By the Sea with CAS(E) This Sketch et al.

Hello, Hello!

The last couple of challenges from CAS(E) this Sketch have been challenging ones for me.   This week's was no exception but I decided to add several elements together to represent the swirl.  

I love how this turned out! 

I also flipped the sketch so the sentiment is at the top and I turned mine into a shaker card.

I used the adorable Mer-Mazing Stamp Set from Sweet n Sassy Stamps.  My images are colored with Copics and fussy cut out.  For my crabby friend peeking out behind the rock, his eyes were fussy cut out so I could adhere them down closer together than if I had left them attached to his head.  My main crab's eyeballs have Glossy Accents on them, which, in real life lookes adorable!
The background was done on watercolor paper, using the Wrinkle free distress technique with my Distress inks.  I used a little bit of glitter (big mistake, it stuck to the clear plastic piece) and some seed beads, left over from my short lived jewelry making days.
I am also linking up to The Mod Squad Challenge- Nautical
As well as The Card Concept- I chose to use the primary colors for my clean and layered card in the inspiration image.

 And how could I not mention Kathy Racoosin's The Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge!  Day one is done! 
That's it for me!  Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed weekend! 

Shaking Hearts

Hello, Hello! 

I've been prepping for Valentine's Day, making masculine cards (I work at a school; most of the teachers buy Valentines for the hubbies/boy friends).  Once in a while you come across something that you just have to have.  This MFT die was that something for me recently~

When I saw it, I immediately thought 'shaker card'.  And I don't even like to make shaker cards, lol. 

I cut multiple dies from scrap white paper, stacked 7 of them and glued them together, then adhered a piece of acetate over the top. the top white panel was die cut and the negative die was added to the top of the stack/acetate.  I colored a select few pieces of hearts with a Copic marker and then glued them in place.  The last part of the front of the card was a black die cut that was glued over top of all. 
On the back side, I added my shaker bling followed by a piece of patterned paper to enclose it all.  The entire unit was then adhered to a black card base.  The sentiment is from a retired MFT set and is heat embossed on vellum. 

I am linking up to Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge which is featuring MFT products.  The challenge is 'Have a Heart'. 

I am also linking up to Die Cutting Divas- the challenge is '3D'. 

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a fabulous rest of the week! 

Lee Ann 

Shaker Jellies!

Hello All and Happy Sunday!

I am up on the Technique Junkies blog today with a sea themed shaker card!
I am not a huge fan of cutesy, so when I saw these jelly fish from Rita Barakat, without smiley faces, I knew I had to have them!  If you just have to have them too, you can get 10% off of your entire order with code TJ10LeeAnn. 

I stamped the jellies multiple times, using masks to add depth to the scene.  A bit more color was added to the jellies with Arteza watercolor brush pens. 
To create the shaker, I fussy cut around the tentacles of the jellies.  The background of the shaker is tone on tone stamping using the Marble Swirl background stamp.  I stamped the Hang in There sentiment, using my MISTI, to get perfect placement of said sentiment.  The outer frame was made with rectangle Spellbinders dies. 
The shaker was assembled, adding lots of sparkly goodness. 

That's it!  These shaker cards are getting much easier for me, finally!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope your Sunday is fabulous!  

Lee Ann 

SugarPea Designs Sketch!

Good Morning and Happy Hump Day!
 And it is a Happy Wednesday because every Wednesday means a new sketch for SugarPea Designs!
I am sooo excited about today's sketch as it is my first sketch as part of the Challenge Team!

Here is this week's sketch~

Super fun sketch, for sure!  To be honest, this one scared me at first, LOL, but in the end, I had all sorts of ideas rolling around in my head!
I started with the trees from the Have an Ice Day Stamp Set, coloring in blue for a monochromatic blue Christmas.   The Sugar Cuts Homescape Die was perfect for the narrow strip across the circles.
At some point it occurred to me that this could make a great shaker card, although it is hard to see my shaker goodies as the sequins and glitter are hiding behind trees.  The circle background is colored with Copics.  The sentiment, from the Lost Without You Stamp Set, is  heat embossed with white ep and the star is in silver.
I was really stumped on how to finish it off and then I noticed my brand new Zig Zag Stitched Rectangle Dies and voila!  I had  the perfect finished border for the night scene.  I think this is my new favorite die!  
I am so excited for this Challenge Team!  I cannot wait to see what you create!  Hop on over to the SugarPea Designs blog to link up your project!
Check out the rest of the team's inspiration below!

Brandi Hall 
Claire Broadwater

Deanne Kay
Jeanne Jachna
Karren Johnson
Laura Jane

Lee Ann Barrett

Lesley Croghan

Mackie Robertson

And did I mention a prize?????

  You can play as often as you like; the more you play the better your chances of being randomly selected to win the month's prize. 

Yep, you read that right!  If you use SPD stamps and are the randomly selected winner, you win a $75 gift certificate to the SPD store.  If you are a winner, and do not use SPD stamps your gift certificate is $25. 

Can't wait to see you in the gallery!  

I am linking up to AAA cards- 'Christmas- Silent Night, Holy Night'

And Addicted to Stamps and More- 'CAS'
And The Paper Players- 'Let it Snow'

Have a blessed day!  

Lee Ann  :)

Tonight is the Night for the New Release!

Hi Everyone and Welcome to Our 6th and Final Day of Sneak Peeks for the

November Kraftin' Kimmie Release!

Today's set, Let's Celebrate, is wonderfully versatile- New Year's, wedding- any formal event.
When I first saw the set, I saw a bride and groom saying their vows.  Now, I don't know any couples who have said their vows with champagne in their hands so I had to figure a way to work around that.
So trendy, a shaker card seemed the answer.  I cut my shaker window so that the champagne was removed from the scene and left what appears to be a bride and groom facing each other saying their vows.
I die cut a congrats from brushed gold card stock and adhered it to the shaker window.

I am linking up to Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge- 'Make Something with 'N'-'Nuptials'

Ready for more amazing inspiration?  Check out what the rest of the team has done!
 Don't forget to leave a little love along the way for a chance to win some krafty kash!
Please join us at our release party tonight at 6pm est, right HERE on Facebook.

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