Friday Sketch Challenge #6 (and catching up with #5)

Hi everyone! Time for another Friday Sketch Challenge, This was a really fun & easy sketch to work with so make sure you pop by the Challenge website and play along! This is a little monochrome(ish?) card I was asked by a friend to make for a christening she was attending. I thought the sketch needed the cute teddy bear from "My Favourite Bear", which is one of the very first sets I purchased and haven't been able to part with even though it has been retired for years.

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Stamps: Calendar Alphabet, My Favourite Bear
Ink: Early Espresso
Cardstock: Subtles Patterns Stack (Certainly Celery), Crumb Cake, Certainly Celery
Accessories: Antique Trinkets

Punches: Modern Label

Bigshot: Stripes Textured Impressions, Petal Cone Bigz L

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I played along with the last challenge for my DT commitments, but I didn't get the chance to post here, as I was attending a family wedding. So I thought I'd post the card here as well.

This is the card I made for Chris (Justin's Brother) & Amy's wedding. I also made their wedding invitations so luckily I had insider knowledge of the colour scheme, stamps used etc and was able to make a card that coordinated with the wedding perfectly ;)

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Stamps: Elements of Style, Monogram Sweet Alphabet
Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Versamark
Cardstock: Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White
Accessories: Black & Clear EDP, Basic Black Satin Ribbon

Bigshot: Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions

Images © Stampin' Up!, Designs © Zarna Gould

Welcome Archer

The oh, so talented Rebecca Byers had a beautiful little boy (Archer, hence the A's) last month and since I already had her address from a birthday card swap we're both in I decided I should send her a card congratulating her on her new little bundle of joy.
I used a few challenges from my inspiration page to make this card. Including an old Just Add Ink Colour Challenge and an Annabelle Stamps Sketch challenge.
Stamps: Wild about You, Teeny Tiny Sentiments, Calendar Alphabet
Ink: Kiwi Kiss, Barely Banana & Chocolate Chip
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip Patterns DSP, Kiwi Kiss, Barely Banana and Whisper White
Punches: Designer Label Punch
Bigshot: Timeless Type Jnr Sizzlits Dies 

Images © Stampin' Up!, Designs © Zarna Gould

Just My Sketches & The Blend - Summer 09

 

Time for another JMS & The Blend sketch reveal. This time our choices for songs were:

-NO SURPRISE Daughtry
-THANK YOU  Dido
-THE REASON Hoobastank
-THE CLIMB Miley Cyrus
-SUMMER BREEZE Seals and Crofts
I chose Summer Breeze and picked out these photos of Charlotte from last summer. I used hand-stitching with coordinating embroidery floss colours for the detail on the layout. I was inspired by the dotted lines in the sketch. Not 100% happy with my choice of DSP for the top corner piece, but it's sewn on there so it's not like I can just pull it off and glue something else on haha.
As always if you want to play along you can find the details of the sketch at JMS & The Blend. And if you leave us a comment telling us where to find your creation you can go into the draw to win a great prize pack.

Stamps: Calendar Alphabet
Ink: Tempting Turquoise
Cardstock: Tempting Turquoise, Pixie Pink, Kaleidoscope DSP
Accessories: Sherbet Designer Buttons, Playground Designer Buttons, Lots of Letters On Board Chipboard, Supernova Superfine Glitter
Embroidery Thread: DMC #602, #3846, #3822, #992

Images © Stampin' Up!, Designs © Zarna Gould

Just My Sketches & The Blend - The More Things Change, The More They Seem To Stay The Same - 5 Yrs On

I'm so excited to be back doing DT work!!! The song that I chose from the list was "Put Your Records On" by Corinne Bailey Rae. There's a line in the song that says "The more things change, the more they seem to stay the same" and I thought I'd use that line as an excuse to scrapbook about Justin & I, and how even though we're older and we've changed we're still just as much in love as we were when we got married. 
Ok, that's getting too sappy! I won't tell you what the hidden journalling says or you'll throw up!
I'm not 100% happy with how the title turned out... I wanted something Collage-y to go with the strips of DSP but I'm not sure I got it quite right.
I stole my colour combo from this card by Sarah Gough, a demo in NZ. She isn't always a regular blogger but when she does have something to post, can you say WOW?

Alexander

A quick card for friends of ours who just had their 2nd little boy. We're so excited about Alexander's birth and we can't wait to meet him. I've prescheduled this post but I can tell you that I was still really late making this card and getting it in the mail!
Stamps: Calender Alphabet, Bugs & Kisses, Punches Three (lvl 1 hostess)
Ink: Baja Breeze, Brocade Blue
Cardstock: Patterns Pack II DSP, Kraft, Baja Breeze, Whisper White
Accessories: Jumbo Brads
Punches: Wide Oval punch

Images © Stampin' Up!, Designs © Zarna Gould

The Rejects lol

One of the cardmaking magazines I read had a publication call for childrens party project sets and since Charlotte's birthday is coming up I decided to have a go. Unfortunately for me they didn't get accepted but that's a bonus for you since it means I can share them now instead of waiting for months until they get published :)
The set I created includes a little party blower topper, invitation and bag-elope favour bags that all match. I won't be making multiples of the favour bag or party blower (I normally would since they were quick and easy to make but just not enough time with a newborn).
They're all pretty straight forward, the 2 only things worth mentioning are:

• Bag-elope tutorial is here, only thing I changed was I cut a circle then scored and folded it over to make a flap, it is held shut by tombow multi adhesive on the back and velcro dots for the opening.
  
• To get quick and even coverage of glitter on the balloon (off the party blower) I ran it through my Xyron sticker maker and pressed it into the glitter.
  

Stamps: Pun Fun, Calender Alphabet, Family Phrases, Crazy for Cupcakes
Ink: Stazon, Bashful Blue, Pretty in Pink
Watercolouring: Invitation; Aquapainter w/ Watercolour Wonder Crayons, Bashful Blue, Pretty in Pink. Favour Bag; Aquapainter w/ Inkpads, Bashful Blue, Pretty in Pink
Cardstock:Whisper White, Pretty in Pink, Bashful Blue, Patterns II DSP pack
Accessories: Trio Flower & Scallop, 1 3/8", 1 1/4" Circle Punches, Soft subtles Brads, Bashful Blue Taffeta, Dazzling Diamonds, Xyron, Tombow Multi Adhesive

Images © Stampin' Up!, Designs © Zarna Gould

Just My Sketches - Playing House

Ok, before everyone goes all feminist on me please know that this layout is meant to be a bit tongue in cheek:Today's the day for another Just My Sketches reveal and this is my take on Deanne's sketch for the month of May. I've included the sketch below and you'll be able to see that I used a bit *read alot* of creative license on this sketch layout, but that's what sketches are all about, something to use as a jumping point to get those creative juices flowing!

The layout is about Charlotte's obsession with "cleaning" whenever she gets her hands on a cloth, one day she was wearing her church clothes and got her hands on a tea towel to start scrubbing the kitchen table and just the way she was dressed in the little halter neck dress with the cute little shiny dress shoes it reminded me of the cliche'd 50's housewife and the phrase "A good wife cleans in heels and pearls" popped into my head like something from that 'The Good Wifes Guide' that does the email circuit every now and then.

I made the photos Sepia to give them a vintage look and used some of that yummy Raspberry Tart DSP to finish off the page.
The little square "doiley" was made using the Eyelet Border punch. There is a really good tutorial here that shows you how make them.

Anyway, as always don't forget to check out the rest of the DT's designs over at Deanne's blog and if you want to play along here's a copy of her sketch (To celebrate world scrapbooking day there's a little something extra in it for anyone who links to their creation over at Just My Sketches):

Stamps: Short Order Alphabet, Calender Alphabet
Ink: Rose Red
Cardstock: Raspberry Tart DSP, Cameo Coral, Kiwi Kiss
Accessories: Filigree Designer Brads, Sticky Cuts Letters, Supernova Fine Glitter, Eyelet Border Punch

Images © Stampin' Up!, Designs © Zarna Gould