Heather Summers' Simply Sunday Sketch Challenge #10

It is Sunday and Heather has posted her weekly Sketch Challenge - week 10!  Where does the time go.  You can click HERE to go to Heather`s blog to check out the details.  Here is a picture of this week`s sketch.

My card follows the sketch fairly closely - I rotated the card and used one less layer.  Again this week I used a colour combination I am not completely comfortable with.  Although I have used Crushed Curry - it is usually only as an accent on cards so I decided to use it for my base card.  I inked up my Very Vintage jumbo wheel (in the Occasions Mini, so only available until April 30) with Crushed Curry ink and rolled it onto the front of the card.  I used the Ticket Corner punch on two corners of the Rich Razzleberry layer.  Punched a hole in that with the Crop-a-dile and attached a jumbo grommet.   At first I was going to attach the crushed curry ribbon with a glue dot, but didn't want to take the chance that it would fall off.  I threaded both ends of the ribbon through the jumbo eyelet and then before tugging it all the way through, I inserted a toothpick in the loop at the back to secure it.  I knew I was going to raise the panel up with dimensionals so I wasn`t worried about the thickness of it.  It turned out great!

I hadn`t yet put the Upsy Daisy stamp set away, so I decided to use that.  I stamped the image once in Crushed Curry and once in Rich Razzleberry.  When doing the sentiment, I decided I would use the card for a good friend who is retiring this week.  The colours remind me of pansies and she loves pansies.  I had hoped to make some of the pansies using the butterfly punch, but have not yet been very successful with that.  I am quite happy with the card and I am sure she will be too!

Supplies:

Stamp Set - Upsy Daisy, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Very Vintage Jumbo Wheel

Card Stock - Crushed Curry, Rich Razzleberry, Very Vanilla

Ink - Crushed Curry, Rich Razzleberry

Other - Jumbo Eyelet - antique brass, Crushed Curry Polka Dot Ribbon, Modern Label Punch, Word Window Punch

Heather's Sunday Sketch #9 - Card 2!

Can you believe it?  I made a second card loosely following Heather's challenge today and again I used colours I am not totally comfortable with.  I had seen a card HERE quite some time ago and although I liked the layout, I wasn't sure about the colours.  I had all of the card stock, DSP and ribbon but never did get around to making the card.  Heather's layout for today's challenge reminded me of that card, so I figured I might as well give it a try.  I already had the Only Orange and Chocolate Chip card stock out.  I pulled out the Sweet Always DSP (retired) as well as  Regal Rose and Pink Pirouette card stock. 

The challenges are helping me stock up on cards - I have been making a lot of birthday cards.   There are a lot of family birthdays over the coming months so it's great to get them done.

Stamp Sets - Crazy for Cupcakes, Teeny Tiny Wishes, So Many Scallops (retired)
Card Stock - Pink Pirouette, Regal Rose, Chocolate Chip, Only Orange, Sweet Always DSP (retired)
Ink - Basic Black, Chocolate Chip
Markers - Real Red, Close to Cocoa, Regal Rose
Other - Regal Rose ribbon, dimensionals, Scallop Circle Punch, Scallop Border punch

Heather Summers' Simply Sunday Sketch Challenge #9

This week when Heather posted her Simply Sunday Sketch Challenge she combined it with a colour challenge AND a challenge to use a punch to make a border.

The colour challenge was just that for me - a challenge.  Two of the colours are ones I am sure I have never used.  At first I decided that I would only do the sketch challenge but then I realized that I needed to get out of my comfort zone so I pulled out those colours and started working.

Here is Heather's sketch - you can see how she has used the Curly Label punch to create a border.

This is the colour challenge - use Chocolate Chip, Only Orange and Tempting Turquoise.

I had been making another card using Cheers to You and decided to use it while it was still out.  I went through my paper stash and found the retired Bali Breeze DSP which I thought would go will with the tropical look of the stamps I decided to use.  The colours suggested to coordinate with it include Taken with Teal and Pumpkin Pie - close to the challenge colours but not the same.  I decided to use it anyway.  The print I chose to use is pretty small so I think it worked out pretty well.

I think I met the challenge(s) - what do you think?  I changed the orientation and the placement of the ribbon but I think I stayed pretty close to the layout.  It was a lot of fun and it is great to be challenged to use colours I would not normally reach for.   I used the Round Tab punch to make my scalloped border.

Stamp Set - Cheers to You
Card Stock - Tempting Turquoise, Only Orange, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White,
Bali Breeze DSP (retired)
Ink - Tempting Turquoise, Jet Black StazOn,
Markers - Only Orange, Tempting Turquoise, Real Red, Old Olive, Blush Blossom
Other - Crystal Effects, 1 3/8" circle punch, 1 1/2" circle punch, Round Tab punch, dimensionals,
Chocolate Chip Polytwill ribbon (retired), Library Clip (1/2")

Heather Summers' Simply Sunday Sketch Challenge 8

When I saw Heather's sketch for this week, I decided that I would use the same colours and stamp set as the card I posted earlier today.
This is Heather's sketch

For the most part I followed the sketch fairly closely - and here is my card.   

Stamp Set - Extreme Skateboard, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Card Stock - Going Gray, Basic Black, Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry

Ink - Basic Black

Other - Top Note Die for the Big Shot, Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch, Large Star Punch, Black Brad