Still raining…still playing… Simple cards, so easy to create are sometimes forgotten as we get better at cardmaking. For this card, I kept it very simple and let the pretty patterned paper do all the work. Over at Double Trouble (#135), the challenge is to use Rainbow Colors and they are in cahoots with TuesdayContinue reading “Something Special – Happy I Found You”
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Easter Tulips – Thinking of You
Welcome back! Another dreary day…perfect spending some time in the Studio! For this morning’s card I am combining a few more challenges: The Card Concept (#193) for colors and especially the Jug of Tulips; Try Stampin’ On Tuesday’s (#600) for the sketch; and Tic Tac Toe (#203) for the bottom line – Flowers, Ribbon andContinue reading “Easter Tulips – Thinking of You”
Tropical Leaf – Love You
To CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) is to take inspiration from and make it your own. The team at the Global Design Project (#388) asked us to recreate a card made by Ann Alexander. I opted to use the colors suggested by Creative Colour (#83) which are similar in overall impression to Ann’s color choices.Continue reading “Tropical Leaf – Love You”
Serene Bird – Happy Birthday
Welcome back! It is a dark rainy day and I wanted to brighten my day…so… The challenge I am playing with is: Festive Friday (#131) and I chose a number of items from the list. I wanted to add a Bird, but I don’t have many birds in my stamp collection. On a hunt, IContinue reading “Serene Bird – Happy Birthday”
Painted Posies – Blank Greeting Card
Hi! One more card for today… A clean and simple Spring card for Addicted to CAS (#234) influenced by the Mood Board over at Inkspirational (#286) and the colors of the desserts at Inspired By (#232). I opted for no sentiment because this card was so pretty and can be used for any occasion. HereContinue reading “Painted Posies – Blank Greeting Card”
And They Came 2 x 2 – Count Me In
Welcome back! What a busy week. Glad to have some time to play but those darn deadlines keep creeping up… So today, I was inspired by Paper Players (#634) for the theme; Color Dare (#541) for the colors chosen; TGIF (#414) for the materials used; and bringing it all together the current sketch layout atContinue reading “And They Came 2 x 2 – Count Me In”
Look Who’s Five – Birthday Bicycle
Tuesday! Design Team Challenges for Cardz 4 Guyz (#319) and Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#402) using the colors suggested by Just Us Girls (#673). Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the base sketch. A small Knot was tied using retired Old Olive Linen Thread. Do you rememberContinue reading “Look Who’s Five – Birthday Bicycle”
Graceful Tiles – Because of You
The Design Team Challenge for Hand Stamped Sentiments (#411) is an inspiration Mood Board. There are a lot of take aways and I am taken with the image of the Umbrellas. Additional inspiration comes from Just Add Ink (646): The Cookies led to the colors chosen – Pink, Yellow and Orange as well as theContinue reading “Graceful Tiles – Because of You”
Bouquet of Thanks
Welcome back! Hope all is well in your corner of the world. Catching up with Freshly Made Sketches (#579) and Color Hues (#61). Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the base sketch. A few Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels were added for a bit of bling. SuchContinue reading “Bouquet of Thanks”
Picture Perfect Birthday – Spring Tulips
One last card for today… The Challenges: Four Seasons (April) for the inspiration; Retro Rubber (#203) for the theme; Atlantic Hearts (#518) for the sketch; and Colorful Options (April) for the pastel color tone. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch. A Mint Macaron TextileContinue reading “Picture Perfect Birthday – Spring Tulips”
The Inque Spot Studio 