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Sweet Sunday Weekend Sketch Set!

 
Happy Thanksgiving!  I'm at my Mom and Dad's today, and I had so much fun and got so much done!  I went shopping this afternoon with my sister and dd's and got my youngest a new winter coat, my oldest yet another hoodie, and me nothing.  But that's fine because when we got back to Mom's I got to stamp!  All evening.  So for the first time in months, I had a chance to do a Weekend Sketch Set!  I used my new SU! set "For All You Do" and my new Pink Flamingo designer papers.  Ooh, I love this paper!

I'll start with Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch.   I really liked this sketch and it actually came together fairly quickly.

I kept fairly true to the sketch although I used ribbon for the bottom panel and ended up moving it up so it was underneath the focal panel.  

I'm so curious to see what the rest of the Sweet Sunday Stampers did with Karen's sketch, so hop along with me to pay a quick visit to each of their blogs.  Then it's your turn!

Jennifer Tapler

Karen Motz

Lynn Put

Nancy Riley

Sarah-Jane Kale'

Vicki Burdick

and of course Karen!

 

Play along with the Sweet Sunday Sketch, and when you're done, link your fabulous creation to Mr. Linky on Karen's blog!  I always love seeing whay you do!

 

  OK, next up is Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge 86.  This was a fun one, and I just love the way the Pink Flamingo paper works on this!  I added a slip of Tempting Turquoise ribbon on the focal image to balance it but other than that stayed right on with the sketch.  This is also SUO!  I can't believe it myself, but it is!

For Jen's Sketch for You to Try I went with a monochromatic look.  The colours in the Pink Flamingo papers call for Cameo Coral, but I used Regal Rose and I think it looks just fine!

I didn't add the lower embelllishments as they didn't work with the popped up flowers.  I could have added the sentiment there, but I ended up deciding against it, because I like it the way it is.  The ribbon on the top is tied through a clear button with designer paper adhered to it!

Finishing the set is Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge 101.  I really like how this card turned out using the solid floral stamp instead of the stem with flowers.  I coloured a Pretties flower with the Summer Sun marker and a pearl with a Copic Marker.  I fixed the flower after I took the picture, but you get it right?

I couldn't get a group shot, but I'll try to remember to add it when I get home.  The pictures are a little darker than usual because I don't have the same set up at Mom's as I do at home.  I am just so happy to have had so much Mojo!  I guess a change of scenery really gave me a boost! 

I hope you are enjoying a wonderful weekend, and my fellow Canadians are getting their fill of turkey this Thanksgiving weekend!  Whatever you are up to, do it with a thankful heart.  I am thankful for so much, especially for you spending a few minutes of your day at my place on the web! 

Colour Throwdown Challenge card

I was still in challenge mode yesterday, so I went searching for another.  I have the Colour Throwdown blog on my Google reader, so I decided that would be a good place to start and it was!  The colours were completely in my comfort zone and before I got back to my desk, I knew where I was going with it!

The colours for Challenge #55 were Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry, Kraft and Black.  I used Kraft for my card base, and stamped the flowers from Kind and Caring Thoughts on the left.  I created a border with a strip of Razzleberry Lemonade designer paper layered on Crushed Curry, then Melon Mambo, then Black.  I scalloped the border and added three black brads.  The sentiment was stamped just above the border strip, and I added a 1/2 circle of Melon Mambo with another black brad just to balance the colour.  The flowers needed something, not having as much pop stamped on the Kraft as perhaps on white, so I added some Dazzling Diamonds and cut two super thin strips of black and added them as stems over the border.  I think that's exactly what they needed!  The card measures 3" x 6".

I am off to work, and whatever you're doing today, make it amazing!  Thanks for dropping in!

Laura

Weekend Sketch Set; Best Wishes and More

This is my second post today, so scroll down to see my Featured Stamper Challenge card!

What a fabulous stamping weekend I had! I got my Weekend Sketch Set done, the Featured Stamper challenge, and I even eeked out a few other cards that I'll save for those days when I don't get time to stamp something for the blog.  I always try to use a current Stampin' Up! set that I haven't used in a Weekend Sketch Set before.  I still have a few sets that qualify under these stringent guidelines I go by, but I'm thinking a shopping spree would also be in order, just so I don't have to stress!  Oh and by the way, these are almost all SU!  I did use nestabilities and gems on one, but otherwise it's SUO!

Best Wishes and More is a perfect reason why I love doing the sketch sets.  I didn't buy this set because it didn't really appeal to me; I rec'd it at the Edmonton regionals.  However, now that I've used it and got a little creative with it, I really like it!  The sentiments are fun with their wavy-ness and the images are really cute!  Here they are individually.

This set actually got it's start with the SCS Sketch Challenge 241.  I really liked this sketch, and did another one I'll share another day.  I pulled out the retired Georgia Peaches designer paper which I loved so much, and this set almost fell together on it's own.  I'll spare you the verbage on the details, but you know if you have any questions you can pop me an email.

Here's my take on Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge.  I am not sure if the sentiment is for a wedding or engagement, but I figured hearts were in order!  Actually, being all pink and pretty it would probably work for a baby too! 

Taylor's Sketch Challenge was perfect for snowflakes, and some of you may know my particular fancy for pink and green as Christmas colours!  I think the polka dots and random floating starburst images in the background work well with snow flakes.  I found some pink fluffy fiber for the tag,  and we all know that snowflakes sparkle and shine, so I'm well justified in adding a little bling to each centre!

And last but not least is my take on Amy's Friday Sketch.  I decided to lose some of the pink and work with the So Saffron and Old Olive.  I tied Old Olive grosgrain ribbon around the lower panel, and buttons were my embellishment choice.  I added the sentiment up in the right corner as per the sketch, but now that I see the position of the bird, I think I should have put it lower so it might be interpreted that he was singing it!

And there you have it.  I am really pleased with this set and also that I finally inked up Best Wishes and More with success! 

This is my second post today, so don't forget to scroll down to see my Featured Stamper Challenge card!  Happy Sunday everyone!  Have a wonderful day, and I'll see you soon!

Circle Circus Weekend Set

OK...just so you know the title is a Weekend Set...notice the missing word?  I was just playing around with SU!'s new Circle Circus, and I had so many ideas floating around that I wanted to try that I just couldn't wait for the weekend for all the sketches.  I can hardly believe I worked without them, I so love my sketches, but I like the way they turned out so!  Oh, and just so you know, these are all SUO!!

I started with Wednesday's Sketch Challenge #235 on SCS. It was a fun one that screamed Circle Circus!  I particularly love this flower stamp, so I stamped it nine times in Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry and Dusty Durango.  I punched it out with the 1 3/8" punch and popped them up on dimensionals.  I added two little ribbon tabs in Dusty Durango and Rich Razzleberry and I had to borrow the sentiment from Taylored Expression's Beary Special Accessories because I couldn't find an SU! one that small!  I layered the Whisper White on Crushed Curry and popped that up on dimensionals.  I love it!

Recipe:  Stamps:  Circle Circus (SU!), Beary Special Accessories (Taylored Expressions)  Paper:  Whisper White, Crushed Curry  Ink:  Rich Razzleberry, Melon Mambo, Dusty Durango, Crushed Curry  Accessories;  1 3/8" circle punch, 3/4" circle punch, dimensionals, Rich Razzleberry & Dusty Durango polkadot grosgrain ribbon

This next card was inspired by Michelle Yungbauer's card here.  She has a fabulous blog and is so gifted with design, I encourage you to drop in for a visit...you'll enjoy every minute you're there!

I started with a base of Rich Razzleberry textured cardstock and cut the top note in both Crushed Curry and the Razzleberry designer paper and pieced them together, tying them with Rich Razzleberry polka dot ribbon.  I stamped the circles in several of the new In Colours (I love them!!), and positioned them on the topnote piece.  I made a brad from the smaller image using the Build a Brad kit. The sentiment is from the "Define your Life" set, and it's stamped in Rich Razzleberry.  The top note is adhered to the card base with dimensionals and that's it!

Recipe:  Stamps: Circle Circus (SU!)  Paper:  Whisper White, Crushed Curry, Rich Razzleberry, Razzleberry DP  Ink:  Crushed Curry, Dusty Durango, Rich Razzleberry  Accessories: Rich Razzleberry polkadot grosgrain ribbon, top note die, dimensionals, Build a Brad

I just can't get enough of the top note, and I used it again for my next card!  I "saw" the circle images as being perfect for flower centres, and that's how this card began, although it took the longest for me to finish.  I originally had 3 flowers, but it took me forever to realize there was no way they were all going to fit on one card, so I finally cut it down to two.

I thought the one image seemed a perfect match for the fancy Filigree Brads so I created a Melon Mambo flower using the scallop circle punch, and the smaller flower uses the 5 Petal punch and a Build a Brad flower centre.  The stems were cut freehand from Old Olive cardstock and the leaves are from the Felt Fusion flowers...a little idea I got from Susan Roberts (Rainy on SCS)!  I used the bottom half of the Crushed Curry top note die left over from the card above, and added a scalloped border in Melon Mambo.  The sentiment is from "Kind and Caring Thoughts", and the top not panel is adhered to the DP with dimensionals.

Recipe: Stamps:  Circle Circus, Kind and Caring Thoughts (SU!)  Paper:  Whisper White, Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo, Razzled berry DP  Ink: Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry, Versafine Onyx Black  Accessories: Top Note die, Scallop border punch, Build a Brad, circle punches, Felt Fusion flowers, dimensionals

My last card is my personal favorite.  The inspiration for this came from this card by Bethany Paull, and particularly the Text Box stamp by PTI.  I kept to a monochromatic colour scheme and popped a few of the circle images up for interest.  The sentiment is from the retired "Small Sayings" and what can I say...that's all she wrote!

Recipe:  Stamps:  Circle Circus (SU!)  Paper:  Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry textured cardstock, Razzleberry DP  Ink:  Rich Razzleberry Accessories:  dimensionals, Rich Razzleberry polka dot grosgrain ribbon

Oh, I just love this set!  So many possibilities, I'm sure you'll be seeing a lot more of it!

I hope all my American friends are enjoying a wonderful Fourth of July weekend.  We had our holiday on the first and I worked a full day today; I'm looking forward to sleeping in tomorrow!  That's a treat I haven't experienced since school let out earlier this week.  I hope to be back tomorrow with some pictures from DD's birthday party.  It turned out really fun, and I want to thank everyone who offered up some games to play!  We didn't have time to play them all, but those we did were a blast!

Happy Saturday!  Thanks so much for spending a bit of it with me!  I truly appreciate it when you do!

Laura 

Wonderful You Weekend Sketch Set...on Wednesday?

It has been forever since I found time to do a weekend sketch set, and it feels so good to get one done!  I almost made it SUO too!  I hadn't planned it, but with a few exceptions, most of which could easily be substituted for SU products, these are SU cards, and here they are!

Aren't they all so pink and pretty?  I love pink, it's my favorite colour hands down.  Whenever I have to make a colour choice in something it's always pink, so in addition to finally getting a sketch set done, I love it even more 'cus it's so pink!

Let's start with Taylor's Cupcake Challenge Sketch.  I used the Tea Party designer papers for the set.  I wasn't all that thrilled with the papers when I first got them, but I love them here.  The flowers were watercoloured and I added the filigree brads for the three embellishments on the side.  The circle is lower in the sketch, but I decided I liked it better higher up and framing the flowers, so I made the executive decision to tweek the sketch to my liking.

Recipe:  Stamps: Wonderful You (SU!)  Paper:  So Saffron, Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink, Tea Party designer papers, Watercolour paper  Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black  Accessories:  Ink & aquapainters, word window punch, So Saffron grosgrain ribbon, filigree brads, SS brads, EK border punch, scallop circle nestabilities (Spellbinders)

Jen's Sketch for You to Try is up next.  Now this is 100% SUO, although the ribbon on the right is long retired.  I added a rhinestone brad to the flower centre, scalloped and pierced the edge of frame, and added the scrunchy ribbon on the right.  Pretty simple, but still pretty.

Recipe:  Stamps:  Wonderful You (SU!)  Paper:  Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink, Very Vanilla, Tea Party SP  Ink: Certainly Celery, Old Olive, Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink, Versafine Onyx Black  Accessories:  Scallop border punch, 1" circle punch, 1/4" circle punch, Certainly Celery grosgrain ribbon, pink ribbon from Flirty ribbon originals, dimensionals, rhinestone brad, paper piercer

Now we're on to Amy's Friday Sketch.  This one gave me the most trouble.  I just had a hard time, but I really like the way it turned out.  The card is cut 4 1/4" x 11", but horizontally oriented so I could add the ribbon without another layer.  That was the solution that finally made this card come together.  The flower is watercoloured with ink and an aquapainter, I added the So Saffron striped grosgrain ribbon, a layered prima with a button centre, and three brads in the upper left.  I also ran two rows of piercing on the sides just to frame it a bit better, and I left off the sentiment.  What do you think?

Recipe:  Stamps:  Wonderful You (SU!)  Paper:  watercolour paper, Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink, So Saffron, Tea Party DP  Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black  Accessories:  SS brads, button, So Saffron striped grosgrain ribbon, paper piercer & template, dimensionals, scallop border punch (all SU!), circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), flowers (Prima)

Now I have always worked with Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge, and lately it's been hosted by her sampler team, but I just couldn't find it this weekend.  So, I knew my design Taylored Expressions Baker's Dozen team mate Karen Giron hosts a Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge, so I went with that.  It was a fabulous sketch to work with and this time I decided to focus on the leaves in the set instead of the flowers.

I stamped the leaf outline in Old Olive and the solid portion in Certainly Celery.  With the leaves having such a skinny stem, I didn't want to try cutting them out, but I couldn't stand how "flat" they were.  I was wishing I had rock 'n rolled them in Old Olive, when it occured to me, I could add a few highlights with a marker.  I love the effect and I really think they just pop!  I also used my Coluzzle to cut the image out, allowing me to cut the leaves "out of the box".  The "smile" sentiment is from Verve's Circular Sayings, and the lower sentiment is from "Hope Happens" (SU!).  I added a pink gem to the "i" in Smile, and three green gems to the circle's edge .  The tag is a Cuttlebug die and the border punch is by Martha Stewart.  I guess I sort of blew the whole SU thing with this one LOL!  That's OK..I love it just the way it is!

Recipe:  Stamps:  Wonderful You, Hope Happens (SU!), Circular Sayings (Verve)  Paper:  Very Vanilla, So Saffron, Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery, Tea Party DP  Ink:  Old Olive, Certainly Celery, Versafine Onyx Black  Accessories:  Pretty in Pink grosgrain ribbon, 1" circle punch, Coluzzle (SU!), Lace Doily Border punch (MS), Cuttlebug tag die, pink & green gems

Whew.  Long post. 

Have a fabulous Wednesday everyone, and thanks so much for dropping in today!  It's always a pleasure when you do.

Laura

Fabulous Friends Challenge!

 

What happens when three Fabulous Friends get together at a Stampin' Up! regional event?   Well, they challenge each other of course!  Actually, I recalled when Beate and Sharon Harnist challenged each other to create something other than the simple demo card after they had attended a Stampin' Up! event.  I thought it was kind of fun, and it stuck with me.  So when Dawn, Christine and I got together last weekend at the Stampin' Up! regional seminar in Edmonton, I suggested we do something similar.

Here's what we started with, just in case you want to play along! 

A card base of Confetti Cream

2 1/4 x 4" section of Watercolour paper

2 1/2 x 4 1/4" of Ruby Red (actually I thought it was Riding Hood Red..but it wasn't!)

a length of Chocolate Chip grosgrain ribbon

So the challenge was that we could add anything we wanted but we had to use the original pieces.  We also said we would incorporate the ribbon rose that was presented as a WOW! The demonstration was presented by Heather, but that's all the info I have...I was so taken by the beauty and simplicity, I didn't note her full name! The stamp set used at regionals was from the new mini; "Soft Summer", however, I didn't stamp the image...I spent too much time talking, and gawking at all the fabulous artwork!  Instead I used my "Wonderful You" set, and I decided I would keep it "SUO", adding only SU! products.  Here's what I ended up with.

 I stamped the image and watercoloured it with ink and an aquapainter. I finished by adding a soft wash in yellow, to make the white background of the watercolour paper more complimentary to the Confetti Cream.  Once the image was completely dry, I dotted the stamen with my black marker.  Then I cut 1/4" off the length and cut it into three 1 1/4" sections.

I layered each piece on Chocolate Chip and then Ruby Red.  I added the sentiment, stamped on Ruby Red and punched out with the word window punch, to the bottom section with brads.

The border is Chocolate Chip scalloped with the border punch, and a strip of designer paper from the Bella Rose series.  The Chocolate Chip ribbon features the ribbon rose, and I added a small halfback pearl from the Pretties kit with a glue dot.  Now tell me, isn't that a WOW!! 

I didn't add all that much; the Chocolate Chip paper, a 1" strip of designer paper, the word window punch, brads and a half back pearl. 

Now how fun was that?  Lots!  I can't wait to do it again!  Now be sure to pop over and see what Dawn and Christine came up with!  Christine also has a quick tutorial on the Ribbon Rose, 'cus if you're anything like me, I couldn't wait to see how it was done!

Don't forget to get your Case card made up and linked back to be in the draw for our Celebrating 300K blog candy!  You have until Monday, March 30 to get it done.

Case me(Laura), and link to this post on Laura`s blog, or upload to SCS with the keyword CEL300L. 

Case Julie, and link to this post on Julie`s blog, or upload to SCS with the keyword CEL300J.

Remember to link the card you cased in your post or upload, and change at least two things, and yes, you can case as many cards as you like, and enter as often as you like on both days of our Celebration!

That's all for me now!  Thanks for spending a bit of your day with me!  I wish you a fabulous one!

Laura

Recipe:  Stamps:  Wonderful You (Stampin' Up!)  Paper:  Confetti Cream, Ruby Red, Chocolate Chip, Bella Rose DP  Ink:  Stazon Black  Accessories:  reinkers & aquapainter, Word Window punch, scallop border punch, Pretties kit, glue dots, Chcolate Chip grosgrain ribbon, vintage brads

Stash Challenge Tuesday

 

Actually, I don't have a Stash Challenge for you this week.  I was running late and didn't leave enough time to contact a challenger.  I mean it's OK to put myself under pressure, but I don't want to do that to my challenger!  I am always looking for challengers, so if you have something in your stash you think it's about time you used, lets play!  Contact me at scrapnextras@yahoo.com

  I actually made this card for the Rub on challenge I did a while back.  However, since I had two cards already, I decided to save this one...for a time like this!

I also have tons of the die cut blooms that I don't seem to use enough, and since the "Perfect Day" rub ons seem to match the blooms, I decided to put them together and this is what ended up with.  I love the colour combo and the black background.  I think there was a SCS challenge about using a black background that week, and that's how I arrived at that!

Not a lot to say, although, I did cut some of the circle rub ons apart and used them separately.  All the rub ons here are from "A Perfect Day" set, both the white and black.  Dimensionals were used to add interest to the layers, and the black panel was pierced all round, and popped up on dimensionals as well.  This is about as close to SUO as I've come in a while.  Just that one red brad....hmmm.

Speaking of SU!...are any of you going to the Edmonton regionals this Saturday?  I am going, and I'm so excited because I'll finally meet Dawn and Christine!  If you are going,  you must stop and say hi!  It's always so fun to meet people in real life.  I hope to find some time to whip up some swaps to swap with you, but time is closing in on me!  If I do, I'll try and share it with you this week.

Well, off to work I go!  Have a fabulous Tuesday, and email me if you want to play in my stash challenge.  Let's dig out those treasures and show them some love!

Weekend Sketch Set; Heartfelt Thanks

 

Happy Sunday!  I hope you had a wonderful Valentine's Day.  DH took us (dragged us) to the RV show and we spent hours walking around looking at 5th wheels.  Yes I would love a new one, but gosh, they are all so expensive when you start looking for the things you really want. After the show he treated us to a heart shaped pizza dinner at Boston Pizza.  It was actually a nice family Valentines day, and we were all starving after all that walking around.  But you didn't come here to hear about my weekend, you came to see the weekend sketch set.  So here it is!

This weekend I pulled out Heartfelt Thanks and got it good and inky. I decided I wanted to work on my "Prints" designer papers.  At one time I was worried I would run out and my Mom even gave me one of the 6x6 hostess packs.  Well I think I used maybe 10 sheets out of it before it retired.  And now I rarely reach for it.  Oh and I have 4 or 5 colours that I ordered full 12 x 12 packs in.  So if this "set" seems a little mis matched, it's because I was all over the place trying to put a dent in the paper packs.  Rose Red is the only common colour through out, but I still think it's a nice set.

  Guess what?  Beate's back with her Weekend Sketch Challenge!  I was so thrillrd to see her post a sketch this weekend, so I'm showing it first. 

For this one I used More Mustard and Rose Red "Prints" designer papers, and I cut a big circle with the jumbo Coluzzle for in Old Olive for the large half circle in the sketch.  I ran it through the Cuttlebug with the Thank You folder...I've had this one for about a year, and this is the first use!  The image was coloured direct to rubber with markers, misted with water and stamped on Naturals White.  I added some Rose Red grosgrain ribbon tied at the top and the sentiment from "Pocket Silhouettes" was punched with the word window punch and secured with a HPH hanger.  Love this card!

  Next up is Taylor's Cupcake Sketch.  This was a fun one with the patchwork design, and I used up a few scraps from the 6x6 hostess pack, and the green polka dot ribbon for the first time!  I really love these colours together, and I think they make for a Happy Joyful Birthday card!  That sentiment is from an old retired set "Small Sayings".

I did a lot of piercing on this one, and added some buttons for fun.  With the exception of the use of the Nestabilities for cutting the circle this is SUO!!

  Amy's sketch was up on Friday so I worked with her Friday Sketch too.  I have almost a full pack of Soft Sky "Prints" designer papers, and with Soft Sky being retired, I know I will use it less than the other colours, so I decided to head in a different direction for the set.  I used my Felt Fusion flowers in Rose Red and Baja Breeze for the three lower embellishments, and they are secured with mini-mini brads by Bazzill.  Gosh, I just think they are so cute...I'm on a mission to get them in all the colours they have.  On the left I added three more mini-mini brads in what is an extremely close match to Rose Red.  The sentiment is from the retired "Sweet Shapes" and a couple Rose Red ribbon tabs finishes it off.

  Here is my take on Jen's Sketch for you to Try.  I used Soft Sky and Blue Bayou "Prints" designer papers, and I even added some of the stitched grosgrain ribbon!  The sentiment is from "Pocket Silhouettes" and I added it along the top side of the focal image.  The image was coloured with markers, misted and then stamped on white.  I added some Stardust Stickles for a little shine, and some felt flowers with button brads finish off the card.

And there you have it!  A bit more eclectic in colours but a beautiful set just the same.  I'll try to add the recipe's later, but I just got news that my nephew and his girlfriend are in town, so I have to go!

I hope you had a wonderful weekend and I'm so glad you found the time to stop in!  It's always a pleasure when you do!

Laura

Weekend Sketch Set: A Little Birdie Told Me

 

Another weekend, another weekend sketch set.  I decided to dust off an old favorite and show it some love.  "A Little Birdie Told Me" was a set I was so excited about when it first came out.  It's cute, versatile and gives you the option of an inside verse, but it's been months since I used it.  Funny how that happens.  It's not usually that I stop liking a set, it just gets passed over for what's new and exciting.  Actually, I thought this set seemed pretty new and exciting together with these fabulous sketches and the recently retired Maine Blueberry designer papers.

    Taylor's Cupcake sketch is always first up Friday mornings, and it's almost always the first one I work with, so it will be the first one I share today.  I love the simplicity of this sketch, and it works well with a larger image or a "scene" in my case.  I stamped and watercoloured the birds twice, on watercolour paper.  I cut out one set of birds and popped them up over those on the scene.  I added layered ribbon and layered flowers and that was pretty much it.  I left the inside sentiment "TBA", so I could use it for any number of occasions!

Recipe:  Stamps:  A Little Birdie Told Me (SU)  Paper:  Old Olive, Night of Navy, Watercolour paper, Maine Blueberry designer paper  Ink:  Versafine Onyx black  Accessories:  Scallop border punch, Old Olive & Navy grosgrain, felt fusion flower, aqua painter, reinkers, dimensionals, rhinestone brad (SU), Prima flowers

  Next up is Amy's Friday Sketch.  I actually fretted with this one for a while trying to incorporate the two little embellishments she has on the side, while still adding the sentiment.  Finally, I asked myself, "who's card is it anyway?" LOL!  Like I can't make a minor change to the sketch?  You just have to know I'm internally built to be rule bound, and I have a hard time knowing when to bend or break them LOL!  Sorry Amy, I just had to do it!

Other than that, the card was pieced together as per the sketch.  I paper pieced the birdie this time and popped up the little flower.  I used my Nestabilities to cut and layer the focal panel. Navy grosgrain is tied around the vertical panel and a fancy corner scroll was added for some added interest.  I'm happy with it how it turned out...even knowing I left out those two embellishments!

Recipe:  Stamps:  A Little Birdie Told Me (SU), Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black  Paper:  Whisper White, Night of Navy, Old Olive, Maine Blueberry designer paper  Accessories:  Styled Silver HPH, Navy grosgrain, dimensionals, markers (SU), rectangle/scalloped rectangle dies (Spellbinders), scroll corner die (Cuttlebug)

Here's my take on Lauren's Saturday Sketch.  This one I stayed very true to the sketch, adding the oval sentiment between the two upper embellishments.  

The bird was stamped on watercolour paper in Versafine Onyx Black and watercoloured with ink and an aquapainter.  The umbrella was paper pieced and popped up.   The sentiment is popped up and anchored with two buttons tied with linen thread.  The card base is Bashful Blue textured cardstock and the card size is 3 1/4" x 6"...fit's inside a long note envelope!

You know, I think this is SUO!!  Stampin' Up! only!  It's been a long time since I've been able to say that, and wouldn't you know some the paper and Navy ribbon have retired, so maybe it doesn't really count now anyway. 

Recipe:  Stamps:  A Little Birdie Told Me (SU), Paper:  Night of Navy, Bashful Blue textured, Watercolour paper,  Maine Blueberry designer paper  Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black  Accessories:  reinkers and aquapainter, dimensionals, oval punch, buttons, Navy & Bashful Blue grosgrain, Old Olive poly twill

  And finally, here is Jen's Sketch for you to Try , and one of my favorites this week.  I just think these little birdies sure know how to party!  I also pulled out a balloon punch that I've had forever, and honestly, I feel so good using some of this stuff I have! 

I watercoloured the birds again, and popped up their little party hats.  I debated on adhering them direct to the paper, since their dimension seems to create shadows, but I decided to leave it, because I like dimension!

I added some highlights to the balloons with my white gel pen, and gold cords tied off to the side.  The sentiment was punched with the 3/4" circle punch and layered on one of the flowers punched from the designer paper.  Rather simple actually, but I think it would be so fun for a young boy with the colours in these papers!

Recipe:  Stamps:  A Little Birdie Told Me (SU)  Paper:  Whisper White, Watercolour paper, Night of Navy, Old Olive, Maine Blueberry designer paper  Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black  Accessories:  circle punches, gold cord, dimensionals, ink & aquapainter (SU), balloon punch (McGill), White gel pen (Sakura)

I really love creating these sets.  It reminds me of making set samplers from my active demo days.  I found (find) the more I used a set, the more comfortable and creative I became with it.  I love this weekend's sketch set!  I love the colours and the versatility of it, and it's just plain cute!

I hope you are winding down from a fabulous weekend.  I am finally going to get going on some redecorating I've been saying I'm going to do for a while now.  I want to paint the upstairs bedrooms and hall, and I purchased some fabric to make curtains.  I don't sew much, but I have made curtains...pretty straight line sewing for those!  So you may see a little less of me as I tackle this project althoug I still plan to reserve my evenings for stamping, if I can stay awake! 

Have a wonderful day and thanks so much for dropping in!

Laura

Embrace Green Tea...Weekend Sketch Set

   

Ok...how about a weekend sketch set with new papers?  Honestly with only two and half more months left in the current catalogue, I better start using my "new" designer papers before they are retired.  There are still papers in the catalogue that I want, but refuse to buy at this stage of the game.  I have so much Christmas paper that I have to say no, although it's killing me to do it!  Anyway, without further ado, here they are.

Beate's sketch was really fun to work with.  I love circles so it fits with my style.  For the background on this card, I stamped the leaf stamp in Versamark and embossed in clear.  It adds a really nice effect.  I just love the colours in the Green Tea designer papers, and I think this might be my favorite set so far!

 

 

Recipe:  Stamps:  Embrace Life (SU)  Paper:  Baja Breeze, Old Olive, Very Vanilla, Green Tea designer papers  Ink:Versamark, Versafine Onyx Black  Accessories:  clear ep., word window punch, Baja Breeze striped grosgrain ribbon, paper piercer & template, (SU), Nestability dies, lace doily border punch (Martha Stewart), dimensionals

 

Here's my take on Jen's sketch.  I switched out the sentiment from "Embrace Life", because well, there are only so many cards one needs with "Embrace Life" on them LOL!  This time I chose "Think Happy Thoughts", and added a flower from the flower trio punch and a half back pearl from the Pretties kit.

Recipe:  Stamps:  Embrace Life, Think Happy Thoughts (SU)  Paper:  Certainly Celery, Baja Breeze, Very Vanilla, Green Tea designer papers  Ink:  Certainly Celery, Baja Breeze, Versafine Onyx Black  Accessories:  Certainly Celery grosgrain ribbon, Scallop circle punch, 1 1/4" & 1 3/8" circl punches, flower trio punch, half back pearl, reinkers and aquapainter, dimensionals, stampin' sponges

 

Taylor'ssketch had circle in it again too, although it was a little trickier to figure out how to do the three panels.  I finally decided to crimp them.  Now if I had any Cuttlebug embossing folders other than the swirl,  I would have probably picked them.  But I don't and I think the crimping does add some interest.  The sentiment here comes from Verve's" Black Tie Birdies".

Recipe:  Stamps:  Embrace Life (SU), Black Tie Birdies (Verve), Paper:  Very Vanilla, Baja Breeze, Old Olive, River Rock, Green Tea designer papers  Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black  Accessories:  Very Vanilla 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, Old Olive Polytwill ribbon, Sm Oval Punch, reinkers and aqua painter, crimper, 1 1/4" & 1 3/8" circle punches, dimensionals

 

I have to tell you that Lauren's sketch really threw me.  I just wanted to fill that space in the upper left.  You know me.. white space...what white space?  I finally opted for the photo corner punch, and after all is said and done, I think it's now my favorite this week!!

Recipe:  Stamps:  Embrace Life, Lots of Thoughts (SU)  Paper:  Old Olive, Baja Breeze, Very Vanilla, Green Tea designer papers  Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black  Accessories:  Baja Breeze striped grosgrain ribbon, dimensionals, photo corner punch, square punches, reinkers and aqua painter 

And here is a shot of the whole group!  I love this paper...and I love this set!

Well I hope  you have enjoyed another weekend sketch set!  I think next week it's time to start on some Christmas sets.  Don't forget about my blog-iversary blog candy!  Tell me your favorite post/card/technique that I've shared on my blog by leaving a comment on the blog candy post!  Thanks so much for dropping by...I always love it when you do!