What a glorious day today – perfect for celebrating! I hope you are having a lovely day, too. A whole lot of inspiration contributed to the making of this card… Double Trouble (#132) celebrating Creative Creases (#52) on their two year anniversary and looking for a Fancy Fold and some Spring Flowers; Retro Rubber (#201)Continue reading “Perfectly Penned – Celebrate Today”
Category Archives: The Flower Challenge
With Love – True Beauty
Welcome to the weekend! Given the time of year, many challenges are related to Valentine’s, Pinks and Reds and other Love related themes. Keeping that in mind, I really like the idea of Galentine Cards. Special cards for your girlfriends. Several challenges today: Sketch and Technique – Try Stampin’ on Tuesday’s (#591); Color – ColorfulContinue reading “With Love – True Beauty”
Friends Forever – Celebrate Sunflowers
Welcome back to the Inque Spot Studio. Trying my hand at case-ing a card created by Stesha Bloodhart, this week’s Global Design Project (#368) challenge. I chose the layout, texture, edging, popped image, twine bow and dots. I opted for the colors and theme suggested by Double Trouble (#125) who is also partnering with InspirationContinue reading “Friends Forever – Celebrate Sunflowers”
Grace’s Garden – Healing Thoughts
Time again for the Facebook Tuesday Case-ing the Catalog challenge (#381). Have you realized what a fabulous resource our Stampin’ Up! Catalogs are? So many great ideas… Several Challenges influenced my design: Just Us Girls (#657) lead to the choice of the retired Grace’s Garden stamp set; Just Add Ink (#628) for the Colors;Continue reading “Grace’s Garden – Healing Thoughts”
Framed Florets – Beautiful Friend Birthday Card
A few challenges have been percolating in my head. Seize the Birthday (#249) Faces and Facebook Stampin’ Up! Colour (October) with the ever so pretty kitty face. I just received the new Framed Florets Bundle, available in November, and decided to play with it and an idea I had…and so, I tried it, bringing itContinue reading “Framed Florets – Beautiful Friend Birthday Card”
Alphabest Floral – Special Birthday
Welcome back to the Inque Spot Studio! Today, I decided to play with the Facebook Colour INKspiration Challenge (#130). What a wonderful set of colors! So rich and vibrant yet, I must admit it took me a little bit of time to come up with an idea. A complete mishmash of stamp sets and coordinatingContinue reading “Alphabest Floral – Special Birthday”
Happiness Abounds – Pretty Posies
Welcome back! Hope you are having a lovely week. We have some weekend plans, so I am trying to get a few more challenges completed. Sketch – Try Stampin’ on Tuesdays (#567) and Colors – Creative Color (#49). Technique – Happy Little Stampers Watercolor (August) and as the card also checks the boxes, The FlowersContinue reading “Happiness Abounds – Pretty Posies”
Merry Birthday!
Love weekends, especially ones where you can carve out some time to craft. Let me tell you a little bit about this card for a grown up Christmas baby. I love that I am able to combine stamp sets and custom create a special card. I was inspired by various challenges: Themes – Happy LittleContinue reading “Merry Birthday!”
Just Because
Happy Sunday! Welcome back. A few CAS (clean and simple) challenges are combined with some of my favorite retired stamp sets for today’s card. Sketch: Freshly Made (#545), Color: CAS Colours & Sketches (#479) and Theme: The Flower Challenge (#70). Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Basic WhiteContinue reading “Just Because”
Happiness Abounds – You Are Wonderful
Can you stand another card? Playing in the Studio with a few more challenges. Sketch: Paper Craft Crew (#476), Style and Theme: The Flower Challenge (#70), Style and Element: Addicted to CAS (#223) and Color: TGIF (#375). Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Mossy Meadow cardstock used asContinue reading “Happiness Abounds – You Are Wonderful”
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