January SFYTT

Don't faint! I'm back, for the second straight day! They say it takes 30 days to establish a habit, so I am going to give it a shot with crafting and blogging! Today's card is for Jen del Muro's monthly sketch challenge. You can find the January SFYTT right HERE. Jen always has great sketches and I hope to have a chance to do all 12 this year. This month's sponsor is The Cat's Pajamas, and since I am infatuated with TCP's fabulous bunny images, I had to pull one out. It is paired with some more Echo Park paper, this time from Victoria Garden. This is the 6x6 pad, and the scale of the patterns is perfect for cardmakers. I flipped the sketch on its side for my layout, and though there are a lot of layers, I kep the embellishments pretty clean and simple. No sentiment on the outside; I'll pick one when I go to mail it!
Supplies:
Stamps: The Cat's Pajamas
Ink: Memento, Copic markers
Cardstock: kraft, neenah white, cameo coral, sage shadow, Victoria Garden
Accessories: Nestabilities, embossing folder, button, ribbon, twine, Stickles

Lilac dragonfly

Here's another dragonfly card I made for Taylor's Dragonfly Card Drive. You can find out more about the card drive HERE. My sketch was inspired by Jen del Muro's weekly Sketch For You to Try, which you can see HERE. My card didn't have quite as much white space as Jen's sketch, but since I was trying to use the dragonfly image, I made it work the best I could. This card features more of Kaisercraft's Lilac Avenue collection - the patterned paper peeking out from the left side of the card, the ribbon and the scallop die cut are all from the collection. I inked the dragonfly images in Kaisercraft's amethyst ink and edged the stamps with SU's vintage violet. It was a little weird mixing pigment and die ink on the stamp, but I think the outcome was pretty good!
Supplies:
Stamps: All I have seen, SU (retired)
Ink: KC amethyst, SU vintage violet
Paper: Vintage violet, pale plum, KC Lilac Avenue, whisper white
Accessories: ribbon, die cut from KC Lilac Avenue

SFYTT times two

I had a chance this weekend to play along with Jen del Muro's Sketch for You to Try Saturday challenge. She is doing a big giveaway for all the people who play along over the next few weeks. You can find out all about it, and see the sketches, HERE. These two cards are for this week's sketch. My cousin has adorable twin girls who are turning three in a few days. I like to make them cards that are the same, yet slightly different, and this year is no exception! I love this patterned paper from KI Memories - I picked it up on clearance at Target and I'm getting a lot of use out of it. I kept the cards simple - they are 3-year-olds, after all! I did add some sparkle to the cupcake and candle using my Copic Spica glitter pen, but you can't really see that in the photo.
Supplies:
Stamps: For a Friend, Darling Dots
Ink: Rose romance (retired SU), Memento tuxedo black, Copic markers
Paper: wild wasabi, pink pirouette, rose romance, KI Memories, whisper white
Accessories: Nestabilities, scallop and circle punches, Spica glitter pen
This is my version of Jen's sketch from last week. There is no stamping on this card! And other than the cardstock, everything on the card is from the Kaisercraft Lilac Avenue collection. Have I mentioned how much I'm loving that collection? This card includes paper, die cuts, ribbon, flowers and brads from the collection. The paper is embossed so the purple swirls have a shine to them. Thanks Jen for the fun sketches and for the chance to win!
Supplies:
Paper: Vintage Violet (retired SU), certainly celery, KC certainly celery
Accessories: corner rounder, KC die cut, KC ribbon, KC brads and flowers

Sketch a flower

I had a chance to play with Jen del Muro's weekly sketch the other day. You can find the sketc HERE! I colored the image, then decided I had to flip one piece of the sketch, so my clip and ribbon tie are on the right. After I colored the image, I had to go on a hunt for some papers to match. I found a scrap of this Basic Grey Two Scoops paper and it was perfect!I also added some Stickles to the center of the flower for a little shimmer. Thanks for a fun sketch, Jen.
Supplies:
Stamps: Fifth Avenue Floral
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, copics
Paper: cameo coral, blush blossom, certainly celery, vanilla, Basic Grey two scoops
Accessories: Stickles, ribbon, hodgepodge hardware, cuttlebug, top note die

Birthday apple

Am I the only one who struggles to come up with titles for my blog posts? Sometime the card screams a title, and other times, like today, not so much! The next few weeks are going to be pretty busy for me, so I am trying to get ahead on my cardmaking by working on April birthday cards. I am also ready for spring, so I've been turning to my spring color combinations quite a bit lately! Today's card is for Jen del Muro's weekly "Sketch for you to try" challenge. You can find the details HERE!
I pulled out some Washington Apple designer paper (love that stuff!) and paired it with a Tim Holtz flower stamp and the sentiment from Happy Everything by SU. I limited the embellishment since this card will go in the mail. I inked the flower stem in celery and the blooms in saffron, then rolled the edges of the blooms in pumpkin. I stamped an extra bloom, used some circle punches to cut it out, and layered it with a dimensional for a little extra oomph.
Supplies:
Stamps: Tim Holtz, Happy Everything from SU
Ink: saffron, pumpkin pie, bashful blue, celery
Paper: bashful blue, neenah classic crest white, Washington Apple dsp
Accessories: CM circle punches