Tuesday Morning Sketches #776

 Hello friends!  Thank you for stopping by, I appreciate your visit.  The latest sketch is up at Tuesday Morning Sketches and it's another simple sketch.  Of course, I thought last week's was really easy but we only had 2 players.

My card features a glimmer plate from Spellbinders that I hot foiled with gold fold and lightly touched a few areas with metallic ink.

Then I mounted the focal piece on a matte gold frame using the Essential Ovals dies.  The base card was decorated by placing down a beautiful stencil from Pink & Main down and then using a couple of sprays.  This card turned out so elegant.

I do hope you'll join us at the TMS blog to play along.

Tuesday Morning Sketches #775

 Hello my friends.  So happy that you stopped by.  The latest sketch is up at Tuesday Morning Sketches and it's great for busting that scrap stash.

My cards feature the August card kit from Echo Park.

As I said, this is a great sketch for scraps stash busting and that's exactly what I did!  I used the stitched rounded corner die from Pink & Main to cut a yellow panel and then laid down scraps of the patterned paper.  I had enough to make two cards without having to cut into another sheet of paper.

I used the ephemera that came in the kit to add the focal points and sentiments.  These cards went together so easily and so quickly!  The Echo Park card kit is a great way to build your stash of notecards with a price point that is very reasonable!  There are stamps but I just didn't need them.

Please head on over to the TMS blog and join us.  Leave the team some love!

Tuesday Morning Sketches #774

 Hello!  Thank you for stopping by.  The latest sketch is up at Tuesday Morning Sketches and it's a great one by Debbie.  Such easy going elements!

For my card, I kept it clean and simple.  Green and gold and minimal elements...

I embossed a panel Sea Salt Green Craft Perfect card stock with a foliage folder from Pink & Main.  Then I die cut a couple leafy elements using gold shimmer card. The flower is from Avocado green Craft Perfect card stock.  I added some Dream Drops - color is Fairy Wings.  The sentiment is from Boots and Bouquets TCK. 

I do hope you'll join us at the TMS - it'll be fun!

Tuesday Morning Sketches #773

 Hello!  Thank you for stopping by.  The latest sketch is up at Tuesday Morning Sketches and it's a little more challenging but remember, a shape is a shape and it takes on many forms.

For my card, honestly I let the paper do the work and then added a little bit of die cutting.

I started off with a 5x5 square card base.  Then I added a dark purple matting layer that I embossed using a 3D embossing folder from Tonic Studios.  I die cut out the hexies from different pattered papers and then made the frame.  The sentiment was even in this pretty paper pack.  Then using the Bouquets and Buttermilk die set from Tonic Studios I made the bouquet of flowers.

I hope this card inspires you to play along and we'll see you over at the TMS blog! 

Tuesday Morning Sketches #722

 Hello! Thank you for stopping by.  The latest sketch is up at Tuesday Morning Sketches and it's brought to us by Donna.  She said this is a go to layout for her and I can see why! 

My card features products from Kat Scrappiness - I am on their Influencer Team and I just had to share!  This is the beautiful wreath die and Fall papers.

I started with a panel of the patterned paper.  Look at that rich, gorgeous color!  Then I brought in a panel from Tonic Studios that gave me a trellis vibe to hang my wreath on.  I probably should have contrasted it more.  Oh well.  Hind sight.  Anyway, then I put the wreath together.  It was really very simple.  I started by spraying some watercolor paper with some different colors from Brutus Monroe.  Actually the darker leaves are from Mint, Merlot and Creamy Orange Chroma Mists and the brighter leaves were made from Red, Orange and Yellow Aqua Pigments.  They turned out so pretty!!

I do hope you'll join us at Tuesday Morning Sketches.  See you there!

Birthstone Challenge September-October

 Hello!  It's time for another challenge at Birthstone Challenge.  This challenge will run until October15th.  The birthstones are Sapphire and Opal and the twist is Friendship.  And for some added fun, the challenge is also sponsored by Polkadoodles. 

My card is a really simple, easy going card.  I didn't use the sponsor images because I don't have a printer that won't smear when coloring.  So I am featuring a stamp set from Pink and Main and background stamp from Raisin Boat.  I dug into my stash to make this card.  

This is such an easy card to mass produce with some navy card stock and these stamps.  This is my sapphire.  But I had to added a bit of opalescence. 

The shine on that butterfly is opal embossing powder!

I do hope you'll join us for challenge.  See you there.

Color My Heart Color Dare #616

 Hello!  Thank you for stopping by.  Color My Heart Color Dare #616 is up and ready for your fun and creativity!

This challenge this week....

This was truly a challenge for me.  I never put brown with white.   You'll see my second project first.  I made myself do this - and I didn't use brown, I used Kraft which is a shade of brown.  But I LOVE how this card turned out.

It does start off with a white base and white panel that I embossed using a 3D folder from Tonic Studios.  I then die cut the burlap from Kraft, also a Tonic Studios and adhered to the embossed piece.  The daisy is from also from Tonic Studios.  Here's where I added the 1 other color, just a touch of yellow.  I finished off the card with tag dies and sentiment from Brutus Monroe and twine that I don't remember where I got because I've had it for more than 5 years.  Maybe MFT, but I'm not positive.

I originally started out with this project which is the Tiny Twist Box from a Tonic Studios Craft Kit, brown, pink and white card stock.

I didn't use a lot of white.  The little "give it a twist" sentiment and the inside of the box. 

I also used white pearl Nuvo drops.  

I hope to see you join us for this color challenge.