Praying God Sends Sunshine

Hello, hello - happy hump day!  I'm playing along in another sketch challenge and hopefully I'm not to late to join in on the fun.  This layout is RS#122 over at Retro Sketches. 

I used the Sun Ray stencil from My Favorite Things to create the background and then stamped the sentiment on the small Mini Album Fancy Ticket STAX Die-namics.  I sponged in some Berrylicious ink around the edges, and then added a ginormous bow at the top.  I think it's been over a year since I've tied a grosgrain bow - yikes! 

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recipe -
stamps: cheerful blessings (mft)
paper: smooth white (mft)
ink: lemon drop (mft), berrylicious (mft)
accessories: mini album fancy ticket stax die-namics (mft), sun ray stencil (mft), swimming pool enamel dots (doodlebug design), berrylicious ribbon (mft), sponge daubers, foam tape

happy BIRTHDAY

Good morning! We had a really fun and creative weekend - fireworks at the park, a BBQ at Grandma's house, my 11-year-old made little American flag treats from white chocolates, sprinkles, and pretzels, and my 2 youngest were breaking out their Crayola airbrush system, making all sorts of things with stencils.  That, right there, made me want to get in the craft room and get messy with my stencils!

I saw the latest sketch from Freshly Made Sketches, and really loved it - but I changed the layout from vertical to horizontal so I could fit my sentiment on the banner.  I'm a cheater.  Yep. I made the background using white embossing paste with the Graduated Dots stencil from My Favorite Things. Once that was dry, I added all the shape elements along with the birthday sentiment on the white fishtail banner.  I cut out the "happy" from the Happy Birthday Die-namics in Red Hot card stock and then used my Versamark ink pad to add some clear embossing powder to the whole die cut.  I heat embossed it and then while it was still hot, added another layer of powder, then heat set it again.  It is really glossy!  I added some green sequins around all the elements for a little something extra too.

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recipe -
stamps: journal it pocket calendar (mft)
paper: smooth white (mft), kraft (mft), red hot (mft), sour apple (mft), sno cone (mft), blu raspberry (mft)
ink: black licorice (mft), versamark
accessories: happy birthday die-namics (mft), stitched circle die-namics (mft), fishtail flags layers stax die-namics (mft), graduated dots stencil (mft), white embossing paste (studio 490), clear embossing powder (hero arts), lucky blend sequins (avery elle), foam tape

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 226

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. The links will close on Friday at 10 PM (Mountain Time). 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 SSSC226 if you plan to post your card in an online gallery.

In my ongoing effort to organize myself, I have found some much neglected stamps from Papertrey Ink. I've had several "I forgot about this one!" moments this past week or so and I am getting my creative mojo going again.  Yay!!

I stamped the leafy vine from Turning a New Leaf in Grout Gray Ink, adding the sentiment over the top in Black Licorice.  I added a Tangy Orange flower from the Flower Medley Die-namics set and added a few little rhinestones in the center.  I thought the stamped vine made the flower look a little lopsided, so I cut out a leaf trio from the Flower Box Die-namics set in Grout Gray card stock and I hope it brought a little balance back. 

That's it for me today.  Be sure to see what the rest of the Sweet Sunday Stampers have created this week:

• Barbara Anders
• Dana White
• Jackie Pedro
• Jenny Peterson - she's taking the week off
• Jodi Collins
• Karen Motz
• Lisa Henke
• Lori Tecler
• Lynn Put - she's taking the week off
• Sarah-Jane Kalé
• Tracy Clemente
• Vicki Burdick - she's taking the week off

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recipe -
stamps: signature greetings (pti), turning a new leaf (pti)
paper: smooth white (mft), grout gray (mft), tangy orange (mft), cut & paste "charm" 6x6 (mme)
ink: black licorice (mft), grout gray (mft)
accessories: flower medley die-namics (mft), flower box die-namics (mft), clear rhinestones (su!), foam tape 

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