DS94: Make A Wish!

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Good morning!

Thursday's here already and I have a fun card to share with you using this week's new Deconstructed Sketch! We're up to DS#94 already and this week's one has lots of fun elements in it!

Don't you love it?! I really love working with asymmetrical sketches. I think the negative space really draws your eye to the main image. As you can probably already tell, I rotated the sketch 90 degrees so I could use a more vertical image. I also dug deep into my paper stash and pulled out this piece of Basic Grey paper from their Nook & Pantry collection. It's hard to imagine that I still have any of this paper left! But honestly, so patterns are so hard to use and I never found the right layout or stamp for this piece....until now! (I think!)

I paired it with the Francesca stamp from Kraftin Kimmie Stamps and a sentiment from Stamping Bella. I colored her with my SU reinkers...if you look closely, you'll see that I can't always prevent my inks from bleeding into one another! Shhh! Don't tell anyone! Each panel had it's edges sponged with Walnut Stain Distress Ink and stitched to cardstock....except the oval panel which was sponged with Tea Dye and Vintage Photo and not stitched! Just to be a little different! :)

Here's the sketch show the right way around!

And here's a list of blogs you should definitely check out for more inspiration!

Amber Hight
Arielle Gordon
Cresta Woodruff
Dawn Easton
Donna Wardle
Jen Shults
Joni Wilson
Judy Rozema
Kadie Ensley
Lori Boyd
Sandra MacLean
Sheri Gilson
Tobi Crawford
Tracey Pickersgill

I hope you can join us this week! Thanks for popping in!

{Supplies}

{Stamps} Kraftin Kimmie 'Francesca' and sentiment from Stamping Bella

{Papers} Bazzil Basics, Canson Manga Cardstock, PP - Basic Grey's Nook & Pantry Collection

{Inks} StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Creamy Caramel, Pretty In Pink, Close To Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Wasabi Green, Regal Rose and various other colors

{Access} Spellbinders Oval Nestie, EK Success Corner Punch, Sponges, Sewing, Bakers Twine, Heart Button - Recollections (Michaels), Dimensionals

Ever Had One Of Those Days?

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Happy Wednesday to you!

Are you having a good week so far? It's been pretty quiet at work lately. No real deadlines since most of the department heads are at a golf tournament. Nice!

I thought I'd show you a card I made while I was at Mary's house a few weeks back. Actually, it's the only card I finished there! Shame on me, but honestly, all I wanted to do that weekend was color and chat! Two things that don't require a whole lot of thinking! haha



Mary had sent me some images of Charlotte from Kraftie Kimmie Stamps a while back. I've been DYING to color them in, but haven't had a chance to until recently! These images a big and easy to color with my aquapainter brush and reinkers. I thought she's look great with red ringlets, so I used SU's Really Rust and some Close To Cocoa in the shadows. For her dress I used Almost Amethyst and Elegant Eggplant, and a combo of Old Olive and Always Artichoke. Sahara Sand was the color I used in the background and sponged around the edges. I thought I'd use up some of my old Eerie paper from Basic Grey, since I'm trying to be diligent and use up my old paper before buying anything new. Each panel was sponged with Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain Distress Ink and machine stitched.

I couldn't resist adding some black sparkle paper and checkered ribbon! And do ya see that flower embellishment? I used Mary's Beautiful Blooms die template from PTI and I fell in love with it! PTI finally got it in stock again and I last week, I was finally able to buy my own set! Yay! Notice anything different about this photo compared to my usual ones?? Mary took the photo with her AWESOME camera and FLASHY lighting setup! Makes a world of difference doesn't it? I may have to invest in something similar one day....

Toodles!

Supplies
Stamps: Kraftin Kimmie Stamps 'Charlotte' and 'Sassy Sentiments'
Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', Creamy Caramel, Pretty In Pink, Really Rust, Close To Cocoa, Almost Amethyst, Elegant Eggplant, Old Olive, Always Artichoke, Sahara Sand, Distress Inks 'Antique Linen, Tea Dye, Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain'
Papers: Bazzil Basics, PP - Basic Grey 'Eerie Collection'
Access: Ribbon, Basic Grey Brad, PTI Beautiful Blooms Die Template, Fiskars Decorative Scissors, Machine Stitching, Sponges, Dimensionals