October 16th, 2020 This week the chosen theme for Simple Stamping is Birthday using Seasonal Colors. Featured are the stamp sets Happiest of Birthdays and Bloom & Grow. Open line images beg to be colored and I used three different mediums for the coloring on these cards. Each card has a clean and simple esthetic. Continue reading “Friday Simple Stamping – Seasonal Birthday”
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Paper Pumpkin Play Date – Bold Botanicals
October 15, 2020 The AUGUST 2016 – BOLD BOTANICALS kit was an interesting mix of the feminine and masculine. The paper elements were decidedly masculine: bold swaths of strong color in Cajun Craze and Bermuda Bay while the stamp set: Three lovely floral images lends to a softer feminine feel. Yet bold fonts were usedContinue reading “Paper Pumpkin Play Date – Bold Botanicals”
Colour Inkspiration Challenge #87
October 14, 2020 One of the challenges that I especially like to participate in is Colour Inkspiration. I started with #82 and have entered my creations in all of the challenges since then. I was encouraged when my first entry made it to the Top 5 list. Very exciting! Better yet, my entry for #85Continue reading “Colour Inkspiration Challenge #87”
Sunday Sketch – SS024
October 11th, 2020 Christmas Cheer Looking at today’s sketch, I was drawn to create a Holiday card. Stampin’ Up! currently has much of it’s Designer Series Paper on sale (15% Off) and the three panels were perfect to show off patterned paper(s). I picked Heartwarming Hugs. The principle colors in my selected patterns include: RealContinue reading “Sunday Sketch – SS024”
Saturday Keep Stamping – Favorites
October 10th, 2020 The challenge this week is to create with a favorite. What favorite? A stamp set, a color, a technique, a tool, a style? Ultimately, my favorite style of card is Clean and Simple. My go to color is White and then what ever other colors suit the imagery of the stamp setContinue reading “Saturday Keep Stamping – Favorites”
Friday Simple Stamping
October 9th, 2020 – Hallowe’en This week the chosen theme for Simple Stamping is Hallowe’en. Such fun to see the children in their costumes as they pop around for treats. I wanted to feature the multi-occasion stamp set, Festive Post and the matching Rectangular Postage Stamp Punch. This great little stamp set covers you forContinue reading “Friday Simple Stamping”
Paper Pumpkin Play Date – Frights & Delights
October 8, 2020 Getting in to the SPIRIT, I chose the SEPTEMBER 2018 – FRIGHTS & DELIGHTS kit. This kit featured cellophane treat bags to give to the Ghosts & Goblins that arrive at your door on Hallowe’en! Today, I am featuring alternative uses for the cellophane bags. How about we cut them apart… SpookyContinue reading “Paper Pumpkin Play Date – Frights & Delights”
Birthday Cheer
October 6, 2020 Global Design Project #261 – #GDP261 – Color Challenge Case-ing Tuesday #272 (August – December 2020 Mini Catalog, page 36) This week, the Color Combo challenge has a great mix of colors and I decided to combine them with today’s Case-ing Tuesday #272 challenge. Key elements from the sample from the Mini CatalogContinue reading “Birthday Cheer”
Sunday Sketch – SS023
October 4th, 2020 Thanks Have you ever made a card with no stamp and / or no ink? When I was deciding what stamped image to use for today’s sketch, I thought about trees. Should it be Fall or Christmas? I made a Christmas card last week. Okay, then an Autumn card… Then I thoughtContinue reading “Sunday Sketch – SS023”
Saturday Keep Stamping – Two Cut / Three Card Pattern
October 3rd, 2020 This week my challenge is to use a layout from Just Add Ink that I originally found on Pinterest. I nicknamed it the Two Cut/Three Card Pattern. Essentially, you choose three pieces of paper. All cardstock, all patterned paper or a combination of both. All three pieces are cut to the sameContinue reading “Saturday Keep Stamping – Two Cut / Three Card Pattern”
The Inque Spot Studio 