in the garden

• hunkydory especially for her collection 'in the garden'
• clear adhesive gems
• silver mirri cardstock
• 8x8 white cardblank

I matt and layered the cardstock onto the card blank. I added the topper and frames at opposite angles, using foam tape to glue. I embellished the two opposite corners with gems. To finish the card, I added the coordinating insert trimmed down to fit inside.

Mx

Big Bouquet...

• LOTV 'Big Bouquet' stamp
• mama elephant: Madison avenue framed tags
• Tim Holtz distress inks: 'tumbled glass', 'worn lipstick', 'carved pumpkin'
• copics: W00, 0, 2, 4. R000, 00. R85, 83, 81. YR 02, 01, 000. R05. B0000. YG25, 03, 01, 21, 0000
• wink of stella 'clear' glitter pen
• sekura glaze pen
• 6x4 white vertical card blank

I inked up a piece of white card, blending the three colours together. I then die cut this to create the frame. I centred the image stamp on the card blank and coloured it with copics. I added the frame to the card using foam for dimension. I completed the card with glitter pen on the flowers and glaze pen on the eyes. I've kept this one nice and simple to make the most of the fresh spring colours and cute image.

Mx

 

I would like to enter the following challenge:

Simon Wednesday says: anything goes

Man of the match

• Hunkydory: for the gentlemen collection 'man of the match' toppers, background card and inserts (there's some left over!) 
• 2 6x6" White card blanks
• Gold mirri card
• Blue adorable scorable

For the first card, I made an easel... 

I folded the front of the card in half and covered with a matt of patterned paper. I added the topper onto the front, only positioning the glue on the lower half of the topper. I then added an insert, cut down to size to fit inside making sure the image would be visible. I trimmed the border strip from the coordinating cardstock and added this across the bottom of the inside of the card, using foam to create a stopper. 

And for the second... 

 

 

I matt and layered the cardblank with gold mirri card and blue adorable scorable. I cut the centre from the topper and glued this down flat on the front of the card. I then trimmed the remainder of the topper down, cutting from the inside of the aperture to create a frame. I glued this in position using foam to raise it up surrounding the main topper. For the inside, I trimmed down another insert to fit inside neatly. 

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Happy times

 

• LOTV- happy times
• SU!- remembering your birthday
• Craftwork card- man made paper pad
• Momento 'tuxedo black' ink pad
• Neenah classic crest cardstock
• Copics- E30, 31, 34, 35, 37, 39, 47, 49, 50, 51, 21, 93. YR07, 18, B99. N1, 3, 4, 6. W00. W1, 4.
• Silver pearl paper
• White 5x7" cardblank
• Brown button 

 

I cut a mat of pearl paper and a layer of patterned paper to fit the card blank. I then stamped and coloured the image on a mat of white card. I layered this onto pearl paper and glued it onto the card. To complete the sketch, I stamped the sentiment onto white card and shaped it into a banner, before matting onto pearl and adding onto the card. The finishing touch was a button secured in position with a glue dot.

 

Challenges I would like to enter:

Ribbon girl 'use an image'

Sketch Saturday #459

Mx

gift wrapped...

• LOTV- gift wrapped
• My favourite things- stitched scallop basic edge die
• Sentimentally yours- elegant milestone birthday
• Patterned paper- country companions 'for someone special'
• Memento 'tuxedo black' ink pad
• Neenah classic crest cardstock
• Copics- W3,1,00. R000. Y18,17,15,13. V17,15,12,0000. R85,83,81. YG13,11.
• Sakura- glaze pen #849, clear star glitter pen #700
• Wink of stella 'clear' glitter brush pen
• Yellow and gold bakers twine

I die cut my patterned paper to create a decorative edge, then trimmed it down to fit the card blank. I then positioned my sentiment and image stamps beneath according to the sketch. I coloured my image with copics, then used glitter and glaze pens to accent the image and sentiment. Finally, I glued the paper down and added twine tied in a bow. I think it's a lovely image and colour combination for a big Easter time birthday!

 

Mx

 

I would like to enter the following challenges:
Simon Monday says: hip hop
Simon Wednesday says: spring color inspiration
freshly made sketch #283

Heartfelt sympathy

inside

• SU!- heartfelt sympathy
• Tattered lace- large circles dies
• Archival 'coffee' ink pad
• Tim holtz 'brushed corduroy & gathered twigs' ink pads
• Cream & Kraft cardstock

I cut a mat of cream cardstock to fit the card front. I stamped this all over with the small image to create a background. I then stamped the large sentiment onto another piece of cream cardstock, die cut into a circle and die cut a larger Kraft circle to layer onto. For the inside, I stamped the verse onto cream card and die cut into a circle. I inked the edges of all 3 cream layers, before I glued them into place to complete this simple card.
 

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My favourite nut

• Neat & tangled- my favourite nut (stamps and dies)
• My favourite things- stitched scallop basic edge dies
• Neenahclassic crest cardstock
• Memento 'tuxedo black' ink pad
• Copics- E40,43,44,49. E31,99,30. YG93,95,97,99.
• Kraft cardstock
• Doodlebug 'white' twine

I stamped, coloured and diecut the large image from white cardstock. I then created a patterned panel by stamping lots of nuts and colouring them in, again on white cardstock. I diecut the Kraft cardstock into shape and layered with the nuts panel onto the card blank. I added the large nut with foam for dimension. To finish, I coloured twine with my copics for a perfect match and tied on with a bow.

Mx

I would like to enter the following challenge:

Simon Wednesday says- anything goes