Playful Pets – You’ve Got a Friend

Welcome back!  One of us is going travelling and I have lots to do to get ready.  So here is a quick card before I get serious… Playing with Double Trouble (#134) partnering with Use Your Stuff (#480).  I chose the colors from Sunday Stamps (#305) and the sketch from Paper Players (#633). Here isContinue reading “Playful Pets – You’ve Got a Friend”

Painted Floral – Sometimes…

Welcome back!  One last challenge deadline for today. Atlantic Hearts (#517) sketch with colors selected from the Fancy Five board over at Color Dare (#540). After a peruse through the catalogs, I settled on the Fancy Flora Designer Series Paper pack to match the colors I chose: Soft Succulent (for Sage); Evening Evergreen (for Pine);Continue reading “Painted Floral – Sometimes…”

Enjoy the Adventure – So Sweet Floral

Happy Sunday!  Hoping you have a chance to be creative today… Can you create a card without ink?  Just Add Ink (#645) is challenging us to create with no stamping. I opted for the current sketch at Tuesday Morning (#700) and to use the Enjoy the Adventure Memories & More Card Pack.  One of theContinue reading “Enjoy the Adventure – So Sweet Floral”

Tempest in a Teapot – Glad we’re friends

Happy Weekend!  Welcome back to the Inque Spot Studio. Are you a fan of “Cozy Mysteries”?  I am.  I love a perfect little murder mystery and the current challenge over at AAA Cards (#236) is to be inspired by a movie, song or book.  I, of course, went with book(s). Additionally, I was inspired byContinue reading “Tempest in a Teapot – Glad we’re friends”

Beside Me – Mother’s Day Card

Having a play with a few more challenges before I get ready for Wednesday’s class… Inspire Create (#138) to use the card created by Karen Farquhar as an inspiration springboard. The items chosen: Layout, Patterned Paper, Embossed Panel, Pansies, Tag Sentiment and Ribbon. The colors were chosen from the Color Dare (#539) Tic Tac ToeContinue reading “Beside Me – Mother’s Day Card”

Epic Celebrations – You’re Awesome

Tuesday!  Design Team Challenges for Hand Stamped Sentiments (#410) – Color and Cardz 4 Guyz (#318) – Use some type of Coloring Medium.  I chose to create a card for a Teenager and picked the retired stamp set – Epic Celebrations (circa 2018) for Retro Rubber (#202) using the Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#400) Sketch.  Let’sContinue reading “Epic Celebrations – You’re Awesome”

Fable Friends – Happy Spring

Welcome back!  Happy Monday! Several fun challenges influenced this particular card. Festive Friday (#130) for a number of the items listed and I chose the retired stamp set Fable Friends, as it loosely reminds me of the Peter Rabbit series of books; the new I Spy With My Little Eye (#1) for a Critter; theContinue reading “Fable Friends – Happy Spring”

Spring Rain – Spring Clean

True to the quote from Time Out (#234), today “the sun shines hot, and the wind blows cold” and those winds are blowing in more rain… My inspiration for “Spring Rain”: Try Stampin’ On Tuesday’s (#598) for the sketch and optional theme with the cool color palette suggested by Color Hues (#60). My choice ofContinue reading “Spring Rain – Spring Clean”

Look Who’s Turning Four – Celebrating with Zoo Babies

Yup!  It is Tuesday…and I am playing with the Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#399) suggestion. Let’s remake that sample. I was inspired by the following challenges: Seize The Birthday (#257) as I actually need a birthday card for a little girl; Retro Rubber (#202) because I have these cute retired children’s stamp sets; The current colorsContinue reading “Look Who’s Turning Four – Celebrating with Zoo Babies”

Oh, Happy Day – Playing in the Rain

Welcome back!  Has the time change knocked you off your game?  I cannot believe it is already the afternoon… Anyway, today I am playing with the Atlantic Hearts (#515) Sketch with the new color set suggested by Paper Players (#631) using the Playing in the Rain stamp set.  It is a cool and dreary rainyContinue reading “Oh, Happy Day – Playing in the Rain”