My Sketches

I am by no means the greatest creator of sketches but I do make them from time to time as part of my DT duties for Sketch Saturday, Friday Sketchers, and other companies which I guest for.

I decided to put them all in one place for myself and for anyone who would like to use them. If you do create a card with my sketch I would love to see it! Just post me a comment on this posting along with a link to your card and I will come and see it!

    

Friday Sketchers # 71

Happy Friday Everyone! TGIF! This week it is my turn to host the Friday Sketchers Challenge! I have an easy-peasy little sketch for you ………with the added option to add a little distressing to your project!  Now you will see that I actually forgot to use my own option (OOPS) so don’t stress if you don’t want to!

My fellow DT sisters took my simple little sketch and did wondrous things with it so you really have to check out the FS Challenge this week. Our own dear Bea is sponsoring our week with 3 gorgeous new Motivet stamps from her store megahobby! I am jealous! I want a chance to win these ones. They are wonderful!

I had planned on using one of the new WOJ Henry Stamps but my DT package still hasn’t arrived. I am worried it has been lost. BOO! So in the end I decided to use this cute ATS image instead and make a Hallowe’en card. I really love this cutie and had a create time coloring her up.

• Stamps: All That Scraps Sugarplums
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper: SU Orange & Black, Making Memories DP, Retired SU Bat DP
• Coloring; Copic Markers & Copic Airbrushing
• Embellies: May Arts Ribbon, Sentiment & Bat from Dollarama

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you will get the chance to participate this week and try out my sketch. I will be back a little later on to announce the winner of my WOJ Blog Candy!

Whimsical Day!

Goodmorning Everyone! You will notice ... no WOJ sneak peek. My postie did not bring my much anticipated WOJ DT package....pure torture...my fingers are itching to get a hold of them now that I am seeing the DT's fabulous creations!

But I couldn't stay disappointed because he did bring my Whimsy New Release stamps! Happy Dance! They again are featuring Emma & Connor and they are just adorable. They are available now on the Whimsy web-site!

Now, I didn't get the chance to play with them yet but I have a new card to show you featuring Whimsy's Emma with Pajamas. I only used a portion of the stamp and I tried to give the card a more old-fashioned look by sponging the edges and adding swirls!

Usually I color my backgrounds by using the Copic Airbrush system but I know that if you are just starting out...you may not have this system yet. For this card, I did the background just by coloring with a very light marker (V000). I held my marker more at a tilt and that way I had a larger surface area of the marker touching my paper rather than just the tip. I worked fairly fast to make sure it would look even. So there you are......how to get the look without spending the $$$!



I made this card for Whimsical Wednesdays which is being held at SNR's Card Universe. The challenge is to make a card following this sketch (actually one of mine) and you have until Wednesday 25th to enter. All details can be found here. You can win a new Whimsy stamp!

I have another Whimsy card to show you. This one is a sample invitation I have made for a little girls' birthday party. When I saw this carriage in the Whimsy Wedding line, I thought it was so versatile. I embossed the image and then airbrushed with my copic system. Then I added stickles to the inside of the carriage and along the perimeter of the card. I little white taffeta bow and some gemstones in the corners and it was done!

Wow...this ended up being a long post! Thanks for staying till the end! I was so excited about my new whimsy cards that I had to show you both of them at once!

Enjoy your day!

Sketch Saturday #37 - My Turn!

Good morning everyone! Yes, it is my turn to give Jo a well-deserved little break and create a sketch for everyone to play with! My wonderful friend Denise of Whimsy stamps has so generously agreed to sponsor us this week and is offering 2 of her new February releases. They are too cute and it was her husband who drew them! He used their children as inspiration. Incredible!
I love the quality of these stamps and the fact that they come with a laminated sheet that you can use to store your stamps - they come with the EZ mount already on them! (and I'm not just saying this because I am on the DT!) I wanted to mention that Denise does offer international shipping. Just contact her here: whimsystamps@gmail.com .

So are you ready for my sketch? I really hope you like it! It was a wee bit nerve-wracking - Jo's boots are really bigs ones to fill!

• Stamps: Whimsy Narwhal Whale from February Release
• Ink: Memento
• Paper: Blue Bayou, DCWV Nursery Stack
• Coloring: Copic Markers & Twinkling H20s
• Embellies: May arts Ribbon, Dollar Store Brads

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to visit Sketch Saturday to see the amazing creations of my fellow DT! Denise also was sweet enough to participate and you can see another one of the new releases!

Warm Winter Wishes

Hi Everyone! I have been somewhat absent this last week because all my little guys are in various stages of a really nasty cold. My two eldest are starting to feel better but my little one is just starting. Needless to say, Mummy is sooooo sleep deprived and starting to feel sick herself. I haven't had any time to craft or blog-hop at all!

Last week, we had our first Whimsy Virtual Stamp night and I designed a sketch for the challenge. Totally new territory for me and if you'll notice, this is #3.....you'll be seeing my very first one very soon ;) . One thing I learned. Make the card - then make the sketch. I did it the other way around and found myself wanting to change things which I couldn't very well do since it was my sketch to start off with! LOL! Anyways, here is the sketch and the card. If you'd like to try my sketch out (you don't need to use a whimsy stamp) I'd love to see your creations. Just link them to my post here.

• Stamps: Whimsy Seal and Sentiment
• Ink: Memento
• Paper: SU! Blue Bayou, Alpine
• Coloring: Copic Markers and Airbrushing
• Embellies: Blue Bayou ribbon, Dollar store snowflakes and brads
  

Thanks for stopping by. Don't forget to stop by Sketch Saturday tomorrow. It is the turn of another of the DT to create a sketch. Any guesses as to who it might be? ;)