Friends Having Fun Sketch Challenge Debut!

Happy Monday to you!  Hope you all had a lovely weekend! 

Today is the debut of the sketch challenge at at Friends Having Fun – whoohoo!  Who doesn’t love a good sketch?  The sketch team, called the Sketch Sorority Sisters, is led by the loveliest crafter you could ever meet, Dani (and I say this on good authority since I was lucky enough to meet Dani in person!).  So are you having fun yet?  Go over and check out the Friends Having Fun site and play along with us.  But no pressure – that is what this site is all about.

Here is this week’s sketch – a very pretty one!

And here’s my card – a very straight-forward interpretation of the sketch.  I loved using this one and will definitely keep this one in my arsenal to use at another time. 

This card is all about the designer paper I used (by Teresa Collins); the strip on the side is one of the edges from the 12×12” sheet.  I just had to find a way to use that beautiful border!  Since the paper was so prominent, I did not do my usual embossing – I actually only embossed the black label with a Cuttlebug folder.  This designer paper just happened to be a perfect match for one of my all-time favorite (and discontinued) Stampin’ Up! colors, Baja Breeze.  And they just announced that they are bringing that color back, which is great news.  I won’t have to feel tense every time I use the color now! 

Be sure to visit Friends Having Fun to see what the Sketch Sorority Sisters have in store for this week.  Thanks so much for visiting – see you again soon!

What I Used:

Paper:  Papertrey Ink white and black cardstock, Stampin’ Up! Baja Breeze cardstock, Teresa Collins designer paper

Stamp:  Anna Griffin

Ink:  Stampin’ Up! Baja Breeze and Versafine Onyx Black

Accessories:  Cuttlebug:  Diamond embossing folder, Spellbinders Nestabilities labels 9 & petite circle die; Michaels brads; dimensionals

Twilight Tuesday Sketch Challenge 7: Be Safe

Hello everyone!  Here is a card for the latest Twilight Tuesday Sketch Challenge.  Dani has been coming up with great sketches to work with, and I really love this one.  Click here to get the challenge details and play along!  Our sketch challenges have gone so well lately that we’ll be doing them more often going forward.

For this card, I was in the mood to use red and white for a Twilight feel, but but…I wasn’t up for using the classic black.  The black was just too heavy for this feminine-looking card, but  Chocolate Chip was just right.  I really like this red and brown combo. here.

I combined two stamps on the circle – an Inkadinkado flower and Edward’s famous “be safe,” from Artful INKable’s Fictionally Inspired set.  The flowers were given a little Cullen-style bling from Stickles. 

This card was for the lovely and sweet Jacquie, one of my fellow members on the Twilight Tuesday Design Team.  I hope she likes it!

What I Used:

Paper:  Papertrey Ink white cardstock; Stampin’ Up! Riding Hood Red and Chocolate Chip cardstock; Stampin’ Up! Bella Rose designer paper

Stamps: Artful INKables from the Fictionally Inspired Set (sentiment); Inkadinkado from the Bohemian Flourishes set (flower)

Ink:  Stampin’ Up!  Riding Hood Red

Accessories:  Cuttlebug: Sizzix damask embossing folder and Spellbinders Nestabilities petite circle and petite scalloped circle dies; ribbon; dimensionals; Stickles in fruit punch; gems by K & Company