Little banners and Chevron designs

Got some cards to share!!!

 First off, the retro sketch for this week.

 I feel in love with the cute little banners in the sketch. 

 I pulled out my #305 Kreaxions punch to make my little banners. I did one punch and then cut it in a strip. The patterned paper is from Glitz.

 And, here is the Cas-ual Fridays sketch.

 I went to my digital kits.  The chevron pattern is from a paper kit at 2 Peas in a Bucket.  When I printed this out, I printed it once on smooth white cardstock and then again on a textured white cardstock. 

 After I opened this yellow chevron piece in Microsoft Word, I added the button and the butterfly from another digital kit I have.  These three pieces were printed out at once. 

 I used some of my Target paper tape for this bottom accent.  I rubbed on the sentiment from EAD Designs/Paper Smooches.

 This card is just for fun.  That blue print is from Authentique.  The little tag and sentiment are from PaperTrey, Inc.  

Remember I said I printed that chevron pattern out on textured white cardstock? I cut my strips from that.  Love having the texture.  The little red flower is from Pebbles.

Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

CPS sketch and a Flower Soft border

First up, I want to share my card for Card Positioning Systems blog for this week. 

Gina K, designer Melanie Muenchinger is our sponsor.

The set I played with is designed to be used with Spellbinder Nestabilitie shapes. I did not have the shape for this particular stamp but I thought it was fun to show that you could use it anyway. I stamped it with white ink and embossed it with white embossing powder on a kraft colored paper. 

The set includes several shapes with sentiments and what is additionally cool is the shapes can be used with or without the sentiments.

And, the Flower Soft team is having a challenge this week to create a border and to accent it with Flower Soft.  I used the wonderful Sage Ultra Fine Flower Soft. 

The little flower border is cut with my Cricut Expression using a Martha Stewart Elegant Cake Art cartridge.  I just added punched out small circles of cardstock and covered the circles with the Sage Flower Soft. The sentiment is a rub-on by EAD Designs/Paper Smooches.

Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

A new Paper Smooches SPARKS challenge

Time for another Paper Smooches SPARKS challenge.  This one runs January 12 - January 25th.

 Do you love the red and green together and it isn't Christmas related!

 I wanted to pick up that great red/dot wall and the green tiny print, especially in the square pillows.  I picked up my 8"x8" mini pad of Sidewalks papers by October Afternoon and found the perfect papers.  I used little square punched pieces to go across the card front. 

I liked the little black table with the lamp on it and thought the little telephone stamp by Paper Smooches would go along with that.  I stamped it on plain white cardstock and matted that with a black circle since the lamp in the inspiration piece had black lines on it. 

The sentiment is a rub-on by EAD Designs and Paper Smooches.

I hope you can find some time to play along with this piece.
Gotta share a few photos taken with my Hipstamatic phone camera...

 I went down to the beach at sunset time because we were having big waves.  Someone had created this perfect, amazing sand castle so I had to take photos.

 I used one of my new black/white lens/film packages.

 And, here is one of the sunset and waves.

Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

A Trigger and a Sketch

First off, a Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger.

 This is the current Trigger.  I love challenges so I made sure I got to play along with this one.

 First of all, I loved the shape of the purse and then the dots arranged in the pattern.  I didn't have a purse shape to cut with my Cricut but when I saw this adorable typewriter, I knew that would be the look I wanted.   

 This shape also cuts the piece of paper and it slips inside the cut out in the typewriter.  The rub-on sentiment is by EAD Designs/Paper Smooches. 

 The keys in the typewriter are cut out with this cut but I wanted the keys to be more pronounced, so I punched circles in the colors in the Trigger and added them with foam tape.  Smaller black circles were added on top of those and I coated them with Aleene's Paper Glaze. 

Now for the Unscripted sketch for this week.  I turned the sketch for my card.

 This sketch has a Piggyback challenge to go with it and that is to use only cardstock.  I did use tiny pieces of a BoBunny patterned paper though since it was the perfect color. 

 That wonderful doily shape is cut with the Art Philosophy Close to My Heart Cricut cartridge.  The two layers of doily stamps are by Waltzing Mouse stamps. 

Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

MUCH APPRECIATED card
Materials list:
Core’dinations cardstock
Doodeltype Cricut cartridge – 4 1/2”, Shift 4 1/2 ”
My Little Shoebox patterned paper
Rub-on sentiment – EAD Designs/Paper Smooches
Circle punch- McGill
Aleene’s Paper Glaze
Heart sticker



SKETCH 133 YOU MAKE MY WORLD… card
Materials list:
Cardstock – Core’dinations
Patterned papers - BoBunny
Art Philosophy Close to My Heart Cricut cartridge
Doily stamps – Waltzing Mouse stamps
Sentiment stamp – Technique Tuesday
Black Versafine stamp pad
Clear embossing powder - Stampendous
Button
Foam Tape

Layers of Color Ornament Blog Hop

Welcome to the Layers of Color Ornament Blog Hop!

The beginning of the blog hop is at the
Layers of Color blog.

If you came here from Keri's blog,

you are hopping in the right order.

This is the place to discover the newest creative paper ornament ideas, be inspired by talented designers, and get showered with gifts! Layers of Color is giving away:

FREE Ornament Templates!

FREE Vintage Roses Ornament Tutorial! and

6 drawings for a $20 Layers of Color Gift Certificate!

First, my ornament inspiration!...

 I got to play with the ANGELIC set of stamps.  I picked up this wooden heart ornament at Michaels in all of their new products for Christmas projects. 

 I wanted to keep my stamped image very simple in the coloring so I used some of my very lightest Copic markers and kept the color combo very limited.  When I had it all colored, I sprayed it with some Smooch Spritz.  Plus I added some gold paint for the decoration at the neck line of their little outfits. 

I had downloaded a free piece of sheet music from Crafty Secrets and printed that out on white cardstock.  Next I took one of the stencils from Layers of Color and sponged it with brown ink.  I also sprayed this with the Smooch Spritz.  The outside rim of the wooden heart was painted with a pink paint and also spritzed so it wasn't too pink.

I also wanted to create a card using the same set of stamps so you could see more uses for the stamps.

I loosely used the sketch for this week at Card Patterns for my card.  The cardstock is two sided so I just used both sides.  That rub-on sentiment is from EAD Designs/Paper Smooches.

Again, I wanted to keep the image very simple in the coloring so I slightly colored the angel and then sprayed the entire image with the Smooch Spritz and cut it out.  LOVE the glimmer from the Spritz. I embossed the kraft colored corner with my Cuttlebug and the pink patterned paper is from Echo Park.  The corner is punched one time with a 4-in-1 Kreaxions punch.

GIFTS FOR YOU!...

Come get a FREE Vintage Roses Ornament Tutorial tomorrow, October 27th on Layers of Color blog!

  

Follow the directions at the Layers of Color blog as to how to enter for the prizes. Winners will be announced tomorrow! And there are more gifts for you!...

 

With every online purchase from Layers of Color boutique you will get an exclusive FREE Vintage Ornament Template designed by Laura Campbell! She made this sample using Glad Tidings art stamp set and Feather Twine. Your gift will be printed on cardstock ready for you to add your creative ideas with stamps and ink! Limited time only!

Let's get hopping to discover lots of gorgeous ornament projects to add sparkle to your Christmas preparations! There are drawings for $20 Layers of Color Gift Certificates as surprise gifts for you along the way, so be sure to visit each designer blog!

From my blog, hop on over to Linda Lucas' blog for more goodness.

 

Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

A stamp here and a stamp there

Both cards I get to share in this post use stamps! I love stamping. 

 First off, my Card Positioning Systems card for this week.  Want2Scrap BLING is our sponsor.  I cut the scallop circle with my Cricut and the ring of black rhinestones are a perfect fit. 

 The flower stamp was stamped with black ink and embossed with clear embossing powder and then I very simply colored it with Copic markers. 

 Now on to my Unscripted sketch card.  I turned the sketch on it's side. I just love this sketch and could see using it several more times.

 I combined a few Hero Arts stamps for my design.  The circle/wreath was inked with a couple colors of Distress stamp pads. 

 I stamped the flower twice on patterned paper.  The top one was added with foam tape for added dimension and I made clips into the petals to add even more dimension. 

And, to share a couple photos...

 Our puppy, Sadie! She is a year and a half now and sooooo cute. 

My husband built this wonderful arbor.  I picked up the birdcage at Ross and put plants in it, the little lights are solar.

Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

SKETCH 239 – THANK YOU card

Materials:

Rhinestone circle courtesy of Want2Scrap

Cardstock – Core’dinations

X-Press Blending Card – Copic Markers

Copic markers

Stamp – Inkadinkado

Black Versafine stamp pad

Clear embossing powder - Stampendous

Art Philosophy CTMH Cricut cartridge - , 3 1/4” and , Card, 4 ½” and 5 ½”

Rub-on sentiment – EAD Designs/Paper Smooches

SKETCH 127 – WISHING YOU LAUGHTER card

Materials list:
Cardstock – Core’dinations
Patterned papers – BoBunny, My Mind’s Eye, We R Memory Keepers
Fiskars corner rounder punch
Wreath, flower and sentiment stamps – Hero Arts
Black Versafine stamp pad
Clear embossing powder – Stampedous
Distress stamp pads
Self adhesive pearls – Queen & Co.

Love Fall colors

 Summer is my favorite season, but I love the colors of FALL!  I could probably create everything in those colors. Sooo...first off, I want to share my Card Positioning Systems card with you. 

The sponsor for this week is EAD Designs.  They offer stickers and rub-ons.  I picked these adorable "fall" themed stickers.  I put each one on white cardstock and then cut out the shape.  For the way I wanted to use them, I wanted them to be a little more sturdy. 

I couldn't resist playing along with Colour Q this week and these colors are so NOT Fall, really, but I wanted to give them a try!

I turned to my trusty Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge by Close to My Heart for my design. 

I cut the same shape four times on four different colors of cardstock.  The little flower looking middle piece gets cut out so I just switched the colors around. 

And, I feel in LOVE with this Cardabilities sketch so I gave that a try. I think I could use this same sketch over and over since it is the perfect way to just pick up scraps from my table and create a card.

The leaf is from the Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge. Four simple strips of paper from Echo Park worked wonderfully.   

I cut an outline and then cut a full leaf and glued them together.  I filled in the open areas in the outline with Crackle accents by Ranger.  Once that was dry, I brushed over it with a brown stamp pad to help show up the crackle lines.  The black flourish and the golden scallop border are both cut with the Cricut cartridge.

And for a couple photos...

We are going to soccer games these days and so here are a couple photos from the other day.  The littlest one is not on a team but he loves kicking that ball around.  More pics from my Hipstamatic camera.

Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

SKETCH 236 – FALL TREE card

Materials:
Stickers courtesy of EAD Designs
Cardstock – Core’dinations
Corrugated paper – Canvas Home Basics
Patterned paper – My Mind’s Eye
Spellbinder diamond shape Nestabilities die
Self adhesive rhinestones – Recollections
Corner rounder punch – Bind It All
Foam tape – 3M

THANKS WITH COLORS card

Materials list:

Cardstock – Core’dinations

Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge/CTMH - /shift, Decorative Layer 2 ½”

Spray color – Chalkboard/Glimmer Mist

Rub-on sentiment – EAD Designs/Paper Smooches

Brad and button – from my stash

Self adhesive rhinestones – Queen & Co.

GRACIAS card

Materials list:

Cardstock – Core’dinations

Patterned paper – For the Record/Echo Park

Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge/CTMH – Leaf/, Shift Layer, 2 ½” and Shadow/Leaf, Shift, Scallop border/, Font (fit to length) 5 ½”, Black Flourish/Shift, Font Layer 1 ¾”

Crackle accent – Distress/Ranger

Self adhesive rhinestones flourish – Recollections

Sticker letters – Sticko

Foam tape – 3M

Purple, Purple and Yellow

Yes, I am sharing projects using sketches cause I LOVE them!

 First off, the Unscripted sketch for this week, I LOVE this sketch.

 There are alot of ways to use this sketch but I pulled out my amazing Close To My Heart Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge.  The main reason I wanted this cartridge is that there are many card shapes to cut. Many of the cards have an option to cut out a shaped window. I picked a card with a window and just cut it smaller then I would want if I was going to use it as a card base. Then I only used the front portion of the card with the window.  This shape has a bookplate that is the same shape as the window so I just cut one that is smaller so it would fit inside.

 My flower is also cut with that cartridge. I cut the top flower out of thin chipboard. It cut wonderfully with the Cricut, I just used the Multi cut button so it went around twice. Next I painted this with this amazing silver Crackle Paint by Ranger! What a cool look! The bottom flower is just the shadow button of the same flower.

 Next I went to the Play Date Cafe color combo for this week and looked up the new Card Pattern sketch and put those together. 

 I did take a few liberties with the sketch as you can see but I think that is what using a sketch is about.  I knew I just had to use that great color combo from Play Date Cafe.

This gorgeous label shape is in the CTMH Art Philosophy cartridge. I cut the one fancy layer from yellow cardstock, matted that with a white oval layer and then cut a slightly larger oval layer from Core'dinations glitter cardstock from the light purple.  NOW, I pulled out some fun supplies. I coated the yellow and white layers with the Clear Rock Candy Crackle Paint by Ranger and then accented portions of the cut shape with Glitter Fashion paint by Tulip. That compliments the glitter cardstock nicely.

(I don't sell the Art Philosophy cartridge nor do I get anything for telling you about it but wowie do I love this thing!)

Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

SKETCH 124 – THANKS card

Materials list:

Cardstock – Core’dinations

Patterned papers – Madison Ave. Girlfriends Lovely paper/Lost & Found Collection/My Mind’s Eye

Rub-on sentiment – EAD Designs/Paper Smooches

Self adhesive rhinestones – Queen & Co.

Purple mat - Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge/CTMH, , Card, 4 ½”

Black Bookplate – Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge/CTMH, , Decorative Layer, 1”

Flower – Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge/CTMH, shift , 2” and shift , Layer, 1 ¾”

Silver Crackle paint – Distress

Distress stamp pad

MISS YOU FRIEND card

Materials list:
Cardstock – Core’dinations
Patterned paper – Stella and Rose collection/My Mind’s Eye
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge/CTMH - , Shift-Decorative layer, 2”, , 2 ¼” and , Font layer, 5 ½”
Glitter Fashion Paint – Tulip
Distress Crackle paint – Clear Rock Candy/Ranger
Self adhesive rhinestones – Queen & Co.
Sticker letters – Sticko
Seam Binding
Foam tape – 3M