Welcome to Sunday and the newest Paper Players (#678) challenge. Anne Marie has given us a fun sketch to play with this week. I decided to have a play with stencils for Just Us Girls (#715) and the Color Dare (#588) Fancy Five picking the warm tones. I am also sharing this card with KraftyContinue reading “Blocked Stencils – Hug in a Cup”
Category Archives: Tools Challenge
Detailed Dogwood – Heartfelt Hellos
A quiet Sunday and a great day to be in the Studio. I have another card for you today… Over at TGIF (#460), the challenge is to use products from the Sale-a-bration Brochure that you can get for free with a qualifying purchase. Over at As You See It (#317), the challenge is to useContinue reading “Detailed Dogwood – Heartfelt Hellos”
Thanks A Latte – A Nice Cuppa and More
Shall we have a coffee, tea or hot chocolate? For the Inspired By (#275) theme, colors and sketch. Sharing with Coffee Loving Cardmakers for a Coffee Date with Laurel and Amy and using elements suggested by Just Add Ink (#688). Here is the result: Steps: All of the pieces were adhered in place to resembleContinue reading “Thanks A Latte – A Nice Cuppa and More”
Sitting Here – Come and Sit a While
Welcome back! Monday and a brand-new week…let’s have some fun. Over at Farm Quest (#45) the theme is Porch Furniture. I dug out an old favorite stamp set, Sitting Here for this. I selected the Color Throwdown (#779) suggested colors and took inspiration from the Paper Craft Crew (#556) sketch design which I flipped. MuchContinue reading “Sitting Here – Come and Sit a While”
Beside Me – Always There
Welcome back! It’s Saturday!! Hope you have creative plans on your schedule. Today’s card incorporates the Festive Friday (#152) Family Day theme and the Creative Colours (#126) suggestion. Along for the ride, I selected various embossing folders for Can You Handle the Pressure (#48) and bringing it all together, the Tuesday Morning (#742) sketch. HereContinue reading “Beside Me – Always There”
Circle Sayings – Happy Birthday
Welcome back! A bunch of ideas have been percolating in my brain as I pondered what to do with sets of colors, some open themes, a tool usage and various sketches. These were the ones I settled on. Firstly, the colors: Facebook’s Colour INKspiration (#158); then the theme: TGIF (#456); thirdly using stencils for Just UsContinue reading “Circle Sayings – Happy Birthday”
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”
Snow Much Fun – Snowball Fight
Welcome to Sunday and the newest Paper Players (#673) challenge. Claire has selected a clean & simple card style with a Winter Fun theme. Let’s have some fun! I selected the retired Snow Much Fun stamp set (Circa 2011) for the Retro Rubber (#222) theme, also Winter Fun and the Snowflake Stencil from the nowContinue reading “Snow Much Fun – Snowball Fight”
Frosty Friends – Warm Heart
Happy Saturday! Bright and Sunny here, but oh so cold. So unusual for South Carolina. Reminds me of winter days back in Canada. A few challenges for today: Can You Handle the Pressure (#47) with a twist to include Snow People; The Card Concept (#203) with a New Year Love theme and winter colors; andContinue reading “Frosty Friends – Warm Heart”
By My Side – Mitten Weather Birthday
Welcome back! Is it cold in your neck of the world? Lots of snow and it’s time for those mittens. As You See It (#314) is back for 2024 with a cool sketch. My choices were influenced by Inspired By (#271) for the theme, texture and general coloring which tied in well with the ColorContinue reading “By My Side – Mitten Weather Birthday”
The Inque Spot Studio 