A Sketch

Hello, thanks for your visit. I greatly appreciate

you took the time.  Today we begin a new challenge

at Cardz 4 Guyz , Julie has chosen 

#245 A Sketch as shown in the first photo.

Please pop to the blog for details and to see the 

interpretations from  the design team.

I  recently bought a magazine (Creative Stamping Issue #3)

 with these wonderful stamps,  - 'Around The World.'

Following the sketch I created the above

scene. 

Take care, stay safe and enjoy your crafting.

Sketch Time

Hello, thanks for popping by. Today we begin a new challenge

at My Time To Craft. 

Meena has chosen  Sketch Time. You will find the sketch

and details over on the blog. The DT also have created 

cards to inspire you. 

I flipped the sketch to one side. The papers are from 

Making Cards and Papercraft magazine. 

I will put this card aside for a welcome baby card or maybe

a young birthday celebration.   Have fun

Using A Sketch

Hello again,  last weekend we put our clocks back one hour,

we now have early dark evenings. I am so glad I recently

bought a Light Tent, I'm still trying to perfect the photos 

but I am getting much better photos now than I did 

before I bought it.

Today we begin a new challenge at 

Back to Basics and Beyond

We are introducing you to trying new techniques and 

this week it is how to  Use A Sketch

Please pop over to the blog to see the sketch you are to

follow, the details and of course the inspiration by the DT.

My card is a Kraft 7" scallop edge card.

The papers I used are all from a paper pad from The Range

Wild At Heart - First Edition - Trimcraft. 

The owl a stamp by Elusive Images (now Chocolate Baroque)

has been decoupaged with 3 layers, heat embossed,

the centre panel waterolours were used. 

The leaves are die cuts by usding dies from The Works

Have fun using the sketch, I look forward to seeing your entries.

A Sketch at MTTC

Hello, welcome to my blog. We have started a new two

week challenge at make My Time To Craft.

We have A Sketch for you to play with.

Please pop over to the blog to see the details and

of course what have the DT been playing with.

I created my card, an A5, using papers and a decoupaged 

topper from a CD. in my stash. Here is the sketch for you.

A Sketch

Hi everyone, something different for the challenge for

the next two weeks at Cardz 4 Guyz. Julie has provided 

this interesting sketch, you can tip it, flip it, but we do need to see 

the same design, in some orientation.

Please pop over to see what the Design Team came up with.

For my card, I first created the three circles using dies.

I stamped the fish onto paper from a paper pad from

The Works - Trendy Blue Lifestyle. 

The gold fish stamps are from a set in my stash-source unknown.

The Angel fish are by All Nigh Media

Coloured with Promarkers and Crafter's Companion Glitter Pens.

Matted onto dark blue card for contrast. 

Thanks for your visit and any comments you may leave.

Sketchy Time

Hello, today begins a new challenge at the two weekly blog

My Time To Craft (MTTC)

Meena has given us a sketch to work with, so the challenge is

Sketchy Time.

Please pop over to the blog for more details and of course

to see the wonderful inspiration from the Design Team. 

I always find that sketch ideas can bring me out of my comfort zone of

style and it can introduce me to new ideas and designs for future cards.

I used a plain edge Kraft card, matted with black card.

I used cream card for the background. A piece of black card 

for the vertical strip with a piece of hessian to give texture.

The topper is from a Pollyanna Pickering assorted toppers kit.

This is a Thinking of You card. 

Sketchy Time

Hello, thanks for your visit. Today sees the start of a new challenge for

the next two weeks at MTTC - My Time To Craft. 

The challenge is Sketchy Time. To see the sketch, check out the details and

see the wonderful DT creations please pop over to the blog.

I have used both background papers and the main image from a CD.

Flights of Fantasy by Katy Sue Designs. - Designer of artwork is

House of Zandra. 

The purple shiny paper originated as wrapping paper - again 

from my bottomless stash. Have fun with the challenge. 

Sketch Time at My Time To Craft

Hello everyone, welcome to my blog.

For the next two weeks at My Time to Craft our challenge is

SKETCH TIME

Your card can be any orientation, the star can be a flower or 

other form of embellishment.

For my card

6" square card. Papers and greeting from 

Lelli-Bot Crafts - Twit Twoo Paper Pad and elements.

Purchased rose added. 

A Sketch

Hi everyone, for the next month at Sparkles Monthly we have a sketch for you

 which you will find below.

How I created my card. 

White 6" card made from an A 4 sheet of white card

Blue card and paper from LOTV - Promises paper pad.

Doiley brushed with Distress ink Dusty Concord.

Ribbon, sentiment and card candi from my stash.

Topper matted onto black card. - Scene created using Lavinia stamps,

Distress inks, water splashes and Crystal Glamour Dust.

Please pop over to the challenge blog to see the DTs ideas which are as 

always, amazing and so different, hoping to inspire you to join us.

Amy's Sketch

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#185 Colour with Sketch

Hi everyone, this week at Try Stamping on a Tuesday we have our sketch and a colour theme for you.

Theme Colours to use are YELLOW, ORANGE AND BROWN

I used papers from my Halloween box of paper and cards, I have had them a few years so am not sure of the source of the scrapbook papers. I edged them all with Vintage Photo DI. The stamp I used is from a set by Hobby Art - Woodland Scene. I water coloured the stem of the toadstool, and used Promarkers for the remainder, apart from a few areas on the top of the toadstool where I used a Sakura Gelly Roll pen to add some glitter. I look forward to visiting you over the next two weeks. Have fun everyone, enjoy your double challenge, I and the remainder of the team did, please pop and see their wonderful  inspirational cards. 

#28 Challenge A Sketch

Julie's Sketch # 1 

For the first time at Cardz 4 Guyz we have A Sketch for our challenge. It being Julie's turn she presented us with a sketch, thanks Julie for giving us an easy one for our first attempt. I like sketches, they help me to get out of my comfort zone by making me look at designs differently, I do hope you are inspired. If you pop over to the blog I am sure you will find lots of wonderful inspiration from the amazing Design Team. 

Products I used. 

Plain white card. Darker papers from LOTV Father Knows Best paper Pad.

Lighter papers from LOTV Nitwits - Petal Fresh.

Stamp from Crafter's Companions - coloured with Promarkers. Cool stamp from stash. Card candi in top
corner.
Entered into challenges:-
Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Anything Goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Scribble and Scrap Challenges # 23 Anything Goes

A New DT Post

I was so thrilled to be accepted onto the Design Team for My Time To Craft. I have followed and entered many of the challenges since I first joined in blogland, it has always been one of my most favourite challenge blogs, and now I am part of the team. Woweeeeeeee! thanks to Shell and the remainder of the team. For my first week there is a sketch to follow. I do like sketches for they make me look at designing in more ways than I would normally, taking me out of my comfort zone, therefore learning new ways and techniques. Which after all is what challenges are all about, isn't it. I literally flipped the sketch and used papers from fizzy Moon and LOTV. the stamp is an old favourite of mine - Santa from Inkadinkado. I look forward to visiting you guys over the next week. Have fun.

Sketch # 177

At Sunday Stamp and Sketch this week Anne-Marie has designed Sketch #177 for us, please pop over to the blog to see how the remainder of the DT have developed her sketch. Remember it can be any orientation you choose as long as the sketch is recognisable. I matted an embossed piece of sandpapered Core'dinations onto pink card, added a triangle of design paper with roses and leaves. My main stamped image is an Inlylicious stamp, - French Rose -  which I coloured with Distress inks, added some gold mix Frantage on the edges and on the main image. Embellishments added are a metal butterfly and Card Candy. I am looking forward to commenting on your entries, this is only my second time as a member of the Design Team so I am hoping you will enjoy my inspirational cards.

New Design Team Post

Well I have had a break and am ready to start afresh with a new Design Team post. I was so thrilled to be invited to join Sunday Stamp and Sketch challenge blog. This being my first DT card, but I have entered their challenges a number of times over the the past year or so. I like the concept of having a sketch to work from,

and the freedom to choose whichever stamps I would like to use within the design. For my first card, I decided to use the LOTV Kraft Christmas paper.  I have been longing to use this since I bought it at Doncaster show. Along with some Fizzy Moon Festive Fun papers. The stamp is from Little Claire, coloured with Promarkers with Glossy Accents glaze over the icing. Yummee! I look forward to being part of this amazing team who have some wonderful inspiration waiting for you. Wishing you lots of  fun creating from the lovely sketch designed by Kim.

Shiver me Timbers

I do enjoy working from a sketch and over on Sketch Saturday I found I was inspired to make the above card. pop over to their challenge blog to see their rules and the sketch. I do like their sketches in particular for I find them an interesting challenge. Today I made a card for a girl, with the theme of a female pirate from Crafty Sentiments, the skull and cross bones (swords) are from Tandastamps, (sadly no longer in business).

My background papers are from a 12" sq pad from Grace Taylor. Coloured with Promarkers. I added a covering of Glossy Accents onto the skull and swords. Thanks for the lovely inspirational cards and the challenge sketch. 

Inspiration Week at Fat -Tastic Tuesday

Last week at Fat - Tastic Tuesday we gave you a sketch, challenged you to make a 4 inches x 4 inches project, it can be a card, a book or a Fat page, for the inspirational week, I have made a card. I tipped the sketch, used a digi stamp from our sponsor for this challenge, Whoopsie Daisy. I coloured Daphne Melancholy Moppet with Promarkers. I coloured the back of the card with DI Mustard Seed and stamped a few small flowers with Wild Honey. Added a sentiment and a few flowers from my stash. I do hope this will stir up your creative streak and inspire you to join us. Fat - Tastic (4 x 4 ) is different, it's new (ish) and fun. 

'In Trouble Again'

I made this card with two challenges in mind. Firstly the monthly challenge at Crafter's Companions  Challenge blog - May's challenge is Masculine, using at least one item from any of their products. This stamp, called 'In Trouble Again' is from the Paintbox Poppets  stamps range.  The Design of the card was created following this sketch

from  Sketch Saturday. I used papers from my scrapbook papers stash along with some Core-dinations card. I used Promarkers to colour the little boy image. He so reminds me of one of my grandson's, who is also regularly in trouble. LOL Two lovely challenges combined on one. Thanks to everyone who created these challenges. I'll be back again. 

Sketch # 6 at ATS and More

How do these weeks go so fast? Time already for our challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More. This week your challenge is a Sketch # 6. It will actually be our last Sketch challenge for Kylie our wonderful leader in Oz, is having a re-vamp of our challenges, which I'm sure you will read about on the blog.  This is the sketch for you to follow. 

My background sheets are from a pretty paper pack which was free with a magazine. I particularly wanted to make a card with blue flowers. I stamped the branch directly onto the pretty paper. The flowers were stamped onto spare card and coloured with Promarkers, I did add a dot of Crystal Clear Glamour Dust to the centre of the flowers. 

Stamps - Branch and flowers - Sheena Douglass Always Floral set.

Greeting stamp - Sheena Douglass - Only Words Through the Rain set. 

#5 Sketch at Addicted to Stamps & More

My Card from #5 Sketch at Addicted to Stamps and More

#5 Sketch Challenge.

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I have great fun with the Sketch challenges for they usually help me to think of doing something different and  to slip out of a rut, for if your like me, I can easily slip into a comfort area and stay there, for instance most of my recent cards have all been square so it was a nice change to make a rectangle card. I have used a Crafty Inspirations stamp for the main image, I stamped it onto a piece of card I had previously prepared in my 'making backgrounds session' a few days ago. I covered the page with TH Distress inks, Worn Lipstick, Victorian Velvet and Broken China, I then sprayed water on it , left it for a few minutes, rolled a kitchen towel roll over it. I also used a free stamp from the Craft Stamper magazine,added ribbon and gems with a greeting.  Have fun with our sketch, I know I will enjoy visiting you over the next week. 

Sketch #3 at Addicted to Stamps and More

Well, it's Sketch Week 3 at Addicted to Stamps and More, I enjoy working with sketches. I will be honest, and say I didn't at one time, but I have found they are inspirational, I find I design cards in a way I may never have previously thought of and being honest, how many of us need to sometimes venture from our comfort zones. Here is my interpretation of the above sketch, but please do look at our blog for there are some fabulous samples from the design team.

Apart from the greeting there is no stamping on this card, which is, for me, moving from my comfort zone.

I embossed the background on a pink card, then matted onto dark brown paper. Placed the picture from Crafty Individuals in the centre, First framed and raised with foam pads a fancy die-cut square, then a smaller die cut square to complete the frame. Added pearls for a feminine touch. Looking forward to seeing how you have been inspired by the sketch.