Help us celebrate! Hand Stamped Sentiments has reached a milestone. This is the 500th challenge. WOW!! This round, we have a sketch. My design choices were influenced by Facebook’s SU! Colour (#2610), a true set of holiday tones, #JingleBelles (#2622) with an Animal theme, and sharing with the Creative Crafters (#105) Anything Goes. Here isContinue reading “Cutest Crew – Noel”
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Painted Pumpkins – Hey
Design Team Time for The Card Concept (#230) Inspiration Board for both theme and colors for a clean and simple layered Greeting card. Design choices influenced by As You See It (#383) Recipe Ingredients and sharing with Sunday Stamps (#396) for the colors and Fall theme along with Cupcake Inspirations (#643) and their Fall theme.Continue reading “Painted Pumpkins – Hey”
Bold Birthday
Time again for the Hand Stamped Sentiments (#499) Design Team Challenge. This round, we have a great set of colors. My design choices were influenced by The Male Room (#215) for something Geometric; AAA Birthday (#90) for Big & Bold; Seize The Birthday (#336) to add a Double Frame; and finishing it off with someContinue reading “Bold Birthday”
With Love – Playful Pets
Welcome back! Monday and the start of a brand-new week. Keeping it clean and simple. The challenges: Shopping Our Stash (#584) a Black Cat theme; Inkspirational (#378) add some Plaid; CAS on Friday (#344) with Shades of Grey; and Simply Clean & Simple (#2610) with a Small Image. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base:Continue reading “With Love – Playful Pets”
Happy Hello
Welcome back! A rainy Saturday…perfect for spending some time in the Studio. Today’s challenge combination: Little Red Wagon (#879) to add Stitching; Facebook’s Colour INKspiration (#218) for the Palette; CAS Colours & Sketches (#595) for the Layout; and Addicted to CAS (#318) for the word: Happy. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” xContinue reading “Happy Hello”
Harvest Sunflowers – Thank You
Hi! Design Team Time for Tic Tac Toe (#303). Eight possibilities and so much choice. My selections: Center Across – Enamel Dots, Leaves, Thanks and Left Diagonal Down – Fall Colors, Leaves, Metallics. Design influences: Four Seasons (#2610) Inspiration Board – Sunflowers and Colors; Double Trouble (#226) 3-2-1 Colors, Sentiment, Fall Theme; and Time OutContinue reading “Harvest Sunflowers – Thank You”
Sunrise Sailing – Birthday Wishes
Design Team Time for Facebook’s Case-ing Tuesday (#583), where we select cards from the Catalogs and remake them as we are inspired. Today’s inspiration can be found on page 31 of the Sep – Dec 2026 Catalog. My design choices were influenced by The Male Room (#214) to add Dots and/or Stripes; AAA Birthday (#89)Continue reading “Sunrise Sailing – Birthday Wishes”
Who’s Who – Just Kidding
Welcome back! A quick clean and simple fun card for you this afternoon. Challenge combination: Alphabet (Letter J) Just Kidding; Shopping Our Stash (#582) with a People theme; and Addicted to CAS (#316) featuring Purple. Here is the result: Steps: The sentiments: We’ll be friends until we’re old and senile and then we’ll be newContinue reading “Who’s Who – Just Kidding”
Older & Wiser – Loyal Leaves
Design Time: Cardz 4 Guyz (#390) with a Fall theme and color combo. Choices were influenced by: Double Trouble (#225) 3-2-1 (Layers, Images and Aperture); We Love Stamping (#2609) selecting Leaves; Four Seasons (#2609) Fall; and choosing the Retro Rubber (#280) Sketch with favorite retired stamp sets. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½”Continue reading “Older & Wiser – Loyal Leaves”
Home for Christmas
Time again for the Hand Stamped Sentiments (#497) Design Team Challenge. This round, we have a nice Sketch. My design was influenced by Time Out (#321) to go to the Movies, and I chose “Home Alone” to fit in with the Krafty Chicks (#837) Christmas theme. Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” xContinue reading “Home for Christmas”