CAS(E) this sketch! #338

Just a quick post today. I joined in on the fun over at the CAS(E) this sketch challenge. They have a really cute sketch and I love what the design team has done to showcase it! I used the lilypad lake stamp set. I also used one of the color combos that Stampin' Up gave us in a list of great color combos. If you would like the list let me know and I send it out to you.  The color combo I used was pool party, pacific point and mossy meadow. This was a huge stretch for me because I would not use these colors together. But I love how it turned out.

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Give this fun sketch a try. Have a great day and thank you so much for visiting my blog! I would love if you left a comment! Thank you! Enjoy!

CAS(E) This Sketch! #335

I am not sure where this week has gone.  I had so many stamp challenges that I wanted to participate in and so far this is the only one completed.  Just in time for the deadline. Hopefully I will have time tomorrow to finish a few more.

Check out the designers samples here.

This is the cute sketch for this week. I immediately thought of the lilypad lake stamp set. So I thought I would kind of make a scene with it using the woodland embossing folder.  The card is very simple and quick to make.

I love a set that has line images so that I can color! This set also has great dies that coordinate and the sentiments are so beautiful. This one is one of my favorite. A great card to send to someone going through any difficult situation. I hope this card inspires you to create and share with those you love!

Remember to sign up for the Halloween paper pumpkin by Sept. 10! It will be filled with great goodies to give to all your little ghosts and goblins. Although I think I am dating myself with those costumes. 

And if you would like to join my team I would love to talk to you about the great opportunity to start!  This is one of the best deals for starting your stampin' business or if you would just like the discount to purchase your own supplies. Let me know!

Bird at the beach

I hesitate to post this card. I am not really sure that I like the way that it turned out, but then I thought maybe someone would see it and could tell me how I could have made it better. So I would love any comments you would have!

I stamped the scene with versamark and then white heat embossed the entire thing. I then attempted to watercolor the picture. That is what I am not too fond of. I think that the watercoloring it a little flat and I don't know where it went wrong.  I tried to go in with some watercolor pencils to add some contrast. I think that helped a little bit but still not my best work.

Please give me advice on what you think. Also, note that my sailboats are stamped crooked and I tried to work with that as well.  I was not gonna give up on this card.  I think that it is a great idea to post cards that we don't think are our best. What do you think? So maybe someone out there but like this card, or maybe not. But it is what I produced today and I know that I learned things in the process and most important just enjoyed the time I spent creating! Isn't that why we do art? Have a fabulous day and go create your own work of art, whatever that may be. Enjoy!

Lilypad Lake

 Can you believe that January is half over already.  Before we know it, it will be summer. This stamp set and matching framelits make me think of summer. Growing up in Minnesota there was always a lake to walk around and enjoy. The true sign of summer were lilypads on the lakes along with the beautiful duck, geese and other birds that would be in the water.  It really reminded me of my younger days in Minnesota. It brought back so many wonderful memories.

The stamp set is lilypad lake and lakeside are the name of the framelits. If you order them together you receive 10% off, what a great opportunity to save. And if you order them now during saleabration you just need to order $6 more to receive a FREE item from the saleabration catalog. 

I had a watercolor panel that I had made a while ago and it was really dark and solid. Not the colors that I wanted for the project I was working on at the time. It was perfect for this card. I used the framelit to cut wavy lines for the water and then I put pool party card stock behind it for the look of water. (I kept the wavy lines to make another card, I will share that another day)  I used the memento black in so that I could color the bird and boat images with my stampin' blends. Using the matching dies to cut these images out made it so easy.

The greetings in this set so beautiful.  Any of them would be great for an uplifting card to send to a friend or relative who is having a hard time. I think it is really important to share our cards to encourage the people in our lives. It could make their day just a little bit special. If you know of someone who needs a little happiness in their day make them a card. It doesn't have to be fancy, just a little note so they know someone cares and thought of them today. Enjoy!