Another New Year card celebrating the fun ways to get about in the snow and ice. Today’s challenges: The Card Concept (#185), The Male Room (#169) and Freshly Made Sketches (#566). Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Shaded Spruce cardstock. Background Panel: (4” x 5¼”) Basic White cardstock.Continue reading “Winter Fun”
Category Archives: Sketch Challenge
Welcome to 2023 – Cheers
Happy New Year. Starting with a little bit of Cheer to celebrate the New Year. Welcome back! A few challenges to get into the spirit…Inspiration Station (#44) for the grown-up version, Just Add Ink (#635) and Atlantic Hearts (#505). Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Shaded Spruce cardstock.Continue reading “Welcome to 2023 – Cheers”
Winter Pine – Snow Joy
I am taking a little dip into my previous posts for today’s card. I am out and about enjoying the Holiday’s and didn’t want to let you down. The theme over at Cardz 4 Guyz (#312) this fortnight is Winter and I though this card worked well. Please enjoy! I took a few liberties withContinue reading “Winter Pine – Snow Joy”
Stately Oak – Lovely As A Tree
Welcome to the Cardz 4 Guyz (#311) and Hand Stamped Sentiments (#404) challenges launching today! So, what starts with “O” and is appropriate for a fellow? A color – Orange perhaps; some fruit – an Olive for a Martini or an Orange Slice for a Drink; a bird – an Oriole or an Owl; aContinue reading “Stately Oak – Lovely As A Tree”
Santa’s Workshop
Creating quick and simple cards with the Memories and More Card Pack – retired Santa’s Workshop. A super product line for when you don’t have a lot of time…pick a card and just play! This is a no stamp and no ink card. I wanted to play with a few more challenges: Paper Players (#620)Continue reading “Santa’s Workshop”
Reindeer – Ringed with Nature Christmas
Having some fun with a few more ideas presented by Inspired By (#214) and Inspiration Station (#43) and sharing with Critter Crazy (#69). Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Basic Black cardstock. The sentiment, Merry Christmas, from the Ringed with Nature stamp set was stamped with Versamark inkContinue reading “Reindeer – Ringed with Nature Christmas”
Cottage Rose – Best Wishes Birthday
Welcome back to the work week. Off to a good start this Monday morning. Playing with the Seize the Birthday (#252) Case challenge and mixing it up with the Color Hues (#54) suggestion and sharing it with Happy Little Stampers (December) group and CAS on Friday (#245). I chose to case the card created byContinue reading “Cottage Rose – Best Wishes Birthday”
In The Moment – Time to Relax
Welcome back! Again, it is Sunday, and a number of challenge deadlines are due. This morning, Colors – Creative Colour Challenge (#65), Double Trouble (#126) Mixed Patterns partnering with the Try Stampin’ On Tuesday (#584) Sketch and Technique along with Inkspirational (#279). Here is the result: Steps: Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”)Continue reading “In The Moment – Time to Relax”
Peace to You at Christmas
One last card for today… Playing with the CAS Colours & Sketches (#498) combined sketch and color challenge. My card is a loose interpretation. A square shape with overlapping images. My image, from the Peace to You stamp set (which had not yet seen ink) is essentially a square. The image has four almost overlappingContinue reading “Peace to You at Christmas”
Embellished Ornaments
Card number two for today. Giving myself a speed challenge courtesy of As You See It (#289). Can I do it ten minutes or less? Let’s see… I chose the sketch from Freshly Made (#564) and the colors from Color Throwdown (#721). The trick for speed stamping is to be prepared and then set theContinue reading “Embellished Ornaments”
