#SSINKLS18 - Sketch Challenge

We've got a great layout today at SSINK for you to use on any love pictures you may have from this last weekend.

I created my page today in under 10 minutes in My Digital Studio. (Thanks Donna for telling me about the search feature!) My page features my two loves. (That's more of my husband than I can usually get in a picture, so really it's just Abby!)

CYCI #55 - Sketch Challenge

I love our sketch challenge this week at Can You Case It?. I decided to be a little rebellious with it and get creative with the shape.

• Hello Honey card base
• Adventure Bound DSP stack
• Calypso Coral cardstock
• Very Vanilla cardstock
• Pool Party card stock
• Daydream Medallion stamp set
• Big News stamp set
• Early Espresso ink
• Gold Bakers Twine

Please join us and play along with this challenge at CYCI?!

CYCI #51-Sketch Challenge

I'm super excited to announce that I have joined another Design Team! Can You Case It? offers a weekly challenge. This week we have a sketch challenge.

My take on the sketch features Big On You stamp set which will be released Tuesday as part of the 2015 Occasions Catalog. I won it during Prize Patrol last month at the Catalog Release Party! Thanks Stampin' Up!!

• Coastal Cabana card base - 5-1/2" x 8-1/2", scored at 4-1/2"
• Blackberry Bliss card stock layer - 3-3/4" x 4"
• Stacked With Love Designer Series Paper Stack (2015 Occasions Catalog)
• Big On You stamp set (2015 Occasions Catalog)
• Real Red ink
• Very Vanilla Seam Binding ribbon
• Bright Candy Dots (Real Red)

Can you CASE it? If so, come play along with us! 

Twas the Night Before Christmas Sketching

Today I have a fun, and easy to mass produce, Christmas card for you. This card features the CCMC273 Sketch Challenge from Create with Connie & Mary.

And here is what I made with it:

 

The supplies I used are:

Cardstock: Pistachio Pudding and Real Red

DSP: Winter Frost Specialty and 2012-2014 In Color DSP Stack (Gumball Green)

Ink: Real Red

Stamps: Perfectly You

Tools: Big Shot, Holiday Ornaments framelits, Paper Snips, 2 1/2" Circle punch

Embellishments:Large Rhinestones Basic Jewels

It is lots of fun looking at how many variations there can be of virtually the same card. None of them look the same! Check them out by clicking on the CCMC link above.

This card also serves as my Design Team card for Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration today. Make sure to check out the other designer's cards as well! There are some cute, cute, cute ones! 

I'll see you tomorrow when I will be sharing a simple card that I loved making! Also, you definitely don't want to miss out Friday when SSINK will feature our Friday Favorites!

Thinking Sketch Color October

After stamping for 10 years, I have just started participating in Color Challenges and Sketch Challenges. Guess what? I really enjoy doing them! There are some days that they make creating really easy because you know "what" you're doing when you sit down. Other days they can be really challenging, because you have to make sure it fits within the challenge instructions. It is on these days that I'm usually inspired to make two or three other projects as well, as the ideas start spinning off about other things that I could do.

Today's card fits in with two challenges. Color challenge #47 at CAS Colours and Sketches, and DS123 at deconstructing jen.

Here is my creation:

 

I will be doing a "Make A Difference" series here in the near future, so I've really been focusing on "Thinking of You" type cards. Since the creators of the color combo had Breast Cancer Awareness Month in mind when they created the challenge; I thought this was an appropriate sentiment. 

In addition to the colors listed above, I also used Very Vanilla cardstock. The flowers are from Flower Shop, and punched out using the coordinating Pansy punch. The sentiments is from Sweet Essentials. I ran the Rose Red cardstock through the Big Shot with the Framed Tulips embossing folder. A few strategically placed Basic Pearls, and the card was complete.