Again, it is Friday! How does that happen? The week just flew by… Putting together an idea for a few challenges: I started with the Color Board over at Sunday Stamps (#328) full of my favorite Neutral colors. Influenced by Tic Tac Toe (#242) to add a Floral element and add some Embossing using theContinue reading “Echinacea – Neutral Tone Study”
Category Archives: Tic Tac Toe Challenges
Thoughtful Expressions – Softly Sophisticated
Welcome back! It had been a couple of busy days, but I wanted to post the card I made inspired by Michelle Last who was profiled on the Facebook Stampin’ Through the Catalog as a Guest Designer on February 15th. She had a really cute card with an inside surprise. I took inspiration from TheContinue reading “Thoughtful Expressions – Softly Sophisticated”
Hills of Tuscany – Sepia Study
Hi! Back again for the Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#446) sketch where we select a card sample from one of the Stampin’ Up! catalogs. Today’s sketch is found on page 30 of the January – April Mini Catalog. I kept the layout pretty much the same but changed out the stamp set, showcasing the Hills of TuscanyContinue reading “Hills of Tuscany – Sepia Study”
Stippled Roses – Beauty and the Beast
Welcome back! Happy Friday to you all. Deadlines and more. Today’s card incorporates the Cupcake Inspirations (#586) Fairy Tale theme and the Sunday Stamps (#327) colors. Along for the ride, I selected a row from the Tic Tac Toe (#240) board and the Freshly Made (#621) sketch. Here is the result: Steps: All elements wereContinue reading “Stippled Roses – Beauty and the Beast”
Puzzled Pieces – Love You Lots
Welcome back to a brand-new week! January is fast giving way to February and that means Valentine’s Day is once again on the horizon. I created a somewhat masculine card for several concurrent challenges: Heart’s Quest (#46) to use a puzzle piece; Festive Friday (#151) to include a love sentiment; Tic Tac Toe (#239) whichContinue reading “Puzzled Pieces – Love You Lots”
Christmas Joy
Welcome back! A rainy day…everyone is enjoying the books they got for Christmas, and I am nipping in to create a card for a few open challenges. Layout: Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#440) Sketch found on page 22 of the September – December Mini Catalog; Theme: Farm Quest (#42) Decorated Farmhouse and Paper Craft Crew (#549)Continue reading “Christmas Joy”
Joy of Noel – Holiday Card
Welcome back! Another Christmas card but expressly made for a fellow. Here we go: Sunday Stamps (#323) Color Mood Board for the cozy colors and bedding textures for The Male Room (#181); Choosing elements from both the Tic Tac Toe (#238) Board and the Festive Friday (#149) List. Bringing it all together, the Just AddContinue reading “Joy of Noel – Holiday Card”
More Wishes – Merry Christmas
Happy Tuesday! A whole lot is shakin’ here in the Studio. The Facebook – Stampin’ Through the Catalog challenge is featuring More Wishes today. So, the other inspirations that informed my choices were: Inspiration Station (#56) with Mickey and Minnie Mouse festively dressed in the colors suggested by Facebook Colour INKspiration (#156). I opted toContinue reading “More Wishes – Merry Christmas”
Joy of Noel Wreath
Welcome back! Christmas countdown… Over at Stampin’ Up! Only (#340), we are asked to create with some of our favorite products from the September – December Mini Catalog. How to choose? There are so many. I selected the Joy of Noel Bundle, the Christmas Classics Dies and the All About Autumn Specialty Designer Series PaperContinue reading “Joy of Noel Wreath”
Biggest Wish – Happy Birthday
One last card for today…to celebrate the birthday of Laurel, who runs the Inspired By challenges. So, here we go: Global Design Project (#421) for the specific colors that can also be found in Laurel’s Inspiration Photo, Inspired By (#264). I chose Tic Tac Toe (#236) for the diagonal line, Stamping, Layers and Free andContinue reading “Biggest Wish – Happy Birthday”
The Inque Spot Studio 