Kim O'Connell Designs: January 2014

Thursday, January 30, 2014

DS136

Welcome to this week's addition of the Deconstructed Sketch challenge!
This week I am playing along and using the sketch as inspiration for my latest Valentine's Day Card!

I inked up the MFT Pure Innocence Guess Who Loves You.

I stamped the berrylicious CS panel with the MFT plaid background builder stamp set in berylicious and sweet tooth ink and stamped the cotton candy pink CS panel with a stamp from the MFT Darling Dots stamp set in cotton candy ink. I stamped my image in Momento tuxedo black ink and colored her with copics. I added smoe pleats to her shirt for added interest.

I used the MFT Die-namics fishtail flags STAX to create the sentiment panel. I die cut the heart from razzle berry felt using one of the MFT Die-namics ristic hearts. I added a black licorice button and twine to embellish.

Ready to play along? Here's the sketch:

Head to the Deconstructed Sketch blog to play along and link up your creations. Be sure to check the creations of my fellow DT members for some inspiration! And LOOK! Joanne Basile has joined the team!

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Monday, January 27, 2014

Love You Always

I've had this post sitting in draft forever! This card was published so I had some obligatory time to wait to be able to show it on my blog and then I decided to save it until Valentine's Day. So, here it is....finally!

skin - E11, E00, E000

cheeks - R32, R30, R20

hair - C9, C7, C5, C3

eyes - B37, B34, B32

dress - R59,R29, R24, R05

candy box - R85, R83, R81

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Thursday, January 23, 2014

Make a Wish

I never seem to have enough birthday cards on hand so I am trying to make an effort to build up my stash.

I made this CAS birthday card featuring the MFT Pure Innocence Make a Wish.

I started by die cutting the "wish" using the Die-namics By the Letters. Then I stamped part of the sentiment from the PI Make a Wish stamp set above the "w."

I popped this panel up with foam dots before adhering to the wild cherry CS card base.

I stamped my image in Momento tuxedo black ink and colored her with copics and added soem depth t the shading with a black General pastel chalk pencil. I added polka dots to her dress using a white gel pen.

For the inside of the card, I added a strip of sour apple CS across the bottom and stamped another sentiment from the PI Make a Wish stamp set. in black licorice ink. I stamped the dandelion from the Dandelion Wishes stamp set in wild cherry and sour apple ink.

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DS135 - Let Your Hair Down

This week's Deconstructed Sketch is being sponsored by Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps so I am playing along with an image from the new Once Upon a Time 3 stamp set.

Rapunzel! Rapunzel! Let down your golden hair! I loved coloring her dress! I stamped the image in Momento tuxedo black ink and colored her with copics. I paired some MFT banana split and smooth white with some Doodlebug Design "Hello Spring" 6x6 paper pad. I used the MFT Die-namics Fishtail Flag STAX and circle STAX.

Here's the sketch:

Be sure to check out the creations of the Deconstructed Sketch Girls for a little crafty inspiration and then head on over to the Deconstructed Sketch Blog to play along and link up your creation!