Unscripted Sketches #153- Happy Birthday

For my last card of the Lenten season I used this week's Unscripted Sketch. I pulled out my inks and rubber stamps and really went to town on this one. It was a lot of fun! I used Walnut Stain Distress ink around the edges of everything. I also used my paper distresser to rough up the edges. The pine branches and pine cones are from the Stampin Up "Pines" set and the owl is from the Stampin Up "Wildlife Reserve" set.

Cardabilities- Miss U

Happy Good Friday everyone! I hope you all had a blessed and prayerful day. For today's card I used the current Cardabilities sketch and this week's Card Challenge at Club CK which was to use something clear on a card. For my clear item I punched the scalloped circle from a transparency. The background paper and the red and white are actually packaging from some Prima flowers I bought a couple of years ago. I thought the pattern on them was cool, so I kept them and today I finally had the inspiration to use them! I added a couple extra flowers from what the sketch suggests to cover up a couple of holes in the packaging.

Sketch Saturday and Play Date Cafe- Thanks

For my card today I used this week's sketch from Sketch Saturday. I also used the color combo from The Play Date Cafe. I have never participated there before because I struggle starting with a color scheme when it comes to layouts (I like to go off of my photos), but it helped give me some direction for my card.

The green patterned paper and the paper in the leftmost panel are some scraps of paper that I bought a few years ago in the Target $1 Spot. The center panel is cardstock that I dry embossed and then rubbed some Weathered Wood Distress ink over it using my blending tool. I used the "Cindy Loo" cartridge for the sentiment (I didn't even realize there were sentiments on this cartridge until this morning when I was flipping through the book!) and the "Botanicals" Lite cartridge for the ferns.

Card Patterns- Hi There

Yesterday (Wednesday) I used this week's Card Pattern. I ended up making two of these because as I was making it, I realized my scraps were pretty much the exact size I needed to make another. When I works out that easily, might as well make two! I used some older papers from a stack for this one. The sentiment is from the "Makin' The Grade" cartridge.

Unscripted Sketches- Hi

Yesterday I used this week's Unscripted Sketch to make my card. I wasn't sure what to do with the circle element in the corner, but I thought it kind of looked like a sun so I decided to do something with that. The background paper and letter stickers are Creative Imaginatios and the stamp in Pink Paislee.

Mojo Monday- Smile

On Monday I used this week's Mojo Monday sketch. I have wanted to use this flower cut from the "Cindy Loo" Cricut cartridge for a while now. I love all the layers! I used October Afternoon "Modern Homemaker" papers. For the sentiment and flower I stamped with Versamark and heat embossed using silver powder.

Friendship Card: BBTB2 and Frosted Designs Sketch

I didn't make a single card this past week. I had two layouts that needed to be done by today and some major personal stuff going on. So my goal for this week (Holy Week) is a card a day.

For my card today I used the current card sketch at Frosted Designs and the current challenge at Bitten By the Bug 2 which was to used a flourish cut from the "Cindy Loo" cartridge. I received this cartridge for Christmas and there is some adorable stuff on it, so I jumped at the opportunity to use it. I pulled out another stamp from the "Friendship Blooms" Stampin Up set for the image and sentiment. I stamped both with Versamark and used colored embossing powder. I edged everything with Barn Door Distress Ink. The dots on the flourish are Dew Drops colored with red alcohol ink.

Unscripted Sketches and Cards from Card Making Day

Yesterday I held a Card Making Day at my house. Six of my friends were able to stop by and make cards. I had a great time and I hope they did too! Over the course of the day, I was able to make 7 cards!

For this card I used this week's sketch at Unscripted Sketches. I used a stamp set that I had kind of forgotten about until I saw someone else using it. I stamped the same image 4 times in brown. After I had attached them to the card I decided I wanted a little variation in the design so I stamped it again using Versamark and gold embossing powder. I attached that square to my card using foam adhesive to give it a little dimension.

For the rest of my cards I focused on using up scraps and using some different Cricut cuts.

Unscripted Sketches- Thinking of You

Here are my last two cards for Operation Write Home from last week. For the first one I used the current sketch at Unscripted Sketches. I did a couple of inking techniques on this one, courtesy of Ranger and Tim Holtz.

I used Glossy cardstock for both the flower and the center of the flower. For the flower, I used a stamp and Resist Ink. After I dried the ink, I used my brayer and some distress ink and rolled it over the image.

For the flower center I used alcohol ink on glossy cardstock. I dropped the ink on the cardstock and then spread it using canned air. I used green ink and pearl mixative. After it was dry, I stamped the sentiment with Archival Ink. (Be careful stamping on glossy cardstock as it is really easy to smudge, I ended up having to redo the center of my flower for that reason.) I also used alcohol ink to make my white button match the color of the center of my flower.

For the background of my card, I rubbed a distress ink pad across the raised areas of my embossing folder and then ran my paper and folder through my machine.

For this card I just used the scraps of paper on my desk and put them together. I cut the sentiment using my Cricut and "Sentimentals" cartridge.

Sketch Saturday #198

I made this card last night using the current sketch at Sketch Saturday. As soon as I saw this sketch I knew I wanted to do something with butterflies or bubbles for those little circles. I pulled out my "Thankful Thoughts" set of Stampin' Up stamps and found this cute silhouette of a little girl catching butterflies. I stamped it in brown and then used clear embossing powder over it. I took a light blue ink pad and rubbed it over the paper to give the look of sky. For the little butterflies I borrowed a punch from my daughters for the punched ones and I used a bug background stamp and just stamped a couple of the butterflies (one on vellum, one on patterned paper) and fussy cut them. For the sentiment I used the "Live Simply" Cricut cartridge. I have to say I am very happy with how this turned out!

Mojo Monday 232

I have a card to share that I made last night. I used this week's Mojo Monday sketch. I followed it pretty much exactly. I used the rose cut from the "Walk In My Garden" Cricut cartridge.

Mojo Monday +1

I have finished my last two cards for the week. For the first one I used this week's Mojo Monday sketch. I did some custom coloring of the elements on my page. The twill ribbon was cream and I thought it would look better yellow so I pressed my "Wild Honey" Distress Ink pad over the ribbon and then sprayed it with water to help it soak in. My 5-year-old watched me do this and thought it was so cool! :) I have to admit, I was pretty happy with the outcome as well! I also wanted to use a flower for the scalloped circle element, but didn't have a flower in the right color, so I took a purple one and sprayed it with "Slate" Glimmer Mist.

This is the card that I did today using the scraps from my layout for "Scrapbooking Your Faith" (which I will post shortly). This card was pretty quick to put together, but I really like how it turned out!

Some Cards to Share

I have a few cards that I've made so far this week. Two of them are for Operation Write Home and the other is for my husband's grandpa whose birthday is Sunday.

This one I made this morning using the current sketch at Unscripted Sketches. I have been really into making masculine cards for some reason lately. I had fun cutting out the little creatures using the "Boys Will Be Boys" Cricut cartridge.

 For the next one I used the "Sentimentals" Cricut cartridge for the feather pen and the sentiment. This one was a pretty quick one. The other thing I noticed I am into right now is pen stitching to outline elements, I feel like it adds a finishing touch and most of the time I am too lazy to hand stitch so this is a quick alternative.

Last is the birthday card I made for Rick's grandpa. I used an older Mojo Monday sketch for this one. For the background, I used a Crafter's Workshop template and Distress ink. I used my Cricut for this one too: I used the "Storybook" cartridge for the scalloped circle and bracket shape.

Quick Card

My card today was a quick one, using some scraps and bits and pieces that didn't make it onto other projects. I spent some time today checking out our assignment for the first week of Scrapbooking Your Faith. I think it is going to be a great class. If you are interested, you can sign up through the 7th.

Carnival Birthday Card

For my card yesterday I used the current card sketch at Frosted Designs. I loved all the layers on this and stuck pretty close to the sketch. I also used the current Cooking With Cricut challenge which is to create a project with a Carnival or Carnival Birthday theme. I don't have any really Carnival cartridges, so I had to search a bit for this one. I thought I was pretty familiar with the different costumes on "Paper Doll Dress Up, but I didn't realize there was a clown on it! When I found that, I know that's what I needed to go with. This was a pretty labor intensive card with all the layers to the clown and then the ribbon flower. The ribbon that I used had stitching running through the center of it, so I was hoping I would be able to use that the gather it into a flower... no such luck. I ended up taking that stitching out and doing a running stitch of my own the make the flower. I added some interest to the white cardstock behind the clown by dry embossing it and then pressing it onto an inkpad. I ended up with more ink on it than I had planned, but decided to go with it. In the end, I am really pleased with how this one turned out!

Stamping and Sketch Challenge

For my card on Tuesday, I used a sketch from My Scraps and More. It is a pretty basic sketch that left a lot of room for interpretation. I rotated it 90 degrees for my card. Bo Bunny also posted a card challenge that day, which was to use some of their stamps on a card. I pulled out my Bo Bunny stuff and made this card using paper and stamps from their Sun Kissed line. I stamped and embossed the cute little bird stamp and then colored it in with some pens. The green on the bird is a metallic pen, so it is actually a darker color, but the flash make it look pastel. (I had to use flash when I took the photo because it was a dreary day...) I also stamped some fun flowers on the background of the sentiment block. Anyway, here is the sketch and the card:

Sketch Saturday #196

For my card on Monday, I used this week's sketch at Sketch Saturday. I decided it was time to make a masculine birthday card so I pulled out my animal stamps. I did lots of inking on this one. I stuck pretty close to the sketch.

Card Patterns #154

This card started with a scrap from my March calendar page, but I ended up not even using that because I decided it was too bold for the rest of the card. I used this week's Card Pattern for my card and rotated it 90 degrees. I used my Botanicals Cricut cartridge for the flowers and hummingbirds and watercolor pencils and a water pen to color them. I also used Walnut Stain Distress Ink on everything to soften it.

Unscripted Sketches: Happy Birthday card

Here is my card from yesterday. I used this week's Unscripted Sketch. I really enjoy working with these sketches, they really help me use up my scraps! The patterned paper is Bo Bunny Flower Child. I decided the background needed some pattern too, but I didn't want it to go all the way to the edge so I used masking tape around the edges and then stamped the flowers. The die cut flower is from the "Walk in My Garden" Cricut cartridge.

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