Welcome back! Happy Wednesday. Are you ready for your Thanksgiving celebrations? I have a quick (a very quick) clean and simple card for you today. Playing with the As You See It (#361) Speed Challenge with an Apple theme. Can you create a card in less than 10 minutes? How long do you think itContinue reading “Sweet Apples – Rustic Centerpiece”
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Winter Scenes – Noel
Design Time: For the Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#536) Sketch. Today’s card can be found on page 32 of the September 2025 – December 2026 Mini Catalog. CASE: (Copy and Steal Everything) Making it the same; (Copy and Slightly Edit) Almost the same with a little variation; (Copy and Selectively Edit) Changing things. You are welcomeContinue reading “Winter Scenes – Noel”
Love You
Hi again! Chasing a couple of deadlines… A fun little card inspired by Rose Coleman for Facebook’s Global Design Project (#508) Case-ing a Designer and choosing the color palette suggested by Facebook’s Colour INKspiration (#92). Here is the result: Steps: Bright, simple and to the point! I appreciate you spending some more of your timeContinue reading “Love You”
Just a Note – You’re on my Mind
Design Time for The Card Concept (#218) and we have a Neutral Naturals Décor themed inspiration photo this month. I picked up on the Shelving, Vases and Colors. I opted for a clean and layered styling for this card. Additional influence: Inspire By (#339) for the Sketch and a nod to the colors. Here isContinue reading “Just a Note – You’re on my Mind”
Celebratory Sips – Happy Birthday
Welcome back! Monday and the start of a brand-new week. A week full of possibilities… Some fun challenges about: AAA Birthday (#74) with no actual stamping; TGIF (#527) using the Celebratory Sips product line; Inspire Create (#194) looking for a Window or two; and the Just Add Ink (#753) Sketch which is ideal for windows.Continue reading “Celebratory Sips – Happy Birthday”
Happy Birthday – Layered Thoughts
Hi again! Another quick card…this time for a fellow. I am playing with Festive Friday (#185) for a Guy Styled card, selecting the Facebook’s Global Design Project (#498) Sketch and the Creative Colour (#195) Palette of distinctly masculine colors. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble theContinue reading “Happy Birthday – Layered Thoughts”
Sunrise Sailing – Graduation Card
Welcome back! Wow…Friday already and I am game to play…featuring the Sunrise Sailing Bundle, an On-Line Exclusive product offering. Double Trouble (#191) Graduation theme; add a Kraft Element; and partner with Try a Sketch on Tuesday (#670). Influences: Tic Tac Toe (#271) Die Cuts; Twine; and Embossing with Creative Colour (#194) Pumpkin Pie; Poppy Parade;Continue reading “Sunrise Sailing – Graduation Card”
Everyday Greetings – Love You
Sneaking in another CAS (clean and simple) card for you. Playing with Just Us Girls (#760) where we are challenged to CASE a Design Team Member’s card. I selected Carol Mayne’s masculine card with sneakers flipping her layout and swapping blue for red. Additional influences: Inspired By (#321) for the colors, red, white and grayContinue reading “Everyday Greetings – Love You”
Very Merry – Holiday Kitty Kat Koffee Kup
Welcome to Sunday and the newest Paper Players (#704) challenge. This week, Jaydee has chosen a fun little Sketch for us to work with. Lots of possibilities! How about an unusually colored Holiday card? I selected the Facebook Colour INKspiration (#171) palette; Caffeinated Christmas (#32) looking for a cute Critter; and chose a Kitty KatContinue reading “Very Merry – Holiday Kitty Kat Koffee Kup”
Hey – Happiest Day
Hi again! One more card for you today. In my favorite clean and simple style. So, over at Inkspirational (#322), they have this really cool Mood Board. My take-aways were the colors and the suggested Shapes along with an Ombre effect. To complete my idea, I chose to use Stencils for Just Us Girls (#741)Continue reading “Hey – Happiest Day”
The Inque Spot Studio 