Card Sketch and free digi

I always like card sketches, and this one has out of the box cutting around the image.

The image was a free digi from here... isn't it cute!

Sketch challenge Wednesday

The sketch today was perfect for a patriotic card to remember 9 - 11.

I like the simplicity.






These are all Paper Temptress papers --- I am scheduled for posting on that blog Sept 11.

Sketch challenge Wednesday

Teapot Tuesday and I am late again.   But I got to combine it with the Wednesday sketch.  I seem to have counted the stripes wrong too. Ever have one of those weeks?

I do need to point out that all my papers were from Paper temptress.  If I were a better photographer, you would see the sparkle and shine of the papers. Instead, you get to imagine it.

So sweet

Looks better in person ... although those chocolate chips look yummy no matter where you look at 'em!

Nope, I don't remember it either

The inside of this card says,

Nope, I don't remember it either!

Easy and fast card to make and I am very pleased with it.

It is from the sketch challenge over at Splitcoast ... and a day late. I seem to be doing everything a day late lately.

sketchy Wednesday

Easy sketch today ... and more of my red white and blue theme for Paper Temptress.

Love this star punch but it tends to get jammed if I use it on anything heavier than paper.

Click on the photo to see the texture of the paper, my photography came out kind of dark.

Wednesday Sketch Day!

To Wendy

I cased a card by Roxie --- and really am happy with how it turned out.

Then I did it again!

Here's Roxie's card

More Wuffled Wabbit

From the Stamping Boutique

Ok...  I am on a wuffled wabbit kick ... this one will be for a color challenge over at The Stamping Boutique

and a sketch challenge at The Critter Sketch Challenge Blog.

Not sure if I am allowed to combine the challenges, but I did!

From the Critter Sketch Challenge

Now I gotta go get stuff for an Easter basket for my kids and get it in the mail! ( I heard postal rates go up tomorrow. Too bad I didn't mail my packages yesterday!)

Sketchy Wednesday penguins

I really enjoy the sketch challenge at Splitcoast. It gives me a chance to play with all the papers that I just have to buy ...

You can grab this image if you like

Plus dear husband's birthday is tomorrow and I waited till the last minute to make this card. Thinking I will make TWO and use one for my son's 30 cards with shoes...

I have been practicing that dotty surround for images with copics. I kind of like it!

If you would like to see some other free digi images, click on the words "Free digi" below.  I draw cuz I enjoy it and it makes me so happy when people like my images enough to grab 'em!

Sketchy Wednesday

Here's the card I made for Roxie. She posts sketches every week at splitcoast. About time I sent her at thank you card for all the inspiration!

Wednesday Sketch Day!

Here is today's sketch from Splitcoast ...

The joy of doing a card a day late is that I can also do the Ways to Use it Challenge which is to use GRAY as a background. A little different to color on, but very effective I think with the black and the pink.

This card was made for my yahoo copic group's challenge this month - I drew the image and you can grab it and use it too ... HERE ... and the text was from HERE.  Image was colored with copics, and I used a blender pen in the indentations in the cookie on top, can you see it?  Just touched it to the chocolate color and let it pool into a little circle.

You can play in the challenge too ... group members get to play twice, but anybody with a copic in their hand can play and have a chance to win some prizes. Of course if I tell too many people I won't win the cryogen paper or the coupon from Oozaks, but I really think it could be fun if more people played.

Card Sketch Wed

I played with my copics and used a soft pink and warm gray around the image. I am hoping that my pink and beige coloring will distract you from the fact that it is indeed a Christmas image with holly and holly berries ...

I was really happy with the way the colors worked out. 

sketch challenge Wednesday

Not sure if this is really a groundhog!

Now this is a sketch that warms my paper loving soul.I had to go looking for paper by rustling around since my stamp supplies are packed into tubs --- so far the carpet is pulled up and the closet is painted. Today I hope to paint the walls. This weekend we will order new carpet - and I am well on the way to a new guest room / stamp room. Need to make the decision today over the paint I bought and tried out in the closet, or trying a new warmer more yellowish beige. Decisions decisions. At least we chose the carpet yesterday.

Fun part will be putting everything back onto the shelves. I have such great intentions to be organized!

School is winding down ...

You can tell school is winding down when I start posting to my blog more often --- most the papers are corrected, I have 3 kids coming in for conferences today and they will re-write their papers, but the end is clearly in sight. That said ... here is the Splitcoast Sketch that I will be working with today. Hmmm. I need a couple of birthday cards, wonder if it will do. Managed to get a card posted before I left for school at noon.

Sketch challenge Wednesday

These digital images are free from Elizabeth Dulemba -- cute, huh. It was a bit challenging to color them with copics because they are quite small, but I had a fun time experimenting with the sky. My scanner seems to see yellow much more than blue; the sky is actually yellow, pink and predominantly blue!  I am trying to figure out what to take to Florida with me next week and am thinking I will take 10 markers instead of the how-ever-many I own. So I am trying to choose digi images and markers for a nice compact project-in-a-zip lock bag.

Tuesday teapot on Wednesday

After watching the World Cup, the basketball teapot just didn't ring my bell ... till I saw the Wednesday sketch. Pulled out my soccer boy ( soccer is close to basketball, at least in my brain's file cabinet) and decided to put the two together. Card coming soon.

Sketch challenge Wednesday

Time for a sketch challenge. Sometimes you just need a pretty card. I met a dear lady in Florida who is battling cancer. I got a call that I might not see this lady again ... seems the cancer is back and vicious.

I made this card with tears in my eyes.

The sewing machine is out and happened to have yellow thread - I really like the look. The verdict is mixed on whether I just ruined my needle, I will have to see how it works when I go back to stitching fabric. Or maybe I will just leave it out to stitch on cards.

Wednesday Sketch Day!

 I fell in love with this paper at the scrapbook store and had to match my copics to the paper - I think I did a pretty good job!

Oh my gosh, I have learned the secret of liquid pearls.   They leave this pointy thing, kind of like a chocolate chip. But if you tap tap tap the back of the card onto your table, they round out and look like ... well, PEARLS !!! Ok you probably knew that but it was a real revelation to me!

  My card has brayering again, and another one of those masked suns. I am beginning to think that when I die, somebody will have to pry my brayer out of my cold dead hands. Or better yet, bury me with it --- won't St. Peter wonder when I come knocking at the pearly gates. .... hmmm. I could pearl them.   Tap Tap  Tap

  

Wednesday Sketch Day!

A thank you for Michelle Zindorf. The lighthouse rays are a technique she taught us with the moonbeams.
(See my post from May 24 - Zindorf workshop cards)

It's easy with a sponge off the edge of a piece of cardstock or post it note.

After I printed out the text, it seemed a little extreme - kind of like I had joined a Brayer Cult or something.

Another Wednesday sketch card

Another image I colored, this time with gray and red, and just a little yellow.  The image was free at Designed 2 Delight.