You Make the Grade, FTL249

Hi friends. I am so glad that I was able to do a card for you today. It's been a very long summer. Can you believe next week will be our 250th sketch! That's a lot of sketches to refer back to just in case you find yourself needing a great sketch on the go!

Today's card was really easy and fun to make. Instead of reaching for my usual Stamper's Select White, I went for grid paper this time since my card has a school theme to it and it reminded me of notebook paper. It's just the little details that can enhance your card to much and make a big difference.


My "grounding shelf" that the books are sitting on is a word bubble stamp from Paper Smooches (Shadows). I flipped it upside down and covered the small corner that leads into the word bubble. Worked perfectly!


I think this is just the most adorable card for a girl to tuck away in her lunchbox for the first day of school. You can simply change the colors out to make it more of a masculine card.


Unfortunately, the pictures do not do this card justice. I really need to find my light box and get it set up.


Thank you so much for stopping by to see me today and God bless you!

Stamps: Shadows (Paper Smooches), Back to School (Papertrey Ink)

Card Stock: Grid Paper, Stamper's Select White (Papertrey Ink)

Ink: Hibiscus Burst, Hawaiian Shores, Simply Chartreuse, Smokey Shadow (Papertrey Ink)

Die-Cuts: Back to School (Papertrey Ink)

Tools: Big Shot (Stampin' Up!)

Technique: Die-cutting

Size: 4-1/4 x 5-1/2

249

Good morning! Happy Friday!

Here's this week's sketch:

And here's my card:

Supplies:
Stamps: Everyday Button Bits, Basic Backgrounds: Medallions
Ink: New Leaf, Dark Chocolate, Classic Kraft
Paper: New Leaf, Harvest Gold, Summer Sunrise, Kraft, Pure Poppy
Accessories, etc.: Scalloped die, button

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248!

Hello!

Here's this week's sketch. I can't recall where my inspiration came from when designing this sketch, but I had quite the time trying to make the circle work. After some fiddling, it worked out!

Here's my take on the sketch:

Supplies:
Stamps: Fresh Baked (WPlus9 Design Studio)
Ink: Autumn Rose, Terracotta Tile, Ripe Avocado, Dark Chocolate, Harvest Gold
Paper: Autumn Rose, Dark Chocolate, Kraft, Vintage Cream, Ripe Avocado, Terracotta Tile
Accessories, etc: Circle dies, lace, button,  twine

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247!

Good morning!

Here is this week's sketch.

Some dimensions:

• Card: 4-1/4x5-1/2
• Main Image Panel: 3x5-1/2
• Mat: 3-1/8x5-1/2
• Accent piece- variable- I used my washi tape as a guide and then kind of centered it on there and trimmed it to wherever looked best.

 

I went with really bright colours for mine. I wanted to use this Doodlebug Designs rainbow polka-dotted washi tape, so I used that to help pick out my ink and paper colour choices.

I stamped and coloured the cupcakes and then fussy cut them out. I pieced the card together and then the final step was to add the Stickles. I have a bad habit of adding the Stickles to cut out objects before adhering them to a card. I got smart and did it last for once!



Supplies:
Stamps: Sweets & Treats, Sweets & Treats Fillers, Fresh Baked (Wplus9 Designs)
Ink: Raspberry Fizz, Limeade Ice, Tempting Turquoise, Tuxedo Black
Paper: White, Limeade Ice, Raspberry Fizz, Tempting Turquoise
Accessories, etc.: Washi Tape (Doodlebug Designs), Stickles, dimensional tape, Copics

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246!

Happy Friday and Happy Summer!!

I hope you're ready for a sketch. This one was inspired from the most recent Stampin' Up! catalog. I liked the simplicity of the one image with the repeated sentiment in the background.

Here's my take on it. I thought some heart shaped flowers would be fun!

Supplies:

Stamps: Heartfelt Mix, (WP9), Beautiful Bloom II, Faux Ribbon (PTI)

Ink: Raspberry Fizz, Hibiscus Burst, Simply Chartreuse, Hawaiian Shores

Paper: Bermuda Bay, Raspberry Fizz, White

Accessories, etc.: Hearts & Clouds Die (WP9)

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