Welcome back! It’s the Thursday edition… I started with the Alphabet (Letter C) for Circles and the Crafter’s Café (#219) Twist – No Squares. There wasn’t a current Sketch challenge that suited my purposes, so I went over to Pinterest for a browse and found this one, which I flipped to the mirror image. Next,Continue reading “Along These Lines – Happy Birthday”
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Sweet Citrus – Birthday
Design Time: Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#513) Sketch. Today? The card can be found on page 104 of the May 2025 – Apr 2026 Annual Catalog. Influences: Just Add Ink (#751) for a Window Shaker card and Inspired By (#336) Lemons for subject and colors. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to theContinue reading “Sweet Citrus – Birthday”
Have The Best Day – Gallery Blooms
Welcome back! A busy day ahead, so getting this card done first thing. Happy Wednesday. Those April Showers sure begat those May Flowers and that is the order of the day. The challenges: Inspired by (#335) Pretty Florals and Wood Elements along with the suggested Sketch; Seize The Birthday (#305) to add Flowers; Four SeasonsContinue reading “Have The Best Day – Gallery Blooms”
Celebrate The Good Stuff
Design Time for The Card Concept (#217) and we have a Patriotic Décor themed inspiration photo this month. I picked up on the Table Runner and the Wooden elements. I opted for a clean and layered styling for this card. Additional influences: Inspire Create (#192) to add a Tag; TGIF (#524) for the Sketch designContinue reading “Celebrate The Good Stuff”
The Right Words – Birthday Celebration
Design Team Time: This round at Cardz 4 Guyz (#372), we have a Sketch, and I did rotate the orientation to the vertical. My choices were influenced by Tic Tac Toe (#270), and the center Board Line: Stripes, Plaid and Metallic Brads with the CAS on Friday (#308) Black and White plus one color suggestion,Continue reading “The Right Words – Birthday Celebration”
Sending Good Vibes – Mediterranean Blooms
Welcome back! Monday and a brand-new work week…with a fruity fresh card. Today I have combined the Just Us Girls (#774) Fruit theme with the Color Hues (#109) Blue & Yellow palette including nature’s neutrals of brown and green. Bringing it all together with the Atlantic Hearts (#629) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: AllContinue reading “Sending Good Vibes – Mediterranean Blooms”
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”
Moon Baby – Hello
Welcome back! I have a sweet baby card for you today. Over at Facebook’s Global Design Project (#495), the theme is Baby and I selected the suggested Color Palette from TGIF (#523) to go with. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base. I like clean and simple cards, especiallyContinue reading “Moon Baby – Hello”
Let It Ride – Happy Retirement
Design Time: Facebook’s Case-ing Tuesday (#511) CASE-Ing Challenge where we copy and selectively edit a card found within Stampin’ Up!’s current catalogs. Today? The card can be found on page 134 of the May 2025 – Apr 2026 Annual Catalog. Two challenges influenced my design choices today: Festive Friday (#183) with a list of particularContinue reading “Let It Ride – Happy Retirement”
Gallery Blooms – Celebrate
Happy Monday! The new Catalog debuts tomorrow and I have a sneak peek for you… Just as new comes in the door…the old favorites are still here. To that end, I am embracing Joanne’s Paper Players (#776) Challenge to use Something Old and Something New for the Time Out (#287) Inspiration Photo Elements: Jade Color;Continue reading “Gallery Blooms – Celebrate”
The Inque Spot Studio 