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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In the Moment – What a Beautiful Day
Our current challenge at HANDSTAMPED SENTIMENTS (#377) is a Sketch Challenge. Today is a lovely sunny and warm day here in South Carolina. Even though the Autumn colors are gorgeous at the moment, I just couldn’t bring myself to create for the current season, nor the upcoming holidays, Thanksgiving or Christmas. So, I chose toContinue reading “In the Moment – What a Beautiful Day”
Snow is Glistening – Tumbling Snowflakes
Welcome back! Today I created a clean and simple card – for CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge (#445) and the Happy Little Stampers Stencil Challenge (November 2021) using the lovely Snowflake Stencil from the Adorning Designs Decorative Masks. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Basic White cardstock. BackgroundContinue reading “Snow is Glistening – Tumbling Snowflakes”
Painted Poppies – Happy Birthday
I thought I would to try to create a no layer card as there are a few challenges that asked for this treatment: Alphabet Challenge (N for No Layers) and Happy Little Stampers CAS (October). I think one of the hardest things to do is create a card that has no layers. Keeping a cardContinue reading “Painted Poppies – Happy Birthday”
The Power of One – Friend
The CASology Challenge – Cue Word (#395) is ONE. I created my card using the Case-ing Tuesday Facebook Challenge (#322) Sketch. ONE Image, ONE Word and ONE Color… Here is the result: Steps: I chose to use Very Vanilla cardstock as a neutral and Cajun Craze as my color. Background panel (4” x 5¼”) VeryContinue reading “The Power of One – Friend”
Shaded Summer – Happy Birthday
A few challenges…It makes this this girl happy to create for challenges. My husband jokes about the “Covid-Pile” of stacked cards. Creating keeps me busy and engaged in my favorite hobby. This week over at the Global Design Project (#308), the challenge is to CASE the Designer – Wilma De Korte. I chose the ThemeContinue reading “Shaded Summer – Happy Birthday”
Quiet Meadow – Thinking of You
Running a bit behind with the Case-ing Tuesday Challenge (#320), but here it is! The sample that we are casing this week is a card found in the Holiday Catalog on page 65. I chose to use the color palette from the Sunday Stamps Challenge (#265) and the stamp set from today’s Facebook Stampin’ ThroughContinue reading “Quiet Meadow – Thinking of You”
Frightening Feline – Happy Hallowe’en
Over at Tic Tac Toe, the current challenge (#129) has a decidedly Fall and/or Hallowe’en theme. Thought I would play with the diagonal line…Purple, Orange and an Interactive Element. I decided to throw in a Cat because I like them better than Pumpkins or Footballs… Here is the result: Steps: For the interactive element, IContinue reading “Frightening Feline – Happy Hallowe’en”
Mountain Air – Happy Birthday
Time to celebrate the 500th Sketch Challenge from Freshly Made Sketches! Incredible. I love to use a sketch as a starting point and the library of options at Freshly Made Sketches is an great resource. The Design Team strives for a clean and simple esthetic and that was what I was working towards. However, asContinue reading “Mountain Air – Happy Birthday”
Create with Friends – Friends Forever
Time to create for my WEEKLY SKETCH CHALLENGE – SS009 SUNDAY SKETCH. What will you make? Don’t forget to share your project(s) with me on my Facebook page: The INQUE SPOT Studio | Facebook I combined a few other challenges with the Sketch. This week one of the lines in the TIC TAC TOE ChallengeContinue reading “Create with Friends – Friends Forever”