My Last Week as Guest for Sketch Saturday

 

My Guest Spot at Sketch Saturday is coming to an end

and I must say I have enjoyed participating in

their Challenges. Thank You Kathy for the invite.

The sponsor for this challenge is the

ever popular Bugaboo Digi Stamps

with a generous prize of 7 digi images

and there are so many wonderful ones to choose from.

 

Here is this week Sketch.

Isn't it an easy peasy one?

 

I thought so and here is my interpretation.

 

As my regular visitors know I struggle with

colouring digi images so was fortunate enough

to be able to use this simple but

lovely one from Bugaboo.

Goes to show you don't need to be super talented

in that area (like a lot of my crafty friends are)

to produce a great card.

It helps if you have some lovely Designer Paper

a bit of embossing and of course bling.

And that is about what I have.

Here is what I used -

My DP is from First Edition - Desert Blooms

The pink strip is mulberry paper

My image is coloured with Stampin' Up

pens in Primrose Petals/Raspberry Ripple

The ever popular Swiss Dots Embossing folder

Pink Kindy Glitz on the heart flowers and bow

Kaisercraft Decorative Dies

Sentiment - JustRite

Rhinestones for a bit more bling.

 

Thanks for stopping by.

Hope you will pop over Here

for all the inspiration from the DT.

 

 

 



I was Inspired by....

Vicki is our Hostess this week for our

Photo Challenge and she has picked a Beauty.

 

What a gorgeous table arrangement

with just a touch of colour.

How will you be inspired?

Here is what I came up with -

 

The black & white stripes caught my eye

but decided not to go with

that and to make the background an array of

coloured ribbons which gave the striped effect.

The dotted ribbon fitted in with the theme as did

the touch of yellow.

My big sentiment is from Cas-ual Fridays Stamps

embossed in black.

The background is a little pale but is from

 Gina K Designs inked in Stampin' Up

Yo Yo Yellow and  Memento New Sprout

Added a few rhinestones and rounded the corners.

 

Now pop on over HERE to see what our Guest Melissa

and the Jugheads have made.

Hope to see your entry over there.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



I checked out the latest challenge at 'The House'

 

It's my Favourite time of the week when I catch up with the latest challenge

over at The House that Stamps Built

 and this week it is their  Sketch Challenge

 

 

 

As soon as I saw this sketch I couldn't wait to

get into my 'play station' as I knew exactly

what stamp I was going to use.

I think it would have to be my favourite

Repeat Impressions Stamp as it is one

that has so much beautiful detail

it doesn't need colouring. I know it is

just beautiful either way. 

 

Here are the products I used on my card -

Metallic & Iridescent card stock

Darice Embossing folder

(I have covered it up but it is

a beautifully detailed folder)

Repeat Impression - Tulip 912K

Sentiment is cut from Vellum with

Justrite Label and is by

Inspired by Stamping
Purple & Lilac Embossing Powder
for image and sentiment

Image is popped for dimention

and finished off with some

sparkly gemstones.

 

Thanks for dropping in.

Love reading your comments.

 

 

 

 



I Made it 'SPARKLE'

 

 I have been invited to join the Design Team at

Crafty Cardmakers and am super excited to be

joining this group of Talented Crafters.

I love that each fortnight the challenges

are mixed up making for an interesting experience.

***

The latest challenge is being hosted by Sally

and she would like to see 'Sparkle'

in the form of glitter, gems pearls

shimmer spray etc (you get the drift).

 

 

 I think I have enough 'sparkle' here.

 

Since Christmas is really just around the corner

I decided to go all blingy and add this

 to my little collection.

A pretty easy card but with a great result.

You can't beat a sparkly snowflake so

I got out my favourite old Cuttlebug Die

and cut it out with some gorgeous purple glitter paper.

My card base is purple and have used

Silver Metallic paper as my backing.

I cut out a couple of strips from

Stampin' Up Framelit Banners

popped my snowflake after adding a

smaller silver one and sparklet to the top.

Sentiment is heat embossed in silver

 and is from Gina K Designs.

Finished with a few purple rhinestones.

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 I look forward to seeing your take on our

 'Sparkle Challenge'

after you have checked out what the

Design Team have made for your inspiration.

 

 

 

I am also joining in on the

Just Add Ink #280 Glimmer Challenge

Here with this card.

And

Wags 'n Whiskers for their

Challenge #162 Glitter/Sparkle

 

 Thanks for dropping in.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



An Inspiration Challenge at the House

 

Talk about a 'Challenge'. Well the new challenge over at

The House that Stamps Built really threw me.

After lots of thinking I came up with

  

 

for this

 

 
 

I didn't have a Repeat Impression stamp that I thought

suited the leaves in the picture so went to an image from DoCrafts

 as I wanted to depict the dark leaves and the colours

of the background. I also wanted to add a butterfly.
I started with basic card stock.
For my background I stamped the leaf image
several time from Stampin' Up Inspired by Nature
onto brown card stock.
I inked up Tim Holtz Vintage Photo
Tea Dye & Antique Linen
and Memento Desert Sand
 for the background of my floral image
which was heat embossed and coloured in black.
This was cut from Spellbinders Labels 20
and again I inked the edges.
I wanted a bit of shimmer so sprayed my card
with SU Champagne Mist & PearlEx in Antique Gold
Added a butterfly from Cheery Lynn
Some rhinestones and a sentiment from
Gina K Designs cut from JustRite Labels.

In the end I was happy with how I
interpreted the photo. Hope you liked it too.

Thanks for dropping in.