Celebrate – Birthday Card

Welcome back!  Have you got any fabulous plans for the weekend?  We will be heading into the city tomorrow for a bit of fun…until then, I still get to play in the Studio. The challenges today include: The Card Concept (#183), Seize the Birthday (#250), Use Your Stuff (#470) and Sketch Saturday (#712).  Inspired byContinue reading “Celebrate – Birthday Card”

Merry Merry – North Pole Mischief

Welcome back to the Inque Spot Studio!  It has been a busy couple of days…so glad I had a chance to play today. Over at Just Us Girls (#656), the challenge is to create Holiday Tags, so this is what I decided to do. I incorporated several other challenges to inform my choices.  Stamp setContinue reading “Merry Merry – North Pole Mischief”

Love & Warmth & Hot Cocoa

Welcome back to the Inque Spot Studio!  I have been invited to be a Guest Designer this week with the folks responsible for the great Tic Tac Toe Challenges.  A particular favorite of mine.  Eight terrific opportunities to inspire your creativity.  I selected the Center Column: Red, Sparkle and Holly for TTTC186. Additional choices forContinue reading “Love & Warmth & Hot Cocoa”

Christmas Countdown – Season’s Greetings

Welcome back to the Inque Spot Studio! A quick clean and simple winter holiday card this morning for a couple of challenges. Theme: CAS on Friday (#243) with the Sketch and Theme from Tuesday Morning (#681).  Always fun to pull out stamps from your stash and give them a little love. Here is the result: Continue reading “Christmas Countdown – Season’s Greetings”

Moon Baby – Star of Light

Welcome back to the Inque Spot Studio! Today, I decided to play with the Alphabet Challenge – Letter ‘O” for Outer Space.  I really do not have much that fits this category…and opted for the retired Moon Baby and Star of Light stamp sets.  The current color choices suggested by the Facebook Color INKspiration ChallengeContinue reading “Moon Baby – Star of Light”

Merry Merry – North Pole Mischief

Welcome back!  I have a Holiday card for you today…it is less than two months until Christmas and really one month before those cards have to be in the post to be delivered on time. I have selected the ever so cute North Pole Mischief stamp set so that I can enter the Jingle BellesContinue reading “Merry Merry – North Pole Mischief”

Happy Birthday to a Stand-Up Friend

Welcome back!  All set for class tonight, so I thought I would play with a few challenges… Inspiration and Neutral Color Palette: Just Us Girls (#655), Color Choices and Stamp Set: Retro Rubber (#194) and Sketch: Try Stampin’ On Tuesday’s (#579). Here is the result:  Steps: All the elements were adhered to the card baseContinue reading “Happy Birthday to a Stand-Up Friend”

Fall Harvest – Thank You

Welcome back!  A Sunday to play in the Studio… Playing with The Card Concept (#182a) Inspiration / Color challenge along with the Double Trouble (#123) Theme challenge which is partnering with the team from Atlantic Hearts (#495) for the Sketch.  I added Pumpkins so I could enter both the Can You Handle The Pressure (#18)Continue reading “Fall Harvest – Thank You”

Framed Florets – Beautiful Friend Birthday Card

A few challenges have been percolating in my head.  Seize the Birthday (#249) Faces and Facebook Stampin’ Up! Colour (October) with the ever so pretty kitty face.  I just received the new Framed Florets Bundle, available in November, and decided to play with it and an idea I had…and so, I tried it, bringing itContinue reading “Framed Florets – Beautiful Friend Birthday Card”

Stylish Sketches – Special Day

Welcome to the Cardz 4 Guyz (#307) and the Hand Stamped Sentiments (#400) challenges launching today! Autumn Colors and Autumn Inspiration.  I was drawn to the bottom right photo with the Gourds. I selected the sketch from Fusion and additional inspiration for the color choices and the clean design of the sleek kitchen.  Ultimately usingContinue reading “Stylish Sketches – Special Day”