Apple of My Eye — FMS225

It’s time for another sketch challenge over at Freshly Made Sketches, and this week Jen Mitchell is our hostess.  She is so talented at making clean cards with a little grunge and a lot of style.  I love the sketch she has for us this week:

I was a little creative with my use of the sketch this time.  I’m not sure what happened. One thing kept leading to another, and before I knew it I was more off course than I intended.  But hopefully, you can see the sketch when you look at my card (just squinch up your eyes a little if you don’t — ha!).

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I started by inking up my apple stamp from Apple of My Eye with Hello Honey ink.  I then took a sponge dauber and sponged on some Cherry Cobbler ink around the edges.  The sentiment was stamped on top with Basic Black ink.  I cut it out with my paper snips when finished.

I used the Alphabet Rotary Stamp to stamp the “You are the” pieces.  The dsp is from the Have a Cuppa dsp stack.

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We hope you’ll join us and make your own card using the sketch.  You can jump on over to the Freshly Made Sketches site to see what the design team has created for a big dose of inspiration.

Enjoy your Wednesday!  Thanks for stopping by!

Sunshiny Shine — Monday Montage #63

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Welcome to another Monday Montage blog hop!  We are a group of ten stampers who love to share what we create with you, and all you have to do to follow along is to click on the links at the bottom of each post.

I haven’t had much time for stamping lately, which is very sad.  I only had 45 minutes to make a card, photograph it and get it into a blog post for this hop, so I knew I needed to make a clean and simple card.

Sunshiny Shine

I started with the Sunburst Thinlits die and cut out the sunburst from white card stock.  I stamped the little dotted lines from the Sunburst Sayings stamp set with Daffodil Delight ink onto the rays.  The sentiment is also from Sunburst Sayings and was embossed with White Stampin’ Emboss Powder onto Daffodil Delight card stock.

I added just a couple of embellishments — gold sequin trim, white baker’s twine, and a little snip of White Tea Lace Paper Doilies.

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You’re ready to hop on over to Breelin Renwick’s blog.  I always love seeing what she makes!  If you prefer to work your way backwards, you can jump back to Wendy Weixler’s blog.  Either way, be sure to work your way through all of the blogs so you don’t miss a thing!

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Enjoy your Monday!  Thanks for stopping by!

Easter Lamb Gift Set — Stampin’ Up! Artisan Blog Hop

Welcome to another Stampin’ Up! Artisan Design Team Blog Hop!  There are 20 of us from around the globe who will be sharing our projects with you twice each month.  All you need to do to follow along is click on the link at the bottom of each post.

For this blog hop we were asked to focus our projects on either the Easter Lamb stamp or the Birthday Blooms stamp set.  I decided to use the Easter Lamb stamp because I think this little sweetie is so cute.  I made a little treat sack and matching card.

Easter Sheep SetI started with the tag on the gift sack.  The sack is one of the Sketched Dots Tag a Bag Gift Bags.  I cut a little along the side seams and folded down the front flap.  I love the subtle dots on this bag, and thought they were a little like Easter eggs and mirrored the dots that make up the cute lamb’s wool.

Easter Sheep Gift Bag

I used the Softly Falling Textured Impressions Embossing Folder to add a little texture to the tag, as well as some fun embellishments.

The lamb was stamped on Shimmery White Cardstock and colored with an Aqua Painter.  I used Old Olive, Pool Party, and Blushing Bride for the colors.

Easter Sheep Gift Bag Close UpAfter making the tag, I made a matching card.  I used the exact same supplies, but added a couple of extra embellishments.

Easter Card Sheep FinalI used this stamp to make an Easter ensemble, but I think it would also be cute for a baby shower gift or a baby’s birthday.

Easter Sheep Card Close Up

You’re ready to hop on over to The Netherlands and visit Chantal de Kaste’s blog by clicking on the link below.  You can use Google Translate for any blogs for which you need translation help.  It’s so fun to hop around the world!

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Blooms Note — FMS224

It’s Wednesday again, and that means we have another sketch for you over at Freshly Made Sketches.  This week, our hostess is our lovely and talented pilot friend, Jennifer Timko.  And you will love her versatile sketch this week:

I felt like doing a little watercoloring, so I pulled out the Birthday Blooms stamp set.

Blooms Note

I used some Blushing Bride, Calypso Coral, Pear Pizzazz, Old Olive, Soft Sky and Crushed Curry inks to color the image on watercolor paper using an aquapainter.

The tiny scalloped edge on the side was cut from Basic Black card stock with the Tiny Wave Stampin’ Trimmer Rotary Cutting Blade.

I also applied some gold Wink of Stella onto the flower center to add a little sparkle.  The sentiment is from the Picture Perfect set.

Blooms Note Close UpWe hope you’ll join us and make your own card for the challenge and post it in the gallery.  We love looking through all of the different interpretations of the sketch.  Meanwhile, be sure your to drop by the Freshly Made Sketches site for some inspiration from the design team.

Enjoy your Wednesday!  Thanks for stopping by!

 

An Eclectic Valentine — FMS223

This is my week to be the hostess over at Freshly Made Sketches, and I really hope you’ll like the sketch and play along.  I have been having fun designing collage-style cards lately, so that is how I designed the sketch.

And since Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, I decided to make another card for the occasion.  I pulled out my Groovy Love stamp set, and then just kept pulling more and more sets off the shelf.  I think I ended up using an eclectic mix of four stamp sets.  I was out of control!

Be Mine eclectic mix fullI started by making a watercolor wash on some watercolor paper using Pink Pirouette and Pool Party inks.  Once that was dry, I stamped the row of hearts from Birthday Blooms and the row of sideways chevrons from You’re So Lovely with Melon Mambo ink, and added some washi tapes.

Be Mine eclectic mixThe focal heart is from Groovy Love and was stamped with Melon Mambo ink.  The pretty yellow circle on the layer beneath it is from You’re So Lovely and was stamped with Daffodil Delight ink.

The sentiment is from the Bloomin’ Love stamp set and was embossed with White Stampin’ Emboss powder on Basic Black card stock.

I hope you’ll play along and create your own card with the sketch!  I love seeing how other people interpret the sketch and use it in their own ways.  Meanwhile, be sure to stop by the Freshly Made Sketches site and see what the rest of the design team made.  You’ll be wowed by their creativity!

Enjoy your Wednesday!  Thanks for stopping by!

Cheerful Colors with Sympathy — Monday Montage #62

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My daughter needed a sympathy card for a favorite teacher who suffered a terrible loss recently.   Sympathy cards are so hard to make, and tears were running down my face as I made this one.  But we wanted her to know that she is loved and we are praying for her.

I hadn’t used my Helping Me Grow stamp set yet, so I pulled it off the shelf, and used some pretty, cheerful colors with it.

Helping Me Grow with SympathyI watercolored the image with my aquapainter on watercolor paper.  I used So Saffron, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, and Soft Sky inks.

The sentiment is from the Rose Wonder set and so is the label border.

Helping Me Grow with Sympathy Close UpI kept this card really simple and the embellishments to a minimum because of the occasion.

You’re ready to hop on over to Breelin Renwick’s blog.  I always love seeing what she makes!  If you prefer to work your way backwards, you can jump back to Wendy Weixler’s blog.  Either way, be sure to work your way through all of the blogs so you don’t miss a thing!

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Enjoy your Monday!  Thanks for stopping by!

Love You Birthday Blooms — Stampin’ Up! Artisan Blog Hop

Welcome to another Stampin’ Up! Artisan Design Team Blog Hop!  There are 20 of us from around the globe who will be sharing our projects with you twice each month.  All you need to do to follow along is click on the link at the bottom of each post.

With Valentine’s Day being less than two weeks away, I’ve been focusing on cards and gifts for this occasion.  I wanted to make something pretty and feminine for my mother-in-law, so I pulled out my Birthday Blooms stamp set and made a square card, just to be a little different.

Love You Birthday BloomsI colored the image with an aquapainter and Watermelon Wonder and Old Olive inks.  I used the gold Wink of Stella  Glitter Brush for the center of the flower to add some fun shimmer.  After I hand cut the flower, I placed it on top of a die-cut heart using the Bloomin’ Heart Thinlits Die.

These layers were placed on top of a layer of the Fancy Foil designer vellum paper.  I attached some Gold 1/8″ Ribbon and Gold Sequin trip with a Bow Paper Clip Embellishment.

The sentiment was stamped on Basic Black card stock with Versamark ink and embossed with white Stampin’ Emboss Powder.  It comes from the Bloomin’ Love stamp set.

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You’re ready to hop on over to The Netherlands and visit Chantal de Kaste’s blog by clicking on the link below.  You can use Google Translate for any blogs for which you need translation help.  It’s so fun to hop around the world!

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Enjoy your Thursday!  Thanks for stopping by!

The Love Between Us — FMS222

It’s time for another sketch challenge over at Freshly Made Sketches! And this week our talented Australian queen of fabulous layers and beautiful cards, Narelle Farrugia, has a great sketch for us:

I pulled out my Going Global stamp set and Perfectly Artistic dsp (hurry!  This paper is only available for two more weeks).  I stamped one of the images on the dsp and added some splatters.

Love Between UsI inked the image using my Stampin’ Write Markers, added a scrap strip of Going Places dsp and a little ribbon.  I cut out the Love banner and popped it up with a dimensional.

Love Between Us Close UpWe hope you’ll join us and make your own card using the sketch!  You can venture over to the Freshly Made Sketches site for a big dose of creative inspiration from the design team.

Enjoy your Wednesday!  Thanks for stopping by!