Welcome back! Monday again and I am playing in the Studio. Do you have a friend that has a New Year’s birthday? I do! So, here is a card for him. Starting with Seize The Birthday (#296) with a Masculine Twist and sharing with The Male Room (#193) Anything Goes. Over at Double Trouble (#181)Continue reading “New Year – New You – Happy Birthday”
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Memorable Blooms – On My Mind
So many deadlines fall on a Sunday, and I am working to ensure I get one of my favorites completed. Thanks for indulging me with another card. Clean and simple, a favorite style for Facebook’s Colour INKSpiration (#178), giving you a sneak peek of a new stamp set bundle coming in January – Memorable Blooms.Continue reading “Memorable Blooms – On My Mind”
Umbrella Days
Welcome back! Happy Sunday. I have a quick little clean and simple, simple stamping card for you this morning. Vickie has a very nice color selection this week at Creative Colour (#170), and I thought they would be ideal to showcase one of the new On-Line Exclusive stamp sets – Umbrella Days. This set alsoContinue reading “Umbrella Days”
Season of Elegance – Believe
Welcome to Sunday and the newest Paper Players (#719) challenge. This week, Ann has a lovely Color Scheme for us which is just perfect for Holiday cards and so nicely matches the Season of Elegance Specialty Designer Series Paper that I haven’t yet had a chance to use. I selected the Freshly Made (#665) SketchContinue reading “Season of Elegance – Believe”
Autumn – Thank You
Welcome back! Happy Saturday. A couple of challenges combined: The Card Concept (#211) for both theme and colors along with the Tuesday Morning (#785) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch. A Bow was added using Very Vanilla Baker’s Twine and the Leaf wasContinue reading “Autumn – Thank You”
Nests of Winter – Cardinal Hello
And…it is Friday! Lots happening today but I am sneaking a card in to meet a deadline. Cupcake Inspiration (#607) is featuring warm toasty colors…but what to do? Heart’s Quest (#67) is looking for at least three items on the list and I chose Cardinals, Woods and Woodgrain Heart which ties in nicely with FarmContinue reading “Nests of Winter – Cardinal Hello”
Be Merry Ornament
Welcome back! Already Thursday – where does the time go? I am having a play with a few CAS (clean and simple) challenges using the opulent colors and photo inspiration offered up by Sunday Stamps (#349). Additional inspiration: Addicted to CAS (#272) Ornament; AAA Cards (#279) Christmas Theme; and bringing it all together CAS ColoursContinue reading “Be Merry Ornament”
Caroling Mice – Christmas Spirit
Welcome back! I have a quick little CAS (clean and simple) card for you today. Simple stamping at its best – just Stamps, Inks, and Paper. Starting with the Retro Rubber (#245) Christmas Tic Tac Toe Board and the left line: Lights, Alcohol Markers, and Ribbon. I selected Color Dare (#628) for the Palette andContinue reading “Caroling Mice – Christmas Spirit”
Painted Trees – Peace on Earth
Welcome back! I have a few things on the go tomorrow and may not have time to work on the As You See It (#331) Speed Challenge and it is one of my favorites. Can you create a card in 10 minutes or less? How long do you think it took me? I’ll let youContinue reading “Painted Trees – Peace on Earth”
Merry Merry Sparkle
Design Team Time: Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#489) where we CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) cards found within Stampin’ Up!’s current catalogs. Today? The card can be found on page 24 of the Sep – Dec Mini Catalog. So much inspiration…similar colors and themes and I just had to use pretty papers in my stash: .JingleContinue reading “Merry Merry Sparkle”
The Inque Spot Studio 