Tuesday Morning Sketches #552

Hello!  Thank you for stopping by.  The sketch is up at Tuesday Morning  Sketches and it's another fun one.  I know, I say that every week - but I think we're just a fun group!

I have two cards to share with you.  This first card is a classic!  I think I first made this card about 12-15 years ago!  This is called a triangle pocket card.  It features stamps (flowers) from Altenew and sentiment from Concord and 9th.  The paper is from a value stack I picked up at JoAnns about two years ago.  The die is from Spellbinders.

So the card base creates a pocket.  It holds your message on the inside.

Isn't this pretty?  It's been a long time since I've just stamped.  This was so much fun to make!

My next card - I really don't like making sympathy cards, but when I have to I want to make sure they are really pretty.  I am so pleased with how this card turned out.

I flipped the sketch to portrait and brought the elements "up."  I love this look of this tri-fold card.  I used Bristol Smooth paper so that I could watercolor a bit.  The stamps are from Gina K called Stippled Roses or something like that.  I love this set but I haven't used it very much because I'm not very good at stamping it.  I don't know how to line it up, so I pretty much just hoped for the best.  This turned out so pretty.  It's still not lined up right, but when I smeared the ink with some water, it longer mattered.  I embossed the front panel with an old embossing folder and finished of a space that I missed in the folder with some Nuvo drops.

Open the first fold and this reveals a solid panel.  Which for this card isn't super necessary but if you were doing a scene of say fish or more flowers this could be really cool. 

And then finally the base panel with a place to write a message.

I hope to see you over at the TMS blog.  We have new DT members and I'm excited for you to meet them.  Be sure to leave all the team members some love!

Tuesday Morning Sketches #551

Hello!  Thank you so much for stopping by.  I appreciate your visit and hope that you'll leave me a comment so that I know you were here.

The latest sketch is up at Tuesday Morning  Sketches and this one is by Debbie.  It's a really great sketch - great for using up scraps or showcasing some fun washi.  It's also great to show off an amazing focal image.

I have two cards today.  This first one features a Christmas die from Spellbinders.  I actually picked this up recently (a couple of months ago) at Hobby Lobby on clearance.  Normally it sold for $14.99 and I got it for $3.74 - what a bargain!  I'll be using this to make my Mom's Christmas cards.

I also pulled out some paper that I have had for a very long time and cut the strips using a die from MFT Stamps.  The bow and the hangar part of the ornament is cut from pink metallic paper.  This was a really easy card to put together.

My 2nd card features the Magical Characters II bundle from Queen & Company that I bought to make birthday cards for Levi and Courtney.

Isn't this fun?  I am missing Disneyworld - even though I never go, it makes me sad to know it's still closed and will be for at least another month.  I think of my friend Kelly who works for Disneyworld in a call center and am thankful that she's still working.  But I worry for how much longer.

I did leave off the tag element at the bottom left of the card (see the sketch) because I really couldn't think of anything to add.

I do thank you, again, for your visit and I hope you to see you over at the TMS blog to join us for our challenge.  Please be sure to leave the team some love, they deserve your kind words.

Tuesday Morning Sketches #550

Hello and thank you for stopping by!  The latest sketch is up at Tuesday Morning Sketches and it's brought to us by Patti!  It's so fun - I love that she drew it on her iPad and I love that it looks so playful.

My card features a couple of Small Die KOM's from Spellbinders, the paper is from Pink and Main (Beach Bum), Schoolhouse Red cardstock from Simon Says Stamp and the kraft cardstock is from Recollections.

Originally, I was thinking about making this into a shaker card so I cut the sentiment directly into the patterned paper and then the kraft laid overtop.  But then I let go of the shaker idea and was just happy with the low profile card.

I am really happy with how this turned out and it's a color combo I don't normally use so that makes me even happier with the results.

I hope to see you over at the Tuesday Morning Sketches blog to play along with us and be sure to leave the team some love.  They deserve high praise.

Tuesday Morning Sketches #549

Hi there!  Thank you so much for stopping by.  The latest sketch is up at Tuesday Morning Sketches and it's a fun one.  I think you'll like it.

My card features the Vintage Frame Glimmer plate by Spellbinders.  I had so many fails for foiling that I went with a letterpress technique.  This card also features dies from other Spellbinders KOM's.  This card screams Spring!

I went crazy with flowers and Nuvo Drops!  It's a really happy card.

I hope to see you over at the TMS blog and join us.  Please leave the team some love, too.