Its Royal in Purple

I don't often create using purples but I'd say that was a good choice for this card.

 I also wanted to use the CAS(e) this sketch.  I started out with an adorable little stamp from Stamps by Judith.  To go along with the sketch, I added a strip of paper colored with purple Distress Stain and a die cut word from Simon Says Stamp.   

 Once the image was stamped with white ink and embossed with white embossing powder, I just kept adding different colors of Distress Stain, mixed with spritzes of water on watercolor paper. The white embossed image acts as a resist to the inks.  The butterfly is a stamp from Clearly Besotted.  This also fits the Simon Says Flickr Challenge. 

This is the CAS(e) this sketch.

And the Simon Says Wednesday Challenge of Anything Goes.
Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

Sweet bouquet

I recently picked up some new stamps from Stamps by Judith and I so wanted to use them.  

 I also had just gotten my Zig Clean Color pens and I thought this was the perfect chance to use them.  That great sentiment is a stamp from Stampers Anonymous.  Isn't that a great way to great a friend?

 The plant and that cute little colander bowl are separate stamps.  They are easy to stamp together though.  I stamped them with black ink on watercolor paper and then used my new pens to add interest.  Just bits here and bits there.  They were so easy to use.  

 My colors fit the Colour Q combo.

Plus the CASology challenge for SIMPLE.
Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

Play Time

Somehow, even with Easter and a little four year olds birthday to celebrate this week, I found time to create!  I pulled out some sketch and color challenges to work with.

First off, the Freshly Made sketch for this week.

 I have been wanting to play with some purples so this card gave me the chance.  Gotta love this wonderful patterned paper by Glitz from the Dance in the Sunshine collection. 

 The green die is cut with a Spellbinders Nestabilities, maybe my favorite shape.  The butterfly is a stamp by Stamps by Judith. I stamped it with white and embossed it with white and then used a purple Distress Stain to add the color.  The sentiment is brand new by Paper Smooches.

Next up, the colour combo at Colour Q. 

Do you notice that same die cut shape? I just used a larger die to frame my little couple.  This great zigzag patterned paper by My Mind's Eye helps me match this color scheme.

  My card uses an adorable set of stamps by Sweet n' Sassy. The little couple are a silhouette stamp. I inked the stamp with black and stamped that on a piece of scrap paper to get off most of the ink. Next I used a dictionary print stamp by Hero Arts and inked it with black. I then pressed my little couple onto the inked text. Now when I stamped them, I got a gray outline because of the left over black and I also got the text print. I thought it was a fun look. The umbrella has an extra stamp that is just the outline of the umbrella so I stamped that on the zig zag print paper. 

And, I also used the retro sketch for this last week. Unfortunately I didn't realize how quickly their sketch ends so I missed the deadline for this one. 

I used a great collection by My Mind's Eye from a mini pad.

I just had to use this sketch when I saw the little house on it.  I used a chipboard house by Maya Road.

For part of the birthday celebrations we went to the Long Beach Aquarium.  I took a few pics with my Hipstamatic phone camera.

Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)