Sketch Frenzy Friday--It Should Have Been a Birthday Card!!

Hi Stampers:

Yes, I should have made a birthday card for myself because today is my birthday! My husband gave me a pink rose for my day--he is so sweet! Instead, I made an MDS thank you card. I am still on a kick with the Tea Shoppe stamp brush set. I also chose to use my favorite colors--Perfect Plum and Elegant Eggplant. I am a purple girl!!! Here's my card:

And here is the sketch from Tina Munzke:

MDS is very forgiving and flexible. I started out with a card base of Elegant Eggplant, but thought it was too dark, so I changed the opacity to 65% to make the color a bit less intense. The large circle is filled with Perfect Plum Blooms DSP. The stamps were colored full strength Elegant Eggplant and the Modern Label digital punch is white.

Enough from me! Let's click over to MARIA'S BLOG and see what she created. And don't forget; you can always start the tour and/or upload your own creation at our main blog, SKETCH FRENZY FRIDAY.

Sketch Frenzy Friday--MDS is My Friend!

Hi Stampers:

Just when I thought I was going to get some stamping done, life interfered again, and I had NO TIME TO STAMP!!! So my entry in our mini blog tour this week was created in MDS.

Here's our sketch from Tammy Fite:

And here's my project:



Everything on the card is from the Twitterpated Kit and the Tea Shoppe stamp brush set--except the ribbon--for that I used Baja Breeze seam binding ribbon. The Twitterpated Kit and Tea Shoppe downloads became available on Tuesday, Jan 10. You can order them from my 24/7 Stampin' Up! shop. You can also order the Twitterpated designer paper, the rubber Tea Shoppe stamp set, cardstock, buttons, and ribbon from my store. Just click on the Shop Now button on the right side of my blog.

Let's jump over and see what MARIA has done with the sketch. You can always go to our main SFF Blog and upload your own creation!

Sketch Frenzy Friday--My Cat Ate My Homework!!

Hi Stampers:

Well, Catie-Cat did not eat my card, but I couldn't think of a good excuse about why every effort to create a card for this week's sketch failed miserably--so much so that I won't even post any of them. But to keep you going on the mini tour, here is the sketch by Tammy B:

And here's the link to MARIA'S BLOG and to the SKETCH FRENZY FRIDAY BLOG.

Enjoy!

Stocking Builder Punch Not Carrying Over!?!?!?!

Hi Stampers:

Stampin' Up! has announced that the Stocking Builder Punch, available in the Holiday Mini, will not be carried over to the 2012-2013 Idea Book & Catalog. What that means is that after January 3, 2012 (or while supplies last up to Jan. 3rd), this fabulous punch will no longer be available. If you've been sitting on the fence about whether or not to get it, it's time to make a decision. You may have seen that this punch is great, not only for stockings and baby booties, but turn it upside down and you have little ponies, reindeer or whatever you can dream up.

So, keep this in mind as the Holiday Mini Catalog winds down--it's only another week before it's gone! The item # is 124095. This punch coordinates with a really cute stamp set called Stitched Stockings (Clear Mount- 123784 or Wood Mount-123782). This set will be gone, as well, after January 3rd. Here are some pictures of the punch and the stamp set:

Click to go to my online store or email me at kkinnis@fuse.net

Enjoy!

Sketch Frenzy Friday--MERRY CHRISTMAS

Hi Stampers:

Here's our sketch this week by Robbie Rubala:

And here's my card--created in MDS:

Somehow, I just couldn't do curved lines in MDS, so I modified it a bit. Hope you enjoy it! Now, click over to MARIA'S BLOG to see what she has created. You can start at the beginning of the tour by clicking on the SKETCH FRENZY FRIDAY BLOG.

Enjoy!!

Sketch Frenzy Friday--Days are Growing Shorter!

Hi Stampers:


And I don't just mean because it's the change of seasons. It seems like the closer we get to Christmas, the fewer hours in the day to accomplish anything!! Could it be I am trying to cram too much into each day?!?! Maybe!! Well, bright colors make me feel better, and our sketch and my creation both feature bright seasonal colors. Here's the sketch by Maria:



And here's my MDS creation:

Pretty self explanatory and an almost exact copy of the sketch layout: Deck the Halls DSP, tag punch, button in Soft Suede, sentiment and ribbon knot in Whisper White.

OK. Enough from me. Let's go see how Maria interpreted her own sketch--she is also the next stop on our mini blog tour. Or, if you prefer, start at the beginning by clicking HERE for the Sketch Frenzy Friday blog.

Enjoy!

Sketch Frenzy Friday--It's Christmas!!!

Hi Stampers:


Yes it's Christmas! And I am posting my first Christmas Card of the Season! It just so happens that the sketch is my design (it was my turn to supply the sketch)! However, this time, the card actually came BEFORE the sketch. I designed the card for a swap with other SU! demos, and liked the design so much, that I decided to use the sketch for my contribution to SFF for today. Here is my sketch:


And here is my card:





As you can tell, I didn't exactly follow the sketch! I did not include the ribbon and tag, and also did not put a sentiment on it. I was thinking that a sentiment would block the embossing folder snowflakes, so left it off. Here is the recipe:

• Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Whisper White Cardstock


• A Beautiful Season stamp set


• Stazon Jet Black and Early Espresso Inks


• Bird and holly colored with Pastels and Blender pen


• Scallop Oval die and Big Shot


• Cherry Cobbler quilted satin ribbon


• Northern Flurry embossing folder

That's all from me today! Let's click over to MARIA'S BLOG to see what she's created. And you can always up load your own creation or start the mini blog tour at the SFF BLOG.

Enjoy!