Retro Sketches 198

Hi friends - how's your week going? We are having some nasty weather, ice... BOO!! I don't mind snow, but I am certainly not a fan of ice!

I adore the sketch this week at Retro Sketches (see below or click the hyperlink); talk about a great sketch to make a bunch of cards! You can layer it up or keep it completely CAS (clean and simple); I made 2 cards using a super old Cornish Heritage Farms stamp set by Kim Hughes - sorry about that, but I truly adore the stamp set and thought the images were just perfect!

For one I used a MFT tag builder, stamped the cake on patterned paper then used some espresso pearls for the icing - seriously, does that not look good enough to LICK! Don't do it. HA HA, but I love how awesome it looks as frosting! Just using up paper scraps to finish it off.

For the other card, I used the square pierced dies from MFT and cut 2 sizes one inside the other to create a little frame; I stamped the present - also on patterned paper, cut it out and colored it with Copics. I decided to stamp just the balloon outside the frame and tie it to the present with some hemp cord.

Both are simple but perfect little birthday cards.

Thanks for stopping by; hope you have a great week! Take care!

Hugs,

WHAT'S IT TAKE?

Stamps: DISCONTINUED CHF Birthday Bash
Papers: Neenah White, DP by MFT and SSS Card Kit
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, MFT Berrylicious

Accessories: Copics, craft foam, clear wink of stella, hemp cord, MFT Pierced Rectangle dies, Dew Drops, espresso dimensional pearls

Challenges:
RS198

Retro Sketches 163

Here's a super CAS (clean and simple) card using a new Bosom Buddies stamp set from Paper Smooches and the matching "friend" die cut from gold card stock. Simple sewing and a cute little vellum flag tucked into the lower portion of the 'f'. The gold card stock really stands alone and is gorgeous!

The sketch comes from Retro Sketches 163 (photo below).

Hope you're having a great weekend; take care!

Hugs,

WHAT'S IT TAKE?

Stamps: Paper Smooches Bosom Buddies

Papers: MFT Spearmint, DP by MME, gold card stock, vellum

Ink: VersaMark, MFT Spearmint, PTI Berry Sorbet
Accessories: Paper Smooches 'friend' die, Janome Sew Mini

Challenges:
 Retro Sketches 163

  613 Avenue Create - anything goes (feminine optional)

More Scribbled Circles Meets Retro Sketch

Happy Saturday friends - hope this post finds you all doing great and enjoying the weekend!

Retro Sketch #156 time frame to play along was extended - yeah for me, so I set to work just having fun using the sketch. I pulled out some older MME paper, PTI Scribble Circles and a heart die from MFT. The medium scribble circle was cut 4 times from SU! Real Red card stock and once from PTI's vellum - tiny polka dots. The heart was cut 7 times from misc. white card stock and the top heart embossed 3 times with Liquid Enamel embossing powder. Once the embossing cooled, I added Clear Wink of Stella and a thick layer of glossy accents. I also embossed the small space (line) with Liquid Enamel - man that color is gorgeous.

LOTS 'O LAYERS!

Layered it all together, added some thread, a double-ended fishtail flag of a larger polka dot vellum from PTI and some sequins - and that's it! Fun time playing.

Hope you have a great weekend! See you again soon!

Hugs,

WHAT'S IT TAKE?

Stamps: NONE

Papers: SU! Real Red, DP by MME, misc. white card stock, MFT Grout Grey

Ink: NONE
Accessories: PTI Vellum, clear Wink of Stella, liquid enamel embossing powder, sewing thread, foam tape, Verve Visual sequins, glossy accents

Challenges:

MAN UP you hear?

Hi friends - how are you? I am back again with another super fun (yet somewhat painful) challenge with my sweet friend - Tammy - at Highland Homemade. This time I chose Washi (not Tammy's favorite), so she felt like playing mean and chose "masculine" (not my favorite) - HA. I tried REALLY hard to allow her to change it, but nope, she said MAN UP...well I can only woMAN UP! HA HA

So here we go! I made this cute little card using the Retro Sketch #155 (picture below); some fun designer paper from Doodlebug and 3 different styles of washi tape. The orange one is brand new to me and worked perfectly for this card!

The image is a super old one from Cornish Heritage Farms called "Little Boy"; I colored the image with distress markers, carried over the theme to the inside and stamped the sentiment "hey dude".

Thanks for stopping by; be sure to check out Tammy's creation HERE - I can't wait to see it!

Hope you have a GREAT week!

Hugs,

WHAT'S IT TAKE?

Stamps: CHF Little Boy

Papers: PTI Orange Zest, Tim Holtz watercolor paper, DP by Doodlebug

Ink: VersaFine Black, 
Accessories: washi tape (card and envie); distress markers, MFT pierced circle die

Challenges:

  RS155