New house

Todays card is something different from xmas cards for a change, but I really need to get back to Christmas cards as I am so far behind. This card was requested by my daughter for a friend who has moved into a new house.

I just love these cute critters from Penny Black, they seem to suit any occasion. My sketch layout out is from splitcoast stampers SCS361. The text was computer generated and that along with the image were cut out with nestabilities, the edges were then sponged for a softer effect. Pearls and gems were added for some bling.

Happy New Year

Well another year is nearly over, it seems these days that the years are just going by faster & faster. Is it really 10 years ago when they said that we would not survive the 2000 bug, well we survived and have done many things since.
I hope that everyone has a safe and happy new year celebration.
We aren't really party people so celebrations are very low key for us. Dinner at the MIL, off to see the 9.30pm fireworks and maybe seeing in the new year chatting to friends online.
Today for something different I thought I would share two cards. The first one is for the sketch challenge on SCS, SC260
Stamps: The cats Pajamas, Sentiment- studio G
Paper: Chocolate chip, Very Vanilla
Other: Brillance ink coffee bean, gold kindy glitz, felt ribbon, brad

This next card is made for C4C17 sketch on Crazy for Challenges I stamped the main image with brilliance ink coloured it in and cut it out with the circle nestability while I kept the die there I sponged around the edges.
Stamps: MFT- Pure Innocence My Balloon
Paper: DP - American Crafts, very olive, riding hood red, white
Other: Copics, brilliance Ice blue, sky blue, black, sponge dauber, nestabilities, cuttlebug EB, brads, word window punch.
Cheers
Maryann

Lighthouse

I have been looking at past sketches over at scs and came across this one, sc118, which was fairly easy to case. I have used a stamp that I have had for some time, I like it because it is great to watercolour.
Recipe:
Stamps:PSX
Other: Cuttlebug - d'vine swirls, water colour pencils


TFL
Maryann

Summer Escape

I created this card for this weeks sketch challenge at SCS. I used the smallest square from the square nestabilities range and the cuttlebug embossing folder tiny bubbles for the background. The DP (designer paper) is some that I found in my stores.
Recipe:
Stamps: Fiskars- flipn'flop clear stamps,Stampin up - ocean commotion
Paper: DP-Bali breeze, CS-brillant blue, tempting turquoise.
Other: Ink Brillance black & pearlscent ice blue, cuttlebug EF tiny bubbles, Nestabilities

TFL
Maryann

A Spot of rain

Today my daughter left for Florida to work at Disney World, while it is exciting for her it was sad for me as it is her first time away from home.


I made a card to cheer me up using bright colours, but used a stamp for the way I felt.





The brads are from Kaiser but I love the way that they match the stampin up paper and card

I used Jersey Shore designer paper and matched it with pumpkin pie and old olive. And used tangerine tango ribbon. I used the sketch sc214 found on Splitcoast stampers found here.

Recipe:
Stamps: MFT - Rain or shine
paper: Stampin up - DP,pumpkin pie,old olive.

Thanks for looking

Maryann

Autumn Medallion

After sweltering in todays heat 36 deg (97F) which felt 10 deg hotter due to high humidty, I spent some time inside with the air-conditioner. I felt it was time for a change in the weather and made this Autumn card for the sketch sc212.

I started by making the medallion by cutting out a 5cm x5cm square of black card, I then punched the corners and turnded them inside out. I them stamped the pampas image with aged mahogany on pumpkin pie card, then punched out the image and layered in onto chocolate card.

The flourishes were stamped with moonlight white on chocolate card and created a the pampas boarder on pumpkin card all layers were matted with black card. To finish the card I used the window punch for the word autumn and layered it with 2 black pieces punched with the window punch and layered to look like one and then added two chocolate brads.

Recipe:

Stamps: Lucy's Stamps - Pampas 1112LC, Impression obession - WR27 Fall, Autumn Leaves - Elegant Flourishes

Paper: pumpkin pie, chocolate chip, black

Other: SU- circle punches, word window punch, EK Sucess - Corner punch, Brillance - Moonlight white, Ranger Tim Holtz - Aged Mahogany