SFF032015--It's a Spring Thing!

Welcome:

It's time again for Sketch Frenzy Friday!  What?!?!  It can't be!  Yes, it is!  My how time flies!  The days are getting warmer, and I'm loving it!  O sure, when summer's heat hits, I'll be complaining, but right now, the warmer sun feels really nice after the cold blasts and snow we've had this winter.  To celebrate this warmer weather, I have a nice spring look to my card today:

My card uses this sketch from Terri Tank, who is a part of our design team for Sketch Frenzy Friday:

My colors are:  Rose Red, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, and Early Espresso.  I used two stamp sets from the Occasions Catalog:  Your Perfect Day and For Peep's Sake.  The vine wreaths from Your Perfect Day, and the sentiment (which I LOVE!) is from For Peep's Sake.  I punched a bunch of flowers using the flower punch from the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack.  I put a small pearl in the center of each one--4 flowers for the corners and 5 flowers for the wreath.  There is a small sprig stamp with the wreath stamp in Your Perfect Day, and I used it to add more leaves to the wreath.

I would love to see how you would interpret this sketch,so hop on over to our Sketch Frenzy Friday blog, and add your creation to ours!

Enjoy!

SFF030615

Hi Stampers:

According to the weather people it is "meteorological spring," which begins on March 1. HaHa!  Mother Nature says otherwise!  We had more snow Wednesday night after a high in the upper forties during the day.  And the low today is supposed to be -3 or -4!  Well we can Think spring, can't we?

We have a great sketch this week for Sketch Frenzy Friday from Elizabeth Kratzer:

Here is my card using the sketch:

I chose to orient my design from lower left to upper right instead of lower right to upper left as the sketch shows.  Here's what I used on my card:

• Coastal Cabana, Blushing Bride (flower) and Whisper White card stock
• Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper (flower center)
• Work of Art stamp set
• Gorgeous Grunge stamp set
• Flower Shop stamp set
• Strawberry Slush, Coastal Cabana, Memento Jet Black ink pads
• Fancy Fan TIEF
• Pansy Punch
• 2013-2015 In Color Sequins assortment

Thanks for stopping by my blog today! Now jump on over to the Sketch Frenzy Friday blog to see what the other designers have created.  I just love all ways this sketch inspired us!

Enjoy!

SFF022715--Digital Spring

Hi Stampers:

It is STILL cold and snowy in this neck of the woods, and everyone is longing for spring!  I have a little spring preview to show you today that is created with the My Digital Studio Butterfly Basics Stamp Brush Set.  When I am short of time, or just plain busy, I love to create with MDS!  But first,here is our sketch this week, which I created:

And here is my MDS Digital Creation:

All of the stamps are from the Butterfly Basics My Digital Studio Stamp Brush Set.  The colors I used are Very Vanilla--background paper; Crushed Curry--honeycomb stamp(I changed the opacity to 50%); 2 of the leaf branches in Baked Brown Sugar (opacity 60% and 40%);  the butterfly and the sentiment in Rose Red.  The three flags are digital burlap ribbon.
Now, check out what the other designers have done at the Sketch Frenzy Friday blog.


Enjoy!

SFF020615--A Valentine Card

Hi Stampers:

Another week has flown by and it's time for Sketch Frenzy Friday.  This week our sketch was created by Stacey Tomkowiak:

Here is my creation:

and the inside of my card:

I used stamps from the January My Paper Pumpkin kit and paper from the Stacked With Love DSP stack, plus some Real Red, Whisper White, and Basic Black cardstock along with Real Red ink.  I aso used the Sweetheart punch, the 2" circle punch, and the 1-3/4" scallop circle punch.

Time to go check out our blog, Sketch Frenzy Friday and see what the other designers have created.

Enjoy!

SFF013015 - Digital Love

Hi Stampers:
It's Sketch Frenzy Friday time again!  Today, we have a cute sketch from Jennifer Kay:

I love flags on cards, so, of course, my card has flags on it.  Also, as you might know if you have visited my blog before, when I have run out of time to make a "real" card, I usually wind up making a digital card in MDS.  That's what I did this week.  Here is my card:

The colors are Real Red, Pretty in Pink, and Soft Suede.  The diagonal striped strip of DSP is from the Candy Cane Lane designer kit.  The two flags are the polka dot and script digital designer paper.  The hugs and kisses stamp set is from the All Holiday stamp brush set.  I colored the words in Real Red and the ampersand in Soft Suede.

Our other designers have great cards posted using this sketch, so hop on over to the Sketch Frenzy Friday blog and check them out!  We'd also LOVE to have you play along with us, so link up your creation on the blog.

Enjoy!

SFF011615--It's STILL Winter!

Hi Stampers:

It's Friday and time for another Sketch Frenzy Friday sketch and challenge!  I hope this day finds you well and happy.  I have been ill with that upper respiratory "thing" that is making the rounds in Cincinnati.  My husband has been ill also, so we have spent a lot of time in the last two weeks just resting AND coughing, blowing, and sneezing!  Yuck!!  Anyway, I haven't stamped at all for 2 weeks, and finally decided to make a virtual card in MDS for our sketch this week.  First, though, here's our sketch from Patrice:

And here's my card:

Everything on this card is from the Watercolored Winter Kit (136678).  I decided to go with a winter themed card because it's still cold and wintery here.  No snow, thank goodness, but Brrrr!

Now that you've viewed my card, click over to the Sketch Frenzy Friday blog and check out what the other designers have created.

Enjoy!

SFF010215--Happy New Year!

Hi Stampers:

Welcome to 2015!  I have the sketch from Sketch Frenzy Friday to show you, and my MDS card using the sketch to show you today.  Here is the sketch created by Terri Tank:

Here's my card:

As I mentioned, it is all MDS, but the sentiment is sincere.  I hope you have a happy, safe, and blessed 2015!

Now jump back over to the Sketch Frenzy Friday blog and check out what the other designers have done.

Enjoy!