FTL 145

Nothing says summer like ice cream!  Patterned paper is Echo Park Dots & Stripes, and I cut it from the same corners of all three patterns to make them match up.
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Absolutely Fabulous FTL145

Happy Monday everyone.... I just got back yesterday afternoon after spending a week with my sister in Toronto Ontario. We had a great time just hanging out together...  lots of laughs, lots of food, a little drinks and of course some shopping and fun!

But today it's back to the grind as life winds down for the summer....

I love the sketch this week... it's so quick and easy to put together!

Items Used:
*Cardstock:  PTI White; Stampin' Up! Basic Black
*Patterned Paper:  Stampin' Up!
*Images:  PTI Mega Mixed Messages; Verve
*Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black; Copics
*Embellishments:  Kaiser Rhinestone


I look forward to seeing what you come up with!!!

145!

Time for another sketch! I needed a father's day card, so I worked that, using this sketch as a starting point. I found that stamping my own background was the best way to allow the three part layer to really flow together visually.

Measurements:

• Card base: 4-1/4x5-1/2
• Largest Frame: 3-1/4x4-1/2
• 3-part layer: 3-1/8x4-3/8 (make each part 3-1/8x1-1/2, adhere all to a piece of paper and trim equal parts off the top and bottom to make it 4-3/8 in length)
• Focal layer: 2-1/2x3-3/4

Here's my card, even though it's finally summer, I always find myself using this colour palette when using leaf and wood-themed stamps.

Supplies:

• Stamps: Background Basics: Woodgrain, Masculine Motifs
• Ink: Dusty Durango, Pumpkin Pie, Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler
• Paper: Kraft, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Pumpkin Pie, Dusty Durango

As always, if you play along, feel free to leave a link!

FTL144 Thank You

My apologies for posting my card so late in the week!  I had it made before the challenge was even posted, but I took off for Toronto Ontario to visit my sister first thing on Saturday morning and my days are just flying by!  I am loving spending time with my sister and now my niece (who graduated from her College program yesterday!).  Today we are off to a scrapbook/stamping store in Toronto in a neighbourhood near where Bruce and I lived before we moved to Calgary.

Items Used:
*Cardstock:  PTI White; Stampin' Up! Black, Old Olive
*Images:  Stampin' Up! Warmest Regards
*Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black
*Tools:  Big Shot; unknown Cuttlebug folder; Stampin' Up! scallop border punch
*Embellishments:  PTI buttons

FTL144 Love is Like Wildflowers

I used the Color Throw Down 145 to create this card.  I colored the wildflower image from Sweet 'N Sassy stamps with Memento markers and stamped onto the white card stock.  I thought it would be cute to use the fence border punch for my sentiment panel.  The rest of the sentiment is on the inside.
Supplies: Stamps - Sweet 'N Sassy Wildflowers; Paper - PaperTrey; Misc - Memento Markers, MS Fence border punch, MS Butterfly punch, Foam Squares, EKSuccess Border punch