Welcome to the Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge (#395) launching today! Be sure to visit and see what the Design Team created. This fortnight, we have a Sketch for you. Looking forward to seeing what you will create. My theme, color and style were influenced by the following challenges: Theme: Just Us Girls (#644), Color: ColorContinue reading “Butterfly Brilliance – Chic Birthday”
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Celebrate
Welcome back! I have never actually created an ATC (Artist Trading Card) before today. It is a little art piece that measures (2½” x 3½”) and often supports a mixed media application. It can be used as a stand-alone creation or subsequently added to a card base creating an interesting card. Essentially, the size (2½”Continue reading “Celebrate”
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”
Nature’s Prints – Thinking of You
Further to my earlier post regarding favorite things, a very close second would be CAS (clean and simple) cards and the color that makes me happiest: Green. I love to participate in the various challenges because it forces me out of my “box” and makes me think how to use all of the materials andContinue reading “Nature’s Prints – Thinking of You”
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”
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”
Go Fly a Kite
How about CAS (Clean and Simple) today? One of my favorite styles of card to make using stuff in my stash. Several current challenges that fall within a similar theme: Kids – Paper Players (#600) and Addicted to CAS (#224), Words (Themes) – CASology (#405) and Alphabet (Letter H), and bringing it all together RetroContinue reading “Go Fly a Kite”
Flowers of Friendship – Thanks
Hi! Welcome back to the Inque Spot Studio. Playing with a few more challenges this morning… Sketch: Tuesday Morning Sketches (#665); Color: Color Throwdown (#701) and Tic Tac Toe (#170) for some of the elements. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Basic White cardstock. Background Panel: (5½” xContinue reading “Flowers of Friendship – Thanks”