Mojo Monday Sketch 245

It has been forever and a day since I posted something on the ol' blog. So today I thought I'd share a project created during the great computer crash of 2013. I have quite a few cards from that dark time that I (hopefully) took photos of before sending them out; which means you'll be seeing quite a few Christmas cards soon. LOL.

I started with an older Mojo Monday sketch - #245.

Then I picked some A Muse Studio cardstock that was already on my desk - candy cane stripe and cherry. A few lines drawn with a blue Tombow marker altered the candy cane stripes enough so that it was not so Christmas-sy. A few die cuts, some bermuda cardstock and a sentiment from A Muse Studio Making a Difference finished off the card.

Supplies Used
stamps - mod backgrounds 1, making a difference
cardstock - a|s sugar, cherry, bermuda, candy cane stripe, cherry polka dots
ink - versafine onyx black, a|s sky
other - Spellbinders circle and scalloped circle dies, a|s star trio dies, WRMK corner chomper, Copic multiliner, tombow markers

Hope your week is off to a great start!

Hugs and Kisses.

Sketch Saturday with France Sassy

While surfing the 'net this week, I came across a sketch challenge being sponsored by Sassy Studio Designs and thought I'd play along. I've had France Honey coloured up for a few weeks but have yet to put her on a card. Sketch Saturday #281 gave me the perfect opportunity to do so.

Here's the sketch:

And here's what I created:

I used some of the patterned papers from Lawn Fawn's Into the Woods that I received in my last Simon Says Stamp Card Kit. I was pretty happy they worked so well with my little Sassy. (I tend to colour without having specific papers in mind.) France Honey was coloured with Touch Twin Brush markers and cut out with Oval Nestabilities. The  sentiment is an old rubon from my stash.

This is the first Sassy I've turned into a card. It's my absolute favourite of the ones I've coloured so far. I'm hopeful that I'll be sharing some more very soon.

For all you Touch Twin users, here are the marker colours:

Supplies Used:
stamps: France Sassy digi
cardstock: a|s sugar, a|s french roast, Crafter's Companion Ultra Premium White
paper: Lawn Fawn Into the Woods
ink: Touch Twin Brush Markers
other: Spellbinders Oval Nestabilities, Wplus9 Banner Trio dies, Martha Stewart heart punch, glossy accents

Hugs and Kisses.

Getting Krafty

On the a|s challenge blog we are Kreating with Kraft, my favourite neutral.

Here's my entry:

I started with a kraft card base stamped with the sheet music background in french roast. Next I heat embossed the deer from nordic noel on to a kraft panel. A strip of holiday washi, two mats in cherry and candy cane cardstock, and a french roast sentiment finished up the card.

This card also qualifies for the Merry Monday Christmas Card Challenge - Music, so I'm entering it there as well.

I hope you'll find some time to enter before the challenge ends on Saturday, November 2, 2013.

Hugs and Kisses!

Supplies Used (all A Muse Studio)
stamps: nordic noel, sheet music background
ink: french roast, versamark
cardstock: kraft, cherry, candy cane stripe
other: holiday washi tape, white embossing powder, spellbinders large rectangles, corner chomper

SOG September 2013 Sketch

I found a little time to colour the adorable Big Pressie Tia and create a card for a friend's granddaughter.

My starting point for the layout was the Some Odd Girl sketch for September. I used some EP Hello Summer papers to cover a white card base, cut some a|s sugar cardstock with a Spellbinders Labels 8 die and spritzed it with a|s Splash ink in lemon whip. The sentiment was stamped on a Wplus9 banner die cut. Tia was trimmed out, covered in Versamark ink, and embossed with a half & half mix of clear embossing powder and Prisma glitter.

Sharing my colour combos for all the Touch Twin users out there:

Supplies Used
stamps: SOG Big Pressie Tia, PTI  Fillable Frames 4
ink: touch twin alcohol markers, versafine onyx black, a|s lemon whip splash, versamark
cardstock: Crafter's Companion White, a|s sugar
other: Spellbinders labels 8 die, Wplus9 banner trio dies, Ranger super fine detail clear embossing powder, Prisma glitter

Hugs and Kisses.