Tuesday Morning Sketches #689

 Hello!  Thank you for stopping by.  It's that time of year again!  It's our Annual Anything Goes challenge at Tuesday Morning Sketches.   We only do this challenge once a year and it's comes with a prize.  Head on over the blog for details.  But before you go, I'd like to share a couple of projects that I've made.

First up are my Christmas Trees.  I found this video on YouTube of these dupes of department store decorations.  The video is by Made on Maple Street. I saw these and called my friend Kenny to see if he could cut me some wood.  He cut 2 sets because he wanted them, too!

I painted them with cream and green trees with chalk paint and the smallest tree with acrylic paint that I painted on and then wiped off with a baby wipe to give it a stained look.  The large and medium trees I used Embellishment Mousse by Tonic Studios.  The color is called Snowdrift.  Pretty appropriate!  The small tree is Glacier Paste by Tonic Studios in white.  I bought jumbo popsicle sticks and painted them with black chalk paint and then using my Silhouette Cameo I cut out Merry and Bright from white vinyl.  After applying the words to the sticks I covered them with Mod Podge.  I added some stars that I got from Dollar Tree.  I think they turned out really cool!

I also, finally, made the pick up truck from SVG Cuts.  My grandpa had a truck like this.  I hardly remember it but my sisters do!  It's just such a classic and very cool design.  Then I die cut the garland and glued on the boughs.  Made tiny gold glittery bows (die from Mama Elephant) and added ornaments using Nuvo Drops.

My daughter helped me hot glue the lights on the truck.  It didn't come out as great as I envisioned because there was too much wire between the lights, but you should see this lit up.

Oh wait, you can see it lit up!

It looks so pretty at night!

I hope to see you over at the TMS blog to join in the fun! Thank  you for stopping by and please leave me a comment for an extra chance to win a little prize.  I will randomly draw a person for a die set from Spellbinders - even my team is eligible to win.

Tuesday Morning Sketches #688

 Hello!  Can you believe we're 12 days to Christmas?  Well, the latest and last sketch of 2022 is up at Tuesday Morning Sketches and my card is pretty fitting.

My card features Clocks & Cogs from Tonic Studios.  I decided to subscribe to their monthly Creative Kit for a little while.  I may have shared that I really want to get into art journaling and I felt their kits could help me.  I've realized that once I had their products in my hand that I really didn't know what I was doing but I'm determined.

I am not the biggest fan of slimline cards but sometimes you need that space to get your idea out on paper.  Everything on this card is from that Clocks & Cogs kit.  I die cut out several of the cogs dies from various card that was included.  I'm not sure if this "my" color palette but it is lovely.  I'm going to send this to my sister for New Year's.  I think this works!

Zooming in a little closer, you can see the gorgeous Nuvo Crackle Mousse - the color is Water Nymph gives this card so much texture.  I also applied a small amount of Nuvo Glitter Paste Bronze Metal.

I had a lot of fun making this card, discovering these materials and it's making me super excited to get into art journaling.

Please join us at the TMS blog for this last sketch of the year!

Tuesday Morning Sketches #687

 Hello!  Thank you for stopping by!  The latest sketch is up at Tuesday Morning Sketches and it's a really fun one.  I have been so excited to show you this card!

This card features Holly Jolly Gnome die set and the Argyle Sock embossing folder from Spellbinders.  The stars are from the August'20 card kit of the month also from Spellbinders.  I embossed a white panel and then inked it up with Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink.

And check this out.  This is so adorable!

Aaaccckkkk!!  Don't you just love it!?  My other special group that gets this card is going to love it!!

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Tuesday Morning Sketches #686

 Hello!  Thank you for visiting me today.  The latest sketch is up at Tuesday Morning Sketches.

I'm back to sharing Christmas cards.  This card features the stitched ornament from Spellbinders, the sentiment is from the October stamp/die of the month and the little white "snowdrops" are from the Bold Blooms die set.

It's a little hard to see that the base of the card is white woodgrain card stock that I got from Lawn Fawn.  In real life, this card is absolutely stunning with all it's texture.  I hope the special people in my life love this card as much as I do.

You can see the woodgrain texture beneath the heat embossed sentiment in this picture a little better and the gorgeous shine from the gold foil cardstock on the ornament.  In real life, the gold stitching sparkles as much as the gold foil.

I do hope you like this card.  Please come join us at the TMS blog.

Tuesday Morning Sketches #685

 Hello!  Thank you for stopping by.  The latest sketch is up at Tuesday Morning Sketches and it's another fun one from Patti.

Once again, I am using the Fall paper from Echo Park.  Yes!  I have almost used up this entire pad of paper.  This is my "F" card for my alphabet challenge with my card traders group.  My card features the October stamp/die of the month from Spellbinders.  I colored these little guys using my colored pencils.

The sentiment I heat embossed with gold detail embossing powder.  What's fun about this card, it's a Fall Flip Fold card.

Open it up and this is what you see...

I think this was a lot of fun to make but one I don't think I'd do very often.  It's heavy, it's square although will fit in an envelope meant for 5x7 cards and it's definitely going to need extra postage.  But, like I said, it was fun to make and I hope inspires you to look at a sketch a little differently.  See you over at the TMS blog.

Happy Thanksgiving (U.S.) to you all.  I hope you enjoy lots of good food, joy with family and friends and be thankful for all your blessings.

Tuesday Morning Sketches #684

 Hello!  Thank you for stopping by!  The latest sketch is up at Tuesday Morning Sketches.   This is such a great sketch.

I have to say that I loved this sketch so much that I went a little overboard.  I'm taking a brief break from Christmas cards.

This first card features Be Bold Blooms from Spellbinders.  I picked up this set at Hobby Lobby when it was on sale at 40% off.  I have had my eye set on this forever.  And since I bought it, it really hasn't left my craft table!  I love it so much!  I am using paper from the Aug'22 Card Kit of the Month and lace die from MFT Stamps (long since retired).  I did purposely leave these as un-sentimented  because it would be so easy to add a sentiment when you needed the card.

This next card features more of the Fall paper from Echo Park that I've shown in previous posts and sunflower paper from Hobby Lobby.  I also used a small strip of copper card stock from Tonic Studio.  And gold vellum for the doily.

Now this card is what started it all on this design!  I am featuring Stamp/Die of the Month Aug'22 and paired it with one leftover sticker from my planner sticker books!  The paper is from the same Fall paper pack by Echo Park.  I did add a few copper gems from my stash that I forgot I had.

On this one, I did hot foil the sentiment - glimmer kit of the month Aug'22.

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Tuesday Morning Sketches #683

Hello!  Thank you for stopping by.  The latest sketch is up at Tuesday Morning Sketches.  I think this sketch is really a lot of fun and don't get pigeon holed by the shape.  A shape is a shape and can take on many forms.  My card took the shape of an Easter egg.

Did I just say Easter?  Yes, I did.  And for good reason.  Honestly, who makes Easter cards in November?  Well, I told you before that my monthly card traders group is doing an alphabet challenge and it's time for E.  So I did an Easter Easel card with Embossing.

Here's the front of the card.  It features an egg svg cut that I cut from light blue card stock and then stenciled the design.  A few months back Tangii sent me a bunch of stencils that she no longer used.  I hadn't used them yet but now I have so many plans!  Well one of the stencils she sent was perfect for the egg.  I embossed a yellow card stock panel using the Fall Flowers embossing folder from Spellbinders.  I figured that as long as the acorn doesn't show, it just looks like flowers.  Originally I was going to make a wreath so I put these little die cut bunnies together and then changed my mind about the wreath, but still used the bunnies.

I did die cut the letters from dies from Spellbinders - these are from the Large DOM, July 2020.  These made the perfect easel stopper.

I think I did very well the letter E, don't you?  Now please join us at the TMS blog, leave the team some love and while you're there, you might as join the fun!

Tuesday Morning Sketches #682

 Hello!  Thank you for stopping by.  The latest sketch is up at Tuesday Morning Sketches and this one is great for using those scraps!

So I took on a project to reorganize my craft room, getting my card stock in order.  Well this surfaced bits and pieces of a couple of card kits that I've had leftover for awhile.  So I put them to good use.

These cards are all from the same kit from Simon Says Stamp probably 2 years ago, maybe more.  I cannot remember the last time I got one of their kits.  I also had some of the stickers left from that kit, too.  This made some super easy notecards.

This card I added a die cut ampersand from some generic die set I got from Hobby Lobby years ago when I was making my own planner instead of buying them.

I know these cards are on the Spring side, but who cares!  These are cute notecards and I think suitable for anytime of year.

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Tuesday Morning Sketches #681

 Hello!  Thank you for stopping by.  The latest sketch is up at Tuesday Morning Sketches and this sketch is by Patti.  I loved this sketch, I purposely scheduled it the way I did so I can feature it for a Christmas card.  Of course, you don't have to make it a Christmas card, if you don't want to.

Patti's sketch has an added challenge to add a bird.  Well that set this Winter Birdhouse from Spellbinders into mind.  I love this house!  My card also features the Oct'22 Embossing Folder of the Month called Scattered Christmas.  I embossed a panel of Phone Booth (Spellbinders) card stock and then used Picket Fence Distress Ink over the top.  I added strips of leftover paper from last week's card.  The bird is from a separate die set.  The sentiment is from the Stamp/Dies Set Oct'22.  In hindsight, I shouldn't have cut the opening in the birdhouse so that the bird stands out from the red panel, but I have 7 more of these cards to make.  I won't make that mistake!

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Tuesday Morning Sketches #680

 Hello!  Thank you for stopping by.  I appreciate your visit, it's always nice to see you.  The latest sketch is up at Tuesday Morning Sketches and I love this one!

I am busy designing my Christmas cards.  I usually send 3 to 4 different designs out.  I have my "special" category which will be featured later - these are my super intensive cards that I usually reserve for my family.  These are my "general" cards - meant for others, these include my card traders group and friends and extended family.  None the less special, just a little easier to mass produce.

This card features the Small DOM and the Stamp/Die of the Month Oct '22 from Spellbinders.  I wasn't sure this set would come in time for this challenge, but I am so glad it did!  I picked up a nice Christmas paper pad from Hobby Lobby since it was on sale.  I then stamped the image, colored it (quite sloppily, I might add) and then stamped it again so I could do the gold heat embossing without ruining the embossing with the Copic coloring.  This was so easy to do with my MISTI.  I die cut the sentiment from gold mirror card stock and stuck it to the layering piece.

I think this card turned out quite lovely!  I hope you like it, too!

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Tuesday Morning Sketches #679

 Hello!  Thank you for stopping by.  I do appreciate your visit.  The latest sketch is up at Tuesday Morning Sketches and it's a nice and an easy one.

My cards - I made four! features Go For It from Pink Fresh.  I treated myself to a birthday gift a couple of months ago to this set and am just now getting around to using it.  I got the stamps, dies, hot foil plate, stencils and dies.  I am only using the hot foil plate and stencils. 

I made 4 cards - I figured the Glimmer machine was hot, might as well use it.  I did 2 pink, an orange and blue card.  Two of them I used matte gold foil and the other 2 is shiny gold foil.  It's impossible to photograph foil, so you have to trust me, IRL these are so pretty!

I did use the Intertwined Lattice embossing folder, which is Spellbinders Aug 22 folder of the month.  I smeared ink on the folder and then ran it through my Big Shot.  This is the debossed side.  The sentiment is from the August Glimmer Kit of the Month from Spellbinders.

The two pink cards I used the light tone one card and the mid tone on the other card.  I used 3 ink colors on each of these cards and 2 for the leaves.  All the inks are from Altenew.  Layering stencils are my new favorite way to color images.  These make you look like you really know what you're doing!

In hindsight, I think I'll use watercolor paper for this background technique so that the ink smooths out.  When you wipe dye ink on plastic, it just pools and splotches.  Still, I am very happy with how they turned out.

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Tuesday Morning Sketches #678

 Hello!  Thanks for stopping by.  The latest sketch is up on the Tuesday Morning Sketches blog.  This one is by Patti and it's a party on a card!

My card features more of the August 2022 card kit of the month from Spellbinders. I see a lot of videos on YouTube for 10 cards.  I'm slow on the 10 cards.  LOL

I like that the ephemera included larger pieces that make a super quick card.  I used the frame die that came in the kit to cut out the pink frame twice and layered that together.  Then added the stars.  It's a simple card.

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Tuesday Morning Sketches #677

 Hello!  Thank you for stopping by, I appreciate your visit.  The latest sketch is up at Tuesday Morning Sketches.

I actually made a couple of cards and if I'm honest, I'm not completely satisfied with them but they're okay.  This first one features the September 2022 Small die of the month set and the Kaleidoscope Plaid die set that I scored at Hobby Lobby on clearance for under $5!

The leaves were a lot of fun stitch despite using gold metallic floss.  It's difficult to work with. 

This 2nd card features the August 2022 Card Kit of the month from Spellbinders.

I also used the August Embossing folder and this stuff called Opal Polish from Creative Expressions.  It's really kind of neat, I just need to learn use it better.  I used Dashed Squares dies from i-Crafter to cut the paper that was included in the kit and focal piece and sentiment are from the ephemera.

I like this ephemera but the colors aren't strong.  So I think I should have done some inking so the card doesn't look so flat.  I am really coveting the Pink Dream ephemera from Stamperia.  It's so pretty!  I can't find it anywhere.

Well, that's my share for today.  Please join us at the TMS blog and leave the team some love.

Tuesday Morning Sketches #676

 Hello!  Thanks for stopping by.  I appreciate your visit.  The latest sketch is up at Tuesday Morning Sketches.  It's a nice and easy one - great for using up scraps.

My card features the September Stamps and Dies of the month from Spellbinders.  This cute gnome was too cute to pass up!

Can you believe it!  I colored stamped images.  Wow!!  I had a lot of fun.  I also used the Sept Embossing Folder of the month,  It's mostly covered up, but still adds some great texture.

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Tuesday Morning Sketches #675

 Hello!  Thank you for stopping by.  The latest sketch is up at Tuesday Morning Sketches and it's a fun one by Patti.  She even through in an extra challenge by adding an animal.

My card features a super cute fox die cut by Lori Whitlock available at the iCrafter online store.  The sentiment is from the same die set.  And I just couldn't wait to use more of this awesome paper from Echo Park....

I also used some really pretty sunflower paper I picked up from Hobby Lobby.  I was originally thinking a vellum sticker but couldn't find what I was looking for so I settled on this beautiful paper and fussy cut out the blooms.  I also used the dot circle glimmer plate.  Note to self, hot foil first then cut out with the circle die.  Not the other way around.  Impossible to line up!  LOL  But I am still happy with the results.

I ended up making 3 cards.  The one above and two of the same below....

These cards were so much fun to make.  The piecing takes some time, but I really enjoy the process. 

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Tuesday Morning Sketches #674

 Hello, hello, hello!  Thank you for stopping by.  The latest sketch is up at Tuesday Morning Sketches.  I think it'll be a lot of fun letting your imagination go wild!

My card features another great stitching die from Spellbinders.  This one is called Stitched Card Front, Border & Flower.  It was the May Large DOM.  I made this card for my very dear friend's birthday.

I didn't do so well with the foiled sentiment, but my friend didn't care.  I just have to foil more often so I get the hang of what's the right amount pressure and heat.

My daughter is really loving all the stitched cards.  I made another one recently and I completely forgot to photograph it!  And it was STUNNING.  The below picture of it is what the recipient scanned.  SCANNED!!  So it doesn't look at all like it does in real life.  The sentiment is foiled.

I used Glacier card stock from Spellbinders, 3 shades of floss to create an ombre look but after I added my sentiment, you can really see what went in the center.  Then I finished it with some Nuvo Drops in a pewter color.  

Well, that's it for me.  I hope to see you over at the TMS blog to join us with this week's sketch challenge.  Leave the team some love!

Tuesday Morning Sketches #673

 Hello!  Thank you so much for stopping by.  The latest sketch is up at Tuesday Morning Sketches, this week's sketch is by Debbie and it's lovely!

This week's card features beautiful papers from Echo Park called Fall Fever.

I used some old dies from Spellbinders to cut out the leaves from card stock.  The banners are actually gold card stock but it's really hard to photograph mirror card stock.  This was a super easy card to put together using scraps from another project I made.

My card traders group decided to make mini envelope gift books or whatever they are called.  Made from 3 handmade envelopes using the envelope punch board.  I also included some pieces from the paper and then I made a sunflower (dies from Spellbinders) and a fox and deer from dies by Lori Whitlock available at i-Crafter.

I love the colors of Fall and this is the only way I can enjoy them.  I hope you like them, too.  Please join us over at the Tuesday Morning Sketches blog.  See you there!

Tuesday Morning Sketches #672

 Hello!  Thank you for stopping by.  The latest sketch is up at Tuesday Morning Sketches.  It's a lot of fun!

My card features stitch dies from Spellbinders, embossing folder also from Spellbinders and a great cover die from PinkFresh Studio called Floral Backdrop.  This didn't start out to be a baby card, but I loved it so much I can't wait to share it with my friend who just had a baby girl.

I love these stitched dies from Spellbinders - they are a little time consuming but the impact is amazing!

Please head over to the TMS blog to join us.  Leave the team some love because they really knocked it out of the park!

Tuesday Morning Sketches #671

 Hello! Thank you for stopping by.  The latest sketch is up on Tuesday Morning Sketches and it's by Debbie.  It's a fun one, I think you're going to like using it.

My card features some dies from Spellbinders, Waffle Flower, sentiment stamp from Gina K and embossing folder from JoAnn's.  Before I start complaining, let me show you my card.

Now, for my complaint.  My mom ordered me the Total Package August monthly club for my birthday.  We bought it on 8/2.  It STILL hasn't been shipped.  Mind you, I did make this card a few days before posting.  I read on their site that they ship the monthly club by the end of the month.  Who wants strawberries on Sept 1st?  So I am mad.  Here's the summer kit (for the most part) that isn't here to make summer cards before summer is over. 

But, when I ordered a couple of things from Waffle Flower, I got this little strawberry die as a thank you.  Well, I decided I probably had dies here that would allow me to copy the dies that will eventually be here.  I LOVE how this card turned out.  I am so happy and it was so fun.  So I turned my frown upside down!!

What is the lesson in this?  Look at your stuff already in your collection and make it new again!!

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Tuesday Morning Sketches #670

 Hello!   Thank you for visiting.  The latest sketch is up at Tuesday Morning Sketches and it's another great one from Debbie.

My card features Oval Stitch & Border dies from Spellbinders, stitched flower is from another stitchable die set from Spellbinders, the embossing folder is also from Spellbinders and the sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp Brushstroke Messages.

So let me tell a secret on myself.  When I'm stuck in long meetings at work that I am not leading, I can't multi-task on work stuff - having those voices in my ear makes it hard to concentrate on work, so I do other stuff instead.  For this one particular call, I die cut the oval, flower and leaves and stitched.  I did a sort of ombre effect on the oval.  I am very pleased with the results.

I did emboss the white card base and the lavender card stock piece at the same time so that lined up perfectly.  It shifted a little but not so much that I felt like I needed to start over.  Before gluing the lavender piece on to the base I wrapped some dark purple floss around the panel.  Glued and then added my focal point.  This die set cuts out 2 different sizes of ovals and both inside and outside the image cuts.  I chose to cut it out and then used the outside cut lines to cut a purple mat.  I stamped the sentiment and then glued the stitched piece to the purple panel.  I love this effect.

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Tuesday Morning Sketches #669

 Hello!  Thank you for stopping by!  The latest sketch is up at Tuesday Morning Sketches.  I think it's fun.  Who doesn't love a card with stuff flying out of an envelope!

My card features balloon die and sentiment die from iCrafter.  The envelope is my own design.  I also used the July embossing folder of the month from Spellbinders and tiny bow die from Mama Elephant.

I had a lot of birthday cards to make for the end of July birthdays so I made them all the same.  Mass production, well 3, at it's best.  LOL

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Tuesday Morning Sketches #668

 Hello!  Thank you for stopping by.  The latest sketch is up at Tuesday Morning Sketches.  This one is by Debbie and I really enjoyed making my card with this sketch.

My card features Build a Birdhouse Summer and Tweet Sentiments stamp set from Spellbinders and background stamp from Hero Arts.

For the sand I used fine grit sandpaper from the dollar store.  I did ink it up a little.  The starfish and shell I also inked up to color.  This was such an easy card to put together so much fun.  You'd never know this was supposed to be a birdhouse.  My son said I should have put a lightbulb in it.  Now that would be cool to make this an interactive card that did light up!

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Tuesday Morning Sketches #667

 Hello and thank you for stopping by.  The latest sketch is up at Tuesday Morning Sketches.  I had fun stretching it a bit!

My card features dies and an embossing folder from Spellbinders...

My card is a bit whited washed so you can't see the embossing.  Someday I'll learn to take great pictures like everyone else does.  Anyway, the card traders group I belong to has a current challenge to make Christmas slimline cards.  So this is what I came up with.  It's probably a little overboard on the poinsettias but they're so pretty! 

In this picture you can see the embossing a bit better.

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Tuesday Morning Sketches #665

 Hello!  Thank you for stopping by.  The latest sketch is up at Tuesday Morning Sketches and this one I think is fun because it can be just a regular card or an interactive card.

My card features an embossing folder from Spellbinders, Lindy's Magicals powders and a flower border die from Spellbinders.  I was inspired by a technique that Jennifer McGuire shared recently.  Every now and then she can get me - either inspirationally or financially.  This time it was both!

So these powders are cool!  Messy, but cool.  This technique was really fun.  Basically you put some of these powders onto the folder with a paint brush and spritz with water and then emboss.  She did some other stuff to her backgrounds.  I just used two of the powders.  I was so surprised by the little bits of other color in there!  So neat.

I know my card needs a sentiment, but I couldn't find the perfect one and needed to get this posted so I'll figure that out later.

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Tuesday Morning Sketches #664

 Hi!  Thanks for stopping by.  The latest sketch is up at Tuesday Morning Sketches and it's a fun one by Debbie.  Thank you for all the well wishes, too.  I am better, still coughing a bit but it's improving, too.

I have to admit that I struggled a bit with this card.  I guess I just wasn't really sure where to take the ideas I had swimming in my head.  But this card features Everyday Bouquet turnabout stamp set from Concord & 9th, bird/branch dies from Spellbinders, rectangle dies and sentiment die from Pink & Main.  Oh and an OG embossing folder from Cuttlebug.

I think I should have made the bird darker so that it would stand out a bit better against the busy background.  But overall I had fun making this card.  It took awhile but only because I kept getting distracted.  I should know better than to put on a favorite movie.  

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Tuesday Morning Sketches #663

 Hello!  Thank you for stopping by.  The latest sketch is up at Tuesday Morning Sketches and it's a fun one.  A little challenging but not too bad.  Flip it a little and one could make that card I'm seeing so often on Instagram where it looks like an outer layer is being ripped back to reveal something below. 

Anyway, I'm still not 100%, still coughing a bit and still get tired very easily.  But I'm doing better and I think it shows with my card.  I'm pretty happy with it.  I challenged myself to use an old matstack.  This one is called Latte and definitely one of my favorites.

This card features dies from Pink and Main (daisy), Spellbinders (sprigs) and CC Designs (squares).  I did also use the newest embossing folder from Spellbinders from their EOM.  I know these colors don't exactly say hey, it's summer - but I love this paper pad!  This is a nice card.  I did make a second one where I didn't emboss that purple panel.  Both look pretty good!

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Tuesday Morning Sketches #662

 Hello! Thank you so much for your visit.  The latest sketch is up at Tuesday Morning Sketches and it's a nice one by Debbie.

So I guess it was my turn to get bit by the COVID bug and I've been sick for the last 3 weeks.  I don't honestly know that what it really was because I didn't go get tested.  All I know is the first few days were awful and the next few weeks all I've been doing is sleeping.  I still get fatigued rather easily and have found I need that hour or two nap in the afternoon.  If you know me, then you know my view on sleep is that it's a waste of time.  But I can't help it.  I am ready to be normal again, no more coughing and having a normal sleep pattern.

I feel that this illness has also affected my creativity.  My card features dies from Spellbinders and sentiment die and stamp from Pink and Main.  In a word, it's "meh."  Not my favorite but here you go....

I don't know if it's the colors that I don't work well or what, but my card isn't that well executed and it just is what it is.

Please join us at the TMS blog, the design team did a great job with the sketch and you're sure to get inspired by their creations.

Tuesday Morning Sketches #660

 Hello!  Thank you for stopping by.  The latest sketch is up at Tuesday Morning Sketches.  It's fun and I think a bit creative.

My card features cut files I got from the Silhouette Design store.  Honestly, I'm not sure what I was thinking when I made this sketch but when I sat down to make a card, at first I was thinking surf boards but then I saw these super adorable popsicles.  I love popsicles!

I cut the designs out of white cardstock and then colored them using Distress Oxide Ink.  The first pop is Festive Berries and Saltwater Taffy, the 2nd pop is Tumbled Glass (although not too visible) and the 3rd pop is Blueprint Sketch and Tumbled Glass.  The sticks are Vintage Photo.  I then embossed a piece of vellum with stars embossing folder from JoAnn's.  The sentiment is a print & cut from Silhoutte, too.  I printed it on sticker paper.  Then I finished it off with some dots here and there using Nuvo Drops.  My card came together very quickly and is a fun card.  I admit, I don't usually make 4th of July cards, but it was fun!

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