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Happy Friday all! I'm ready for the weekend, even though it will mean lots of work!! Have an outside project I need to get done, and my house needs cleaned!! Such is life :)

Friday means another Sketch Frenzy Friday sketch and mini hop. Here is my card for this week

based on this sketch by me!

My card base is Early Espresso with a background of Rich Razzleberry that I stamped with the En Francais stamp with Rich Razzleberry. The main image is the flower from Every Moment that was stamped in Early Espresso and colored with Watercolor Crayons in Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive and Early Espresso. That has a piece of 1-1/4" Rich Razzleberry striped grosgrain attached on the right side. Behind on the left is an Old Olive layer, offset and with Early Espresso brads at the top side. Friend to friend from Teeny Tiny Wishes was stamped under the flower in Early Espresso.

Quick and easy for me this week! Not really in stamping mode-hope to get back more into it after this weekend. We shall see!! Continue on our Mini Hop by clicking HERE to see what Kim has created for your viewing pleasure this week! Remember that the main SFF blog and all team member's blogs are linked in my right sidebar is you find a glitch along the way!! Happy Stamping all!!

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SU! Catalog Items used: 120522 Every Moment Clear (117028 Wood) * 109521 En Francais * 115370 Teeny Tiny Wishes * 101849 Naturals Ivory Card Stock * 119686 Early Espresso Card Stock * 100702 Old Olive Card Stock * 115316 Rich Razzleberry Card Stock * 119670 Early Espresso Classic Ink * 115658 Rich Razzleberry Classic Ink * 119736 Neutrals Brads * 119804 Brights Watercolor Crayons * 119774 Rich Razzleberry 1-1/4" Striped Grosgrain * 119805 Neutrals Watercolor Crayons * 102845 Blender Pens * 105826 Mat Pack * 116631 Paper-Piercing Tool

Every Moment

I've been wanting all week to play along with this sketch challenge, but just finally made time tonight. Connie & Mary's special Summer Mini edition is currently in full swing and each week they have a challenge. This week, a fun sketch! Here is my card

based on this sketch

My card base is Early Espresso. Blushing Bride DSP was used for the background strip and elements. The flower is from Every Moment and was stamped on Naturals Ivory Card Stock with Early Espresso ink. I colored the flower with my Blushing Bride marker (carefully so as not to make the Espresso bleed!!). The center of the flower and stem were colored with a blender pen and Early Espresso ink for a lighter effect. The dots on the flower were added with the fine point of the marker. A strip of Blushing Bride card stock that was punched with the Scallop trim border bunch is across the bottom, and an Early Espresso Taffeta ribbon is knotted around. The edges of the Natural layer were sponged with Blushing Bride. I didn't add a saying, but I'm sure there is room for something from Teeny Tiny Wishes beside the flower stem.

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SU! Catalog Items used: 120522 Every Moment Clear (117028 Wood) * 119686 Early Espresso Card Stock * 119796 Blushing Bride Card Stock * 119801 In Color Markers * 117158 Patterns In Color DSP Stack * 119670 Early Espresso Classic Ink * 119786 Blushing Bride Classic Ink * 119964 Early Espresso 3/8" Taffeta * 101610 Stamping Sponges * 102845 Blender Pens * 118402 Scallop Trim Border Punch

Sketch Frenzy Friday 040811

Happy Friday all! I'm excited for the weekend! I had a major commitment get cancelled, so I have Saturday free! I see yard work in my future!! Things are coming to life and need to get my landscape cleaned up!!

As you know, Friday means another sketch to try over at Sketch Frenzy Friday! I'm obviously in the mood for flowers! Here is my card

based on this sketch by Melinda Couden.

My card base is Poppy Parade with a background layer of Poppy Parade DSP. For the strips on the sketch, I added some Daffodil Delight DSP. Both prints are from the Sunny Garden pack. Next I grabbed a piece of Watercolor paper and stamped the flowers and butterfly from Every Moment in Black Stazon. I colored with my markers in Daffodil Delight, Poppy Parade and Old Olive. I don't usually use markers because they are so bright, but in this case I love it! I think the watercolor paper makes a difference too. I do see my "lines" like I do on card stock. The watercolor paper is layered on Daffodil Delight. My final accents are two more butterflies punched with the 3/4" punch, layered onto 1" Poppy Parade circles and attached with dimensionals on the top and bottom strip. The center strip has a Daffodil Delight button. I almost didn't add a saying at all, but then saw this little "for you" sitting by by desk from the All Holidays set and it seemed the perfect fit.

Continue on our Mini Tour by clicking HERE to see what Melinda came up with this week. Today is her Birthday so wish her a Happy Birthday while there!! Happy Birthday Melinda!! Remember, all the Sketch Frenzy Friday members blogs and the main blog are linked in my right sidebar.

Thanks for stopping by today! We hope you'll play along with us!!

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SU! Catalog Items used:  120522 Every Moment Clear (117018 Wood) * 114916 All Holidays * 119793 Poppy Parade Card Stock * 119693 Daffodil Delight Card Stock * 119677 Daffodil Delight Marker * 100079 Old Olive Marker * 119801 In Color Marker Set * 105019 Watercolor Paper * 119831 Sunny Garden DSP * 119747 Brights Designer Buttons * 101406 Jet Black Stazon Ink Pad * 104430 Stampin' Dimensionals * 119873 3/4" Circle Punch * 119868 1" Circle Punch

ColorLab35

Thursday! Time for another challenge over at the ColorLab!! We hope you'll stop over and play along this week! Look at this fun combo!!

Elegant Eggplant, Old Olive & Chocolate Chip

Thanks to fellow ColorLab Chemist Jen Timko and all her creative efforts with this set, Every Moment, I had to order it! Click over to her blog and see some! I just went to get her link, and her most recent sample uses this set!! 

My card base is Chocolate Chip with a background layer of Elegant Eggplant textured with the Vintage Wallpaper folder in the Big Shot. I stamped the bird image in black Stazon on Watercolor paper. I wish I had remembered to try my Watercolor Crayons, but I'm out of the habit of using them and automatically grabbed my blender pen and classic ink. Need to work on my coloring more!! Anyway, the stems are Old Olive, Cattails Chocolate Chip,and bird Elegant Eggplant. I added corners of Chocolate Chip with my Photo corners punch and attached the image with dimensionals over Old Olive Taffeta ribbon. The saying was also stamped on Watercolor paper and punched with the Wide Oval punch. I added two butterflies that were stamped off once and lightly colored them with Elegant Eggplant. I like a little touch of something with the words! The oval is layered on an Old Olive Decorative label with dimensionals to finish off the card.

Thanks for stopping by today! Do stop over at the ColorLab and play along! We love to see what you come up with!!

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SU! Catalog Items used: 120522 Every Moment * 102128 Chocolate Chip Card Stock * 105126 Elegant Eggplant Card Stock * 100702 Old Olive Card Stock * 102277 Old Olive Classic Ink * 105210 Elegant Eggplant Classic Ink * 100908 Chocolate Chip Classic Ink * 105019 Watercolor Paper * 119767 Old Olive 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon * 102845 Blender Pens * 104430 Stampin' Dimensionals * 119878 Photo Corners Punch * 119859 Wide Oval Punch * 120907 Decorative Label Punch * 113439 Big Shot * 120715 Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder