You're one of a kind

Hello. It's raining outside, so perfect day to stay inside and make a few cards. Here is one I did for the sketch challenge over at Freshly Made Sketches.

Flower bud is from the Simon Says Stamp delicate flowers set. I water colored it using Arteza water color markers. The sentiment is also from Simon Says Stamp. It's from the tiny sentiment set.  The pink polka dots are from a background stamp that I purchased from Stamp Camp at a rubber stamp show eons ago. Dew drops added to balance out the card.

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Red Poppies

Happy 4th everyone! Here's a card I did a while ago with another digital stamp. I'm not sure who the designer of this one is, though.

I colored the poppies bright red because I've been seeing a lot of them lately. It's a nice change from the standard orange California variety.

The poppies are colored with Copic Markers. Using some pure poppy cardstock from PTI, I layered both the main image and the sentiment. The sentiment is also from PTI.

The green cardstock is from Bazzill. And don't ya just love those polka dots in the background?
The stamp is from Stamp Camp. I think I used Memento bamboo leaves ink on it and then cut it out with the square scalloped die from Spellbinders.

Spring green grosgrain ribbon is tied around the bottom and I added some green rhinestones to it for some bling. I really liked how this color combo came together for some reason.

Well, I better get busy and put myself together for our BBQ today. The family is going over to my Dad's to celebrate. I had to make a huge bowl of potato salad to take! Luckily I did that yesterday so that I wouldn't be rushed today. I hope you had a wonderful time with family and friends!

Bird in a tree

Hey everyone! Here's another card done with the same back ground stamp as in the previous post. This uses all Stamp Camp stamps.

Versamagic pink grapefruit is used on the leaves, the branches are done with Memento Rich Cocoa and the bird is stamped in Tuxedo Black. The back ground distress dots are done very lightly with Versamagic tea leaves. The green Cardstock is BAzzill.

Quickutz cookie cutter scalloped die is used to cut the double scallop on the bottom. Gold self adhesive pearls and grosgrain ribbon finish it off.

I had a blast learning some new techniques at the Copic Certification Class yesterday in Seattle! What made it even better was the quality of the instruction! Sherrie (BCSherrie on SCS) taught it and did a FAB job. I wish I had taken this class before wasting my money on the four hour mini class held at my LSS. What do they say - hindsight is always 20/20?

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Just Because

Hello! Here's another recent card completed with a newer set and an oldie from TAC.

There's even a background stamp used on this one that comes from Stamp Camp. The border, butterfly and sentiment are all TAC.

The inks are from Colorbox - chalk inks in Blue Iris and Azurite. I colored the butterfly with a Copic marker that matched all the blues used throughout the card. Cardstock used is Bazzill. The cornice punch from Martha Stewart is used on both the blue borders. Lastly, added some white self adhesive pearls from Kaisercraft and a bit of grosgrain ribbon in the top right hand corner. The white of my lamp sure distorts the blues when I used it to take the picture. IRL they go really well together!

What do you think?

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