Sweet Sunday Sketch and CAS(E) This Sketch Challenges

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge

Hello again!  I've got two Valentine cards to share with you today.  Yesterday I was working with Basic Grey's Kissing Booth paper pack and made a couple of cards with it.  I posted one yesterday, which you can see here. 

 

On this one, I cut the floral pattern using a Spellbinder's die.   The vertical pink piece and the banner were cut with a paper trimmer.  I stamped the heart border on the banner with Rose Bud Memento Luxe ink.  The larger hearts are from a Martha Stewart punch.  I added some shimmer with a Wink of Stella brush and then covered them with Glossy Accents for some shine.  Each of the hearts in the border were also covered with the Wink of Stella brush.  The cream background was run through a script embossing folder.

 

I used this week's Sweet Sunday Sketch for my layout.  Glad that Karen is doing them weekly again!

 

Recipe

Stamps:  Hearts on Fire (Verve)

Paper:  Vintage cream, melon mambo, Kissing Booth (Basic Grey)

Ink:  Rose Bud (Memento Luxe), Versafine onyx black

Accessories:  Spellbinder's circle die, Martha Stewart heart border punch, Wink of Stella shimmer brush, Glossy Accents, script embossing folder



 

CAS(E) This Sketch Challenge

 

I used the same papers once again, however I stamped an image to color this time.  This image is an old one from Paper Makeup Stamps.  It's called Dandy Wishes.  I was on their team from pretty much the beginning to about the time Katie decided to go all digital.  I'm not a fan of digital images.  I much prefer to stamp.  But, PMS had some great images!  This is one that never saw ink!  What a shame because it is such a fun image!  I stamped it in Archival Jet Black onto watercolor paper and watercolored it with SU reinkers in Melon Mambo and Certainly Celery.  I also covered each of the hearts with the Wink of Stella shimmer brush, and added Glossy Accents to the large one.  The sentiment and stitching were stamped in Rose Bud Memento Luxe ink.  Both of those stamps are from PTI.

 

I followed this week's CAS(E) this Sketch.  The flower in their sketch gave me the idea to use the Dandy Wishes image.

 

Thanks for stopping by to see my cards!

 

Recipe

Stamps:  Dandy Wishes (Paper Makeup Stamps), Mixed Messages and Sew Simple Borders (PTI)

Paper:  Vintage cream, melon mambo, watercolor paper, Kissing Booth (Basic Grey)

Ink:  Archival jet black, Rose bud (Memento Luxe); melon mambo and certainly celery reinkers

Accessories:  Wink of Stella shimmer brush, Glossy Accents

Freshly Made Sketches #119

 

Hi friends!  I was on a roll today and made a total of 5 Valentine cards.  One I'm not happy with, so I don't think I'll post it, but I am posting this one today and the others later! 

 

 I wanted something feminine and flowery, so I used Basic Grey's Kissing Booth paper lead the way.  I started by die cutting the floral pattern with PTI's Tipped Tops die, then the banner with PTI's Notched Hearts Banner die.  The heart was die cut with MFT's Hearts a Plenty die (I used lots of dies on this one!).  That heart was covered with a Wink of Stella brush for shimmer, then with Glossy Accents for some shine.  The little hearts on the banner were also given some Wink of Stella shimmer.  I stamped the sentiment in Memento Luxe Rose Bud ink with PTI's Mixed Messages stamp.  Lastly, I added some crystal hearts. 

 

I followed this week's Freshly Made Sketches and flipped it on its side.

 

Thanks for stopping by!  I'll be posting some of my other cards tomorrow.

 

Recipe

Stamps:  Mixed Messages (PTI)

Paper:  Vintage cream, melon mambo, Kissing Booth (Basic Grey)

Ink:  Rose Bud (Memento Luxe)

Accessories:  Tipped Tops and Notched Hearts Banner dies (PTI); Hearts a Plenty (MFT), glossy accents, Wink of Stella shimmer brush, crystal hearts

Just Us Girls #224 - Color Challenge

Happy Saturday!  This week over at Just Us Girls, Vicki chose this color challenge that just happens to be one of my most favorites!  I love blues and browns/kraft. 

 

This card kind of took on a life of it's own.  I started out with the intention of just making a tag, then it evolved!  The tag was die cut out of watercolor paper and colored with Baja Breeze reinker and water.  Then I took Pumice Stone and Broken China distress paints and dropped some paint mixed with water on the tag.  Love that look!  The hello die was created by adhering strips of Kraft, Baja Breeze, and Marina Mist cardstock onto a scrap piece of cardstock and then die cutting the word.  The flower was die cut from felt in Kraft and blue.  The cream background was run through a mesh embossing folder.  I added some Wink of Stella shimmer to the word, but it's difficult to capture the shimmer in the photo.  I added some seam binding to the tag as well.

 

You can see more from the team and our Guest Designer at these blogs.

 

JUGs blog

Cheryl Rowley

Maria Levine

Marisa Ritzen

Nancy Leppek

Sharyn Polesel

Sue Trembeth

Sue VanDeVusse

Vicki Dutcher

Geri Bailly, Guest Designer

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Recipe

Paper:  Vintage cream, baja breeze, marina mist, kraft, watercolor paper

Ink:  Baja breeze, pumice stone and broken china distress paints

Accessories:  Quote tag die (Paper Smooches), Beautiful Blooms II #3 (Papertrey Ink), felt, mesh embossing folder, seam binding, Wink of Stella brush, star dust stickles



 



Watercolored Gladiolus

Hi everyone!  I had to make a sympathy card for someone at work, and while I was making it I got a message that the mother of my partner teacher passed away today.  So I'll be posting another sympathy card.

 

I've known for a few days about this sympathy card, and I've been batting around some ideas about what I wanted to create.  I've been seeing Anna Wight doing some awesome watercoloring lately, especially this one!  I fell in love with it and knew I had to create something along those lines.  So this is my card, but it is no where near Anna's lovely creations!

 

I started by stamping the flower with Archival ink on watercolor paper which was cut with a pierced rectangle.  Then I used SU reinkers in Pink Pirouette, Blush Blossom, Cameo Coral, and Old Olive to color the flower.  Soft Sky reinker was used around the flower for some shading.  I went over the flower with a Wink of Stella brush for some shimmer.  It wasn't enough, so I added a dot of Star Dust Stickles in the center of each flower.  The sentiment was stamped in Archival ink also.  The background of the card was stamped with SU's En Francais in Smoky Slate.

 

I'm already thinking about the next sympathy card I have to make.  I've got to see what other stamps I have that would be good for watercoloring.   Thanks for stopping by!

 

Recipe

Stamps:  Year of Flowers: Gladiolus, Boutique Borders:  Sympathy (PTI), En Francais (SU)

Paper:  Vintage cream, watercolor paper, black, Delightful (Authentique)

Ink:  Pink pirouette, blush blossom, cameo coral, old olive, soft sky SU reinkers, smoky slate, Archival jet black

Accessories:  Pierced rectangle stax die, Wink of Stella shimmer brush, star dust stickles

 





Just Us Girls #223 - Technique Challenge

Hi everyone!  Today over at Just Us Girls, Sharyn is hosting the technique challenge and she chose paper piecing.  It's a simple technique that adds so much to an image.

 

I've been seeing so many Valentine cards around blog land, so I decided to make one for my hubby.  And whenever I think of paper piecing, I always think of MFT stamps, specifically the Pure Innocence girls.  I love paper piecing their dresses!  But then I came across this set called Little Loveosaurus and I thought it would be adorable paper pieced.  (I think it's retired because I couldn't find it on their site.)  I love the sentiment too!  I stamped the image on Yours Truly dp from Echo Park and cut it out.  I also stamped it on white cardstock and colored the head, teeth, and triangular things on its back and tail.  I added Wink of Stella shimmer on those triangular things and the teeth, then added glossy accents on top.  It really makes it shimmer!  I did the same with the small red hearts.  The sentiment was stamped on the word bubble die.

 

You can see more fabby paper piecing from the design team and our Guest Designer at these blogs.

 

JUGs blog

Cheryl Rowley

Maria Levine

Marisa Ritzen

Nancy Leppek

Sharyn Polesel

Sue Trembeth

Sue VanDeVusse

Vicki Dutcher

Geri Bailly (Scrappy Geri), Guest Designer

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 



Recipe

Stamps:  Little Loveosaurus (My Favorite Things)

Paper:  Neenah white, real red, basic gray, Yours Truly (Echo Park)

Ink:  Memento tuxedo black, Versafine onyx black, copic markers

Accessories:  Spellbinder's heart dies, word bubbles die (Paper Smooches), Martha Stewart heart punch, glossy accents, dimensionals, Wink of Stella shimmer brush

Tissue Box Cover

Hi everyone!  I made this tissue box cover a while ago that my friend Diane Zechman designed a while back.  You can find the tutorial on Splitcoast Stampers here.  That one was made with a fall theme and I never changed it!  My plan was to make one for each of the seasons, but that never materialized.  So I finally made a winter themed cover. 

 

I searched high and low for some snowflake paper in my stash and I had lots, but most was in the 6x6 pads and I didn't have enough.  I found this old SU paper called Wintergreen which had just what I was looking for.  I used two different patterns from the pack and white cardstock as my base.  The lace is actually a lace tape that I purchased at AC Moore I believe.  The snowflake was cut from grunge paper and white cardstock, then glued together for some stability.  Then I covered it with glossy accents and clear rock candy distress glitter and a blue glitter dot.  These are just so pretty and actually very durable.  I forgot to take a picture of the top.  The top is cut with a decorative Spellbinder's die.

 

That's it for today.  Thanks for stopping by!

 

Recipe

Paper:  PTI white, Wintergreen dp (SU retired)

Accessories:  Lace tape, Let It Snowflakes die (MFT), clear rock candy distress glitter, glossy accents, glitter dot, Spellbinder's die





Runway Inspired Challenge - Under the Weather

I saw the Runway Inspired challenge and HAD to play!  You see, I love the Rolling Stones and have been a fan of Mick Jagger for decades!  What does that have to do with this challenge you ask?  Well, L'Wren Scott the designer of this outfit, is Mick Jagger's girlfriend.  So I just had to participate!  :-)

 

This is what I came up with.  Of course I used an umbrella...I just had to, right?  I die cut the umbrella from the decorative paper and the handle from black paper.  The background was impressed with a circle cover plate.  I stamped the sentiment on the dp and cut it into a banner shaper.  Crystals were added randomly to the card as well as to the tip of the umbrella.

 

We had another day off today due to the blizzard here in Buffalo, NY.  I think I'm ready to go back, although it's been nice being home!  Thanks for stopping by!

 

Recipe

Stamps:  Scattered Showers Additions (PTI)

Paper:  Vintage cream, brocade blue, black, Vintage Summer (Little Yellow Bicycle)

Ink:  Versafine onyx black

Accessories:  Scattered showers die (PTI), circle cover plate (PTI), crystals, dimensionals