical line. All three, bright and happy. InContinue reading “Love & Affection – Sending a Smile”
Category Archives: Stampin’ Up! Only Challenges
Everyday Details – Happy Thoughts
Welcome back! How does the week go by so quickly? No matter, I am playing in the Studio. Today’s combinations: Over at Stampin’ Up! Only (#357), we are tasked with CASE-ing a card found on page 64 of the Annual Catalog. I chose to take up the Stampin’ Up! (August) Creative Challenge to play withContinue reading “Everyday Details – Happy Thoughts”
Merry Medley – A Holiday Card
Welcome back. Yikes! It is already Thursday. Guess what? Only 5 months until Christmas…and I am keeping it simple. That said, I am playing with a number challenges that are Holiday centric: Stampin’ Up! Only (#356); TGIF (#482); Color Hues (#91) along with Choosing the (Red, White and Green) Hungarian Flag for Colorful Options (July)Continue reading “Merry Medley – A Holiday Card”
Sketched Butterflies – Thinking of You
Welcome to Sunday and the newest Paper Players (#695) challenge. This week, Ann has given us a really neat Sketch to work with. I took it a step further and created a Double Point Fun Fold card. Additional inspiration: Colors and Flight for Inspired By (#294); Stampin’ Up! Only (#354) for Heat Embossing; and ofContinue reading “Sketched Butterflies – Thinking of You”
Summer Fresh Florals – What I Love
Welcome back! On Tuesday, a whole round of new challenges pop up, and I got inspired to create this card for them. First up…Shopping Our Stash (#524) is asking us to use buttons. It has been a minute since they were all the rage. Coincidently, the Tuesday Morning Sketch (#761) also features a button. NowContinue reading “Summer Fresh Florals – What I Love”
Sailing Home – Father’s Day
Design Time: Cardz 4 Guyz (#349) is featuring Father’s Day… So many other challenges are sporting a similar theme, and I took lots of inspiration from them for this card. Double Trouble (#168) for a Masculine card partnering with Colorful Options (June) for the Aqua color; and Stampin’ Up! Only (#353) for a Dad card…Continue reading “Sailing Home – Father’s Day”
Heartfelt Hellos – Enjoy Your Day
Hi! One more card for today. There are still a few challenges that close at month’s end…and that is tomorrow. Over at Atlantic Hearts (#579), the Sketch has a Brick Work or Herringbone design. I haven’t made this style in a long time, and it is perfect for using up scrap pieces. I decided toContinue reading “Heartfelt Hellos – Enjoy Your Day”
Simply Zinnia – Hooray for Surprises
It is Tuesday and time to create for this week’s Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#459). We have moved to the new Annual Catalog and first up is a card found on page 44. The Facebook Stampin’ Through the Catalog group is featuring the On-Line Exclusive stamp set – Simply Zinnia today and I chose to createContinue reading “Simply Zinnia – Hooray for Surprises”
Let’s Jazz It Up!
Welcome back! It’s Friday and almost the weekend. Hoping you have some time to be creative… Several challenges influenced the design of this card. At Make My Monday (#224) the theme is International Jazz Day. Did you know that Jazz is my favorite music genre? Anyway, over at Global Design (#433) the theme is alsoContinue reading “Let’s Jazz It Up!”
Simply Zinnia Fun Fold Birthday Card
Welcome back! Playing with a few challenges that have pushed me outside of my comfort zone. While I admire 3D Fun Fold type cards, they are not my usual go to. Inkspirational (#313) for the Word: Fold and Creative Creases (#79) for the Stampin’ Up! Only (#349) Birthday theme using the color palette suggested byContinue reading “Simply Zinnia Fun Fold Birthday Card”
The Inque Spot Studio 