Sketch Frenzy Friday, Happy Graduation

Hi, everyone!  I'm glad you're visiting my blog!

Today's SFF sketch is from Elizabeth Harris:

Butterfly!  

For some reason butterflies make me happy, so I am excited about this card:

Another graduation card; this time it's for my cousin's daughter, Paige.

The sentiment looks weird but it is cut straight and adhered to the middle of the butterfly.

The more I looked at the butterfly the less I want to put items on my card.

I mean a Butterfly can stand alone as the only thing on a card, right?

So I made my sentiment as skinny as I could.

Supplies:

Stamps - Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink - Mossy Meadow

Cardstock - Pear Pizzazz,  Adventure Bound DSP,   gold foil sheets,
gold fancy foil designer vellum

Accessories - Butterfly thinlets dies, dimensionals

Thanks for fluttering by my blog!

Elizabeth K.

Sketch Frenzy Friday, Celebrate Everything Eleanor

This week's sketch is from Patrice:

Continuing on with my sunny celebrating, I chose Daffodil Delight again.

I love how the Everything Eleanor flower stamps match the Park Lane DSP.  

I am sure that Stampin' Up! had that in mind when they designed the DSP, but it took me nearly a year to figure it out.  I couldn't match a marker to the lighter yellow on the flowers, so I just left it alone and colored with the Daffodil marker on the inside. 

Supplies:

Stamps - Everything Eleanor, Celebrate Today

Cardstock - Daffodil Delight, Soft Suede, Whisper White, Park Lane DSP

Ink - Soft Suede;  Daffodil Delight marker

Accessories - Daffodil 1/2" seam binding ribbon, Jewels basic pearls, dimensionals

Please join us! Use this sketch and add your card to the bottom of today's post on   Sketch Frenzy Friday blog.

Today, I was able to view the Stampin' Up!'s 2015-1016 Annual Catalog, which will be out in June.  

I think my wish list is going to be a long one!

What to order first...

Elizabeth K.

Sketch Frenzy Friday, Warm Sheltering Tree

It's been so warm and sunny this week, 

so I made this card to reflect my mood!

 Even the sketch Carol made is sunny and happy!

Thanks, Carol Read, for today's sketch:

Here's my card:

I had seen a card recently that had the sun's rays embossed on it.  

When I pulled out my Sheltering Tree stamp set, I immediately thought of that card.  

I used the Simply Scored Diagonal Plate to emboss, mostly to make a straight line. 

Here's a side view:

Supplies:

Stamps - Sheltering Tree

Cardstock - pistachio pudding, garden green, daffodil delight,  whispering white,
Gold Soiree DSP

Ink - pistachio pudding, garden green, baked brown sugar, early espresso, daffodil delight

Accessories - Simply scored diagonal plate, Brights candy dots

Make some time in your sunshiny day to try our sketch.  Add it to the bottom of the post on the Sketch Frenzy Friday blog.
 Thanks for checking out my blog!
Elizabeth K.

Sketch Frenzy Friday, Thinking of You Envelopes

Good morning!

This week's sketch is from Patrice:

On my card I used the photopolymer stamp set Lovely Amazing You.

Here's another look at the Gold Soiree DSP:

The DSP is so shiny I had to emboss my sentiment, instead of just stamping it.

Supplies:

Stamps - Lovely Amazing You, Sheltering Tree

Cardstock - Pistachio Pudding, Baked Brown Sugar, Whisper White;  Gold Soiree DSP

Ink - Baked Brown Sugar, Soft Suede, Versamark

Accessories - Espresso embossing powder, dimensionals

Join us at the Sketch Frenzy Friday blog by adding your take on this sketch at the bottom of the post.

 Have a great day!

Elizabeth K.

Sketch Frenzy Friday, Happy 29th Birthday...

Hello, my fellow stampers!  

I hope and pray your day is a good one and 

you are enjoying seeing Sketch Frenzy Friday's posts.

I believe today's sketch is from Kim Innis. 

 Thanks for the sketch challenge, Kim!

Well, my Just Kidding stamp set came in the mail, so I promptly used for this card.

I didn't feel like coloring the image, so I tried to get alot of color elsewhere.  

Maybe too much on that background?

I love the funny sentiments in this stamp set.

Inside:

Hahahaha!  So funny!  And never has it been so true for me like it is today!

I invite you to take the SFF sketch challenge, 

adding it to the bottom of the post on the SFF link.

Supplies:

Stamps - Just Kidding 

Cardstock - Night of Navy, Tangerine Tango, Whisper White, Lost Lagoon;  Flowerpot DSP

Ink - Night of Navy

Accessories -  Lost Lagoon ribbon; word window and modern label punches;  

2" and 2-1/2" circle punches;  2-3/8" scallop circle punch, corner rounder punch, 

petite petals punch

Have a great weekend!

Elizabeth K.

Sketch Frenzy Friday, Renew

I've added my post today to the SFF blog using the InLinkz, 

and you can add yours too!

Sketch for today:

Thanks to Jennifer Kay!

My Easter card:

Indescribable Gift stamp set is from the Occasions Catalog.

Apparently I am "oval layering impaired" as much as I am "straight line impaired!

I love the look of the embossed image on the vellum.  It makes it more elegant.

I used the Word Bubbles framelits for the sentiment, but snipped off the bottom piece.

I probably could have used Blendabilities markers to color the back of the vellum, but the regular Stampin' Write markers work well.  It doesn't dry right away, so I can swipe with my finger to remove my mistakes. Lol!

 Supplies:

Stamps - Indescribable Gift

Cardstock - Early Espresso, Blushing Bride, Pear Pizzazz, Cardstock vellum

Inks - Early Espresso, White craft;  Espresso, Blushing, Pear markers

Accessories - White embossing powder, oval and word bubbles framelits, Lovely Lace embossing folder, itty bitty accents punch pack

I hope and pray your Easter is a blessed one!

I hope you will take on our SFF sketch challenge, and add it to our SFF blog.

Elizabeth K.

Friday Frenzy Sketch, A Calm Sea

Hi and welcome to another sketch from Sketch Frenzy Friday.

Terri Tank provided this cute sketch for us.  Thanks, Terri!

Here's the card I made:

I love the Adventure Bound DSP from the Occasions Catalog.  And the Adventure Awaits stamp set is so great with it.  I stamped everything using either Basic Gray or  Memento black ink, then came back and made shadows using the Stampin' Up! Chalk marker.  I love how the chalk really makes things pop off of the beautiful water background.

Here's another shot of the card:

Supplies:

Stamps - Adventure Awaits, Yee-Haw

Cardstock - Island Indigo, Bermuda Bay; Adventure Bound DSP

Ink - Basic Gray,  Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories - Stampin' Chalk Marker, Bermuda Bay 1/8" taffeta ribbon

I hope you will play along with us at SFF, using today's sketch.  Just add your card to the bottom of today's post using InLinkz.

Have a blessed day!

Elizabeth K.

Sketch Frenzy Friday, Kind of You

I know it's March and I should be making Easter cards, but I rarely send out Easter cards.  

Besides, I am not finished putting ink to other Occasions and SAB stamp sets!

This week's sketch is from Diana Eichfeld.  Thanks, Diana, for the sweet sketch.

On my card I used the stamp set Big on You from the Occasions Catalog.  I really love these big sentiments.   First time using these.  Since we don't have In Color Blackberry Bliss candy dots,  I used Perfect Plum from the Regals candy dots.  These colors are a "dynamic duo."

Supplies:

Stamps - Big on You, Boutique Borders
Cardstock - Soft Sky, Blackberry Bliss;  Park Lane DSP
Ink - Blackberry Bliss;  Soft Sky marker
Accessories - Blackberry Bliss stitched ribbon, Regals candy dots, glue dots, dimensionals

Please join us at the Sketch Frenzy Friday Blog!  You can add your card at the bottom of the post.

Have a great (and in our case, dry) weekend!
Elizabeth K.

Sketch Frenzy Friday, Celebrate Splattering

Hi, everyone!  I didn't make it in time to post my card with the other design team members, so I am just adding my post to the In Linkz at the bottom of today's post on SFF.

This is a sketch that I made for this week:

One of the great things about being a part of Sketch Frenzy Friday is that I am learning how to make card sketches and how to adjust them for whatever card I am creating.

 

Here's my card:

It's hard to get a good picture of the sequins without them shining, but I did get it.

Do you have a great way to adhere sequins to a card?  I have tried several things, but nothing works that well.  For this card I used Crystal Effects, but I can see that it has leaked around the sequin once it dried.  What's worked for you?

Supplies:

Stamps - Celebrate Today, Gorgeous Grunge

Cardstock - Whisper White, Lost Lagoon, Hello Honey

Ink - Lost Lagoon, Hello Honey, Mossy Meadow

Accessories - Balloon Framelit Dies, In color sequin assortment, crystal effects, subltes candy dots, dimensionals

I invite you to try using my sketch and post it on the Sketch Frenzy Friday blog.

Have a blessed weekend!

Elizabeth K.

Sketch Frenzy Friday, Warm My Heart

Hello!  Although it's been cold here, we've enjoyed the sunlight the past few days.  

I hope you are staying warm.  

It's a great time to stay in and stamp or scrapbook!  

You can use Kim's sketch, to create something!

Thanks, Kim!

In keeping with the sunny theme, I made this card using a free Sale-A-Bration item. The Project Life Mini Card Collection can be used for more than scrapbooking.  It's fun to try the different sizes and prints on regular cards.  Of course, I was drawn to the sunny card.

Here's a (bad) picture of it from the side:

The heart punches were too big or too small, so I just cut out one by hand and did some doodling on it.  The sentiment from the Occasions Catalog's Sheltering Tree stamp set worked great with this card.

Supplies:
Stamps - Sheltering Tree
Ink - Island Indigo; Indigo and Pool Party markers; Uni-ball Signo gel pen
Cardstock - Island Indigo,  Daffodil Delight,  Pool Party,  SAB This Day Project Life mini card collection
Accessories - SAB Best Day Ever Accessories Pack (for ribbon), Brights Candy Dots, Stampin' Trimmer rotary addition, small scallop rotary blade

Here's the link to the Sketch Frenzy Friday blog, where you can see other cards with this sketch and add your own card:  SFF blog.
Keep Calm and Stay Warm!
Elizabeth K.

Sketch Frenzy Friday, Nature

Hello, stampers!  Thanks for coming to my blog. It makes me feel special!

Thanks, Patrice for this week's great sketch!

I chose to make a monochromatic card, using Moon Lake stamp set from the Occasions Catalog.  I did stamp the images on Whisper White cardstock, and I had trouble getting a good photo.  Sunlight was too bright, it made the whole card so light.  So I moved into the shadows.

The patterned paper I used is from the cover of the Stampin' Success magazine that demonstrators got this month.  (Another perk for demonstrators!)  I figured it was one of the DSPs in the Occasions catalog.  After making the card, I could not find it anywhere in the catalogs.  It can easily be replaced with another DSP or Pool Party cardstock lightly stamped all over. 

I colored the stamps with SU! markers.  I cut out the duck image because it was too small to fit the square size, which is 1-1/4", and the mat is 1-3/8".

Supplies:

Stamps - Moon Lake

Cardstock - Bermuda Bay, Pool Party, Island Indigo, Whisper White;  DSP - (read above)

Ink: Bermuda Bay

Markers -Pool Party, Island Indigo

Accessories - Bermuda Bay 1/8" taffeta ribbon; Coastal Cabana- free ribbon from Best Year Ever Accessory Pack (SAB);  Brights button tied with a sliver of cardstock, dimensionals

I hope you get a chance to play with this sketch and add it to the Sketch Frenzy Friday blog, using the InLinkz at the bottom of today's post.  

Stamp On! And have a great weekend!

Elizabeth K.

Sketch Frenzy Friday, You Made My Day

Hey, everyone!  It's Friday!  Happy Weekend to you!

Here's today's sketch:

Thanks, Carol Read for this great sketch!

Here's my card:

The free Sale-A-Bration items I used are Best Day Ever stamp set and designer series paper.

I enjoy creating with my "free stuff."  

By the way, the stamp sets you see in the background are the ones I just got in from my very big order from the Occasions and SAB catalogs.  

Would you believe I only paid for half of them?  

Well, believe it!!  

Supplies:

Stamps - Best Day Ever

Cardstock - Soft Suede, Coastal Cabana, Whisper White, Best Day Ever DSP
Ink - Calypso Coral, Coastal Cabana; Coral, Cabana and Suede markers
Accessories - Best Day Ever Accessory pack, Itty Bitty Accents epoxy stickers,
1-3/4" and 2" circle punches, glue dots

If you would like to see other cards using this sketch, head on over to the
 Sketch Frenzy Friday blog. 
You can join in with us by making your own card with this sketch and add it using the InLinkz at the bottom of the post.

Have a Blessed Day!
Elizabeth K.

Sketch Frenzy Friday, A Friend Loveth

Hello!  It's another Friday!  YAY!

The weekend is here and I am looking forward to a road trip to my sister's.  It will be fun, especially since I pretend her grandkids are mine and spoil them!

Thanks, Stacey, for today's SFF sketch:

And here's my card:

I wanted to play around with our SAB DSP,  Irresistibly Yours.  It is a white paper with a glossy white pattern and is perfect for coloring using a variety of techniques.  Coloring the background reveals the glossy pattern.  I brayered on Garden Green and Calypso Coral ink.  Be sure to wipe the ink off of the glossy part right away when you are finished.

I also tried the technique where I use a circle framelit that is trimmed first on the edges that extend past the framelit.  It was easier than I thought.

Supplies

Stamps - Banner Blessings

Ink - Garden Green, Calypso Coral

 Cardstock - Garden Green, Calypso Coral, White,  Irresistibly Yours and Gold Soiree DSP

Accessories - Circle Framelits (4th from center);  2"and 2-1/2" circle punches; brayer, regals candy dots

Measurements for panels - 2-3/4" x 4-1/2" (after bottom end is trimmed), 

2-1/8" x 3-1/2" (green panel),  2-1/4" x 1-7/8"

Create a card using our SFF sketch and be sure to add it to the SFF Blog using the link at the bottom.

Have an awesome weekend!

Elizabeth K.

Sketch Frenzy Friday, You Brighten My Day

Hello, stampers!  Not only is 2015, it's almost February!!

I better get started on those resolutions, huh?

Today's SFF sketch is from Jennifer Kay.  Thanks, Jennifer!

Here's what I stamped:

As you can tell, I stick pretty close to the sketch.  I try to make the sketch more mine, but going from an oval to a circle is not really creative.  I guess I need to get my confidence up again.

Although I love the Blackberry Bliss in color, it's a little too dark for my "bright" card.  Luckily, Rich Razzleberry is lighter and goes great with the Moonlight DSP.

I don't own the Banners framelits, so I usually just cut my banner ends by hand.  But I saw on the What's Up punch the arrow top is a great fit for those ends.  I punched my arrow top on the bottom of a piece of cardstock, then I trimmed the sides to make the pointy ends.  This way I could make the smaller banner skinnier by trimming the sides in more.  I find that I have used this punch more for banners than arrows.

Supplies:

Stamps - You Brighten My Day,  free! from Sale-a-bration pamplet

Ink - Rich Razzleberry;  Hello Honey and Blackberry Bliss markers

Cardstock - Rich Razzleberry, Hello Honey, Whisper White, Moonlight DSP

Accessories - 1-1/4", 1-3/8", 1-3/4" and 2" circle punches, dimensionals

Join us at Sketch Frenzy Friday blog.

Have a Happy and Bright Day!

Elizabeth K.

Sketch Frenzy Friday, BE(YOU)TIFUL

Hello, everyone!

I have missed stamping so much!  

But you know that kids interrupt stamping schedules all the time!

Our 20yo DD, Mandy was in the hospital over the holidays.  We are back at home for 2 weeks and have nurses, OT and PT that come interrupt every day!  But Mandy has made much progress.  Since she is getting stronger, she is resisting them quite a bit. :))

Today's Sketch Frenzy Friday sketch is from Kim Innis.  It's a fun sketch to work with.

I made 2 cards, love them both and have to share them both.

 I think a skinnier ribbon would be more in proportion with the smaller flowers.

 

And here is my pink one:

The background of that top strip of DSP is supposed to be white.  It was a cloudy day when I snapped my pictures.  Inside is the same as the blue except it's pink.  I stamped off the Corner Garden background stamp first before stamping it on the Strawberry Slush using the Strawberry ink.

Supplies:

Stamps - Petite Petals, Corner Garden

Cardstock - All Abloom DSP,  Island Indigo, Pistachio Pudding, Whisper White and 

Strawberry Slush, Blushing Bride

Ink - Island Indigo, Strawberry Slush

Accessories - Brights & Subtles candy dots, rhinestone jewels, Daffodil seam binding

Play along with me by adding your card based on this sketch to the Sketch Frenzy Friday blog.

Grateful to be Stampin',

Elizabeth K.

SFF That I Missed Posting

I was so excited about getting my Sketch Frenzy Friday cards made ahead of the holidays.  Sadly, our 20yo DD was in the hospital for 3 weeks over the holidays, so these cards didn't make it to my blog.  So I will drop them in here. 

For 12-26-14:

Stamps - Groovy Love

Cardstock - Basic Black, Real Red, Whisper White, Flashback DSP

Ink - Real Red, Pool Party

Accessories - 1 3/4", 2" circle punches, Brights candy dots

For 1-2-15:

Stamps - Yee Haw, Hardwood

Cardstock - Baked Brown Sugar, Very Vanilla, Early Espresso

Inks - Baked Brown Sugar, Soft Suede, Early Espresso

Accessories - 7/8" cotton ribbon

Sketch Frenzy Friday, A Thousand Thanks

I hope you all are having a good Friday!  

Can you believe we are less than a week away from Christmas?!

      Well, today's card is not a Christmas one.  For this week's Sketch Frenzy Friday sketch, I made a thank you card using the All Is Calm DSP from the Holiday Catalog.

This week's SFF sketch is from Kim Innis.  

I love the repetition of the circles, reminds me of polka dots.  Thanks, Kim!

 Here's the card I made:

This gray background patterned paper is so beautiful!

Supplies:

Cardstock - Pear Pizzazz, Basic Gray, Whisper White, All Is Calm DSP

Stamps - Lots of Thanks

Ink - Basic Gray

Accessories - 1'',  1-1/4",  1-3/8",  1-3/4",  2" circle punches, 

1/8" silver ribbon, dimensionals

I hope you get some time to create a card using today's sketch.  Please share it with us by adding your link to the InLinkz at the bottom of today's post on the Sketch Frenzy Friday blog.  We would love to see what you come up with for this sketch!

Now hurry, go finish your Christmas shopping!

And have a very Merry Christmas!

Elizabeth K.

Sketch Frenzy Friday, Merry Christmas

Hi, everyone!  I hope you are getting your Christmas shopping done.  

Since my mother-in-law died just before Christmas 2010, 

we've had a hard time getting into the Christmas spirit.  

This year I am finding I spend a lot more money when I am in the Christmas Spirit. Lol!

Today's SFF sketch is one I made.

I used My Digital Studio to make this sketch/card.

 Measurements for the paper panels are at the bottom of this image.

Funny story:  

I made a fabulous Christmas card using this sketch.  When it was time to post my card last night, I couldn't find the photo or the actual card itself.  I then realized I had mailed it to my godfather last week! 

So, I made another card for today.  It's not the same, but I think it might be close to the original card.

 The house and the Merry Christmas sentiment are embossed in Cherry Cobbler.

Here's the inside:

Supplies

 Cardstock:  Soft Sky, Real Red, Garden Green, Whisper White, Nordic Noel DSP

Ink:  Real Red, Garden Green, VersaMark

Stamps:  Holiday Home, Good Greetings

Accessories:  Cherry Cobbler embossing powder, 2" circle punch, 2 3/8" scallop circle punch

Since I was getting this second card done late, I will be adding my post using InLinkz at the bottom of today's post on the Sketch Frenzy Friday blog.

It would be great to see what you create using the sketch I made, 

so join us by adding your link also.

Happy Holiday Shopping!

Elizabeth K.

Sketch Frenzy Friday, Gentle Peace

I had an awesome Thanksgiving weekend!  Our DD Mandy, who is handicapped, stayed well so it was great to be able to spend a few days with my family.

And I am looking forward to seeing them again in 3 weeks!

Our SFF sketch this week is one by Karen Gibson. 

Love it!  Thanks, Karen!

I chose Stampin' Up's Gentle Peace photopolymer set for this card also.

I love that this image can be used plain or colored. I cut a thin mat for the image using Lost Lagoon cardstock.  Karen's sketch called for embellishments towards the bottom of the card.  I chose to add strips from the two foil embossed sheets from the All Is Calm DSP in the Holiday Catalog.  If you zoom in on the picture, you will be able to see it better.

I love this sentiment!

Supplies:

Stamp Set - Gentle Peace

Cardstock - Smoky Slate, Lost Lagoon, Whisper White,

All Is Calm DSP

Ink - Lost Lagoon, Smoky Slate

Accessory - Silver 1/8" ribbon, uni-ball Signo Gel Pen

Join in with us using this week's sketch!  Just add your link using the InLinkz at the bottom of the post on today's Sketch Frenzy Friday..
Elizabeth K.