The month is winding down and a popular challenge theme is Christmas in July. So, let’s play! The challenges: Alphabet (Letter H) for Holidays, Jingle Belles (#2415) Dashing Through the Snow partnering with Double Trouble (#171) to create an Aperture Snow card. The current Try a Sketch on Tuesday (#651) was perfect for an apertureContinue reading “Christmas in July – Merry Cafe”
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He’s All That – A Classic
Welcome back! Happy Sunday… Today, I am playing with a stripped-down version of the Atlantic Hearts (#586) Sketch and the colors suggested by Retro Rubber (#235) for a fun little guy card. My color translation: Soft Sea Foam; Lemon Lolly; Daffodil Delight; Azure Afternoon; Lost Lagoon; and Balmy Blue. Here is the result: Steps: AllContinue reading “He’s All That – A Classic”
Friends for Life – Happy Birthday
Welcome to Sunday and the newest Paper Players (#699) challenge. This week, Joanne has asked us to create a clean and simple Birthday card. A favorite style of mine! I took inspiration from several other current CAS challenges to design my card slipping in one extra for the color choices. To be considered for aContinue reading “Friends for Life – Happy Birthday”
Love You Lots
Welcome back! Off to a slower start today… Playing with the Facebook Global Design Project (#454) Sketch and the current Creative Colours (#150). I chose to incorporate the animal challenges from: Critter Crazy (#88) and Cupcake Inspirations (#598). Now you might say that Hedgehogs are not jungle animals but these types of animals are foundContinue reading “Love You Lots”
Poised Peony – Best Birthday Wishes
Hello again! Today is the day that Facebook’s Stampin’ Through the Catalog invites us to CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) a Designer’s Card. The original card was created by Narelle Farrugia, who is one of Stampin’ Up!’s Artisan Designers. Her card is lovely. My take-aways from Narelle’s card are: Focal image, Distressed Layers, a LabelContinue reading “Poised Peony – Best Birthday Wishes”
Sketched Butterflies – Summer Birthday
Design Team time. Catching up with the Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#469). The card we are case-ing can be found on page 38 of the Annual Catalog. Each week, a card sample from the catalog is selected and we invite you to re-create it any way you like. The Tic Tac Toe (#251) board line: Butterfly,Continue reading “Sketched Butterflies – Summer Birthday”
Grassy Grove – Thinking of You
Design Time: This round Cardz 4 Guyz (#351) is stepping into the Animal Kingdom, and I chose a forest setting. I selected the Sketch Saturday (#298) layout from 2014 to play along with Sketch Saturday (#754) asking us to pick a sketch from the archives and share with The Male Room (#188) who has aContinue reading “Grassy Grove – Thinking of You”
Country Florals – Birthday Card
Design Team time. Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#467). The card we are case-ing can be found on page 44 of the Annual Catalog. Each week, a card sample from the catalog is selected and we invite you to re-create it any way you like. The Inspired By (#295) photograph set the path for the choices takenContinue reading “Country Florals – Birthday Card”
Thoughtful Moments – Celebrate
Welcome to Sunday and the newest Paper Players (#696) challenge. This week, Anne-Marie has given us a Tic Tac Toe Board to work with. Lots of possibilities with eight different combinations. I selected the left-side down: Stars/Stipes, Birthday, and Twine. Additional inspiration: Festive Friday (#162) selecting a number of the possible elements; Just Add InkContinue reading “Thoughtful Moments – Celebrate”
Happiest Day – Better Days
Round Three and my stint as a Guest Designer with the Alphabet Challenge comes to an end. It has been a pleasure to play along with this group of talented Designers. This time around, Veronika has chosen the word “Gentleman” for the Letter “G” and is looking for suitably masculine cards. Inspiration: I chose theContinue reading “Happiest Day – Better Days”
The Inque Spot Studio 