Sketch Girl challenge: Phindy's Place!!

It's time for the latest Sketch Girl sketch challenge.  This one is sponsored by Phindy's Place.  Phindy was generous and supplied the design team with one of her new images called Easter Joy and it was a joy to work with! (sorry, I couldn't resist) 

 I decided to embrace the blank space and keep my card design simple like the sketch.  I added some stitching around the card to add a bit more detail and added some ink around the edges.  I found some Versamagic chalk ink in Wheat at my LSS and it's excellent for sponging on kraft cardstock. 

Here's the sketch and it's a good one to use up scraps you have hanging around.  There are 2 orientations of the sketch this time.

 

Phindy is offering a $10 shopping spree in her store to the winner of this challenge. 

The winner is randomly chosen, so get to work and link up your card here by April 14th!

Don't forget to see what the other Sketch Girls made:

Guest Designer, Deanne Kuntz

Harriet

Julie

Alyssa

Randee

Tiffany

Katie

Bonnie

Jess

Amber

Jennie

Sara

Thanks for stopping by!

Perfect Presentation release day!

Good morning!  Today brings us a new template called Top Notch.  This is an elegant box that can be dress up or dressed down to suit your needs!  I decided to go elegant with my project and pulled out my PTI Damask Designs set and some black polka dot paper.

  I made a paper flower with some sheet music that my friend and fellow DT member, Harriet gave me.  I cut out the flower using my Papertrey Ink Delightful Dahlia dies and a circle nestabilitie die.  I took my scissors to the circle die and cut around the edge to make it uneven.  I then folded them all up to get them all nice and crinkled.  Next, I sprayed them heavily with Pearl Glimmer Mist (my newest addiction!) and toasted them with my heat gun.  The heat gun gave the flowers an aged look and stiffened them a bit.

The Top Notch template is 4x3x1.75with a neat little tuck in flap to keep the box closed.  The flap may be a tight fit at first, so you you need to wiggle it carefully to get it in.  After that, it should slide in and out nicely. This template also includes a bonus V shaped card front template so you can make a matching card to go with your box. 

The sentimet comes from the stamp set Just a Note from Wplus9 Design Studio.  The font is gorgeous!

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This next project was a template that was released earlier this month and is called Spring Basket.  I made this to show you that you can leave off the picket fence and even the basket handle and still have a really cute design.  I used supplies from Papertrey Ink: Delightful Dahlia stamps and dies, Pretty pastel paper, Luck of the Irish stamp set, plum pudding cardstock and ribbon.

Most of the templates are available in PDF, GSD and SVG. 

 GSD and SVG are for those who have electronic cutting machines such as Silhouette/Wishblade/Craft Robo or Cricut with the software necessary to cut SVG files. 

 If you do not have an electronic cutter you will want the PDF version.

I hope you will check out the awesome design team:

Chris

Alyssa

Harriet

Rebecca

Kerri

I'll see you back here tomorrow for the Sketch Girl challenge!  Thanks and have a wonderful day!

Some challenge cards

Maybe you have noticed all the posting I've been doing lately...I'm trying to do more challenges. I figured I should probably group them. 

This card is for the current Embellish challenge to use light aqua, light pink, kraft and use stitching.  I originally did not intend to make a baby card, but the colors were so soft and pretty that I immediately went the baby route. I used Papertrey Ink's Baby Button Bits, Life and Tin Type background sets. I stamped the image from Life in Versarmark and embossed with clear embossing powder.

This next card is for the Saturday sketch challenge on Paper Craft Planet.  I really love this sketch and am happy with how this card turned out.  I used some new Papertrey Ink stuff...Green boutique pattern paper, Hawaiian Shores cardstock.  Ribbon is PTI's New Leaf bitty dot ribbon.

Well, that's all I've got for now. I'll be back tomorrow with a new Sketch Girl challenge and a new template from Perfect Presentation! Have a great Monday!

Sunday Sketch Play

Good Sunday to you!  I woke up to a rainy day and thought it would be a perfect day to stamp.  One of my first design team gigs was with Creative Clear Stamps.  I thought I would play in their first sketch challenge and pulled out one of my favorite stamps from the sentiment singles line, Going Bra-less.

For the inside I used a sentiment from Sassy Happy Birthday (? I think that's the name).

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps from Creative Clear Stamps.  Pattern paper from The paper studio and My mind's eye.  Cardstock is kraft and vintage cream from Papertrey Ink.  Ink is SU's basic gray.  Ribbon is So Saffron from SU and twine is from my LSS.

Get Sketchy #31

This is my card using Get Sketchy's latest challenge.  I don't think I've ever played with them before.  I have good intentions but tend to lack follow through when it comes to challenges.  If you are a normal reader of my blog, you will notice that I went for a different look than my usual style with this card.  It never hurts to step outside of your own box and see what happens.

Hope your Friday is awesome!

Supplies:  Delightful Dahlia and dies, Hawaiian Shores (and ink), Kraft, white cardstock, buttons, and Fillable Frames #2 and die all from Papertrey Ink.  Pattern paper is some really old SU!.  Circle stamps are from Thanks so Much by SU! Martha Stewart glue and glitter.  Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Papertrey Ink  Melon Berry and Spring Moss copic trios.

PTI Blog Hop time: Buttons!

The theme for this month's blog hop is buttons.  I used PTI's Everyday Button Bits stamp set and buttons from their Spring Mix buttons.  I know I didn't do anything creative with my button project--my mojo took off with my good health!  Stupid allergy season.  I am looking forward to seeing all the creative ways buttons will be used on this hop.  I'm sure I'll be inspired.

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:  All supplies by Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.  Rustic White, Hibiscus Burst, Melon Berry cardstock.  Pattern paper from Spring pattern paper.  Stamp set used is Everyday Button Bits.  Buttons from Spring Mix button collection.  So Saffron cardstock and ribbon from SU!  Paper bag paper from The Paper Studio.  Deckled rectangle nestabilities from Spellbinders.

TGIF!

Happy Friday everyone!  I got my new Papertrey Ink order in yesterday afternoon and immediately made this card.  I used the new Delightful Dahlia stamp set and coordiating dies.  Let me tell you how AWESOME it was to not have to hand cut the flower and leaves.   I can't convey how much I love this new Green Boutique pattern paper. It's even prettier in person.  The new color, Hawaiian Shores, is a must have too!  Gorgeous! 

The photo below is a color comparison for you to give you a idea of how Hawaiian Shores compares to other shades. In person it's more of a green turquoise than a blue and even more so when you hold it next to Tempting Turquoise.  It's actually closer to SU's Bermuda Bay (only much lighter) even though it may not seem so in my photo.  Click on the photo for a better view of the colors.

Guess what I get to do today?  More cleaning! UGH  My kids and I are messy creatures.

Love Song

I made this card with one of my recent stamp set purchases called Just a Note from Wplus9 Design Studio.  I know St. Patty's Day was yesterday but green is my favorite color all year round--lots of green on this one!  I had a hard time getting a good shot of this card.  The ribbon color looks much better in person. 

Thanks for stopping by! Unfortunately, I have to get back to my cleaning.

Supplies:  PTI cardstock in Rustic White and True Black.  Pattern paper is Halloween paper from the Trick or Treat collection by Fancy Pants.  Ribbon is PTI Spring Moss.  Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Versamark Ink  and American crafts Black Glitter finish embossing poweder.

Thank you card

I almost said, Happy Monday! the I realized it is actually Tuesday.  My kids did not have school yesterday and I'll probably have my days screwed up the rest of the week.

I picked up some real wood paper (?) from my LSS recently and wanted to try it out on a card.  I feel funny saying "real wood paper" since all paper comes from wood, but this paper is like...fresh wood.   I got the thick cherry 12x12 sheet and cut out a piece with a circle nestie.  I really like the look the wood gives to this card.  Colored the image from Autumn Abundance (PTI) with copics.  Cardstock is all PTI, terracotta tile, melon berry, rustic white.  Ribbon is terracotta tile too.  I've got the sewing machine out, so you'll be seeing lots of stitching.

Thanks for dropping by!

SG14: Frenzified

Sketch Girl has a brand new sketch challenge today with Frenzified as our sponsor.  The winner of this challenge will receive a $15 shopping spree to the Frenzified store and will receive a special not yet released image!

Morgaine Ford-Workman is the owner/artist behind Frenzified and gave the design team some images to play with.  I love cupcakes, so I went with an image from the Birthday Bakes collection and this awesome sentiment.  I adore this font and arrangement of this sentiment. 

I went with a fresh, bright color scheme as I'm ready for Spring! 

Check out the rest of the design team:

Deanne Kuntz, Guest Designer

Bonnie

Alyssa

Amber

Sara

Tiffany

Julie

Jess

Harriet

Randee

(Jennie, Katie and Eve are sitting this sketch out.)

JUGS challenge

I was inspired to participate in the current JUGS challenge since the sponsor is Wplus9 Design Studio -- I love her stamps!--and I like the sketch.  

 I adore this ribbon I found at Michael's and used it to inspire my color combo.  I used the stamp set Funky Foliage from Wplus9 and actually pulled out my sewing machine for this one.  Sewing in a circle was a unique experience!  I also stamped a background using the Tin Types background set from PTI. 

Thanks for stopping by!  

Spring Basket

Only one more day until Friday!  Even though I stay home, I still look forward to Friday.  The weekend is a change in our routine and I enjoy getting up when I wake up--unless the kids wake up before me. grrrr.

I've had this template in the works for a bit and finally decided to finish it up and make it available since Easter is this month.  You can use this basket all year round and you can leave off the fence and even the handle and still have a cute template.  I'll let you know when this template is available in the Wild Flower Patch shop.  I still have to finish up some things to go with it. I would have had it ready with the last release, but my daughter didn't like it and I put it aside.  Once I got my confidence back, I thought I'd finish it. LOL  I think she'll like this one.

I used an image from Inktegrity.  The sentiments I used come with the image and it's called Bunny Gift.  I saw the image on Julie's blog and knew it would be perfect for this template. 

It holds quite a bit of stuff too! 

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful Thursday!