CAS(E) this Sketch #54

Another great sketch from CAS(E) this Sketch.

The leaf embellishment on the front of this card was made with my long forgotten quilling tools. The dies are from Memory Box.

I really enjoy making "window cards" where the sentiment inside shows through on the front of the card.

The verse inside was place below the 'window'. The verse and sentiment are from Inky Antics.

This is the sketch that was used for the inspiration for my card.

Back to creating cards in my Butterfly Garden.

Trio of Fall Colors

The Paper Players challenge this week is to use a Trio of Fall colors.

The image is an Inky Antics stamp that has been colored with Copic markers.

Great color combo to match the lovely autumn leaves.

Back to creating cards in my Butterfly Garden.

More Fun with Washi Tape

I had a a bit of spare time so I sat down with my Washi tape and was able to make three more cards in a very limited amount of time. These are for the Moxie Fab World Washi Tape Challenge.

This was the quickest and easiest of the three cards. A few pieces of tape, some Penny Black stickers and a sentiment from Inky Antics. When you remember at the last minute that you forgot to send a card and the mail carrier is due soon, this is a card you can create in less that 5 minutes.

This card took a little longer because background was stamped and colored (Copic) and glittered (Stickles) with an old See D's stamp set called "Girlfriend".

The DP (DCWV) was a scrap left over from a previous card. It was a perfect color match to the tapes that I wanted to use. This is one of those times I thought "I wish I had bought that Cameo Stamp" !! Since I didn't...I cut one of the cameos from the tape, mounted it, mounted it again, mounted it a third time to fill the allotted space.

Back to creating cards in my Butterfly Garden.

Bold 'n Sassy @ Dynamic Duos

This weeks challenge at Dynamic Duos features a bold & sassy colors combination.

It is much too early for me to use these colors for Christmas, even though they do remind me of that holiday.

The cupcake stamp is Outlines and the sentiment is Inky Antics. Glossy accents were used on the cherry. Button, twine and rhinestones from my stash.

Back to creating cards in my Butterfly Garden.

3-2-1 at "Less is More"

This week it's a
RECIPE

3 - 2 - 1

This week there is a simple idea to use as the focus of your cards at 

Less is More

All that you need to do is to incorporate 3 of something, 2 of something and 1 of something else!

I used 3 "words", 2 "butterflies" and 1 "hand drawn rectangle". The word stamp is from PTI and the Butterflies are from Inky Antics.

I've been super busy with work and emergency room visits, so I'll be around to see all my blogging friends soon!!! Got major withdrawal symptoms!

Back to creating cards in my Butterfly Garden.

Tuesday Morning Sketches #144

***Please scroll down to see my surprise at the Timeless Tuesday challenge.***

Welcome back for another fun sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches. The Ribbon Carousel is our wonderful sponsor this week. If you haven't visited their shop...you're missing some really great ribbons and fibers.

This cute fisherman is an Inky Antics stamp that I colored with Prisma colored pencils and blended with Gamsol. I don't have any fishermen in my family so finding embellishment for this adorable image was a challenge in itself! The 'fish hooks' are actually stickers that were placed on the paper then embossed with a PTI embossing plate to give them a little texture and to camouflage the sticker edges.  The fish are 'quickset eyelets'  from the Eyelet Outlet. If you have ever given up on setting eyelets, you don't know what you're missing. These little cuties are set with a ball point pen. Check them out...there's even a demo!

The netting that the fish are escaping from was made with jute from the Ribbon Carousel. As many of you know I am determined to fill a basket with men's cards, so I don't have to make one every time I need one! I'm not too crazy about ribbon on a masculine card and you can only used so many buttons, so this jute was a perfect fiber for embellishing my masculine cards. (I bought about 6 different masculine colors of jute....shhh...don't tell my DH).

Here is this week's Tuesday Morning Sketch:

Please play along for a chance to win a great prize from The Ribbon Carousel...beside the prize...show me what you can do with the sketch I designed! Still practicing these sketches!

Back to creating cards in my Butterfly Garden.

Winter's Return

My 'think spring' mantra didn't work over the weekend because in a 24 hour period we got 16 inches of snow! :-(  To brighten my day I went looking for some colorful challenges. I found exactly what I was looking for at Play Date Cafe. The colors at the Cafe are bold and bright this week. I used these colors to create a 'Best Friend' card that includes a flower for the challenge at Our Creative Corner. Maybe these bright, bold colors along with the flower will bring our 'springtime' weather back! Ha ha ha. Who am I kidding after all it is only February!

The 'buggie' background paper and the striped paper is from a Debbie Mumm pad. The stamp and sentiment are from Inky Antics and the 'bee' die cuts are from a Cuttlebug die. The rhinestones, ribbon and flower are from my stash. I used a combination of Copic markers and Prisma colored pencils to color the image.

This is the inspirational photo from the Cafe.

Back to creating cards in my Butterfly Garden.