FTL171 Christmas Blessings

This is my take on FTL171. Happy holidays! Supplies: Stamps - Sweet 'N Sassy Cocoa's Christmas; Paper - Bazzill, Bo Bunny; Ink - Memento; Misc - Copic markers, Rhinestones, Foam Squares

171! (and a pdf)

Good afternoon everyone!

Just figured I'd do a bit of housekeeping before posting this week's sketch. This will be the last sketch of 2011. With holidays and all the busy-ness associated with them, it's just easier for everyone to take a break until the new year. Sketches will resume January 6, 2012.

Secondly, here's the latest collection of sketches in pdf form. I noticed the site was a tad slow, but be patient and it should work. Go here for the download. And remember, if you want access to the previous collections, just click the "pdf" label on this post, and it will bring the rest of the posts up that have the links.

Finally, here's the sketch.

I had a lot of fun with this one. And although I could have easily made a holiday card, I have a few birthdays that I needed a card for, so I went with that. I actually made two cards. The first has a masculine vibe, it's for my paternal Grandfather, it's his 77th birthday today.

The second is for my maternal Grandmother, it's her 86th birthday on Monday. I always remember her whistling to the birds that would come by her garden, so I thought the bird was a nice touch.

Supplies:

• Stamps: Harvest Berries, Happy Trails, Birthday Basics
• Paper: White, Kraft, Vintage Cream, various Stampin' Up! patterned paper
• Ink: Crumb Cake, Basic Gray, Chocolate Chip
• Accessories, etc.: Circle Nestabilities, Pop Dots, Chocolate Polytwill

Measurements:

• Card: 4-1/4x4-1/4
• Frame: 3-5/8x3-5/8
• Each Patterned Panel: 3-1/2x1-3/4
• Outer Circle- 1-3/4

As always, feel free to play along by leaving a link to your post! Have a wonderful holiday season! Thanks for dropping by!

FTL170, Snow!

We have such a fun sketch with countless possibilities for all seasons and occasions this week. I've made a few cards for the sketch using a stamp set by Taylored Expressions of Winter Wonderland that always fit it perfectly with the snowflakes, die-cuts, shimmer card stock, glimmer mist, and a little bling. Enjoy!

FTL170 Merry Christmas

As soon as I saw this great sketch, I knew I needed to use snowflakes....  not that I don't often think of using snowflakes LOL!

Items Used:
*Cardstock:  Bazzill Bling
*Images:  Hero Arts Very Merry Christmas
*Ink:  Silver Encore Ultimate Metallic
*Tools:  Marvy snowflake punch; heat tool
*Embellishments:  Stampin' Up! Iridescent Ice embossing powder; dollar store bling; unknown ribbon

FTL170 Ice and Snow

Here is my take on FTL170. 
Supplies: Stamps - Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Co; Paper - Mark's Finest Papers; Ink - Memento; Misc - Foam Squares, Ribbon