Have a wonderful day - TSOT#694

Hi and welcome back to another sketch challenge over at Try a Sketch on Tuesday.

I went with a subtle take on the designer paper using a sky/cloud piece from the Craft Consortium.  The flower dies are from Gummiapan.  I used a bit of silver embossing powder around the holes in the flowers to give it a bit more dimension and interest.  Sentiment is from The Ton and the stitched cover die is from My Favorite Things.

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ETA: Link Double Trouble 

Thinking of you

Hello. Playing in a few challenges with this card today. Challenges listed below.  I started with the sketch over at FMS and added dies and stencils per the challenges below. 

I started with a panel of watercolor paper and painted on the blue background using Faber Castell gelatos.  Then I used some modeling paste with a brick stencil to create the section for the daisies.  They are a new to me die from Simon Says Stamp.  Sentiment and die are from My Favorite Things.

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Freshly Made Sketches

Just Add Ink

Just us Girls

NBUS

happy bee-day TSOT#681

HI, and welcome back to another sketch challenge over at Try a Sketch on Tuesdays.  

The bee and sentiment are from Jillian Vance Designs.  I used Versafine ink to stamp the bee, and it came out really sharp. Love it!  I added a bit of sparkle onto the wings using a wink of stella pen. The hexagon dies are from Echo Park, and I used some designer paper from Moda Scrap to cut them out.  I did ink the edges on some of them so that they stood out. 

Here is the link to join the challenge.

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FOREVER - TSOT#679

Hi all! It's time for another sketch challenge over at Try a Sketch on Tuesday. This one has a bit of a different spin to it.  We are looking for you to doodle anywhere on your project!!!

I actually doodled the flowers using a Zig Millennium pen.  I started with cutting out the postage stamp die from Gina K Designs and used it as a stencil to blend a light blue background using Oxide ink.  The sentiment is from Waffle Flower.  

Link up here.

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Congratualations - SSC366

Hello. Welcome to another challenge over at Sunday Stamps. Today we have a color board for you to use.

The flower image is from Penny Black. I used Tombow markers and spritzed it with water to stamp the image onto watercolor paper.  The sentiment is from Waffle Flower.

I hope you play along.

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Happy Birthday

Hello. Playing in the Just Us Girls, anything goes with a stencil challenge today.

The confetti stencil used here is from Waffle Flower.  I used inks from Simon Says Stamp to create the party background.  The Birthday die is cut from Tim Holtz alcohol ink cardstock, and I used three layers of basic black cardstock behind it to add dimension.

Kept it clean and simple for all genders and ages.

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Thinking of you - TFC#104

 Hi again. Here is another card that I created for the color challenge over at The Flower Challenge.  

I used the same Distress Ink colors in Peacock Feather and Ripe Persimmon.  The flower dies are from Casual Fridays, and the sentiment is from Parklane stamps.  I added some white self-adhesive pearls to the centers of the flowers for added interest.  

Hope you'll join us for this challenge.  The Flower Challenge

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Happy Anniversary

Hello. I had a few minutes to put a card together for the latest Freshly Made Sketches challenge yesterday.  

The daisy die is made by Memory Box for Simon Says Stamp. I cut it three times, stacked it up for dimension and glued it down over the cut-out bricks.  The sentiment is from MFT stamps and stamped in hickory smoke archival ink. I used a dark gray as the cardbase on this to help make the flowers stand out a bit more. 

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From me to you

Hello everyone.  Here is another card for the Add a Circle challenge over at The Flower Challenge.

The polka dot background stamp is from Altenew and is stamped in bright pink ink to match the rose circle dies. They are an old one from Simon Says Stamp.  The sentiment is from The Stamp Market.  The coin envelope die is from the paper studio.    

Don't forget that we have prizes available for this challenge as it is our 100th! We will randomly draw winners when the challenge closes on the 25th of the month.  

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With Sympathy

Hello. Playing in the Just add Ink #741 challenge of simple and elegant today.  I need to add a few sympathy cards to my stash, so I used this challenge as a starting point. 

I cut out a long rectangle using a die onto a piece of cardstock and used it as a stencil for the background on this card.  The silhouette stamp is an old one from Papertrey, ink and stamped in versafine ink.  The sentiment is from Honey Bee stamps.  The stitched outline die is from My Favorite Things. 

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-Laurie

ETA: Adding this to the Allsorts challenge of CAS.

Sending a little note

Hi all! I'm playing in the theme challenge over at The Paper Players today.  It's all about spring flowers. 

The tulip stamp is from the Friendship Jar Fillers from Papertrey, Ink. I stamped it in Simon Says intense black ink so that I could color them with Copic markers. 

The sentiment is from The Stamp Market and the stitched dies are from MFT stamps.

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So sorry

Hi everyone, I'm playing in the TGIF #503 sketch challenge today. I decided to do a non-holiday card. 

The fern stamp is from Waffle Flower. I stamped it in artichoke ink from Simon Says Stamp. I liked the color so much that I decided to ink blend the back rectangles and the back layering piece in the same color. 

The sentiment is from Gina K and the stitched cover die is from My Favorite Things.  

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Thank you

Hello all. Here is your mid-way reminder to play in the "thanks" challenge over at The Flower Challenge.

This flower stamp is from Concord & 9th. I used simon says stamp saturated ink with the stencils to color it. I also used a black gel pen to highlight the stamins. The thank you sentiment is from My Favorite Things.

Link up here!

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Christmas lights

Hello. Practicing my watercoloring on this Christmas light card. Thought it came out halfway decent and made it into a card. 

Mei Liang watercolors on Artisto watercolor paper are used on this card. To get the shape, I used a die cut to trace the light bulbs out lightly with a pencil so that I had something to start with. I believe the die is a retired one from My Favorite Things.  I did get a lot of inspiration over on YouTube with many watercolor artists doing the same thing but from scratch. I cannot draw, so that is why I used a die to get me started. The bulbs are good, but I still need a bit of work on how to get the glow below them. LOL. 

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Adding this into the CAS colours and Sketches. I used sketch #507 but turned it on the side and did not include a sentiment. 

Wreath cards

Hello. Made a few Holiday cards using this lovely die from Lawn Fawn.

The sentiment is from Hero Arts and heat embossed in gold. I used light and dark green cardstock and switched up the orders to get two for one, if you will. I also added a bit of sparkle on the berries with a bit of a wink of Stella. 

Entering these into the following challenges.

Allsorts challenge blog: Week 757 🪡

CAS on Sunday (cleanandsimpleonsunday.blogspot.com)

Most Magical Time of the Year!

Simply Clean & Simple (scscards.blogspot.com)

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Screw it!

Hello everyone. It’s time for a new sketch challenge over at Try Stamping On Tuesdays.

 

The corkscrew and sentiment are from Unity. Colored with Copics. Yes, that is cork around the perimeter.  

Here is the sketch for you to use as inspiration.

Link up here> Try Stamping On Tuesdays.

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