Good afternoon! Just because the Holidays are around the corner, it doesn’t mean that everything else comes to a halt. Birthdays still come along… Over at Make My Monday (#212), the theme is a Pun/Fun sentiment, and I chose one from an older stamp set, Approaching Perfection. I selected the colors suggested by Creative ColourContinue reading “News Flash – Let’s Celebrate”
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Gorgeously Made – Holiday Card
Welcome back! I thought I would share a card I have designed for my Christmas card class series. I was inspired by a several challenges: TGIF (#444) for a Layered Leaf design; Inspired By (#261) for the Neutral color palette and texture; Tic Tac Toe (#232) for the Copper color choice and embossing; and amContinue reading “Gorgeously Made – Holiday Card”
Handcrafted Ornament – Holiday Card
Welcome back! I thought I would share one of the cards we created in class today. I was inspired by a couple of color challenges, both very similar, Sunday Stamps (#321) and Shopping Our Stash (#508). I was drawn to the blue/green and yellow/gold tones. For my overall design, I chose Just Us Girls (#703)Continue reading “Handcrafted Ornament – Holiday Card”
Splendid Thoughts – Anniversary Card
Designing for Cardz 4 Guyz (#334) and Case-ing Tuesday (#430). I selected these four challenges: The elements from the Paper Players (#664) Tic Tac Toe board; The circle theme suggested by both Stampin’ Up! Only (#338) and Double Trouble (#151); and Use Your Stuff (#496) partnering with Double Trouble for the Anything Goes theme. HereContinue reading “Splendid Thoughts – Anniversary Card”
Peaceful Boughs – Season’s Greetings
Tuesday Design Time. Combining the Hand Stamped Sentiments (#426) Inspiration challenge with the Case-ing Tuesday (#432) sketch. I was inspired by the Pinecones in the Wooden Crates. I do not have the new Precious Pinecones stamp set, so I opted to use a favorite retired bundle, the Peaceful Boughs stamp set and the coordinating BeautifulContinue reading “Peaceful Boughs – Season’s Greetings”
More Wishes – Merry Christmas
One more card for today. Rooting around in the scrap bins earlier today, I came across a (4” x 4”) square of Holiday patterned paper from the retired Under The Mistletoe Designer Series Paper and I thought it would work well for the current sketch over at Atlantic Hearts (#548). Before I knew it, IContinue reading “More Wishes – Merry Christmas”
Holiday Garden Walk – Merry Christmas
Welcome back! Sunday Studio Time. For the color challenge over at the Color Dare (#572), I chose the Tuesday Morning (#730) sketch. Showcasing beautiful patterned papers and letting them do all the work! Here is the result: Steps: All elements were arranged and adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch. Stampin’ Up! colorsContinue reading “Holiday Garden Walk – Merry Christmas”
Timeless Charm – Just Wanted to Say
Welcome back! Studio time after spending the day in the city. For the color challenge over at the Global Design Project (#417), I chose the Try Stampin’ On Tuesday (#629) sketch and added the material challenge from As You See It (#310). Let’s have some fun! Here is the result: Steps: All elements were arrangedContinue reading “Timeless Charm – Just Wanted to Say”
Autumn Thank You
Hello, again! I am back with the second card for today. The challenges: Sunday Stamps (#320) for the sketch which I flipped to the vertical position; Just Add Ink (#676) for the autumn inspiration and coloring; Color Throw Down (#766) for the specific colors; Time Out (#250) for the sentiment and Happy Little Stampers (October)Continue reading “Autumn Thank You”
Sweet Citrus Birthday Wishes
Welcome back! It is the end of the week and I still have a few outstanding challenges to complete. Up first, Paper Players (#663) with Creative Colour (#112) for a bright fun quick birthday card. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were arranged and adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch. TheContinue reading “Sweet Citrus Birthday Wishes”
The Inque Spot Studio 