PWCO SC #39

Happy Monday, Stampers! Oh, my what a fun sketch! Ever had a card that literally fell together? It is almost like you threw the papers up in the air and poof! of their way down they magically fell into place? This was one of those cards. I had no intentions of cutting out the main image as I always do. I wanted to challenge myself not to do that. I did it! But then I realized my paper was too large and covered too much of the pretty circle paper. So, I wound up cutting out the image anyway. My BIL (Brother-in-law) was visiting when I made this. I need to give him credit for coming up with the idea of the grass. He also challenged me to find a different way to use the vine. I originally had it where the grass is. You may notice that I embossed the white paper behind the snake. I used the circles embossing folder for that to tie into the circle Basic Grey paper. Finally, I found some snake stickers and used the “Ssss” from that near the snake’s mouth. I wasn’t too sure how to color the snake. I looked on the back of the package that the stamp came in and there is a nice example of the colored image on it. That’s my tip for today. Look on the back of the PWCO stamp packages to give you an idea on where to put the shading and how to color the image. I have used this little tip frequently.

This completes my run as your featured stamper for Monday. Starting July I will be found on another day of the week.

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamp: Sammy the Snake

Paper: Basic Grey Lime Rickey

Ink: memento tuxedo black

Copics: YG 95, 97; Y17

Accessories: Nestabilities, cuttlebug, vine ribbon, sticker

Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge #60

Happy Sunday, Stampers! I am back in the game with Midnight Madness. Life gets crazy and I can't always find the time to play now a days, but I carved out some time this weekend.

I bought a Nana's Kitchen Stack because it was sparkly and pretty and with my coupon, 40% off. I had no idea what I would use it for. I don't make cards about cooking and I don't scrapbook, but it was such pretty paper I just had to buy it!! When I saw this week's sketch I knew I need to get out my Tilda's and play with her. Then I thought of my new stack of paper and the started coming together in my mind. Baking Tilda was just what I needed for this card. I cut out the flour and sugar pictures from the patterned paper in the stack and used them as the embellishment on the bottom right corner which, in the sketch, was a flower.

I hope you enjoy my sweet, sweet Tilda and my interpretation of the sketch.

PWCO SC #37

Happy Monday Stampers! Here is my interpretation of this week's sketch challenge. I had fun with this sketch and the card came together rather easily.

Berly (prounounced Barley) is a co-worker who also is a stamping friend. It is her birthday this month and I used this week's sketch for her card. For my birthday she gave me the Happy Birthday embossing folder. I found it fitting then to make her birthday card using the folder. I cut out the image as always and decided to cut off all of the curliques because it would have been too difficult to cut around them.

Berly's name is spelled out in letters from doodlebug and covered with flock. Originally I had green letters, but the greens didn't match up. I pulled the letters off and made her name again with pink letters. I then colored the main image using some pink to tie the pink into the main image. finally I added the flower in the upper corner. That's my tip for today. Experiment with different colors that might not necessarily go with the papers you decided to use. Tie the colors together by using the extra color in coloring the image.

Stamps: A Surprise Cheer

Ink: Memento Tuxedo black

Markers: Copics YG 11, 13, 17; RV 13, E 43, 44, 57, 77

Accessories: Cuttlebug Happy Birthday embossing folder, Doodlebug Loopy Lou Adhesive stickers, daisy flower

Paper: Lime Rickey Catawaba patterned paper