This is a really fun sketch. I need a birthday card for my Mom's significant other whose birthday is the 4th of July. I think this is perfect. I used my largest scallop circle Nestability to cut out the card base. All the patterned paper used here is the digital paper from Gina K. I cut a circle from the blue star paper and the red striped paper, then cut off some of the striped paper. I didn't have a white enough ribbon the correct width so I used some white cardstock . The stars were made with the Star nestabilities and the little star is popped up on a dimensional. The sentiment is from PaperTrey Everyday Classics set. Supplies: Stamps - PaperTrey; Ink - Palette Starry Night; Paper - PaperTrey Stampers Select, GinaK digital papers; Misc - Nestabilities, dimensionals.
First up is a Congratulations card. I wanted to use the star in Everyday Classics, and it seemed like "way to go" kind of image. I am really loving this yellow circle background from Good Morning Sunshine. I'm a bit sad to see it being retired.
Next up is a Father's Day card. I figured I should make a few before tomorrow... I can't believe I only noticed this now, and I'm sure others have noticed, but this leaf stamp from a few SABs ago totally matches the new leaf die cut. It's almost an exact match! *I just wanted to add: I didn't actually try to cut it out with the die. I still cut it out by hand* And that means that it coordinates quite nicely with the Walk in the Park paper. I suspect I'll be pairing the two items together quite a bit now.
Supplies: Stamps: Everyday Classics, Past Sell-a-bration 2006 set (found it: Best Blossoms), Men of Life, Congratulations from MSE! Ink: Old Olive, Kiwi Kiss, Orangerie Paper: Walk in the Park, Good Morning Sunshine, Old Olive, Spring Moss, Summer Sunrise, Pumpkin Pie Accessories, etc.: Scalloped scissors, punch, and dies cut, pop dots, button and string
This card actually meets two SCS challenges in addition to Natasha's FTL#47. This is the inspiration piece that I chose for the Inspiration challenge and can be found here:
http://www.bugalookids.com/product_p/chloe.htm This week's Ways to Use it challenge, WT223 was to use text on your card. The image is from a Making Memories set and it had the text as part of the image. I clear embossed it and cut it out. I used an Ornare piercing template to make the stitched leaf and flourish like the shoes. I realized after i was finished that I forgot the little circles or scallops on the bottom edge of the sentiment - oops! Supplies: Stamps - Making Memories, PaperTrey; Ink - Versafine Onyx Black; Paper - PaperTrey Stampers Select, unknown purple and black; Misc - Button, Clear EP, Ornare Piercing Template, Signo gel pen, MS Lace Border punch.
I think the card is pretty self explanatory. I used a lot of scalloped products. 3 different types actually- die cut, scissors, and a punch. I was inspired by the patterned paper, looked up its coordinating colours (Cameo Coral, who knew!) and went with that! I thought Lemon Tart and this darker Coral colour went nicely. I also thought script of the sentiment went well with the theme.
Supplies: Stamps: Birthday Basics, Oh So Sweet Ink: Berry Sorbet, Barely Banana, Cameo Coral, Certainly Celery Paper: Cameo Coral, Walk in the Park, White, Lemon Tart, Dark Coral Textured Accessories, etc.: Die cut, scalloped punch, scalloped scissors
As usual, feel free to use the sketch, and leave a link in the comments!
I love all the handmade flowers I've been seeing, so I made a few using a few stamped die cuts and some hand cut, crimped leaves. I cut into each petal to make it more dimensional, then popped up each layer. The leaves were cut out, then I folded them in half and ran them through a crimper. 
Supplies:
Stamps: Friend By Definition, Birthday Basics
Paper: Vintage Cream, New Leaf, True Black Bitty Dots
Ink: True Black
Accessories, etc.: Corner Rounder, Blossoms die, button, crimper, pop dots, twine, ribbon
I love how palette ink shows up so well on kraft! I lined up the stamps on my block before stamping, it was easier for me to center them and line them up straight that way. I used a ruler and white gel pen to draw the box.
Supplies:
stamps - Everyday Classics, Teacher's Apple (both PTI)
paper - kraft
ink - pure poppy, ripe avocado, rich chocolate (all PTI)
acc - white gel pen, ruler
This is for the FTL#46. I love the clean look and the sentiment within the frame. These butterflies were from my friend Lynette's $1 stamps. I stamped them using my stamp a majig so that I could get them centered on the card front. I then took a square Nestability and traced it where I wanted the frame to be. Next I stamped the sentiment centering it on the bottom line of the frame. I used the fine point of a Tempting Turquoise marker and a ruler to trace along the pencil lines to color the frame and erased the pencil marks. Supplies: Stamps - Studio G, Inkadinkado; Ink - Versafine Onyx Black, Tempting Turquoise; Paper - PaperTrey; Misc - SU! markers, ruler, pencil, eraser.
Here's my take on it. 
My inspiration came from here and here.
I used 2 square nestabilities interiors and a white gel pen to trace the squares surrounding the image and sentiment. This is such a great technique for adding a bit of dimension to a one layer card.
Supplies:
Stamps: Pocket Silhouettes, Faux Ribbon
Cardstock: Kraft
Ink: Dark Chocolate, Landscape
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What fun sketches to work with, it's been a while since I made 3x3 cards! Thanks for stopping by.
I didn't read Natasha's directions closely - the sketches were to be 3" square cards. I realized that after I got the first one done. So I did both sketches, one is 3" square and one is 4.25" square. I figure they can be a set - a birthday card and a birthday tag to go with the gift. I used Dawn McVey's Raspberry Suite Color Challenge #8: http://dawnmcvey.typepad.com/these_are_a_few_of_my_fav/2009/06/raspberry-suite-color-challenge-8.html
for these cards. The colors are Raspberry Fizz, Vintage Cream, Kraft and Chocolate Chip. The top one is the 3" square card.
Supplies: Stamps - PaperTrey every Day Classics; Ink - Raspberry Fizz, SU! Chocolate Chip; Paper - PaperTrey Kraft, Vintage Cream, Dark Chocolate; Misc - Ribbon, Nestabilities, Fiskars border punch, button, Dimensionals
Sketch 2
Supplies: Stamps: Flower from Whipper Snapper Designs, Sentiment from Papertrey Ink, Owl and sentiment from Amuse Ink: Versamark, Rich Cocoa Paper: Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, More Mustard, Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa Accessories, etc.: Button, ribbon, Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Scallop punch, twine , Chalks
