CAS(E) This Sketch

I enjoy making cards in the fall.  I have a thing for tree stamps and leaf stamps so be prepared to see lots in the upcoming months.  I also found some fall fabric - so be prepared for cards with images from this fabric.  Oldie Moldie Monday used one image and this Monday's post will be using it again.  But I digress.

Today I made a card using the weekly sketch at CAS(E) This Sketch - I always find using an off angle piece on your card interesting.  Sometimes for me - it doesn't turn out so well - but this one did.  I really like the simplicity of it.  It would work as a masculine card also.

Here is the sketch.

Here is my version.  I don't know if I have ever used this stamp before.  It is from Memory Box.  I embossed it with ZING brown embossing powder.  I then colored the image with distress paints.  I had to combine some colors and a little gelato to get my trunk color.  The halo around the tree (I don't know what else to call it) is two shades of distress paint combined.  The sky and grass are more watered down distress paints.  I won't win any contests for my landscapes but I think it turned out OK.  I added a sweet sentiment from Endless Creations - a Wisconsin stamp company. I dry embossed a piece of Kraft with a woodgrain folder and inked it a little.  It was glued directly to the card base.  The image and sentiment were pop dotted.  I then added a few sequins.

I am also going to put it in the challenge at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - which is Witch-Kraft.  Hey I did use Kraft paper - but no witch - unless you are calling me that today.

It is raining off and on today so a good day to stay inside.  Now I must go do dishes.  I took dinner to some neighbors and my kitchen is a disaster still.

Happy Saturday

Sunday, July 18, 2010

Clear and Simple Sketch

Good morning - busy this morning working around the house - wanted to post a couple cards I made last night. Very simple cards.

Card 2 is based on the sketch at Clean and Simple Stamping - I sometimes have a card time doing Simple so a sketch helps me. I just grabbed scraps out of the scrap bin to make this card - I almost did not have enough of the pink to stamp a sentiment - but luckily I found enough space for this particular sentiment.

Card 1 is just a very simple holiday card. I am loving the kraft paper and the dark brown ink combination. This Hero Art snowflake background stamp is fantastic. The sentiment is from another Hero Arts acrylic set. I have lots of this paper that is used as the backgroun that I stamped on and the matting leftover from a former project - If you look back in my posts you will find more cards using this paper. Actually the block is straight on the card - I was trying to take a picture on the branches of the pine tree and the branch was moving a little.

Luckily Moxie Fab has a challenge for Let's Do Clean and Graphic - I am not for sure if they qualify for the clean (I should not let the brown color cloud my vision correct) - the cards are clean and graphic compared to what I create most of the time.

Everyone enjoy the remainder of your day. Trying to do some cooking today for the remainder of the week. So far I have made a lovely soup (Corn Chowder) it will taste good for lunch - the AC is always cool at work so a warm soup will taste wonderful.

Card One:

Stamps: Hero Arts

Ink: Colorbox Chalk Ink (Chestnut Roan) by Clearsnap

Patterned Paper: My Mind's Eye

Card Two:

Patterned Paper: Scraps

Stamps: Flower - Unity Stamp Company Sentiment - Memory Box

Ink: Colorbox Chalk Ink (Chestnut Roan) by Clearsnap

Mavelous Manic Monday

Marvelous Monday - maybe Manic Monday - would be a better description - but we are one day closer to the week end - right!!

Quick post - going out to dinner tonight - and hopefully we will be able to sit on the deck at the restaurant.

Another owl card - I was practicing my coloring and had a couple images that would work - this is going to an online friend - just wanted to touch base with her and let her know she is always on my mind. The card is based on the weekly sketch on Taylored Expressions every Friday.

Patterned paper - Basic Grey

Stamp - Memory Box colored with Copics

Fiskar's Border Punch

Everyone have a wonderful evening.

Owl Post Another Owl Card

I took my pictures this morning and the sun was not shining - so by the time shines so nicely this afternoon - I already had my cards in envelopes and ready to go.

Once again - another owl card - this one is stamped and colored though. I combined a couple challenges for this one - the first challenge was from the Cuddlebug Challenge Site to use the Cuddlebug and Basic Grey - well since I have several containers full of Basic Grey - I decided I could so that challenge very easily. I did the sketch over at Card Patterns - it was a fun sketch. I am going to use this card for a graduation card.

Patterned Paper - Basic Grey

Stamp - Memory Box - colored with Copics and fussy cut out

Ink - Memento (Rich Cocoa)

Cuddlebug Embossing Folder

Martha Stewart Border Punch

May Arts ribbon

Button from supplies

Thread colored with Copics

You owl come back again tomorrow for another owl card. Have a wonderful evening and work week..