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.

From Our Home

VC Rocks is having its first ever Holiday Blog Hop!  I'm in!!

VC Rocks is a group of ladies who love Stampin' Up! products and join together (virtually) every summer to celebrate it.  I love the games, the chatting, the cardmaking, and scrapbooking  inspiration.  Follow the VC Rocks blog and in May you can join us.

The card I made today is a lot like yesterday's card.  See that post to get the DSP measurements on the sketch image.

Inside:

Supplies:

Stamps - Holiday Home, Good Greetings

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

Ink - Garden Green, Real Red marker

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

Go to the VC Rocks Blog and see what the other VCR ladies came up with.

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.

Sketch Frenzy Friday, Peace

Hello, everyone!  I hope your Thanksgiving was a very happy one!  If you are still in the relaxing mode, sit back and enjoy what the SFF Design Team has created for you this week.

We used a sketch created by Carol Read.  I had so much fun with it.  Thanks, Carol!

Here's my card:

I love to make cards using flags.  This one had an array of flags that was different from any other I had made before, so it was a fun challenge.  Using only the cardstock (you know I love DSP!) makes the focal image stand out even more.  The image is embossed in black.  One thing I learned while coloring the image is to have a paper towel ready to dab each section after I color it.  Otherwise, the color stays on the top of the embossed area, and may be transferred to other areas.

 Here is the inside:

And here is another view:

Supplies:

Stamps - Gentle Peace

Cardstock - Basic Black, Soft Sky, Marina Mist, Real Red, Old Olive, and Crumb Cake

Ink - Crumb Cake, Marina Mist and VersaMark ink pads;  Marina Mist, Soft Sky, Real Red, Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Baked Brown Sugar, Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Soft Suede, Early Espresso markers;  Ivory and Nude from Skin Tone Assortment Blendabilities

Accessories - black embossing powder, 2" & 2-1/2" punches, word window punch, pearls, dimensionals

I hope you have an enjoyable weekend!  Make it even more enjoyable by playing along with us at  Sketch Frenzy Friday.  Add your card using the InLinkz at the bottom of the post.  I would love to see your card there!

Elizabeth K. 

Giving thanks for the Cardmaking and Scrapbooking world!

Sketch Frenzy Friday, Merry Christmas

I know it's Thanksgiving next week, but I have moved onto Christmas cards!

This week's sketch is from Stacey Tomkowiak.  I liked her sketch so much I followed it perfectly.  Thanks, Stacey!

This sketch reminded me that I haven't used my apothecary accents framelits in a long time.  I had envisioned the snowman in the White Christmas stamp set looking up at the birds and I got it to fit into the frame.  The mat I traced and handcut.

Although it was cloudy today, I still think you can see that I colored the 3 rhinestones at the bottom right red.  I did color over them three times, waiting until the previous coat dried.

I have to tell you after I worked with those stripes on the Nordic Noel DSP for a while, everything looked like it was crooked when I layered/glued them down.

Stamps - White Christmas

Cardstock - Real Red, Garden Green, Whisper White

Ink - Real Red and Garden Green markers and pads, Memento black

Accessories - Apothecary Accents framelits, Rhinestones, Cherry blendabilities, sponge

Check out the design team's creations at Sketch Frenzy Friday blog.  I would love to see your creations, so add yours using the InLinkz at the bottom of the post.
Elizabeth K.

Sketch Frenzy Friday, 11-14-14 Hello Butterflies

Thanks for checking out my blog this week!  Our Sketch Frenzy Friday challenge today is to use the
Triple Time Stamping, sometimes known as Triple Layer Stamping.   I found a tutorial at Splitcoaststampers.com .  Look under tutorials for Triple Stamping.
For my card I used the measurements from stampstodiefor.com  on Feb 20, 2014.

Supplies:
Stamps - Papillon Potpourri, Four You, Gorgeous Grunge
Cardstock - Very Vanilla, Lost Lagoon
Inks - Lost Lagoon, Hello Honey, Cajun Craze
Accessories - white baker's twine, glue dots, temporary adhesive (I used scotch temporary double sided tape.)

Instructions:
1.  Cut Vanilla cardstock to - 5 ¼" x 4", 4 ¼" x 3", 3 ¼" x 2"
2.  Cut Lagoon cardstock to - 4 ½" x 3 ¼", 3 ½" x 2 ¼",  5 ½" x 11" - folded in half for base.
3.  Using the temporary adhesive, layer the vanilla cardstock pieces, centering each as you go.
4.  Stamp the sentiment first, then stamp your images randomly.  Start with the biggest image, ending with the smallest image.  Your images will look somewhat messed up around the areas where the card layers meet, but don't worry.  These will be covered by the mats.
5.  Using the Gorgeous Grunge sprinkled dots image, pick up the Lagoon ink, stamp off twice on scrap paper before stamping onto layers.
6.  Peel off the vanilla layers.  Mat with the Lost Lagoon card stock.  Before adhering top panels to card, wrap the baker's twine around the layer.  Make bow separately.  Use glue dots to adhere to panel.

There you have it!  It actually is a very quick card.  Try this technique yourself and add it to the Inklinz at the bottom of the SFF post for today.
 Elizabeth K.