Pin-Sights, Colour Throwdown and Freshly Made Sketches

It's the long weekend here and I've had some time to spend in my craft area,

which has been really nice!

I've decided that one way I can make the most of my time would be to

make a few cards using the same stamp set, while I have it out.

So, I decided to use my Ellen Hutson Mondo Hydrangea stamp set

to make two cards.

The first one is for the February Pin-Sights Challenge:

And for Freshly Made Sketches #324:

Here's my card:

I stamped the image in Altenew Turquoise ink and then a second time, using

my MISTI in versamark, so I could heat emboss it in clear.

I coloured it in using my Kuretake Gansai Tambi Watercolours.

I adhered it over two strips of cardstock using dimensional adhesive and 

stamped my sentiment (from PTI's Songbirds) in Altenew Evening Grey.

And I made my second card using Colour Throwdown #480:

Here's my card:

With some masking, I stamped the leaves in Papertrey Ink New Leaf ink and 

then a second time, using my MISTI in versamark, so I could heat emboss it in clear.

I repeated these steps with the flowers, using Altenew Deep Iris.

I coloured everything in using my Kuretake Gansai Tambi Watercolours.

I stamped my Concord & 9th Barnboard Background on a strip of watercolour paper

in Altenew Evening Grey and stamped my sentiment (from PTI's KIS: Sympathy)

on a strip of grey cardstock and heat embossed it in white.

Thanks for looking!

Make It Monday #294 & Freshly Make Sketches #300

Today, I have a card to share for this week's 

Make It Monday at Papertrey Ink: Monochrome Colour Pop
and for Freshly Made Sketches #300:

Here's my card:

I started by stamping the leaves from Songbirds twice on my white cardstock panel --

once in Altenew Evening Grey and once in Altenew Morning Frost.

I mixed these two inks with water and flicked them on my panel with a paintbrush.

I diecut my stamped panel with my Papertrey Ink KIS: Frames die

as well as a panel of aqua mist cardstock.

I replaced the diecut, adding the aqua frame as a layer beneath my stamped frame

and stamped my sentiment (from PTI Spring Woods).

I stamped the butterfly (from PTI Masterpiece) in versamark, heat embossed it in white

and cut it out by hand, before adhering it to my card with dimensional adhesive.

Thanks for looking!

Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge -- Herb Garden -- Take Two & Freshly Made Sketches #199

I have another card to share that I made using the current

Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge -- Herb Garden:

pioneersettler.com

I also used Freshly Made Sketches #199 to make my card:

I used MFT's Fall Florals to make my card:

I stamped the leaves in Altenew Moss and PTI Simply Chartreuse.

I diecut the sentiment (from Wplus9's Basic Greetings dies) twice,

once from black cardstock and once from white cardstock, onto which

I blended Moss ink with my blending tool.

I stacked them together, overlapping them slighting and adhered them to my card.

Remember, there's still time to play along with this

 Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge.

Thanks for looking!

Freshly Made Sketches #297

Today, I have a card to share for 

Freshly Made Sketches #297:

My co-worker, Jazmyn, asked me to make a card for

her friend's daughter's first birthday

and requested pineapples.

I blended ink onto my background using a mask I made from post-it

notes, three shades of ink and my ink blending tool.

I framed it with my PTI Shaker Shapes: Square die

and stamped it using a sentiment from my PTI Ballerina stamp set.

I stamped my pineapple from my Reverse Confetti pineapple set

in versamark and heat embossed it in gold onto its coordinating diecut.

I diecut my "1" using my PTI dies.

Thanks for looking!

Freshly Made Sketches 296

Today, I have a card to share that I made using

Freshly Made Sketches 296:

Here's my card:

I made my frame by diecutting my PTI Shaker Shapes: Square twice -- once

from PTI Linen Cardstock and once from a PTI Coaster.

I stacked them together and adhered them to my card.

I stamped the hummingbird and petunias using Humming Along onto their coordinating diecuts

and adhered them to my card, using dimensional adhesive for the hummingbird.

I stamped the sentiment using PTI's Songbirds.

Thanks for looking!

Freshly Made Sketches 200th Sketch Celebration

Freshly Made Sketches is celebrating their 200th sketch

and Reverse Confetti is very excited to be sponsoring this wonderful event.

The sketch seemed quite open for interpretation, 

so I decided to use my Arrow Confetti Cut with my favourite sentiment set (Lots to Say)

to make a masculine card.

I used some Basic Grey patterned paper to create my background.

The Arrow was diecut from white cardstock and from a coaster to give it some dimension.

I stamped the sentiment from Lots to Say in three different colours of ink

to create some interest.

  

Be sure to head on over to Freshly Made Sketches

to see what the rest of the Reverse Confetti DT made with the sketch

and to play along, if you'd like.

Thanks for looking!