Halloween – Trick or Treat

Have you been shopping for your Halloween Candy?  Do you shell out or do you escape?  The “Goods” came into our house this past weekend.  The trick, of course, is not to open up the bags with your favorite treats… I am playing with the colors suggested by As You See It (#285), case-ing theContinue reading “Halloween – Trick or Treat”

Perched in a Tree – Nature Sings

Welcome back!  Lots happening around town this weekend and the weather is supposed to be fantastic, so I am trying to get ahead… Current challenges: The Card Concept (#181); Freshly Made Sketches (#577); Addicted to CAS (#230) and the Alphabet Challenge (#Letter N). Using the Red/Blue/Purple tones from the Forest Lake inspiration photograph, here isContinue reading “Perched in a Tree – Nature Sings”

In The Pumpkin Patch – Getting Ready

Welcome back!  Are you ready for Halloween?  Time to decorate and I am taking a trip to the Pumpkin Patch… Playing with a variety of challenges for this card: Try Stampin’ On Tuesday’s (#577); Can You Handle The Pressure (#17); Stampin’ Up! Only (#312); Four Seasons (October); Double Trouble (#122) partnering with Jan’s’ Digi StampsContinue reading “In The Pumpkin Patch – Getting Ready”

In The Pink – Spirited Snowman

Already the middle of the week.  Welcome to Wednesday! Three challenges converged and I created a simple little Holiday card. Theme and Color: Jingle Belles (Pink Christmas), Theme and Element: Happy Little Stampers Christmas (October) and Style and Element: Less is More (#475). Here is the result:  Steps: And that is it!  A One LayerContinue reading “In The Pink – Spirited Snowman”

In The Moment – Autumn Thoughts

Welcome back!  It is a glorious day today…just a bit of a nip to the air but the colors are turning… Playing with the Sunday Stamps (#293) Color challenge and decided to create a fairly simple Fun Fold Double “Z” card for the Creative Creases (#42) challenge.  Here is the result:  Steps: The Front andContinue reading “In The Moment – Autumn Thoughts”

True Friend Floral Card

Happy Tuesday and welcome to the Facebook Tuesday Case-ing the Catalog challenge (#377). My card was influenced by the following challenges: Theme: Time Out (#224), Color: Color Dare (#516), Tools Technique: Inkspirational (#275), and Medium: Happy Little Stampers Watercolor (October). Here is the result:  Steps: All of the elements were adhered to resemble the sketch.Continue reading “True Friend Floral Card”

Sending Smiles – Autumn Celebration

Welcome back!  A few more deadlines looming… Playing with the Heart to Heart (October) challenge, the Fusion (Autumn Leaves) challenge and the CAS Colours & Sketches (#490) challenge. Here is the result:  Steps: All of the elements were arranged on the card base to resemble the sketch.  The Sentiment Circle was set into the cutContinue reading “Sending Smiles – Autumn Celebration”

Harvest Birthday

Welcome back!  It is the start of a new week and I have chosen to keep it simple.  That is Clean and Simple for a quick Birthday card. I was inspired by the list of elements found in the Festive Friday (#119) challenge, the theme from the Seize the Birthday (#248) challenge and the inspirationContinue reading “Harvest Birthday”

Alphabest Graphic – Thank You

Welcome back to the Inque Spot Studio! Today, I decided to continue playing with the Alphabest Bundle and create a #simplestamping card based on this month’s Stampin’ Up! Simple Stamping suggestion.  Working with a Sketch Challenge, and a couple of Color Challenges, I took inspiration from a sample card found in the 2022/2023 Annual CatalogContinue reading “Alphabest Graphic – Thank You”

Alphabest Floral – Special Birthday

Welcome back to the Inque Spot Studio! Today, I decided to play with the Facebook Colour INKspiration Challenge (#130).  What a wonderful set of colors!  So rich and vibrant yet, I must admit it took me a little bit of time to come up with an idea. A complete mishmash of stamp sets and coordinatingContinue reading “Alphabest Floral – Special Birthday”