Welcome back! Another deadline…card number two! The CAS Colours and Sketches Team doubled up the challenge for this week. They went retro with a previous sketch and a throwback to some delightful retired colors. I was on the hunt…dug out the old ink pads and dove through the scrap bins…success!! Here is the result: Steps:Continue reading “Shaded Summer – Friendship Card”
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Beautifully Penned – Happy Birthday
Welcome to the Holiday Monday! Never seems to be a day of rest over here in the Studio. But is it really labor when it is just what you want to do? Playing with Paper, Ink and Stamps. How are you spending your day off? Today’s Challenges: Sketch: Freshly Made Sketch Challenge (#501), Subject andContinue reading “Beautifully Penned – Happy Birthday”
Dragonfly Garden – You Mean So Much
Welcome back! There are a lot of theme and color challenges this coming week and very few sketches. Isn’t that the way it goes…feast or famine. What I always find very interesting is that with so many choices out there, the collective universe always seems to be on the same wave length…so, I am goingContinue reading “Dragonfly Garden – You Mean So Much”
Daisy Garden Spotlight – Thank You
Hey, Welcome back! The Facebook Stampin’ Through the Catalog Team’s Challenge stamp set choice for today is the fabulous Daisy Garden Background stamp. There is so much you can do with it. I kept it simple matching it up with the Hand Stamped Sentiment Sketch Challenge (#371) that influenced me to use the Spotlight TechniqueContinue reading “Daisy Garden Spotlight – Thank You”
Count on Me – Hello
Had a play with the Less Is More Challenge (#450). This a newer one for me. Hope you like it! Here is the result: Steps: For the “Spots”, I chose to add them via the Dots Embossing Folder. However, the challenge is to create a one-layer card, so I made a void embossing mask withContinue reading “Count on Me – Hello”
Count On Me – Happy Anniversary
Another quick post. Another deadline approaching… Sketch: Paper Craft Crew Challenge (#441) mixed up with Tic Tac Toe Challenge (#128). Here is the result: Steps: The Sweet Ol’ Bear from the Count On Me stamp set was stamped on to a Crumb Cake piece of cardstock with Soft Suede ink. The image was layered withContinue reading “Count On Me – Happy Anniversary”
You Are An Inspiration
A quick post today…I have a class tonight and want to get my card for the current FUSION Challenge posted. What a fun challenge… Here is the result: Steps: For the three strips, I grabbed the retired Tutti-Frutti Washi Tape from my collection. The colors reminded me of crayon colors. I added them to theContinue reading “You Are An Inspiration”
Moving Forward – Happy, Happy Birthday
Hi and welcome to my blog today! I needed a birthday card for a little fellow and thought I could combine a bunch of challenges… Theme #1: Retro Rubber Challenge (#165) Transportation, Theme #2: Seize The Birthday Challenge (#221) By The Sea, Theme #3: Just Add Ink Challenge (#569) Just Add “N” – Nautical, Color:Continue reading “Moving Forward – Happy, Happy Birthday”
Kindness Matters – Simple Butterfly
Two challenges today. Via a new friend, I became aware of an Alphabet Challenge and I immediately thought about one of the favorite stamp sets in my stash. Kindness Matters. The images in this set include Butterflies and that fit the theme over at CAS on Fridays perfectly. Here is the result: Steps: I choseContinue reading “Kindness Matters – Simple Butterfly”
Extraordinary Bedazzled Butterflies
Playing with a few other challenges this afternoon. Sketch: Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge (#434), Theme: CAS on Friday Challenges (#212) and Tools: Happy Little Stamper Challenges for August. Here is the result: Steps: I die-cut two Butterflies from the free Sale-a-bration Be Dazzling Specialty Designer Series Paper with one of the Butterfly dies from theContinue reading “Extraordinary Bedazzled Butterflies”
The Inque Spot Studio 