Every week on Tuesdays and Thursdays there is an opportunity to “Stamp Through the Catalog” with like-minded Stampers. The stamp set(s) are pre-selected and you can play along and create. I like to participate in this activity and this week, I had the stamp set(s). Tuesday was Garden Wishes and Thursday was Dragonfly Garden. BothContinue reading “Dandy Garden Suite”
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Laced Hearts – Love Post
The Paper Players Team got me to make a Valentine’s Card with their current challenge– PP527. This is what I came up with… I pulled out all of the current pink/red toned cardstock from Stampin’ Up! For my concept, I needed three to five colors. Many of the pinks were too peachy compared to MagentaContinue reading “Laced Hearts – Love Post”
Brushed Blooms – You Deserve It
Playing along with the Mojo Monday #553 sketch created by Julee Tilman from Poetic Artistry and a color combination from the TGIF Challenges #302 today. The sketch is for a Mini Slim-Line card. Not a usual style for me. The envelope size would be A4 (4¼”x 6¼”). Here is what I came up with… ForContinue reading “Brushed Blooms – You Deserve It”
Suite Sampler – Birthday
Hi Everyone! It’s Tuesday and I am having fun with the Case-ing Tuesday #290 Challenge. For my color choices, I selected the Just Add Ink – JAI540 Color Challenge. This is what I created… An easily overlooked stamp set, Suite Sampler is at the back of the Spring Mini Catalog – page 88. It canContinue reading “Suite Sampler – Birthday”
Rooted in Nature – Thanks
This week over at The Paper Craft Crew – PCC412 I was presented with a TIC TAC TOE Challenge. These are fun to do… Here is what I created: A quick simple card layout. I chose the top row: Masculine, Twine and Thank You. I stamped the leaves from Rooted in Nature in Mossy MeadowContinue reading “Rooted in Nature – Thanks”
Birthday Fun – Girls and Boys
This week’s Sunday Sketch – SS040 is a great simple layout. Pick your colors, pick your theme and you are off to the races. I wanted to make Birthday cards and the colors chosen for these two cards were inspired by two different color challenges. Color Throw Down – CTD628 and CAS Color and SketchContinue reading “Birthday Fun – Girls and Boys”
Floral Sympathy
Needed one of these today… I chose the Mojo Monday #552 sketch created by Julee Tilman from Poetic Artistry and a color combination from The Spot for Inspiration Challenge #148. Here is the result: I started with the Patterned Paper. I chose the Night of Navy and White floral pattern from the Sale-a-bration selection: PaperContinue reading “Floral Sympathy”
Beautiful Brushstrokes – Wrapped Bouquet
To show you some of the new product available in the 2021 Spring Mini Catalog, today’s inspiration was a sketch from Freshly Made Sketches – FMS471 and a color combination from the Global Design Project – GDP277. I had a play with the new dies from the Beautiful Brushstrokes Die Set. These dies come withContinue reading “Beautiful Brushstrokes – Wrapped Bouquet”
Scrap Strips…We all have them. Let’s Make Cards!
This week’s Weekend Challenge to keep you stamping is another Simple Sketch intended for you to use up some of those half-inch scraps you keep for another day project. Well today is the day! All of the cards I made use some manner of scrap strips from my bins. Where the scraps originally came fromContinue reading “Scrap Strips…We all have them. Let’s Make Cards!”
Treasured Medallions in Poppy Parade
This is my first TIC, TAC, TOE Challenge. Offered up by the Paper Players Team – PP526, gave me lots of creative choices… How about DIE-CUT, RED and STENCIL? Or, what about RED, EMBOSSING and SPARKLE? This is what I came up with… As mentioned in an earlier post, a new box of goodies arrivedContinue reading “Treasured Medallions in Poppy Parade”
The Inque Spot Studio 