Welcome back! Happy Sunday. Creativity abounds…with recycled materials. I love receiving Vintage Holiday cards. They are saved and when the right project comes along, I am willing to chop it up. In this case the Winter Scene with Bird was the latest victim. The challenges: Farm Quest Country Christmas (#27) Winter Cabin; Triple B (#2601)Continue reading “Weekend Adventures – Love This Place”
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You Are So Lovely – Lovely Arrangements
Welcome back! Hoping that you have some time to be creative this weekend. Happy Saturday. Further to my Studio clean up, I came across some retired pretty paper that had been pre-cut for a class at the Public Library a few years back. I really don’t buy too much for Valentine’s Day but the sweetContinue reading “You Are So Lovely – Lovely Arrangements”
Sweet Thoughts – I Love You
Welcome back! A New Year and a bit of Studio reorganization. I came across a lot of retired but delightful favorite stuff. Put it away or play? Play was the order of the day, so I created a card catching up with the Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#543) Sketch that I didn’t have time to doContinue reading “Sweet Thoughts – I Love You”
Impressions Abloom – I Appreciate You
Design Time: For the Facebook’s Case-ing Tuesday (#532) Sketch. Today’s card can be found on page 55 of the September 2025 – December 2026 Mini Catalog. CASE: (Copy and Steal Everything) Making it exactly the same; (Copy and Slightly Edit) Almost the same with a little variation; (Copy and Selectively Edit) Changing things. You areContinue reading “Impressions Abloom – I Appreciate You”
Millenium Falcon – Cruising View
Welcome back! A new week has started, and I am creating with a “MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU” theme… This month, Park Hopping – My Happy Place, Colorful Options and Time Out (#288) all went out to Space. I selected to use the Paper Craft Crew (#621) Sketch, flipped and loosely interpreted for myContinue reading “Millenium Falcon – Cruising View”
Beside Me – Dad Time
Hello again! A challenge deadline has snuck up on me… The very dramatic image colors presented by Color Dare (#649) reminded me of those found in a sunset. To that end, I selected the implied “Dad” theme over at Inspiration Station (#73) to complete my idea(s) for this card. Here is the result: Steps: AllContinue reading “Beside Me – Dad Time”
Textured Notes – Appreciation Card
Hi again! I had a chance to create another card post class today… Just Add Ink (#743) has a fun little sketch and Festive Friday (#180) has a delightful list of options featuring Black and White. Let’s do it! Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble theContinue reading “Textured Notes – Appreciation Card”
Along These Lines – You Are The Best
Welcome back! I am having another play with the new Along These Lines stamp set, a sneak peek, from the upcoming 2025/2026 Annual Catalog. Over at Paper Players (#729), we are tasked to just use one stamped image for a clean & simple card. Crafter’s Café (#317) also has a clean & simple twist andContinue reading “Along These Lines – You Are The Best”
Textured Notes – Note of Appreciation
Time again for Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#504), where we CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) cards found within Stampin’ Up!’s current catalogs. Today? The card can be found on page 38 of the Jan – Apr Mini Catalog. Influences: Just Add Ink (#742) Foliage filled Sunroom for inspiration; Just Us Girls (#742) for Color; and MakeContinue reading “Textured Notes – Note of Appreciation”
You’re Classic
Design Team Time: This round at Cardz 4 Guyz (#366), we are given a sketch to work with. Additional Influences: Style: Paper Players (#725) for clean and simple: Colors: Cupcake Inspirations (#611) for red, black and white; and Materials: Shopping Our Stash (#541) to use patterned papers. Here is the result: Steps: All elements wereContinue reading “You’re Classic”
The Inque Spot Studio 