Perfect Sentiments Challenge 02: Friendship Inspiration

It's Wednesday and time for a new challenge at Perfect Sentiments!

The Challenge Occasion: Friendship

The Twist: use the inspiration picture below to inspire your card design

We are honored to have Heart Song Designs sponsor our challenge this week!

Leah Cornelius, the owner and illustrator is giving away one free digi to the random winner. You can visit Leah at her personal blog, Paper Blossoms.

Here is my take on this week's challenge:

I loved the colors in the bedroom and the clean lines. I felt it called for a clean and simple card, which I rarely do. So, I left my edges un-inked! I truly feel like there is something missing from this card. What do you think?


Here is a side view:

I used a Verve Stamp set called Kindred Spirits. The paper is from my stash of SEI from their Granny's Kitchen Collection. Anyone remember that one? I used Crumb Cake and Soft Sky cardstock from SU. I don't own a sewing machine so that is hand-stitching you see on there. I used my Cricut Expression and Lacy Labels cartridge to cut out the circles. The scalloped oval is a Spellbinders die called Lacy Ovals.

My card design was based on this sketch from Verve:

For more inspiration check out my fellow designers' blogs:

Sami

Sarah 

Lynn

Abby

Jan

Kimberly

Rochelle

Shelly

Shaunna

Stacey

Tere

Theresa

Once you're inspired come play along at the Perfect Sentiment!

Some Fall Stamping...

Hi everyone! Our weather in NC was a little cooler today and I just couldn't resist the idea of creating a fall card with some cool Verve stamps I purchased and have never used!
I used Andrea's Viva la Verve sketch from week 2 of August...

The color challenge this week at SCS was Cherry Cobbler, Calypso Coral, and More Mustard. It sounds pretty scary but, it actually looks nice together and is very fitting for fall.

All the paper and ink is from Stampin' Up!®. I used the Harvest Blessings stamp set from Verve. I used Martha Stewart Crafts border punches to create the layers of borders and topped them off with Calypso Coral ribbon.

The challenge this week at CCEE Stampers is to create a fall card with a die cut. My die-cut is the label I stamped my leaves on and the layer behind it. It is the <Adore> cut from the Lacy Labels Cricut Cartridge.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a fabulous weekend!

Sweet Stop Sketch 122

Hello everyone! It's Saturday and I hope that you are off to a wonderful weekend! Saturday also means that it's time for another sketch from the Sweet Stop. Before, I get into the sketch I wanted to share some news with you...This week Korin, the owner of Sweet n Sassy Stamps/Sweet Stop announced that they have become a Member Company at Splitcoast Stampers! The excitement all began on Monday with the August New Release party held in their brand new Member Company forum on SCS. Nothing has changed as far as the Sweet Stop sketches and they will still be hosted at the Sweet Stop blog. If you are a member of the Sweet n Sassy Connection that is still operating as usual. There is one new thing...A new challenge called the Sweet n Sassy Inspiration challenge that can be found in the member company forum at SCS. I combined the inspiration challenge with the sketch.

Here is Taylor's inspiration piece...

Here is Korin's sketch with a spin for this week...

Here is my card combining the two challenges...

Supplies:
Paisley and Petals DSP, Baja Breeze CS, Always Artichoke CS, - Stampin' Up!®; Frayed Burlap and Broken China distress inks - Ranger Industries; Lace-WalMart; Button-Basic Grey; Flower-CTMH; August Gladiola stamp set - Sweet n Sassy Stamps; Victoria embossing folder-Provo Craft; Lacey Labels cartridge, Cricut Expression - vvs

I used the Frayed Burlap distress ink over the raised areas of the of the Victoria embossing folder so that the embossed detail would be more visible. I inked the edges of the half-circle with Broken China distress ink as well as directly inking the white flower with the same ink to have the flower stand out more.

Be sure to visit my fellow Sugar Babies to see what they did with the sketch...

Shannon

Monika

Wendy

Janice

Shelby

Cathy

Korin

Kim

Join us at the Sweet Stop to play along and link up your creation! Have a blessed weekend!

Sweet Stop Sketch 120

Hello everyone. Hope you all are having a great weekend. It's Saturday and that means it's time for another Sweet Stop Sketch.

and, here is my take on the sketch...

✄Supplies✄
designer paper, butterflies, and border strip - K & Co. Abrianna Collection; DCWV cardstock; Serenity Verve stamp set; Our Daily Bread Designs scripture stamp; Old Olive ink, Very Vanilla cardstock - Stampin' Up!; Antique Linen distress ink - Ranger Industries; Cricut Expression and Lacey Labels Cartridge.

Be sure to visit my fellow Sugar Babies to see what they did with the sketch...

Shannon

Monika

Wendy

Janice

Shelby

Cathy

Korin

Kim

Join us at the Sweet Stop to play along and link up your creation! Have a blessed weekend!