Freshly Made Sketches #158

It's a rainy day here, so all I wanted to do was create.  Two things made that easy today; my son took a nice long nap and a great new sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches.

I really wanted to try out a color combo; Blackberry Bliss, Very Vanilla and Gold.  I decided to use the fabulous stars from the Holiday Catalog. 

The embossing folder I used is retired.  Here is a supply list:

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Wow Wednesdays - Christmas Bauble

Here is a special fancy, gold and glitzy card which I considered a Wow!  

Gold foil, gold vellum, gold specialty paper, gold glimmer paper and gold embossing powder all work together to create this project.  I also used white embossing powder on the gold foil sheets to layer the bauble. 

Mojo Monday #367

Here is the fabulous sketch from Mojo Monday.

I had a definite idea as soon as I saw this card.  I wanted to try something more contemporary.  Here is my take.

The ribbon and some of the punches are retired now.  I was happy with how this turned out.  I love creating outside my style. 

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SSINK Card Sketch 14

I only had a little bit of time before my little boy was going to wake up from his nap so I checked out Stylin' Stampin' Inkspiration for some inspiration.  I found this great sketch:

I wanted to keep this card PINK for Breath Cancer Awareness month.  I chose Strawberry Slush along with a retired stamp from last year.

I used a blender pen to color in the flower and put a layer of Dazzling Details for some sparkle.  Then I finished it off with a small bow from some retired ribbon.

Technique Tuesdays - Herringbone

This technique is a lot like the Starburst.  I used this fabulous tutorial.  This is my first try:

I used the Color Me Autumn DSP and the "thankful" was cut out with the Gold Foil sheets using the retired Expressions Thinlits (might still be available in the clearance rack for a steal!).  The trick is to use the transfer adhesive strips...it makes it so much easier!  

Must Have Mondays - Feels Good

I wanted to share some of my creations using this awesome stamp set.  

The sentiments are great for cards and home decor pieces. 

Freshly Made Sketches #157

I thought the sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches was perfect for a quick and easy card.  

Here is the sketch:

I wanted to try a technique I saw on Pinterest, double embossing with the big dots embossing folder.  I like how it turned out.  I struggled with the shape at first.  I wanted this card to be a little on the masculine side.  I found the retired set Spiral Spins that hadn't seen very much ink and knew it would be perfect with the geometric theme.  

Thanks for looking!