Sketch challenge time

Hi everyone! It's sketch time over at The House That Stamps Built. Below is the sketch.

I used 2708-M, Pine Branch to complete the sketch challenge. The stamp is colored with Marvy le Plume markers and spritzed with water and then stamped onto the white card base.

The hello is a die from My Favorite Things. I used some fun foam behind it to give it a bit more dimension. Fishtail banner dies are also from MFT. I dug out some big bigger eyelets from my stash to add some bling to this masculine card.

And now it’s your turn! The rules are really simple… Remember, your creation doesn’t have to be made with Repeat Impressions stamps, but if you would like to include our designs we would really love to see them!  Plus you will get an additional entry in our random.org drawing for using our stamps in your submissions! Simply create something using the sketch as your inspiration, upload your card to your blog or Splitcoast gallery, then link it to The House That Stamps Built.

Don't forget to check out what our Rock Stars did with this sketch as well.

Heather

Patti

Joy

Cheri

Kathy

Shirley

Deonna

http://www.repeatimpressions.com/

Thanks for stopping by!

Toadally unexpected

Hi everyone! The theme over at Less is More this week is "little creatures" and here is what I came up with!

The frog stamp is a very old one from the former Angel Company.

I stamped it in colorbox Gum Drop Green from MFT. Used the round stitched die from Lil' Inkers to cut it out and then backed it with a layer of green from Bazzill.

The cattail is also in the pond life set from TAC and I used markers and the huff method to stamp one in the corner and on the inside.

The sentiment is from There She Goes, which is also no longer in business.

Kept this clean and simple since it's going to a male co-worker.

Thanks for stopping by!

PTI September blog hop - Happy Birthday

Hi everyone - it's been ages since I participated in the monthly Papertrey, Ink blog hops. I really liked the inspiration photo this time around and even managed to use one of the provided sketches.

All cardstock and stamps are from PTI.

Ended up going with the most dominate colors in the photo as my combo. I used markers to color the tops of the flower found in the set "Life" to stamp beneath the Happy Birthday sentiment. Then continued them on the enchanted evening cardstock below using Versamark ink.

I colored white satin ribbon with a N2 Copic marker to pick up the grey in the picture. Then added some tiny silver pearls on both ends to add a bit of interest.

Scalloped die is from Lifestyle crafts and the stitched rectangle is from Lil' Inker Designs.

That's it for today! Thanks for dropping by! 

Masculine birthday

Hi everyone! Here's my take on the masculine challenge over at Less is More. I really liked the card made by Chrissie and was inspired by it to make this.

I was originally searching and destroying my stamp collection looking for a different stamp when I stumbled upon this Sunday International cattail stamp. I used Memento markers to color on the stamp and then huffed on it to get a decent image the first time (which NEVER happens for me).

I got out the air compressor and airbrushed a piece of vellum to make the "water" for the pond. To create the ripples I used the cloud border die from Paper Smooches and just turned it up side down.

Dragonfly is a Memory Box die. Sentiment is from Papertrey, Ink.

Off to do chores. Thanks for stopping by!

Red tulips

Hi everyone! I played around with this weeks sketch over at CAS(E) this sketch #60http://casethissketch.blogspot.com.au/2014/01/casee-this-sketch-60.html and came up with this.

Stamp is from Stamps by Judith and I colored on the stamp with markers and then refreshed the ink by huffing on it. Markers used were Marvy LePlume persimmon and Memento bamboo leaves.

The tomato colored paper in the back is from Lasting Impressions and is embossed with the 5x7 dot embossing folder from Provo Craft.

Ribbon is recycled from a gift package. I had to iron out the wrinkles before using but the color is perfect match!

This is also made for the following challenges this week.
Simon Says Stamp - emboss
CAS-ology - dot

Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend! Go Seahawks!!!

Spring?

Hi everyone! Today's card was made in celebration that spring is right around the corner. The tree's are starting to bud, as is the lilac and hydrangeas. Woo Hoo!

Branch stamp is from Memory box and colored with dark brown and olive green Marvy Le Plume markers. I just love this stamp! Sentiment is from Verve and the little dragonfly is from Penny Black.

Dark green cardstock is from Bazzill and I added some green gingham ribbon at the bottom to finish this CAS card off.

I hope that where ever you are that you can see signs of spring too! Thanks for stopping by!

Mojo 222 sketch

Hello! Found some time today (on my last day off from work) to take down the decorations, do laundry and make a card for the Mojo Monday #222 sketch.

It was a good thing that I was multi tasking today because all the designer paper that I went through making this card was pretty funny. I really have got to get some red dp! In the end, I left it clean and simple.


Stamps are from Verve - Flutter by and Kind Words. I embossed the butterfly, colored with a Tombow marker, cut it out and popped it up using foam tape. The flowers are done with LePlume markers and spritzed with water.

As you can see, I left the pennant top hanging over the card base. I was going to cut it off, but I like how it added some interest to the card. The red designer paper that I did happen to find, is from Kaisercraft. Self adhesive pearls used for the flower centers and on the left hand side.

Thanks for stopping by!

Fall

Hi everyone! Since fall began officially last Friday, I thought I'd make a few cards to usher in the season.

Stamp is from Memory Box and colored with Marvy Makers and huffed on. The sentiment is from Stampendous.

Designer paper is from Papertrey Ink. I used two colors of brown cardstock from American Crafts, one to layer the main image and one as the card base. I found some rust colored grosgrain ribbon to tie behind the main image. Added the gold self adhesive pearls for some bling.

What do you think? I think this one's kinda plain Jane! Not sure if it's working for me or not. Thanks for stopping in!

Happy

Everything!

This is the card that I'm sending out to my Dad's girlfriend for Mother's day!

Flower stamp is from A Muse Studio. I colored the stamp with Marvy Le Plume markers and then spritzed with water and stamped it onto watercolor paper. Sentiment is from Stampendous.

I used the newest label die from PTI to cut it out and then found some pink paper in my scrap pile that matched the marker color to layer it. Brown cardstock is from American Crafts. Designer paper is DCWV Once upon a time.

I used the scallop die from Quickutz on the bottom of the dp, rounded the top corners and then distressed it with dark chocolate ink from Palette and a dauber. Finally, pink self adhesive pearls used on the scallops which are from Kaisercraft.

Sorry I've been MIA the last few days, The boss was in town! Nothing like 14 hour days to keep you away from stamping and blogging!

Thank you - Poppies

Hello everyone! I'm late in posting this Mojo Monday sketch due to my day job, but I finally got it completed and photographed.

The poppy stamp is from American Crafts from the Sentiment set. It's colored with Marvy Le Plume markers and then misted with water to create the watercolored effect. The Thank You sentiment is from Verve.

Polka dot designer paper is from PTI and the red circle paper is from Kaisercraft. The embossing folder is made by Sizzix for SU called square lattice. Martha Stewart border punch used on the pure poppy cardstock.

The stitches were created with black scrappers floss and black grosgrain ribbon used to tie the bow using the Bow Easy.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!

Out on a limb

Hello! Here's a card I completed for the Wednesday sketch challenge over at SCS. This is a great sketch with so many possibilities!


The branch stamp is from Memory Box. I colored it with Marvy Le Plume markers and huffed on it. Loved how it turned out on the ivory cardstock.

The black bird (raven or crow) is cut out from the Martha Stewart bird border punch. I punched a strip out and using sharp pointed scissors cut out two birds. One is directly glued to the paper and the other is popped up with foam tape.

The wood strip on the left side is actually real wood, its Asian cedar that is cut very thin. The green designer paper is hand made Washi paper that I got from a craft show a while ago. Dark brown cardstock is from American Crafts and the gold pearls are from the reflection line from M's.

At the last minute I decided to stamp the inside of the card to continue the theme. Again, it turned out pretty cool! What do you think?

Fall Colors

Hi everyone! Here's my card from this weeks sketch challenge over at Splitcoast stampers.

Stamp is from Papertrey Ink - Life. I colored the stamp with a marker and did the huff method for the main panel and the inside of the card. Marvy LePlume II markers used were Pumpkin and Olive.

The designer paper is from K&Company, Tim Coffey's line from last year called Fall mat pad. I did do a little distressing around the edges with some Pumpkin spice versamagic ink to blend all the fall colors together.

Black cardstock is from PTI as well. Instead of a paper layer, I decided to use ribbon and added some self adhesive gold pearls (by Micheal's Reflections line) to the four corners.

Thanks for dropping by and please let me know what you think of this one!

TDS Wednesday Sketch Challenge

Hey everyone! Here is this weeks sketch challenge from The Digi Shack.


Here is my take on it!


Image is only one buck over at The Digi Shack which includes the sentiment. The original image is a set of three ties in a row and the Happy Father's Day on top. I did the sentiment as a stand alone and layered the ties on top of each other to use for the back ground on this sketch.

They are colored with Copic and Marvy LePlume markers. I added the tie tac's (mini self adhesive gold pearls) as an after thought and just love how it looks. I also did a bit of color enhancing to the tie panel using a stipple brush and some creamy brown chalk ink.

So, what do you think? Check out the other DT blogs and see what they came up with for this sketch! We would also love to see what you can do with it! Using Mister Linky's at the TDS blog, link your card so that we can see it and leave you some blog love!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!



Supplies:
Copic Ciao Markers
Marvy LePlume II markers
Brown cardstock from American Crafts
Designer paper from Paper Pizazz
Self adhesive gold pearls from Reflections
Label die from Spellbinders

With Sympathy

I had a co-worker who just lost his Mom. I don't have any Sympathy cards in my stash, so I had to quickly make one up to get in the mail today.

The flower stamp is from Victorine Originals and is stamped using the marker and huff method. I did use the yellow glaze gel pen from Sakura to put some centers in the flowers. The sentiment comes from Paper Trey Ink (Through the Trees set) and is stamped in Palette Noir.

Labels 8 is used to cut out the main image and the purple border. The designer paper in the back ground is from Current's paper crafting line. I added a bit of lavender grosgrain ribbon over the purple die cut and DP before adhering it to the card base. Self adhesive Pearls from K&Company were added to each side to finish this off.

So, how many times do think it took me to get the flowers "just right" for this card? Do you strive for perfection (or something close to it) when you stamp? Leave me a comment and tell me your story and try to guess how many times I stamped the flowers before I was satisfied. Talk about a waste of paper! ;-)

Card Sketch Tuesday #160

Hello and Happy Holidays! Here is this weeks sketch!

Measurements:
Card base 4.25 x 5.5, Designer paper 4 x 5.25, Image panel 3 x 3.75 (with a 1/16 mat), Back panel 2 x 4 (border punch used) sentiment done with window word punch.

Designer paper is from Daisy D's and the colors in it really work well with the image that I stamped. I used markers to color the image and did the huff method to reactivate the ink. The sentiment stamp is one that I designed myself and had Vicki over at Victorine Originals make up for me. I stamped it in Memento Tuxedo Black and then punched it out with the window word punch.

The Martha Stewart doily border punch was used on the white cardstock and I added two different shades and width of blue grosgrain ribbon to cover up the raw edges. It turned out to be a very femine card that I will use for someone's Birthday.

This will be my last sketch design for this year! I have a few more Christmas cards/projects to show you this week prior to the big day! I hope that everyone is not too bogged down with last minute preperations and gift buying! Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to let me know what you think!

Supplies:
Wildflower Stamp - Inkadinkado
White cardstock
Daisy D's designer paper
Blue grosgrain ribbon
Marvy LePlume II Markers
MS doily border punch

Card Sketch Tuesday #146

Happy Tuesday! Here is sketch #146! This measures the normal A2 size.




This is one of a set of cards that I created as part of a gift box package. Which I will show at a later date.

Measurements:

Circles are mega and giga punches from Marvy. Strips across the bottom are 4.25 x 2.5, 4.25 x 2 and the sentiment panel is 4.25 x 1.

I used a Bic white poster paint pen to added the faux stitching on the blue panel and the dots on the scalloped circle. The stamped main image is done with markers. I wish I could remember who made this stamp! I think I bought it at a Heirloom Productions show a few years ago. I have now started to write the company name on the back of all my unmounted stamps.

The sentiment is a quote I had found somewhere on the web and had made into a stamp through Victorine Originals.

I'm off to Vegas for a few days! Thanks for stopping by!


Supplies:
Stamps - ??? on the flower image, linen background stamp, sentiment from VO
Ink - Palette starry night
White, Kraft and Blue (enchanted evening) card stock from PTI
Navy brads

Card Sketch Tuesday #145

Happy Tuesday! Here is sketch #145 ans measures the normal A2 size.

The panels measurements are as follows: Main stamped panel is 2.25 x 5, secondary right panel is 2 x 4.25. All are layered at 1/16th of an inch.

I'm still into my fall color palette and keep coming back to this english rose and olive green.

The flower is done with Marvy Markers in English rose and olive green. After coloring directly on the stamp, I spritzed it with water and then stamped it.

I used one of my nesties labels to stamp the sentiment and sponged the edges with Memento Bamboo Leaves ink. I added a small bit of ribbon on the left side just for grins and giggles. Two self adhesive gold pearls are put in the top and bottom corners on the rigth hand panel.

At the last minute, I decided to add the lacey border on the right side of the main panel. I'm not real sure that I like it, what do you think?

Supplies:
Stamps - CTMH
Marvy Le Plume II markers
Palette True Black ink
White, Olive and Burgandy card stock
Olive grosgrain ribbon
Gold pearls
EK Success border punch