306!

Happy Friday!

Here is this week's sketch:

Here is my take on it!

I was having fun with these circle scribbles and making my own stamped background paper. Getting the look was quite simple- I stamped the circle scribbles with distress ink (Peacock Feathers) on cardstock. Then I spritzed the paper several times. I let that sit a bit and really get worked into the stamped images. Then I dabbed off the excess water, dried the paper using a heat gun and repeated the whole process. I adhered that layer to a layer of Smokey Shadow. Next I added a small scalloped border using aqua mist. The final few steps were placing everything on a teal card front and adding a die-cut Happy Birthday sentiment over my background.

I encourage you to have fun making some background paper. Don't be afraid to make a slight mess! Get out those distress inks, paints, or reinkers and see what happens when you mix water, ink, and some stamped images!

Supplies:
Stamps: Circle Scribbles
Ink: Peacock Feathers
Paper: Aqua Mist, Tropical Teal, Smokey Shadow, White
Accessories, etc.: Small scalloped border die, happy birthday die

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FTL305 - Thanks, You Made My Day

Hello! Heather P. here with my take on the FTL305 sketch. :) To create my card, I started with a light gray card base, and adhered a piece of turquoise polka dot card stock to the card front.  Next, I die cut a yellow heart, and white scallop heart, then adhered them together.  I then die cut the thanks from silver glitter card stock, and adhered it to the yellow heart before attaching the heart to the card base with pop dots.  The second portion of the sentiment was stamped in Versamark onto gray card stock, then heat embossed with white powder before securing to the card front with pop dots.

Have a great one!

Supplies:

Stamps - Thanks a Million (Whimsy Stamps)

Paper - Fog (Simon Says Stamp), Lemon Zest and Stamper's Select White (PTI), Glitter Card Stock (Recollections), Hawaiian Shores Polka Dot Patterned Paper (PTI)

Ink - Versamark (Tsukineko)

Miscellaneous - Heart and Scalloped Heart Nestabilities (Spellbinders), White Embossing Powder (Hero Arts)

305!

Happy Friday!

It's the last Friday of summer. Although I don't have any little ones to send to school, I am not looking forward to the additional traffic for my daily commute to work. Hopefully you find the time this weekend to enjoy whatever makes you happiest!

Today's sketch features a big star as the focal point. I'd really like to see people use a shape on their cards other than a circle or square. I've used a star. Some other ideas could include a large floral shape, a butterfly, or a heart!

Here's my card. I was challenged to make a shaker card, so that's what I did! I used a few star dies for my focal point. I filled the shaker with little star sequins. I didn't want the card to seem too plain, so I added a polka dot background and then finished it off with my sentiment.

Supplies: 

Stamps: Superstar, Polka Dot Basics

Ink: Ocean Tides, Aqua Mist

Paper: Ocean Tides, Aqua Mist, White

Accessories, etc.: Sequins, Star dies

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304!

Happy Friday!

Here's this week's sketch:

I managed to come across a barely used set of most of the Shakers & Sprinkles set. I am so glad I did, as this is one of those limited edition kits that I was on the fence about buying, and later regretted not getting.

I started with cutting out the Sprinkled word. I covered it with glossy accents to jazz it up a bit. I stamped the other sentiment pieces around it on the white oval piece. I used the other frame dies to bring more interest to the focal point. I added some of the floral sequins from the kit as well. Then I found a piece of paper by Doodlebug Design that went just perfectly!

Supplies:

Stamps: Sprinkles & Shakers

Ink: Orange Zest

Paper: Tangerine Tango, So Saffron, White, Doodlebug Design

Accessories, etc.: sequins, Sprinkles & Shakers dies

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FTL303 - Sweet Birthday Wishes

Hi, everyone! Heather P. here with my take on the current FTL303 sketch.  To create my card, I started with a white card base, and stamped a chicken wire background in pink ink.  Next, I stamped three balloons in yellow, green and orange, then cut them out with their coordinating dies.  

I then die cut the large Sweet sentiment in aqua card stock.  Next, I stamped the banner outline and birthday wishes sentiment in versamark ink onto gray card stock before heat embossing with white powder.  Once that was done, I fussy cut the banner and adhered it to the card front.  To finish up, I stamped the balloon tails in black, and adhered the balloons and die cut sentiment with pop dots to the card front before embellishing with pink enamel dots.

Have a great one!

Heather