Our current challenge at HAND STAMPED SENTIMENTS (#387) is Color. Additional Inspiration: Theme: Less is More (#462) Sketch: Retro Rubber (#180) Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Coastal Cabana cardstock. Background Panel: (4⅛” x 5⅜”) Basic White cardstock. The Rectangle Frame from the retired Swirly Frames stamp setContinue reading “Crafting Forever – Handcrafted”
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Hot Tropical Pink – You’re Amazing
Our current challenge at HAND STAMPED SENTIMENTS (#386) is Sketch. Additional Inspiration: Style – CAS (clean and simple) Colors: Less is More (#461); Theme: Happy Little Stampers April Challenge. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Basic White cardstock. Side Panel: (1¼” x 5½”) Gold Foil cardstock. Center ShapeContinue reading “Hot Tropical Pink – You’re Amazing”
Spring Tulips – So Glad We’re Family
Our current challenge at HANDSTAMPED SENTIMENTS (#385) is an Inspiration Board. I opted to use the Mason Jar, the Tulips and a variation of the Happy Mother’s Day sentiment. Additional Inspiration: Colors: Just Us Girls (#624), Theme: Crafter’s Café (#283) and CAS on Fridays (#227), CAS (clean and simple) Style: CAS on Friday (#227), TGIFContinue reading “Spring Tulips – So Glad We’re Family”
Spring Floral Basket – Such Happy News
Our current challenge at HANDSTAMPED SENTIMENTS (#384) is Color. Such a pretty mix, this time around… I picked one of my favorite retired stamp sets, Lovely Lattice, for the Tic Tac Toe Challenge (#151) for subject, theme and technique and water-colored the image for the Happy Little Stampers March Watercolor Challenge. The Spring theme wasContinue reading “Spring Floral Basket – Such Happy News”
Watercolor Words – Love Hearts
Our current challenge at HANDSTAMPED SENTIMENTS (#383) is a Sketch. I decided to employ the *KISS* Principle – Keep It Simply Simple! I picked one color to tie into the selected Designer Series Paper pattern and the Tools / Theme from Dies “R” Us Challenge (#187) and the Shapes from the Make My Monday ChallengeContinue reading “Watercolor Words – Love Hearts”
Driving By – Miami Style
Our current challenge at HANDSTAMPED SENTIMENTS (#382) is an Inspiration Board. There are several take-aways: Colors – Pink, Blue, White; Themes – Birds, Vehicles, Flowers, Walls and Doors; Textures – Bricks and Wood. Lots to work with! I selected to use the weekly Sketch challenge posted on my website – Sunday Sketches SS018 but flippedContinue reading “Driving By – Miami Style”
Positive Thoughts – Pretty Butterfly
Our current challenge at HANDSTAMPED SENTIMENTS (#381) is a color challenge. I selected the Sketch from the Paper Players (#575) Challenge. My personal challenge was to use this sketch to create a single layer card highlighting the new Layering Decorative Masks – Butterflies and Flowers. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½”Continue reading “Positive Thoughts – Pretty Butterfly”
Flowing Flowers – I Like You
Our current challenge at HANDSTAMPED SENTIMENTS (#380) is a sketch. Each week at The Inque Spot Studio, I issue a personal challenge to my clients to play along with me. It is a way to engage all to keep stamping when we cannot get together. This week the challenge was to try a technique usingContinue reading “Flowing Flowers – I Like You”
Greetings of the Season
Our current challenge at HAND STAMPED SENTIMENTS (#379) is to create a Christmas card inspired by the images provided. I was perusing Pinterest when I came across a card created by Mary Knabe. I thought it was a great idea and wanted to use her layout for a Christmas card. To CASE, is to CopyContinue reading “Greetings of the Season”
Winter Rose – Hello
Our current challenge at HANDSTAMPED SENTIMENTS (#378) is a Color Challenge. Playing around with the Iconic Dies. I chose the floral inspiration photograph and the sketch from the Inspired By Challenge (#197) to create my card. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Basic White cardstock. Background Panel: (4⅛”Continue reading “Winter Rose – Hello”
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