I am loving this week's Seize the Sketch! It was designed by the uber-talented Lesley, our fearless leader, and has such potential for mixing up the patterns & using up scraps!
Supplies: papers from MME; classic small oval Nesties; sentiment from PTI; Versamark & Carnelian EP; buttons from stash
Here's the sketch:
We've got some design team changes too - make sure you visit the blog to see what's up :)
This week's challenge at Shopping our Stash is one that I absolutely love - love - love! We want you to create something inspired by a song. (Now, no Happy Birthday! C'mon!) I am always listening to music while I create - and usually singing along too - and to me music & creating just go together like peas & carrots :)
Here's my card, and then I'll tell you my song:
Supplies: sentiment from MFT; sun from Market Street Stamps; cloud dies from Paper Smooches; Memento Tuxedo Black ink; paper from Basic Grey; buttons & embroidery floss from stash
By now you know I love that sun - I could just about use it on everything :)
The song I was inspired by is "Brave" by Sara Bareilles - it's not only a beautiful song, but I love the message. "Say what you wanna say & let the words fall out" is something I've really come to embrace. Of course, my brain-to-mouth filter fell off long ago, but in this sense I mean expressing my feelings openly & honestly. It catches people off-guard, because I don't play games any more - if I love you, I tell you. If you hurt my feelings, I tell you. A lot of people just don't know how to respond to that, and that's ok - I can live with setting my own precedent for openness!
Good morning! We've got a great sketch for you this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches, and our sponsor this week is Melissa, who is offering a gift certificate to Ellen Hutson (score!). It's also TWIST WEEK, so in order to win our handpicked spot you've got to incorporate the twist into your creation. The twist is a super easy one this time around - FLOWERS!
Supplies: everything is from Simple Stories except the ribbon, which is from my stash
This is one of those great sentiments that can be for a variety of occasions - birthday, graduation, congratulations...love those versatile sayings!
Did you know that the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers have a Mother's Day challenge running until Friday? If you're like me & still haven't posted all your Mother's Day cards, you should enter :) I'm also entering these two cards in the following challenges:
Supplies: flower stamps from Basic Grey; classic small oval Nesties; sentiment from PTI; Memento Gray Flannel ink; Wplus9 banner dies; buttons & ribbon from stash; Distress inks in Shaded Lilac, Dusty Concord, Dried Marigold, Spiced Marmalade
Supplies: paper from Basic Grey; classic small oval Nesties; rose from Stampin'Up; sentiment from Paper Smooches; Distress inks in Bundled Sage & Spiced Marmalade, ribbon & buttons from stash
Whenever I decide on sewing buttons on in a pattern, I think of Lindsey :) Unfortunately on the second card I ran out of the lighter coloured orange buttons ;)
Supplies: Daisies stamp from Flourishes; sentiment from PTI; Cuttlebug embossing folder; Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Purple Twilight Adirondack ink; yellow glitter fabric paint
The shimmery green/blue/purple piece has been sitting on my desk for months, as had the piece of vellum. I had tried to use the vellum on a Christmas card, but the sentiment didn't show up well enough - and the ink smeared when I tried to wipe it off, so I knew I'd have to use it on something where I could cover it up. The daisy panel was stamped this way because I was planning on cutting out the three full daisies to pop them up on another card, and decided against it. The blue fabric peeking out was a similar thing - I thought melting it would produce a better match than it did.
I could probably make another dozen cards with just leftovers...I should probably clean up my desk :)
Supplies: Doodle Pantry digi stamp lily; Bic markers; PTI sentiment; Barn Door distress ink; crochet mat; yellow crushed velvet flock from Doodlebug; red rhinestones
I printed out two copies of the lily so that I could pop up the blooms after colouring. I also added some flocking for pollen, lol. Lilies are actually one of my worst allergies, but I do love how they look. From a distance!
Supplies: Sweet Pea digi stamp "Iris Dreams;" Spectrum Noir and Bic markers; Martha Stewart crystal glitter; Cuttlebug tag die; Annabelle Stamps sentiment; May Arts ribbon; Distress inks in Seedless Preserves, Broken China, Dusty Concord, Tumbled Glass; Tattered Angels glimmer mists in Chalkboard Lilac & Blue Skies; Versamark; Sapphire EP; Sakura Stardust clear glitter pen; Sharpie white paint pen
I printed out two copies of the image so that I could pop up the flowers (and one arm). Once I'd coloured everything but her hair I asked Connor what colour her hair should be, and he chose blue. After colouring I added glitter to the flower centres & her hair. A smidge of glitter pen on her eyes, and ta-da! The background was made with the faux-faux patina technique. The ribbon was heated with my heat gun to melt & warp it a little, which also stiffens it & helps it hold its shape. (As a side note, isn't it funny how we tend to use the same techniques over & over in little bursts? I think 90% of my ribbon has been melted lately!)
Prepare for the barrage of posts! It was a productive week again so I have lots to share, and I'm going to break up the posts for the different challenge linkies. First up, a card for The Challenge sketch & the Naughty or Nice furry friends challenge:
Supplies: The kitchen sink, I'm pretty sure ;) ; cat stamp from Inkadinkado; sentiment from Unity; Bic Markers; Turqoise Blue glimmer mist; Purple Twilight Adirondack ink; Memento Tuxedo Black ink; chipboard (woodgrain) from Simple Stories; embossing folder (unknown)
Barb, this is the same background you asked about the other day (with a slight difference) - I soaked the paper with Glimmer Mist until it was puddling, and then let it dry before dry embossing it. The other background was swiped with Versamark & heat embossed - this time I just used dye ink to make the flowers pop. The purple & silver circle here was left over from a piece of 'faux faux patina' paper I made ages ago.
Supplies: stickers & paper from Sassafrass; chipboard letters from KI Memories; bits of lace trim, buttons, embroidery floss from stash
I enjoyed making my card for the current Shopping our Stash challenge so much that I made another one with the same basic supplies :) The star & heart stickers are stitched on as well - dusting baby powder on the back deactivates the sticky, and lets you sew without gunking up your needle.
I imagine I'll be popping in with more for Virginia's challenge, because I am stitching on everything these days, feels like. Except for the major under-the-fingernail-stab this morning, I'm finding it really relaxing!
This week is full of crafty mom stuff - bear with me while I show ALLOFIT to you :)
Supplies: 'watercolour' pattern paper from Basic Grey; Medallion stamp from Stampendous; sentiment stamps from PTI; Distress inks in Victorian Velvet, Shabby Shutters, Mustard seed, Dried Marigold, Broken China, Faded Jeans; Pearl Glimmer Mist; quilling paper; swirls die from Paper Smooches
I inked up the medallion with 5 inks & then sprayed it with Glimmer Mist before stamping for the slightly watercolour effect. I love the way the inks bled together - and how this card turned out soft without being super pastel-girly.
