December 7, 2014

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 248

Good morning!!  It's time for another Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge!  Want to play along?  Here is the deal: make a card with this layout and use the InLinkz button down at the very end of this post to enter your card. Be sure to link directly to the blog post or gallery image which features your card. You may post a picture of the sketch on your blog, but please save the image to your computer first. Use the keyword SSSC248 if you plan to post your card in an online gallery.


Since Christmas is right around the corner, I'm trying to squeeze in some last minute cards.  I inked up this darling à la modes You Shine from My Favorite Things.


I stamped her in Black Licorice Hybrid ink and colored her with Copic markers.  I added a little glitter glaze to the light bulbs for a little extra brilliance. I'd recommend one layer of glaze because I put 2 on and the glaze lost some of it's clarity.  Just FYI. After cutting out the squares, I used the Let It Snowflake Die-namics to cut out the little snowflakes.  I put square pieces of colored card stock behind the snowflakes for a fun pop of color, along with a rhinestone in each center.


That will do it for me this week, but please stop over and see what the rest of the Sweet Sunday Stampers have created for you:



Thanks so much for stopping by!




recipe -
stamps: à la modes you shine (mft retired)
paper: x-press it blending, electric red (mft), sour apple (mft), island blue (sss)
ink: black licorice hybrid (mft), copic markers
accessories: let it snowflake die-namics  (mft), rectangle stax 1 die-namics  (mft), sheer sparkle glaze (mft), clear rhinestones (su!), foam tape
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December 5, 2014

Verve Divas Inspiration Hop {December}

Welcome to Verve's December Diva Inspirations Hop. It's the 5th of the month and that means it's time for the Divas to serve up some fresh inspiration with their Verve stamps! Leave some comment love along the hop spots for a chance to win a prize, then grab some stamps and play along with our December inspiration challenge for another chance to win!

This month's challenge is entitled O Christmas Tree:


Ribbons and sparkle and merry galore! Create a card inspired by the decorations of the season!

I thought I'd challenge myself to make a single layer card.  I hope I pulled it off, ha ha!  When I was looking through my Verve stamps for this challenge, I was surprised to see I didn't have a single Christmas set.  How in the world did that happen?!  Time to get creative with the images I had.  I grabbed the leaf images from Dream Big and created a wreath.  I started by stamping the largest leaf image in Fuse Green ink around a circle I traced in pencil.  Then I added the other leaves in darker shades of green, filling in the wreath.  Using the little circle starburst images from Be Blessed, I added some little berries and added a little Glassy Accents to them to make them shine.  The sentiment is part of the Framed Florals set.


Need a little inspiration? Check out the blogs linked below to see what the other Divas did with the challenge! It's sure to be a treat, and speaking of treats, we've got a prize for one lucky commenter along the hop! Check out the Verve Blog today for all the prize info and deadlines!


  
1. Julee6. Karen
2. Amy7. Sankari
3. Anya8. Sarah
4. Betty9. Sony
5. Jen10. Susan
  




Thanks so much for stopping by!




recipe -
stamps: dream big (verve), be blessed (verve), framed florals (verve)
paper: smooth white (mft)
ink: black licorice (mft), olive (mft), factory green (mft), fuse green (mft)
accessories: hemp cord (mft), glossy accents (ranger)
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