Sketch Frenzy Friday 060311

Friday!! Time for another Sketch Frenzy Friday sketch challenge and mini tour! Are you ready????

Here is my creation of the week

based on this sketch brought to us this week by Angela Walters.

My card base is Rich Razzleberry. Background layer is Whisper white on which I stamped the scallop flower from Flower Fest in Rich Razzleberry after stamping off once first. I wanted it a shade lighter than the saying. I sponged just a little Rich Razzleberry ink in the center of some flowers. I knotted a Rich Razzleberry satin ribbon around, and added Rich Razzleberry buttons from the Brights Designer buttons set. They have a knot in the center of white embroidery thread. The saying is from All Holidays and was stamped full strength in Rich Razzleberry on Whisper White and layered onto Rich Razzleberry. 

That's it-pretty quick and simple!! Thanks for stopping by. Continue on our mini tour by clicking HERE to see what Kim came up with this week. Remember, all member blogs and the main blog are linked in all of our sidebars in case you get derailed along the tour!!

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SU! Catalog Items used: 122280 Flower Fest Clear (1222278 Wood) * 114916 All Holidays * 115316 Rich Razzleberry Card Stock * 100730 Whisper White Card Stock * 115658 Rich Razzleberry Classic Ink * 119747 Brights Designer Buttons * 119752 Rich Razzleberry 5/8" Satin Ribbon * 104430 Stamping Dimensionals * 103683 Mini Glue Dots

Friend Flowers

Inspiration from a couple challenges combined for this card! I'm so glad to be back to playing! Life has slowed a little!! Hand Stamped Sentiments has a "Blooming Blossoms" challenge this week, and Pals Paper Arts, Embossing.

The colors were chosen based on the Tulips and Daffodils I will have blooming outside sometime in the near future!! Card base is Poppy Parade. I punched flowers with the Boho Blossoms Punch in Poppy Parade and Daffodil Delight in both card stock and DSP from the Sunny Garden pack. I attached the punched flowers on a Whisper White Top Note and then ran it through the Big Shot in the Square Lattice embossing folder. Love it! The saying is from All Holidays. I stamped it in Poppy on Whisper White and layered on Daffodil Delight. The Poppy Parade ribbon is attached on each side of the Top Note, and the saying layered over with dimensionals. Pretty quick and easy!! and bright and cheery for Spring! It has to come some day, right??

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SU! Catalog Items used: 114916 All Holidays * 119793 Poppy Parade Card Stock * 119683 Daffodil Delight Card Stock * 100730 Whisper White Card Stock * 119667 Daffodil Delight Classic Ink * 119783 Poppy Parade Classic Ink * 119831 Sunny Garden DSP * 119263 Poppy Parade 1/2" Stitched-Poly Ribbon * 101610 Stamping Sponges * 104430 Stampin Dimensionals * 119858 Boho Blossoms Punch * 113439 Big Shot * 119976 Square Lattice Embossing Folder

ColorLab12

Thursday again! Grab your Lab Coat-here we go with another ColorLab Color Challenge!!! I had fun making this one the other night, stretching my creativity to get something to work. Here is the inspiration with the colors:

Rich Razzleberry, Basic Black & Pumpkin Pie!!

I had to stretch my creativity because I don't have any of the fun new Halloween sets and these colors say Halloween to me. Actually, I think I only have 2 Halloween sets period! For some reason I didn't order any this year. Oh, well! I made do and really like how this one came out. While studying my catalog and debating between this set, Autumn Harvest, and the other set I have, Batty for You, I decided I liked the layout of the sample card with the Autumn Harvest set (page 27) and decided to run with that.  

Card base is Rich Razzleberry and the front was textured in the Big Shot with the Finial Press embossing folder, then spritzed with Basic Black & Rich Razzleberry. I stamped the two pumpkins and 3 leaves in Basic Black on Naturals Ivory, colored and cut them out. The leaves were spritzed with a little bit of Basic Black.  Behind the image is a piece of Naturals Ivory that was spritzed with all 3 colors. I attached the pumpkins and leaves with dimensionals. Next I added the saying at the top also with dimensionals, Happy Halloween from All Holidays. The words were stamped in Pumpkin Pie on Naturals Ivory, spritzed (of course!!) with Razzleberry, and layered on a Modern Label of Rich Razzleberry.  After everything was on the Ivory panel, I tore it across the top above the saying and images and sponged the torn edge with Pumpkin Pie. Then I layered it onto a piece of Basic Black, the same width but left an accent strip at the bottom. Across the top I tore the Black and tried to match the "pattern" to the Naturals Ivory. At the very bottom of the Basic Black is a strip of Pumpkin Pie showing, punched with the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch. I attached this decorated panel to the card front, and added a Mini Library Clip with a piece of 1/8" Black Taffeta knotted around.

My explanation seems complicated, but it wasn't to make.  It went together very well and didn't take a very long time!  Thanks for stopping by, I hope you'll drop by the ColorLab and play along!!

SU! Catalog Items used on this card: 110372 Autumn Harvest * 114916 All Holidays * 115316 Rich Razzleberry Card Stock * 105117 Pumpkin Pie Card Stock * 121045 Basic Black Card Stock * 101849 Naturals Ivory Card Stock * 101179 Basic Black Classic Ink * 105216 Pumpkin Pie Classic Ink * 105115 Pumpkin Pie Marker * 120970 Rich Razzleberry Marker * 100082 Basic Black Marker * 109857 Mini Library Clips * 119261 Basic Black 1/8" Taffeta * 107066 Color Spritzer Tool * 104430 Stampin' Dimensionals * 119275 Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border * 119857 Word Window Punch * 119849 Modern Label Punch * 113439 Big Shot * 115963 Finial Press Embossing Folder

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Baja Flurry Swap

Here is my last swap creation that for some reason I haven't posted yet! I need some sort of organizational therapy-I can't seem to get or keep it together lately!!! Anyway, the card!

I was very rushed for time (imagine that!!) so this is a very easy to reproduce card!! Perfect for Holiday cards!!

Card base is Not Quite Navy. The background is Baja Breeze that I put through the new Northern Flurry Embossing Folder (Love it!!). After embossing, I mixed up some Platinum Shimmer Spray (several drops of Shimmer Paint in 91% Isopropyl Alcohol). Spritz the layer generously.  HINT:  Do this in a well ventilated area if you are doing very many!!! They do dry fast, but you will smell it for awhile!! Another hint:  Only mix the amount you are going to use right away. It does not keep well in the bottle, the paint settles out and solidifies at the bottom.  

While the Shimmer was drying, I stamped the "Peace Love Joy" in Not Quite Navy on Shimmer White CS and punched with the 1-3/4" Circle punch. I layered those on a Brushed Silver Decorative Label punch. I tied a Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon around the Baja layer and added an accent of the new Silver Tinsel Trim.  Rhinestone brads in the center of 3 snowflakes is the final accent. QUICK!!! Seriously, I made 21 of these in less than 3 hours, and that included the time to create the first one!!

Hope you all are having a great weekend! I need to go do a few things outside, then hope to find some stamping time this afternoon and get back on my creative track!!!

SU! Catalog Items used on this card: 114916 All Holidays * 101722 Not Quite Navy CS * 111352 Baja Breeze CS * 100712 Brushed Silver CS * 100730 Whisper White CS * 103008 Not Quite Navy Classic Ink * 119246 Basic Rhinestone Jewels * 104430 Stampin' Dimensionals * 109070 Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon * 1-3/4: Circle punch * 116807 Platinum Shimmer Paint Holiday Mini items: 120994 Silver Tinsel Trim * 120907 Decorative Label punch * 120902 Northern Flurry Embossing Folder