Wednesday, October 15, 2008

CC188 SC198 Blessings

More Black & Pink Pirouette tonight, I really love this classic color combination, This is the sketch that was posted on today's sketch challenge. 

Stamps: Say it With Flowers Gina K Designs
Paper: Pink Pirouette, Black, Ebony&Alabaster (Black Market), Bella Rose DSP
Ink: Jet Black Stazon
Accessories: Polka-dot flower (unknown source), Black Ribbon, Making Memories Clear Rhinestone Brads, Filigree Brads (SU)

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Happy For You

Hello! Hope all is well in your neck of the woods. :) I made this card tonight for two challenges on SCS. CC188 (Color Challenge - Pink Pirouette, Basic Black, and Whisper White) and last weeks' Sketch Challenge (SC197) which I had not tried yet. I don't have a lot of wedding/congratulations cards made up so this will go in that "stash" for use when I need one on the go. 

Stamps: Eastern Blooms, Fancy Flexible Phrases (retired)
Paper: Bella Rose DSP, Black, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White
Ink: Pink Pirouette,  Jet Black Stazon
Access: Stylized Silver HPH, Swiss Dots A2 Embossing Folder, Cuttlebug, Black Gingham Ribbon

Have a good night! 

Hugs ~~~ LJ

Saturday, October 4, 2008

LSC188 Pretty Flowers

Here is my card for this week's Limited Supply Challenge - No embellishments. At first when I saw the rules of what we COULD use, I was thinking "there is no way I can do a card without ribbon!" Then I looked at Melanie's new Gina K Designs Release, "A Year of Flowers" and my mind started working away. All of the images are stamped with Timber Brown Stazon, and the colored in with Prismacolor Markers and cut out. Two of the Three flowers are popped up to give the card some dimension. And then I made a faux bow at the bottom of the card with DSP and card stock...

Hugs ~~~ LJ

Friday, October 3, 2008

This is the second card I made tonight for the Gina K Challenge. For this card I used two of the new sets I got tonight. The flower image is from "A Year of Flowers" and the sentiment is from "Warm & Cozy Christmas". The challenge was to use red. white, and a 3rd color of your choice. I used Always Artichoke. The flower images in this set are really beautiful, and I really like the large size. I don't have a lot of large flower images, so this was a really good set for me to get.

Have a good night! Hugs LJ
Here is the first of two more cards I made for the Gina K Challenges for the October Release. I was so happy today, Dad drove me to the Gina K Store in McFarland so I could get some of the new releases to play with! :-) I got: Winter Foliage, warm & cozy Christmas, Say It With Flowers, and A Year of Flowers. The card above uses the Winter Foliage set, which is the 'Buy Three Get One Free" set for the October Release. The challenge for this card was the sketch. I gold embossed the images of the Sahara Sand Panel, and the sentiment on the circle punch-out. The ribbon is also new from Gina K (Pure Luxury Ribbon). All of the ribbon is so pretty in this collection. I'll have to get more :)  

Gina K Release Party Challenge

Good Morning! Gina K Designs had a release party last night, and I came up with this card for one of the challenges, which was to use glossy paper with the CB Embossing Folders, and use either a brayer or sponge to apply ink to it. I used sponges for a more subtle look. The stamp is from Whimsical Autumn by Carolyn King for Gina K Designs. The green DSP is called Festive Finery, which SU had out a few years ago, it's one of my favorite DSPs. I actually am out of Always Artichoke, which is why I used the DSP instead. 

Hugs ~ LJ

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

SC196

Here is my entry for this week's sketch challenge on SCS (SC196) I love all the layers on this sketch. I always want to fill the whole card up. 

Recipe:
Stamps: Thinking of You (Gina K Designs)
Ink: None
Paper: Bashful Blue, Mellow Moss, Old Olive, Not Quite Navy, WW, Maine Blueberry DSP
Access: SU Markers (Bashful Blue, Not Quite Navy, Old Olive, Choc Chip), Swiss Dots CB embossing folder, CB, Not Quite Navy Brads, Wide Olive Grossgrain, Seaside Ribbon Originals, Making Memories Buttons (ava collection).