How about we pull out the one stamp set that made me swoon when I flipped through the very first catalog I ever saw. Oriental Brushstrokes. It had retired by the time I started buying Stampin’ Up! products and it took me a few years to find it. I think it will be part ofContinue reading “Oriental Brushstrokes – Tranquility”
Category Archives: Theme Challenges
Fly Away, Fly Away – Little Lady Bug
Chasing one more deadline…Welcome back! Playing with the Theme from CAS on Friday (#236), the Technique suggested by Make My Monday (#180) and the CAS Colours &Sketches (#480) Sketch which I flipped. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Shimmery White cardstock. Focal Panel: (4⅛” x 5⅜”) Shimmery WhiteContinue reading “Fly Away, Fly Away – Little Lady Bug”
Under The Sea – Let’s Get Together
Welcome back! How can it already be August? New month, new ideas… Another clean and simple card playing with the Theme from Just Add Ink (#614), the Colors suggested by Color Throwdown (#703) and the Freshly Made (#546) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Very Vanilla cardstock.Continue reading “Under The Sea – Let’s Get Together”
Summer Solstice
Happy Saturday! Hope you have some time to play and be creative… Today, I am keeping it simple and playing with the Theme from Less Is More (#470), the Colors suggested by the Global Design Project (#353) Team and the Tuesday Morning (#668) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scoredContinue reading “Summer Solstice”
Beach Sunset – Friends Are Like Seashells
Welcome back! Have any great plans for the weekend? How about another trip to the beach? Inspiration: Time Out (#219), Key Word Themes: Use Your Stuff (#453) and Can You Handle the Pressure (#12), Colors: Color Dare (#507) and bringing it all together the current Try Stampin’ on Tuesdays (#565) Sketch which I flipped toContinue reading “Beach Sunset – Friends Are Like Seashells”
Beach Camping – You’ve Got Style
Welcome to the middle of the week. Are you ready for a vacation? How about camping at the beach? A few challenges inspired today’s card. Inkspirational (#270) and Color Dare (#506) along with the colors over at Inspire Create (#121). Bringing my idea together, Sketch Saturday (#705). The VW Camper translated into the new CaravanContinue reading “Beach Camping – You’ve Got Style”
Yuletide Christmas – Itty Bitty Christmas Greeting
Welcome back! Ever have a project that just seems to be a comedy of errors? Well, this was one of those. Working with the Less Is More (#469) Traditional Christmas challenge. This was originally going to be a single layer CAS card. Somehow, I was a real fumble fingers and smeared ink left and right.Continue reading “Yuletide Christmas – Itty Bitty Christmas Greeting”
Bike Ride – Happy Paths
Happy Tuesday and welcome to the Hand Stamped Sentiments challenge (#394) and the Facebook Case-ing Tuesday Sketch challenge (#366). It is fun when you are on a design team, and you are able to combine challenges creating synergy. For Hand Stamped Sentiments, I opted for the upper left inspiration photograph and selected the Bicycle. TheContinue reading “Bike Ride – Happy Paths”
Perfectly Penciled – Just Because its your Birthday
A color challenge deadline is approaching, Just Add Ink (#613)…such a pretty combination, Fresh Freesia (soft purple), Starry Sky (vibrant blue) and Mint Macaron (lovely shade of green). But what to do with them? I pulled out the super pretty Black and White Perfectly Penciled Designer Series Paper and opted to watercolor one of theContinue reading “Perfectly Penciled – Just Because its your Birthday”
A Sea of Thanks – A Fish & A Wish
One last deadline for today and another CAS card mixing in a few other challenges using A Fish & A Wish stamp set. Color: Color Throwdown (#702), Theme: AAA Cards (#220), Addicted to CAS (#225) and a line from the current Tic Tac Toe (#171) Board. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” xContinue reading “A Sea of Thanks – A Fish & A Wish”
The Inque Spot Studio 