Friday Sketch #48

Well, I kinda got my sketches mixed up this morning, guess I needed that second cup of coffee before I attempted to do 2 challenges at a time. This image was originally colored in for the new Magnolia challenge, well that was until I cut her out in the oval. It was then that I realized that it was the Friday Sketch that required the oval, and not the Magnolia one... So this is my take on the Friday Sketch challenge... Happy with how it turned out..

This is a close up of the flowers on the bottom. It is the first time I used my MS butterfly punch, and I love it... Thanks Tammi

Thanks for looking..Debbie

Stamp: Magnolia

Paper: Basic Grey-Archaic, K&Company K-ology Hannah

Copics: E000-Pale Fruit Pink, E31-Brick Beige, E57-Light Walnut, E59-Walnut, Y21-Buttercup Y35-Maize, BG10 Cool Shadow, BG49-Duck Blue

Extras: Prisma Flowers, Creating Memories Oval, MS Branch Punch, MS Butterfly Punch, Sizzix Swirls Scribbles Die Cut, Dew Drips, Buttons

Swan Song

May is filled with tons of birthdays for us, there is a birthday a week beginning with my MIL's and ending with my BIL's and then of course Mother's Day. So to get things started especially since I am home this week, I decided to get a jump start on some of my cards.

I decided I didn't want to do anything cutesy since it was for my MIL's Birthday so out came the brayer again. First I stamped the swan in Versa Mark and Staz-On put on clear embossing powder and heat embossed. I then colored in her beak and gave her a little shadowing. I went over the entire image with my Versa Marker Pen carefully staying within the lines put on clear embossing powder and then heat embossed. Out came the brayer, and I brayered Bashful Blue at an angle at the top and bottom leaving a little white it the middle, and sponged more Bashful blue along the top and bottom to create a little depth. I then stamped in the Willows using Old Olive Ink and colored in the branches with my aqua painter using a lighter green Kiwi Kiss, I also used my Chocolate Chip SU Maker to outline some of the branches and my White Gel pen to highlight the willows. To create the horizon I used a Post-it-Note and sponged more Bashful Blue going across the post-it-note. Last but not least, I used my tree from stampscapes and placed the tree over the swan, and then sponged on Old Olive to create some of the leaves.

Thanks for stopping by

Debbie

Stamp: Swan Song & Joy of Nature both by Firecracker Designs by Pamela, Tree from Stampscapes

Ink: Stampin Up: Bashful Blue, Old Olive, Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip

Paper: Stampin Up: Whisper White, Bashful Blue, Chocolate Chip

Extras: Cuttlebug Swirl Folder

Draco the Dragon-Whiff of Joy Challenge #26

This week over at Whiff of Joy Challenge Blog, the challenge is to use Black and White with a splash of one color. For my spash of color, I choose Sage Shadow. Once I decided to use Draco, it all fell into place. I am hoping that by using greys it counts since to me, grey is the lighter form of black. Fingers crossed in NY.

Thanks for Looking, and Hope you like it

Stamp: Draco the Dragon

Paper: Stampin Up: Basic Black, Sage Shadow, Designer Paper: DCWV La Creme-matstack

Copics: No-Nuetral Grey #0, N1-Neutral Grey #2, B60-Pale Blue Grey, BG10-Cool Shadow, Basic Black SU Marker

Extras: Self Adhesive Pearls, SU Corner Punch

High Hopes Challenge #26

This is my first High Hopes Challenge The challenge was to use your paper piecer and for me, it was a challenge since I can never get a straight line when I pierce my paper even when I use the guide somehow, my hand always moves. Since I had these papers out, I remembered that I had Lil Fire Chief which was a gift from my friend Tammi, So thanks Tam...

Stamps: High Hopes: Lil Fire Chief, Sparky

Paper: Paper Trey White, Stampin Up: Riding Hood Red, Kiwi Kiss, Basic Black, DP: Stampin Up: Bella Rose

Copics: R46-Strong Red, R14-Light Rouge, N0-Neutral Grey #0, N7-Nuetral Grey #7, Y000-Silk, G20 Wax White, G24 Willow

Thanks for looking

Debbie

Friday Sketch #47 - Relaxing At the Lake

This is a retired set from Stampin Up... one of my favorite from the Seaside Series..this is one set I was sorry to see go to the retirement home. Once I decided to use this image, I took out my trusty ole brayer. I stamped the image in Versa Mark then Staz On and then heat embossed with clear embossing powder. I then colored in with my copics, used my Versa Marker Pen and carefully stayed within the lines of the image. Again put on clear embossing powder and heat embossed. I then brayered Baja Breeze over the entire image, used a post it note to create a horizon and sponged Not Quite Navy. Stamped in the tree and grass. After I put the entire card together, my husband looked at the sketch and said "What does text mean?"... It was at that point I realized that I forgot to stamp a sentiment... So I took a deep breath and stamped in "just a note" because it was small enough to fit in that space...

Stamp: Stampin Up-Summer by the Sea, Grass in front from Majenta, Just a Note from A-Muse, What is left of the tree after I cut the oval is from Stampscapes

Paper: Stampin Up: Sahara Sand, Whisper White, Grey, So Saffron, Delicate Dots

Ink: Versa Mark, Staz On, Chocolate Chip, Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze, Old Olive

Copics: No-Neutral Grey #0, N2-Neutral Grey #2, N3-Neutral Grey #3, Boo-Frost Blue, B21-Baby Blue, B32-Pale Blue, B97-Night Blue, E00 Skin White, E31-Milky White, E33-Sand, Y21-Buttercup, Y02-Canary Yellow, B60-Pale Blue Grey, R000-Cherry White

Extras: Self Adhesive Rhinestones, Swirls Scribbles Die Cut, So Saffron Ribbon, Prisma Flowers

Thanks for looking and hope you like my take on the sketch

Whiff of Joy Challenge #25

What a day, what a day, what I thought would be a relaxing day, turned out to be a stressful one.. So what does one do when they are stressed,.. they color....and then when they go downstairs to get the mail and find a key in their mailbox, well that could only mean one thing... A package!!!! I received my blog candy Yeah!!!! So many wonderful new toys, I had put a card together not only to releive the stress, but I had to play with that great paper I received..What perfect timing..Glad I'm home for a week to play with many of the other new goodies!!!

Stamp: Whiff of Joy-Henry Celebrating Mouse

Paper: Stampin Up: Sahara Sand, Bravo Burgandy, Paper Trey-White, Pink from the new DCWV pack I received today... what great colors there are, and last but not least, Basic Grey-Bittersweet

Extras: Nesties, MS Border Punch, Ribbon, Buttons, Self Adhesive Pearls, Paper Piercer,

Copics: RV11-Pink, RV21, Light Pink, R30-Pale Yellowish Pink, R43-Bougainvillaia, E000-Pale Fruit Pink, &17 Golden Yellow, B97 Night Blue, B21-Baby Blue, B00-Frost Blue, No-Neutral Grey #1, N1-Neutral Grey #1, E33-Sand, E35-Chamois, E57-Light Walnut, E37-Sepia, E34-Oriental

Thanks for looking...

Penny Black Saturday Challenge # 43 - Egg Hunting

It's Palm Sunday, and I have my family coming over for dinner, just got my delivery from the caterers, I ordered the Seafood Salad, Antipasta Platter & the Fruit Platter. Just put the leg of lamb in the oven.. Boy, does my butcher know what to do with a leg of lamb. He de-boned it, stuffed it with garlic, put springs of Rosemary over it, tied it up, and it's good to go. Will put in the tray of lasagna in in about an hour. Only thing left to do is the salad, my sister made the String Beans with bread crumbs, and Mom & Dard are bring Asperigus (sp)...There are 5 cources, Do you think I have enough food?!!!!

As always, thanks for taking the time out to visit my blog

Stamp: Penny Black-Egg Hunting

Paper: Making Memories 6x6 pack, Paper Trey White-Stampin Up: Bashful Blue

Copics: N1 Neutral Grey #1, B60 Plae Grey Blue, B02 Robins Egg Blue,E51 Milky White, E31-Brick Beige, &21-Buttercup Yellow, &02-Canary Yellow

Extras: Prisma Flowers, Self Adhesive Rhinestones, Nesties, & Dew Drops