Tuesday Morning Sketches #437

Hello!  Thank you for stopping by.  The revisited sketch is up at Tuesday Morning Sketches, it's Janice's pick and I have to say it's one of my favorites, too.

So making a card didn't go so well for me.  I had one idea that  just didn't work for me so then I tried something else.  I was going to try something else because I'm not super pleased with the results, but I just ran out of time.  So here's my card featuring Brushstroke Messages from Simon Says Stamps.  The papers came in that particular kit and if I remember right, it's Bo Bunny.  I could be wrong.  Anyway, here's the card....

I am not entirely happy with it.  My choice of pink ink wasn't the best choice.  It's Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide ink.  It doesn't work with the soft pink of the paper as well as the pink shimmer paper.  But it is what is.  I really need that Tattered Rose color that is coming soon.  Can't wait!  I'm loving the other two colors of Distress Oxide ink I used - Antique Linen and Faded Jeans.  I should have started over, but I just was over it.

Please be sure to visit the design team - they did an amazing job.  They always do!

Carol

Debbie
Janice
Jenée
Patti

We'll see you over at the challenge blog!

Tuesday Morning Sketches #436

Hello! Thank you for stopping by!  I'm a little late with my post this morning.  I went out last night with son and setting up my post completely slipped my mind!  I guess I still had vacation on the brain.  LOL

Anyway.... this week's revisited sketch is up and it's Debbie's pick.  I'm glad she picked this one, it's one of favorites, too.  My card features papers from DCWV, stamps and dies from MFT Stamps.

You can't really tell in the photo that the brown of the butterfly and the sentiment is embossed with brown embossing powder.  Whoever said embossing powder goes bad is only partially correct.  This embossing powder is probably 20 years old.  I am totally not kidding!  It was probably one of the first I ever purchased when I was first introduced to Stampin' Up! - and I probably bought it to pair with the Button Bear stamp set I purchased which was the first stamp set I ever bought from SU!.  How's that for a blast from the past.  It actually embossed really well, but it didn't stick in places.

Anyway, still love how the card turned out.  Please come join us!  Don't forget to visit the design team blogs - they work hard for you every week.

Tuesday Morning Sketches #435

Hello! Thank you so much for stopping by.  It's been awhile, but it has been a wonderful break.  I've been crocheting again and I can't seem to stop.

So if you've been a friend of TMS for awhile then you know at the beginning of every year we revisit some of our favorite sketches from the past year.  Up first is Carol's choice and she picked a great sketch by Janice.  My card features the Dahlia Turn-about stamp set by Concord and 9th.  My sisters gave me an Original size MISTI as an I-love-you-gift, we weren't exchanging Christmas gifts this year, so I was pretty excited to use the MISTI with this turn-about stamp.

My card also features dies by Papertrey Ink and CC Designs.  Ink colors are by Hero Arts.  My sentiment didn't stand out as much as I'd hoped and it wasn't until I embossed it that I remembered the dark blue embossing powder that may have worked better.  Oh well - the card is still pretty.

Please join us over at the Tuesday Morning Sketches blog.  There is a super cute embossing folder available for the prize!   Also, visit the team's blogs, too.  Leave them some much deserved love!  I look forward to a new year of creativity with them and you.

Carol

Debbie
Janice
Jenée
Patti

Have a great day!

Tuesday Morning Sketches #434

Good Morning!  Thank you for stopping by!  We've announced the Annual Anything Goes challenge and it's truly anything goes!  If you want to share a lovely plate of Christmas cookies, please feel free!

For my Anything Goes project, I am sharing an advent calendar by SVG Cuts that I have been dying to make for so long!!  So I made this one for the little girl next door.  I need to stop calling her that, she's 12!  Not so little girl.  But I am so glad she's shared the enthusiasm that I have for this project.

Is this not the coolest!  I used some beautiful Christmas papers, a collection called... hmmm, okay it doesn't have a name but it's by Heidi Swapp.

I hope you enjoyed by project and that it encourages you to give it a try if you've been hesitant as well.  Please join us, you have two whole weeks to do so.

Okay head on over to the TMS blog to join in the fun!  And be sure to visit the team, too.

Carol

Debbie
Janice
Jenée
Patti

Have a great day!

Tuesday Morning Sketches #433

Good Morning!  Thank you for stopping.  The last sketch of the year is up at Tuesday Morning Sketches and it's a nice easy sketch from Janice.  I think you're going to love it!

Our sponsor this week is All Dressed Up and my card features Jam Jars.

I have always wanted to do a grayscale card so I figured it was time to do it.  I don't know what started this inspirational path of gray but I think it turned out really nice.  I colored it using C1 to C7 Copic markers.  My card features paper by DCWV, a banner die that I got on clearance on Ellen Hutson website, a sentiment from Altenew and oval dies from CC Designs.

Okay head on over to the TMS blog to join in the fun!  And be sure to visit the team, too.

Carol

Debbie
Janice
Jenée
Patti

Have a great day!

Tuesday Morning Sketches #432

Hello!  Thank you so much for stopping by.  The newest sketch is up at Tuesday Morning Sketches and it’s a little challenging but there is so much inspiration on the blog you’ll have your creative juices overflowing.

Our friend Bonnie of We Are 3 is sponsoring us again. My card features her beautiful digital papers, Color Me Christmas.  When I designed this sketch, the side stair step card and dies were what I had in mind.  But I love how this turned out - it’s better than what I was originally thinking.

I printed two of the papers that come in the paper pack. When I originally printed, I had the piece with the tree too small but that worked out okay anyway.  I enlarged it and then copy/pasted it and flipped it so that I could extend the blue part of the paper and I cut off the tree that was on the right side. I hope that makes sense.  Then I just added the other papers and I really love the one I used on the steps in it ombré beauty.  It worked perfectly with the snow drift dies from Simon Says Stamp.

I then decorated the trees with Stickles, blue glittery gel pen and then added some silver snowflake stickers for the stars on the trees.  I added the sentiment that also came in paper pack, using one of “the original dies” - that’s what I call the first sets of dies that came out from Spellbinders.  Before taking the sentiment out of the die I used the gel pen to draw the inside of the die and then added ribbon.  Do you recognize the ribbon?  This was from Stampin’ Up! from several years ago!  It’s been a long time since I put ribbon on a card!  I do wish the pictures looked as good as I thought they did on my phone.  I was also trying to capture the sparkle and I just didn't.

Anyway, I’m really super pleased with this card and guess what.... it’ll still mail with a single stamp!

Okay head on over to the TMS blog to join in the fun!  And be sure to visit the team, too.

Carol

Debbie
Janice
Jenée
Patti

Have a great day!

Tuesday Morning Sketches #431

Hello!  Thank you for stopping by.  I'm sorry about not posting last week.  I'm pretty sure I threw away the card I made because I couldn't find it anywhere.  I saw some really cute cards by players and I hope you had a nice Thanksgiving.

The latest sketch is up at Tuesday Morning Sketches and we're sponsored by Pink & Main.  I purchased stamps and dies to share a couple of ideas with you.  My cards, yes, cards... plural.  I made two to share with you!  My cards feature stamps and dies called Christmas Window.

My first card features the stamps and the window die...

I colored the image using Prismacolor pencils.  I think when I picked this stamp I envisioned making a shaker card but I'm not sure how I thought I was going to do this.  The image was a lot of fun to color - even the teeny tiny details, it was just relaxing.  I finished the card by embossing the base panel with a chevron pattern and adding washi tape that actually says Happy Holidays but you can only see Happy Days.  I guess that works, too.

Check out these details...

Here's my second card and it features the sentiment and holly that comes with the window die...

Lori Whitlock has a couple of layering cards in the Silhouette Online shop and I've had these forever.  I hadn't used them but thought this burst one would be perfect for my base card.  My lighting wasn't great, but the actual card base is School House Red by Simon Says Stamp.  I cut the 3 layers of the burst using my Silhouette Cameo and glued those together.  I cut the sentiment and used the negative piece - behind it is another strip of card stock covered with washi tape.  I colored the holly using Distress Oxide inks Candy Apple and Cracked Pistachio.

Well, we'll see you over at the TMS blog and be sure to visit the team.  They are the best around.

Carol

Debbie
Janice
Jenée
Patti

Have a great day!