Sunday Sketch & Stamp #180

It's time for another sketch at Sunday Sketch & Stamp and this week it's Francesca's turn to design the layout

I've used a couple of stamps from Lindsay Mason's Build a Snowy Scene set and stamped them with Vintage Sepia Versafine and lightly coloured with Promarkers. The tree backing paper is from a Craft Artist kit which I've changed from blue to brown and printed twice. The centre square is also a backing paper from Craft Artist. It actually has snowflakes but they don't show up very well. I've cut two trees from one of the backing papers to make the vertical lines on the sketch. I found some Glistening Snow Writer which is years old but once I had un-bunged the nozzle, it was fine so I've added some snow to the image and the bottom of the trees on the backing paper

I'm also entering this into the challenge at Here Comes The Boys which is Christmas in Cream & Brown

Brother

I haven't played along at Less Is More for a couple of weeks so I had a look today and the challenge is to use String or Twine on your card. I've had this little car on my desk for about a week and it's another thing that came to light in my clear up this morning. I made it for the challenge at Technique Time Tuesday which is Faux Cloisonne. I wanted to try a masculine card so I stamped it onto this magazine page with Versafine and embossed with detail black powder and cut it out - you can see the hair on the car

I'm not sure if there is a limit on the number of times you can enter the Technique Time Tuesday challenge and as Ive already done three cards this one may get deleted but I thought I'd try anyway. It's one of those things that when you find a new technique you want to keep playing with it

. I've embossed the base of the card front with the Cuttlebug Diamond Plate folder and stamped the word Brother from Stampin Up's Amazing Family set with Black Versafine. The bakers twine is tied around the middle of the card - not very original but it's there

Don't forget to pop over to Technique Time Tuesday to see the Faux Cloisonne tutorial

Fox & Friends Take 2

When I did my card for the CD Sunday Fox & Friends I printed off two images from the Giordano's Christmas Creations CD so this little chap has been sat on my desk all week gradually getting buried by other things. He came to light this morning while I was clearing my desk so I decided to do a quick card with him following this layout at Seems A Little Sketchy

The backing paper is from the same set and I love the mix of soft blue and peachy brown on the design. It looks like a cold and frosty morning. The blue panel is embossed with a Cuttlebug folder from the Give A Hoot set and the peach one is embossed with Couture Creations Bon Jour folder. The three leaves are punched from snippets of card with n X-Cut punch which also embosses. The little acorn is from the Tim Holtz Autumn Gatherings decorative strip and I thought it made a good centrepiece for the leaves. A few gems to finish. I'm also going to put this over to the Snippets Playground as the gates are still open this week and entering it into The Male Room challenge which is Nature

Tilly Daydream

I bought the Tilly Daydream Ultimate pack last month and I think it s one of the best value packs. For this card I've used the layout at Friday Sketches and I may just get it posted on time

I've cut the image slightly smaller with Nesties. The semi circle on the left is cut with the X-Cut doily punch and the leaves are with 4 different X-cut botanical punches from snippets. I'm also entering this into the Docrafts Autumnal challenge and Pixie's Snippets Playground

Lindsay Mason

I seem to have aqquired quite a few Lindsay Mason stamp sets (and a couple more are on their way). This card is made with stamps from 3 different sets. When I saw the new challenge at Pan Pastels was Autumn Colours, I wished I had left my Fairy Dust post until today but then I remembered that I had stamped three images from the same magazine cover. This is the cover

I've followed this months technique from Technique Time Tuesday again. It's such a great idea, I'll be using this a lot. This is the smaller image from Fairy Scene and I stamped it to include some of the green and the topping and embossed in black powder. The background is again done with Pan Pastels - brown, green, yellow and white. I've then used the sentiment from the Wonder Filled Day set and some foliage from the Gwendoline set which were all stamped with black Versafine.

Dare To Dream

The current challenge at Technique Twist is Double Embossing. I wasn't sure about a twist to this technique so I've used two standard embossing powders and added some ultra thick although yiu can't really call Cosmic Shimmer powders standard. The butterfly is from Chocolate Baroque's Tangled Garden set. These are all large stamps and make great focal points for cards. I've stamped it on black card with Versamrk and then sprinkled it with Burnt Red Lustre, Lapis Pearl Lustre and Tropic Yellow Ultra Thick all by Cosmic Shimmer. These work so well on dark card but I also tried the same mix on cream card and the difference is amazing

Once I had the main image, I wasn't sure how to use it so I went back to the last Technique Twist challenge - Bokah. I didn't have time to enter this one so my twist is that I'm two weeks late :)  It's probably not a good example of the technique but at least it gave me the background for my card. I've distressed the edges with Tumbled Glass Distress Ink  and then used a small butterfly from Stampin Up's Papillon Potpouri using Tumbled Glass and Fired Brick. The sentiment is from Stampin Up's Loving Thoughts stamped in the Fired Brick.  I've stamped the antenae onto the background with Versamark and used the Burnt Red Lustre before sticking on the cut out butterfly

It's very difficult to get a picture that shows the beautiful colours but this is the result

And this is is how it looks using the same powders on cream card

Spots & Stripes

When I saw this sketch at Feeling Sketchy I thought it would be ideal for a new stamp I bought last week

It's Fiskars Circles of Fun which is meant to be used with their continuous Stamping system but I've used them before on an acrylic block. However, when I stamped this one the circles are more ovals. It could be that the stamping wheel it is supposed to be used with stretches the design so they would be circles but hey ho, I'm not going to buy it just to check.

Anyway, I've stamped it onto pink card with Versamark and used some turquoise embossing powder. The striped backing paper is from the Papermania pastel Capsule Collection pack so I'm entering this into the Docarfts Spots & Stripes challenge. The three buttons are from the brights Capsule Collection but they go well with the embossing powder and the backing card. These were part of a prize from a previous Docrafts challenge. The sentiment is from Stampin Up's Itty Bitty Banners set and cut with the matching die

Joanna Sheen Buttons

It's been a really wet day here in Sopley so I've spent the day in my craft room. The intention was to do inserts and bag up the box of cards sitting on the side so that they are ready for the charity shop but that's boring and it's so much more fun playing

This card is for my Aunt who has had a few health issues recently but she has just knitted me a couple of owl cushions so this is to say thank you. I've printed out some House Mouse images from the triple CD pack so I decided to have a play with these. This one is so cute but then aren't they all! The backing paper was from the CD too and the wool and needles are cut from snippets with a Marianne die. The buttons are from my newly sorted button stash and the wool was in a box from when I tried to teach myself to crochet - it didn't work but I may have another go when OH is away next week. The sentiment is by Craftwork Cards and matted onto a Nestie die-cut

I'm entering this into the following challenges

Joanna Sheen - Buttons
Pixie's Snippets Playground - Snippets

CD Sunday Fox and Friends

The challenge at CD Sunday this week is Fox & Friends and I've chosen a cute little fox from Giordano's Christmas Creations CD. I've used this sketch from Sketch Saturday

The backing paper is from the same CD and I love the muted colours of both the paper and the image. The strip of card is embossed with the Cuttlebug Holly With Berries folder. I usually highlight the embossed berries with Stickles but thought it would be too bright for this card so I've left it plain. The holly leaves and berries at the top of the image are cut with Marianne dies. I had intended to stamp the sentiment directly onto the backing paper but I'd already put the image on with foam tape so even my smallest acrylic block wobbled too much so I've added a sentiment form the Forever Friends Ultimate pack

Sunday Sketch & Stamp

It's Sunday so it's time for a new sketch at Sunday Sketch & Stamp and Sam has come up with this layout for us to use

Now I've played about with it a little for my card but I think all the elements are there even if they're not quite in the right place! The image is from Stampin Up's Fabulous You set. I've stamped it with Versafine and embossed with black WOW powder then coloured in with a Stardust pen/ The sentiment is from the same set and embossed with the WOW powder too. The middle band is cut with a Martha Stewart punch and the embossed corner is done with a Cut n Emboss die. The backing paper is from Papermania's Elegance pack - I think I need to source another of these as the papers are gorgeous. A few gems and the card is finished

Don't forget to pop over to the challenge blog and see what the other girls have come up with