Creative-Sketches Anything Goes Challenge!

Good morning bloggers and http://www.creative-sketches.com/ blog followers.  We are back this week with another fabulous challenge.  This week "anything goes"  it means you can do what ever kind of project you would like.  Now is the time to get those creative juices flowing.

I wanted to do something with this card that I don't do much.  I take my brayer and ink it up good.  I then roll on the ink over top of one side of the embossing folder.  I then lay my paper inside and send it thru my cuttlebug.  It makes it turn out like the card above.  The ink is suttle and the embossed image really stands out.  I used my 5 petal punch cut two out and layers them and topped it off with the boho blossom punch in white.  My colors are SU! perfect plum and whisper white.

Creative Sketches "Sketch plus Holiday Challenge"

Good morning bloggers and welcome back for another exciting challenge at http://www.creative-sketches.com/.  This week your challenge is to follow the sketch below and add a holiday theme to it.  It can be any holiday you want.

I decided to make mine a 4th of July Birthday card.  I know there alot of birthdays out there that are either on the 4th of July or at least close.  I don't have any firework stamps, so I used my resources and used some snowflakes stamps that would work perfectly for fireworks.  What do you think??

I am also going to enter this card into challenge #12 over at http://whimsicalwednesdays.blogspot.com/.  Their challenge this week is to create a patriotic card/project and you must include Brads, Bling, or Buttons.  I have done both.  Let me know what you think.  I always love to get feedback on my creations!

DCBD #232

Ok, for some reason the true colors are not turing out right with my camera today.  Its cloudy here and its affecting the lighting.  This card is for http://www.divacoffeebreakdesigns.blogspot.com/. I used their colors of poppy parade, not quite navy and sahara sand.  I used the 5 petal punch to make layers and made one large flower for the front and the inside.  Even though I did not enter this one, the sketch was from last weeks mojo monday challenge.  I couldn't just make one for that one.

Whimsical Wednesday Challenges #11

Ok, I went out on a limb here and did something very bold.  I decided to used red, yellow and black as my only three colors.  I also made it different by making it into an easle care.  I both yellow and red layers, I ran them thru with the lattic embossing folder by SU!.  Not sure if you can see them in the photo, but I added little gold pearls to each center point of the scalloped border punch on the outside of card.  The black strip inside the card is also embossed.  My favorite item is the red flower on the front made my punching out two scalloped circles and folding them at each point and then putting them together to form the pin wheel.  This card is for http://whimsicalwednesdays.blogspot.com/.  Head on over and check it out, its such a great weekly challenge blog!

Tuesday Morning Sketches #98

Good evening bloggers!  Trying to get in some creations before my busy weekend starts.  My two sons have been gone all week long and its been soooo quiet.....to quiet!  My youngest comes back this weekend and the older one will be gone for another week.  Any whooo, back to my creation.  This one is for http://www.tuesdaymorningsketches.blogspot.com/.  I wanted this to be a cute simple birthday card.  I used SU! colors of so saffron, basic gray and pink piroutette.  I also used the new designer label punch for the sentiment.  If you can see, I used the Fabulous Florets stamp set, stamped them in whisper white then heat embossed them with pearl white powder to make them stand out just a little on the pink paper.

Creative Sketches Masking & Sketch #CS37T

Good morning bloggers, we are back again this week for a new and exciting sketch with a technique at http://www.creative-sketches.com/.  This week you need to use the masking technique along with the sketch below.  Have fun and I can't wait to see what all you create!!

Here is the creation that I came up with.  I wanted to use a new stamp set I got last month, its called "Happy Together" and its a SU! stamp set.  I used colors of:  soft sky, crumb cake, early espresso, peach parfait and very vanilla.  I used the 5/8" vanilla satin ribbon for my bow and the modern label punch for the "Happy Birthday" sentiment on the front.  The double circle border punch is a MS punch.

PPC #61 and Whimsical Wednesday #10

THIS CARD WON AS A RUNNER-UP AT PPC!!!!  WHOOOO HOOOOO!!
Good day bloggers!  I am leaving to go out of town this weekend for my nephews high school graduation!  So I wanted to try and get a couple of challenges in while trying to pack.  This card is for my Dad for Fathers Day, so it worked out perfect that this weeks challenge over at http://whimsicalwednesdays.blogspot.com/ is to make something for "Father's Day".  It is also for http://www.ppc-challenges.blogspot.com/ for the use of colors, which are "SU! cajun craze, always artichoke and certainly celery."  I used the scalloped oval punch on the front to highlight the sentiment of "Happy Father's Day".  The ribbon is always artichoke 1/4" grosgrain, topped off with mini copper colored brads.  I hand cut out the little spatula and glued it to the little insert that slides out to read, "King of the Grill" cause that is the SU! stamp set that it came from.

My Dad loves two things, #1 to eat at buffet resturants and #2 Wood Grill Resturant, so I thought it best to just slide him in a gift card to go eat there!

Creative Sketches Color Challenge #CS36C

Ok, first of all I have to say that I am soooo excited to be joining Creative-Sketches!  I could not believe when they approved me as a new design team member.

This week our challenge is a color challenge, make your creation with these colors and head on over to http://www.creative-sketches.com/ and link your image. I hope you will head over now and check out what the other design team members have created! Below is the colors for this weeks challenge:

Now on to my creation.  I was in the mood to make an anniversary card and this is what I came up with.  I used SU! colors of real red, wild wasabi, whisper white and softe suede.  I also used the new stamp set, called "Fabulous Florets".  I can't get enough of this set, its sooo wonderful.  It can be made cute or very elegent.  I also heat embossed the center of each flower with black metallic powder.

Mojo Monday #194 and DCBD #230

Ok bloggers, second post for today.  This is just a fun and super cute robot card that any little boy will love for his Birthday.  The sketch is for http://www.mojomonday.blogspot.com/ and the colors are for  http://www.divacoffeebreakdesigns.blogspot.com/.  I used SU! colors of marina mist, wild wasabi and tangerine tango.  I also used my scalloped circle from Spellbinders for the background of the robot.  You can't tell in the photo, but the little gun is put on with a pop dot.

Fabulous Florets-Tues. Morning Sketches 97 & PPA 96

I just love the new SU! stamp set called, Fabulous Florets!!  It is sooo pretty.  This card is for two challenges, http://www.tuesdaymorningsketches.blogpspot.com/ and http://www.palspaperarts.com/.  I used the colors of cherry cobbler, more mustard and night of navy from pals paper arts and the sketch layout from tuesday morning sketches.  Both were just ment to be together.

Newlywed Flowers-JAI 70 Round Sketch

Ok, bloggers, I am back and ready to get started on some awesome challenges for this week.  First up is a round sketch challenge for Just Add Ink, http://www.just-add-ink.blogspot.com/ .  Head on over and check out the details.  I wanted to make this card as a wedding card, cause I had cranberry red, black and very vanilla in mind and new just what I wanted to do.  I used the boho blossoms punch and punched out the littlest flower in the red.  Centered each with a gold pearl bling (I love bling, it just sounds cool to say, "BLING")  I think it must be a womans favorite word next to "Diamond"!!  Ok, back to the card,  I made a circle easle card and used the label punch as the stopper for the opening.  I hope you enjoy my card for this weeks challenge.

Colorful Peony Flowers

I watched the tutorial on how to make these beautiful peonies and now I can't get enough of them.  Go visit Valita at http://valitasfreshfolds.blogspot.com/ and check out her how to video, she is great!  I made one in pink and inked the edges with a regal rose.  The second one is rich razz inked with the same color.  The third one is daff. delight inked with red riding hood (the yellow and red together made it look orange) so it made it like a serbert color tone.