SSD72 - Thank you so very much

I can't say no to a good sketch challenge and when I saw the Skipping Stones Designs Sketch Challenge #72, I had to play along!  I had gone shopping looking for some pretty PP in cream and black for a color challenge that I wanted to try, but I stumbled across this beautiful black and white PP by Me & My Big Ideas.  I paired it with PTI sweet blush and SU regal rose CS.  I used my PTI Delightful Dahlia set.  I stamped the dahlia twice, colored it with my copics and added some shimmer with a spica pen.  I cut the center and inner petals of one dalia and then mounted that with foam tape onto the second dahlia to add dimension.  I was wishes I had the PTI tiny tags stamp set and dies, but they are still on backorder....sigh.  So, I just hand cut a little tag and stamped the sentiment from the PTI Delightful Dahlia stamp set.  Some sheer black ribbon, some twine, and three little pearls complete the card.

CQC #80 - Thank You

I am offically hooked on color challenges now!  I can easily pull together a card for a sketch challenge, but color challenges take me much longer to create something that I like...........but that is what a challenge is all about I suppose.  Today I inked up some new Verve stamp sets to play along with the ColourQ Challenge #80.  The great thing about these color challenges is that I am using color combinations that are not my typical go to colors, yet I do love the end results!

Stamps:  Verve Dream Big, Verve Wishful Elegance, PTI Background Basics Text Style

SSSC112 - Class Act

With soccer and baseball back in full swing, I am back on chauffeur duties.  Working on my favorite challenges on the days they are revealed will be more difficult.  Finally got a chance to play along with the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #112.  I had not yet ink one of my newest MFT a la mode stamps sets called "You Rule."  I paper pieced her paper (that sounds funny) and colored her up with copics.  I paired it with an apple image from the PTI Teacher's apple set.  The card stock is PTI black and white and the patterned paper is from Echo Park's Walk in the Park.

VLVAPR2011sketch2 - Sugar & Spice

Here's week #2 sketch challenge for the April Viva La Verve Sketch Challenge.  Truth be told......I didn't love this sketch when I saw it.  BUT, I played along last week and my goal is to play along each week so I sucked it up and went to work.  After all, I have my new Verve stamps ready and waiting to be inked up and I have more on the way so I have no excuse NOT to play! Though it took me several tried to come up with something I liked, I must say that I LOVE this card!  Glad I stuck with it! 

Stamps:  Verve To the Moon Ink:  SU early spresso, Momento tuxedo black, SU pretty ink, SU certaily celery  CS:  SU pretty in pink and certaily celery , PTI white  PP:  Recollections Pink Plaid  Tools:  Nesties ovals and scalloped ovals, SU polka dot embossing folder , Copics (RV10, RV14), paper piercing tool  Accessories:  white satin ribbon, pearls

SSS103 - Sweet Birthday

Look at this fun sketch for this week's challenge over at the Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge!  How fun is that?!?!  I desided to use this cute digi stamp by Bugaboo stamps called BB Girl Cupcake Sitter.  I colored her up with copics and added some glitter to the frosting.  Her dangling feet are mounted with some foam ahesive to ad dimension.  I paired it with some PTI harvest gold card stock and some patterned paper from the Jillibean Soup Blossom Soup 6x6 mini pad.  I have no idea who makes that flower embellie.  I found it in my stash of random left over embellies.  The sentiment is from PTI's Birthday Basics stamps set.

TSSC168 - Happy Birthday

I loved this week's sketch over on the Techno Stamper Sketch Challenge blog so I had to play along .  I decided to combine it with the Stamping 411 Color Inspiration Challenge #154.

I used my ALL TIME FAVORITE Stampin' Up! set....Watercolor Trio.  I also used PTI Background Basics: Text tyle.  I stamped the text in crumb cake ink. I added some twine and some rhinestones to embellish.

CR84FN22 - Thank You

When I saw this week's CR84FN color challenge, I immeidately thought to ink up my new "Thankful Accents" Verve Stamp set.  I used the Sketchbook Saturday Challenge #5 for my layout.  I used PTI krft, ripe avacado and dark chocolate card stock.  I ran the rope avacado panel through my SU square lattice embossing folder.  I colored the rhinestones with copics.   I just love the font on that sentiment!  I used PTI ripe avacado ink and Momento rich cocoa ink for the sentiment.