For this card, I used a funky print from the Basic Grey Porcelain 6x6 Pad, a cute little stamp from Inkadinkado, some yummy May Arts Satin ribbon, and my favorite...Basic Grey Bling swirlies. Cute little cards like this totally make me smile "all over my face", too!Be sure to check out the blogs of all of the Jacksonbelle Rockstars for more sketchy inspiration!
See y'all tomorrow! Have a wonderful day!
I used a stamp from the Chandelier set from Inkadinkado, ribbon from May Arts, hardware from We R Memory Keepers, and paper from Basic Grey's Porcelain collection. The main image was stamped once in Versamagic Sahara Sand ink, then again in Jumbo Java. I cut & embossed it with my Labels 4 Nestabilities and sponged all the edges of all the layers with Close to Cocoa ink.
I was feeling simple and shabby today, so here's my simple and shabby card! Stamps are from Inkadinkado, and the papers are October Afternoon.
I pulled out my Birds Galore set from Inkadinkado (love that set!) and inked it up with various Versamagic Dew Drops. After stamping it onto Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock, I cut it out with my nestabilities and added a Rose Red mat. Using my mat pack and paper piercer, I pierced a border around the white panel, then adhered it to my 5 1/4" card base. The finishing touch was 2 prima flowers. I painted the white one with Pixie Dust Shimmerz Blingz, and accented the pink one with Hottie Pink Shimmerz Blingz.
So I stamped one of the chandeliers in Versafine Onyx Black on a lighter part of the Chillin paper, then I sponged around the image in Close to Cocoa and Chocolate Chip ink and distressed the edges. Then I created a base layer with the Expression paper (love this one!!!) and sponged the edges of it also. The strip across the middle is the Vivid paper, and before sponging, I punched the edge with my Martha Stewart Lace border punch. The ribbon is from May Arts, and it's nice and shimmery (of course), and I added some Spiced Cider Shimmerz to the chandelier image, which made it look even more antiqued and glam. I mounted the whole thing on my Cream card base, and then added the sentiment from A Muse to finish it off.
Now, before I show you my card, don't forget that that today is the last day of Lindsey's storewide clearance sale! Everything in the store is 30% off!! Just enter code Feb30 at checkout to receive your discount! Before you go shop, check out my card for this week's sketch:
After I stamped the image on Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock, I colored it with Copic Markers and cut it out with some layers with my Circle Nestabilities. My main card base measures 4 1/4" square, and I added some October Afternoon paper from the Night Light collection to the bottom. Then I popped the image up on dimensionals and pierced around the top layer. To finish it off, I added some Prima flowers painted with Shimmerz and topped them off with Pearl Dew Drops. I also used Diamond Stickles on the little cuppycake for fun.
I inked up the birdie from Birds Galore (sadly not in stock at the moment) with three different chalk inks. The bird's belly is inked up with Chestnut Roan cat eye chalk inkpad, then I added Dark brown on the back, top of the head, and tail. The "leaves" are Aquamarine cat's eye and Agean Blue Versamagic. (I find that all my Inkadinkado clear stamps work better with chalk ink.) I stamped him on Pearlized Cream shimmer cardstock and embossed it with my Rectangle Nesties. The card base is an A Muse notcard I got at Stamp Salado in June, and the final touch is the A Muse sentiment (one of my faves!) in the bottom right corner in Dark Brown Colorbox Chalk ink.| Stamps: Birds Galore (Inkadinkado), Sentiment from A Muse |
| Paper: Madeira Blue 4 Bar Note Card (A Muse), Pearlized Cream, Prism Suede Brown Dark |
| Ink: Colorbox Dark Brown, Chestnut Roan, Aquamarine, Versamagic Agean Blue |
| Accessories: Nestabilities, Sponges, Stampamajig, Pop Dots |
I really love this color combo! Buckaroo Blue is one of my favorites, and I'm so sad it's gone!| Stamps: Birds Galore, Amuse Sentiment |
| Paper: Really Rust, Buckaroo Blue, GP White, Kraft, Chocolate Chip |
| Ink: Buckaroo Blue, Chocolate Chip, Versafine Onyx Black |
| Accessories: White Taffeta Ribbon, Cappucino Baubles, Marvy Punches, Paisley Embossing Folder |
YAY! I got the sketch done!! I am sooo sorry I flaked on yall today, but I'm back in the swing of things, I promise. I better be, cause I have a super busy week coming!
This greeting is making that song get stuck in my head... it's probably a good thing you can't hear me croak it out right now. lol
Are yall having a good weekend? Boy mine has been interesting. First of all I am starting to not feel so hot. I have a sore throat and a cough...boo. Second, I went across town today to meet up with a friend and my car died. Yep, wouldn't start. So I had to buy a new battery, thank goodness that's all that was wrong. I definitely needed some stamping therapy!!
