Fabulous Tie

Get Sketchy #28 
Make a SHAPED card! 

The bonus challenge is Spring Themed!

My second post for today.  I think I'm finally back in the creative groove even with a cold.  Yes, the old sinus headaches transformed into a nice spring cold.  So, maybe DayQuil and NiQuil have something to do with my creative streak more than I do!  LOL!

The bow tie layout was another one of my doodle sketches late one night.  I was going to either freehand draw the tie or piece it together some witty little way, but then I cheated a little and found this nice template online:  http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/bow_tie_template.pdf.  There are three different sized bow ties ready to print and use.  I used the largest one here.

I love the colors this week at Embellish Magazine and Get Sketchy's Challenge #28 is for a shape card with a spring theme for a bonus. 

 Stamps:  Fleur De Lis - Hampton Art.  'You Are Fabulous' - Anna Griffin.
Paper:  Yellow, Pink and Peach cardstock.  DP:  Embossed green dots - DCWV.
Ink:  Raspberry pink - Hampton Art.
Extras:  Flower punch, EK Success; Peach fabric flower; Dark pink button; Sage green polka dot ribbon; Scallop and Rope border punches - Fiskars; Bow tie template (see above).


Have a Fabulous Night!



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Here's The Scoop -Happy Birthday!

 

  

Embellish Magazine

My Sketch World Sketchathon - Feb 8th Sketch

Well, I have to say, I have been busy this week churning out the cards. The next couple months are chocked full of family birthdays not to mention the holidays coming up.  I also volunteered to make two packs of greeting cards and several matted photos for a church auction to raise money for our youths' summer trips. 

I have two posts for today, two cards, four challenges.  This first one is another birthday card and as you can tell by the looks of it, it's not for my son.  It's for my teen niece whose birthday is in April.  I saw the color/birthday challenge over at Embellish Magazine and thought of her immediately.   I also have been stocking up on the sketches from My Sketch World Sketchathon and this is Sketch 8.  I had an icecream cone stamp that I was originally going to use, but it wound up being inspiration for these paper pieced ones instead.  I think they add more punch to the card than the stamp would have.  I do have a suggestion to put out there in the cardmaking/scrapbooking/papercrafting world......Someone make a TRIANGLE punch!  Why are there no triangle punches?  I used an old scrapbook stencil of a pennant to cut out the cones.  I guess I could have also used my star die cuts from Sizzix too.  Yet, I think we all need a triangle punch.

It may be back to winter temps today here in the Triangle, but I'm in the mood for icecream, either chocolate raspberry or Moosetracks!

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Tic-Tac-Love

 

  

Embellish Magazine Color Challenge with Ribbon

 

Get Sketchy #24

 Happy  Thursday!  Here I am with another post this week.  I cannot believe I've actually completed some projects on time and even early!  However, it could just be the calm before the storm that is probably going to erupt later this week.  My laptop died last night and it looks like there's no reviving it.  So I am having to get used to our desktop again.  Funny how you get so used to a certain computer that when you have to switch it makes you feel all discombobulated.  And at least it has happened when we are about to purchase a laptop for my son as an 18th birthday/graduation gift, which means I won't have to learn to share for too long!  hahaha  

So on to business.  Hugs and kisses to Embellish Magazine for a really great color challenge and to Get Sketchy for Sketch #24, a cute and inspiring sketch this week!  They both helped me bring together my idea of XXs and OOs (hugs and kisses) and tic tac toe.  The idea began with the XO stamp I got, which I used to stamp the background of some light pink cardstock.  I continued that on the tic tac toe board.  Originally I was going to put Xs in the blank spaces of the tic tac toe board, but it just looked too crowded and stamping them looked too cheesy.  So I stuck with hearts, placing decorative circle stickers on three for 'three in a row'.

Stamps:  XO by Craftsmart; 'hugs & kisses' by Inkadinkadoo

Paper:  Carob, Artisan pool; light pink, teal, and brown cardstock, and DP from stash.

Ink:  Timber Brown by Stazon, pink by Ink It Up!

Extras: Sizzix heart die; scallop heart punch, circle stickers gems, flower, heart brad, teal patterned material (center heart), teal ribbon, XO ribbon, brown ribbon, light pink ribbon.

This was another fun card to make with all of the embellishments and ribbon.  I love ribbon so when any challenge adds ribbon as one of the requirements, you can be rest assured that I'll be using as much of it as I can!  

XXX OOO

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