Skipping Stones Sketch 2

So I'm back on the road again so I did these over the weekend. I'm sitting here in my hotel room finishing up touches to my post and I can't figure out how to adjust the heat in my hotel room properly. BUT on the other hand, at least its warmer in this part of the country (and I don't have to tread through 2 feet of snow! Although driving to the airport today was a little scary and I wasn't even the one driving!)

The sketch I have this week is very simple but simple means you can take it and run in so many different directions! Actually I was thinking the sketch looks like one of those audio tapes from when I was a kid but that's a different story. Without any further adieu, I have two cards for you today with two very different styles.

For my first card, I loved the look of Rustic Tiles from Skipping Stones and I wanted that to be the focus of my card. I stamped the tiles in cream onto the kraft paper.

I love the versatility of the tiles -- makes for some great background paper! I used the sentiment from Cupcake Cutie and tied a fun little ribbon. Added some buttons, and you have a quick card!

As a side note, I love giving all my buttons different threading treatment. Adds a little fun twist to your cards with multiple buttons!

The next card is a funny birthday card. I flipped the sketch in case you're wondering... Haha, I tend to never really follow any sketch to the T. :)

I thought this girl image from the Funny Coffee set was too cute to not ink up. So I paper pieced her robe and colored the rest of her in.

I hope you get a chance to play along! I'd love to see your unique twist on this week's sketch!

Also, the winner from last week's blog candy is lucky number 7! That's 1LuvnMama!

1LuvnMama said...

Oh my goodness! A little sweet friend sent me your way . . . . I'm all the way from Hawaii so this stamp set is perfect for those special moment cards! I just might play along in the sketch! Btw, great card!

Congrats! Email me (contact on the left) with your address and I'll get that set out to you!

Hope everyone's having a great week!

Compse a Card with Becky

Ok, post 2 today because I really don't feel like watching the Super Bowl... make sure to scroll down for my other post!

Haha, I think I had a rough time with Compose a Card with Becky. Becky, you place a lot of restrictions on a girl! First off, we had colors to go with, secondly we had to follow a cutting list. If this isn't all enough there's scoring and flowers involved! Talk about challenges!

And depending on how you squint, this is the same layout as this week's CPS sketch as well. :)

So I figured I'd try out Becky's challenge once and see what I felt (after all, she did sing to me so I feel like I owe it to her to try!). Let me tell ya, this card took me FOREVER to make. I don't know what it was... I like flowers, I like scoring, I like twine, I even like the colors... Maybe its just because it's Becky's challenge. ;-)

Ok, so onwards... I stamped the flowers from Friends til the End in Hibiscus. I own no flower punches -- that needs to be remedied but I tend to prioritize stamps over punches... I decided that I didn't want to score the 5 lines only 1/4 inch away from each other (gasp.... it's not in my nature to follow any challenge to the T - what fun is that?) so I scored them on a diagonal and 1 inch apart. I didn't go all the way... I drew a light line in pencil on the back so I'd stop about 1/3 of the way down.

I found a scrap piece of thin paper that was just barely wider than the ribbon and I felt like that helped to offset the scoring more than just the ribbon. Glued my scrap paper down and spent a little time fiddling with my ribbon.

I stamped just "Friend" originally but then after playing some more decided that I needed just a little more so I very carefully stamped the bottom. I know it doesn't photo well since my light source is coming from the top...

Ok, Becky, bring on the next one! This was fun - I'll have to play again! And knowing me, I won't do such a good job following instructions next time... it's rough following instructions!

CPS Sketch

Hope everyone's enjoying their weekend! I know there's lots of people watching the Super Bowl, but the hubs and I are just kind of chilling.

This week's CPS sketch is just a fun little diddly that I thought could be taken in so many directions. And you all know I can't follow a sketch to the T if my life depended on it... Haha

I used Furnishing Fun set from Schlosser Designs again! Such a fun set! I love all the different building possibilities. :) The rest of the card is made from scraps from my scrap pile. Don't you love when that happens?

I stamped the vase lightly and then adhered some pearls to the edge of the vase. Punched out the image with a 1 3/4 inch circle punch. I also used some pearls for the edging, my new favorite thing to do. I left the sentiment off so that I could use this for almost any occasion.

Sweet and simple. :)

Hope you all have a lovely week!

WMS Blog Hop!

It's blog hop time! If you didn't come here from Bonnie's blog, then head over to Lynn's blog to join in on the fun!

Two of the new release stamp sets are up for grabs as prizes... one will be drawn from the comments left on one of the DT's blogs (and we're not telling you who's so be sure to leave a comment on all the blogs on the hop). The other will be drawn from all the comments left on the Claire's blog. The deadline for commenting and entering for the prizes will be 11:59 pm on Sunday, February 7th, and the winners will be announced on Monday!

I'm showcasing Spring Baskets again. Today I wanted to show you that you could use the other aspects (not just the baskets) to add more versatility to the set! I love using the side pieces of the sets to create patterns.

The first card I used a fun flower image (probably my favorite from the set) and colored it with my copics. A simple sentiment and some simple patterened paper, and a card is born!

This flower would make a lovely bg as well! I'm sure you'll be seeing it used like that in the future!

The second card I wanted to use the fun sentiments in the set. I paper pieced some eggs and adhered them to some paper. I then stamped the sentiment and attached it to the card with a button and some twine. So fun!

Isn't it a fun card to just give someone to show that you care?

Ok, I think I've hogged enough of your time and you're eager to see more inspiration!

Head over to Anya's blog -- she's got something "eggs"-ellent up her sleeve!

SSD010 - My first sketch

Finally get to let the cat out of the bag - I'm the guest sketch artist for Skipping Stones Design for the month of Feburary. How exciting is that? :D They have some fun sets and I'm delighted to be working with them this month. And in case you don't really share my excitement, I have some blog candy up for grabs as well. Haha!

Ok, I really really wish I had a chance to take this photo over again. I took two shots of this card and one came out blurry. But I'm 500 miles away from home so there's not much I can do about it but apologize profusely.

I feel kinda bad that I can't even follow my OWN sketch to a T, but hey... that's how I roll. I basically flipped the sketch when I realized it'd work better the other way. Haha. I have a thing about what way coffee handles should face... just like how I feel like people's face need to look into a card, I feel like coffee handles need to point outwards...

I used the Funny Coffee Set v1 for my card today. This set has so many great images and punny sentiments -- perfect for any coffee lover! I decided to go with the cup and I think I'll be using more images from this set soon! I paper pieced the cup using some pp in my stash.

I've become attached to putting pearls between my scallops for a fun look. I think it just reminds me of those old ball gowns from the 1800's that I love. Added a buttony bow and called it a day.

Simple 15 minute card when the sketch is all ready for ya! And these days since I spend more time in a hotel bed than my own, 15 minutes is all I got! And if you've listened to me ramble this long, you deserve a prize!

Leave me a comment by Friday at 12PM EST on this post and you could win a Skipping Stones Set of your own! I have the Tropical Birthday set up for grabs! I'll draw a lucky winner when I get home!

And to sweeten the pot (hope Heather doesn't mind), if you do this week's sketch (no matter how loose your interpretation... I don't judge) and leave me a link to your card either here or at the Skipping Stones blog, I'll give you an extra entry in the drawing! I'd love to see what you guys do with the sketch! It's my first sketch so I'm excited. Heehee!

Have a wonderful week everyone!

WMS Sneak Peek - Spring Baskets

I know I've been a horrible blogger... but I'm prepping to be out of town again this week so bear with me. I'm going to be skimping on the supply list to preserve my sanity. Do feel free to contact me (see link on the left) if you have any questions and I promise I'll get back to ya.

The first day of sneak peeks have begun for the newest Waltzingmouse Stamps release! There will be four awesome new sets on Thursday being released! There will also be a blog hop that day to celebrate complete with prizes so be sure not to miss out on the fun!

I'm showcasing Spring Baskets today. This is just such a fun set with great sentiments and fun baskets to color and to fill with all sorts of goodies!

I filled my basket with some easter eggs that I paper pieced. They'd be fun to color as well! I colored my basket and then added a ribbon on the top (in lieu of coloring the ribbon that is actually associated with this basket).

I kept the image and sentiment simple and then used patterned papers and pearls to accent the rest of the card.

Laurie and Claire should also have some fun things to share today! So be sure to hop over for more inspiration!

My brain's not with me today

Ahck! Sorry I forgot about the blog hop today! Be sure to visit the rest of the WMS DT for some great creations and happy birthday Claire! :)

The next hope is Bonnie -

http://theluckyclucker.blogspot.com/

I'll have something to share tonight.... I promise!

Chair

Man, as I'm typing my posts up in advance, I just keep thinking that I'm really bad about posting my cards on time. However, it does give me good blog fodder for those weeks when I'm out on business.

Ok, so this is another card using Furnishing Fun set from Schlosser Designs. Such a fun set! So many possibilities and so many things you can do!

So let's go over the fun things you can do with this card.

1. Try running a comb over the stamp once you've inked it up. It gives it a fun wooden look! Isn't that neat?

If you mess up it's ok. Just stamp it anyways. I like doing this image in 2 swipes.... once for the top of the chair and once for the feet.

2. I used the 2 different sized flowers for a neat background. I stamped the larger flower in brown and used white on the smaller image to tone it down a little.


Stamps: (Furnishing Fun) Schlosser Designs
Paper: PTI
Ink: PTI
Other: (Ribbon) PTI, Distresser, Paper Piercer

There's NO ONE in the World

I hope everyone's having a good week so far! :) I'm out again this week for business so these are going to be pre-scheduled.

Given that I'm traveling this week for business again, I figured this was an appropriate card to share. :)

I used a stamp die to create some stamp shaped die cuts and made "stamps" with them. I love that kraft paper gives it an aged look already. Using some brown colored pencils, I added some shading to the images. Also added some inking to it and crumpled the "stamps" for more of that aged look.

I made a bg with that paper and then trimmed it down. The headless lady is paper pieced and cut her out.

Let's see, what else? I love adding some gems to the edge of the sentiment and then using some decorative scissors to create a fun edge. Also love coloring the gems with copics to match my card colors. :)

Ok, I'm gonna cut this relatively short and let me know if there are any questions about the card. :) I'll try to get back to all emails and comments. I'm just trying to enjoy the last bit of my really short weekend. :)

Celebrate!

So I'm on a business trip again this week...sadly in a colder location than last week. The only thing I don't like about back to back business trips is that the house is an absolute mess. While the husband has nice intentions to clean, the house is in dire need of a vacuum and there's clothes and boxes everywhere you look. I can't even sit on the couch since there's a pile of clothes on it. Sigh....

Anyways, I'm going to try to share some things. If you've noticed, my cards tend to be quick and simple these days. I don't have time to breathe sometimes -- forget sitting down and crafting!

This is a quickie using Furnishing Fun from Schlosser Designs. I used the word celebrate from that set and stamped it in a light pink. Then stamped one in red to make it stand out more.

Simple and quick. :)



Stamps: (Furnishing Fun) Schlosser Designs
Paper: PTI
Ink: PTI
Other: (Ribbon) PTI, (Corner Rounder) EK Success