Welcome back! A busy day in the Studio…Wednesday Class and just now getting a bit of time to create for a few challenges. Festive Friday (#189) selections from the list related to Friendship; Alphabet (Letter G) for Girlfriend; Retro Rubber (#259) Colors subbing Black for the Dark Blue; and Color Hues (#114) for the matchingContinue reading “Here For You – You Matter”
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Natural Botanicals – Thinking of You
Welcome back! Happy Monday. It’s the last day of the month. The first half of the year has just flown by, and I have been super busy with business related chores today, but I am sneaking in this card for another deadline. The challenges: Color Throwdown (#835) with a nice bright palette but what toContinue reading “Natural Botanicals – Thinking of You”
Beautiful Motifs – Thinking of You
Welcome back! Wednesday and sneaking in a card before class today (although this post will likely be post class)… So, Elizabeth over at Paper Players (#743) has challenged us to create a One-Layer card. I tried my hand by simplifying the Atlantic Hearts (#635) Sketch using the Color Dare (#656) Palette. Here is the result:Continue reading “Beautiful Motifs – Thinking of You”
Beach Poppies – Thinking of You
Welcome back! A little afternoon Studio time…for another clean and simple card. The challenges: Just Us Girls (#780) with a Mood Board featuring pretty Beach Poppies and sharing with Creative Colour (#199) as this week’s palette is reflected in the Inspiration Photo. I selected the current sketch over at As You See It (#350) toContinue reading “Beach Poppies – Thinking of You”
See The Good – The Right Words
Hi again! A few deadlines to meet… The challenges: Cupcake Inspirations (#619) Colors and Shopping Our Stash (#540) Theme. Bringing my ideas together, the Atlantic Hearts (#633) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch. The top Pear was popped up with Dimensionals. Keeping itContinue reading “See The Good – The Right Words”
You Make Me Smile – Layers of Beauty
Design Time: Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#516) Sketch. Today? The card can be found on page 144 of the May 2025 – Apr 2026 Annual 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 are welcomeContinue reading “You Make Me Smile – Layers of Beauty”
Summer Blue – Seashells
Design Team Time: This round at Cardz 4 Guyz (#374), our theme is Seashells and at Hand Stamped Sentiments (#465) we have three lovely colored Mood Boards, and I selected the Blue Water one. I chose to use the sketch suggested by Retro Rubber (#256) slightly modified and to celebrate well-loved retired stamp sets toContinue reading “Summer Blue – Seashells”
Hot Cocoa – Oh, What Yum!
I have the pleasure of being a Guest Designer for this month’s Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge (#42). This month, anything goes that is caffeine related, so a wide-open invitation to create. My design was influenced by two other Christmas related challenges: Christmas or Not Bingo (#13), picking Letter “N” and selecting Animals as my FreeContinue reading “Hot Cocoa – Oh, What Yum!”
Boho Vibes – Birthday
Welcome back! Happy Wednesday. An eclectic inspiration board over at TGIF (#526) this week. The theme is Boho Vibes with earthy colors and a birthday sentiment. I selected the Facebook SU! Colors (May) suggestion for my earthy tones. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base completing my Boho inspiredContinue reading “Boho Vibes – Birthday”
Gallery Blooms – You Make Me Smile
Welcome back! How can it already be Friday? The week just flew by… Today, I am creating for the Cookie Challenge (#204) featuring Pretty Flowers, selecting the Creative Colour (#192) Palette with the Freshly Made Sketch (#685), which I flipped to the vertical position to better accommodate my selected image and sharing with Shopping OurContinue reading “Gallery Blooms – You Make Me Smile”
The Inque Spot Studio 