Three for Thursday

Here's a trio of cards using images from Clear & Simple Stamps, all based on different blogger sketch challenges.

Here's one based on Jen's Sketch for You to Try. I actually made this one earlier in the week, but wanted to wait until I was sure the recipient got it before I shared it here.

I used the gumball machine from the Sweet Tooth set for my focal image. The image is colored with Copic markers and layered on a Riding Hood Red mat. I found some brightly colored patterned paper with a circle pattern, picking up the shape of the gumballs, to use for the trio of panels on the cardfront.

Since this was serving as a thank you card, I stamped the "you're so sweet" sentiment in matching Riding Hood Red ink. I embellished the panel with a felt flower and a button. I used a little trick here--I drew on the thread using a white gel pen.

Materials Used:

Sweet Tooth stamp set (Clear & Simple Stamps); Snow White Choice Cardstock (Taylored Expressions); Tuxedo Black ink (Memento); markers (Copic); Riding Hood Red Classic ink, Riding Hood Red and Pumpkin Pie cardstock, white gel pen (Stampin' Up!); patterned paper (We R Memory Keepers); felt flower (American Crafts); button (Walmart)

I made this card for Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge. I used one of my very first CSS sets, Gourmet Darling, on this one. Because of the size of the image, I had to change the sketch to a standard sized card instead of a square one to get things to fit.

The Darling is colored with Copic markers to coordinate with the patterned paper along the bottom of the cardfront. I matched the colors on the card to SU!'s Riding Hood Red, Blue Bayou, and Baja Breeze cardstocks. The panel on the right is embossed with a QuicKutz embossing folder with varying sizes of polka dots.

I added the "what's cooking?" sentiment on a pair of circles. I used a wooden button as a simple embellishment.

Materials Used:

Gourmet Darling stamp set (Clear & Simple Stamps); Snow White Choice Cardstock (Taylored Expressions); Tuxedo Black ink (Memento); markers (Copic); Riding Hood Red Classic ink, Riding Hood Red, Baja Breeze, and Blue Bayou cardstock, 1 3/8" circle punch, white grosgrain ribbon, dimensionals (Stampin' Up!); circle dies (Nestabilities); Polka Dots embossing folder (QuicKutz); 1 1/2" circle punch (EK Success); wood button (Papertrey Ink)

And, here's my final sketch card. This one uses images from the new release Live Life. It's a narrow, tall card based on this week's Mojo Monday sketch.

I based the colors for my card on the ones in the K & Company patterned paper I used for the panel along the bottom of the card. I inked the silhouette flower image using a pair of small Memento ink pads in Rhubarb Stalk and New Sprout. The tiny size and shape of the ink pads let me place each color just where I wanted it pretty easily.

I layered the stamped image over a red mat, stitched along one side. The "live out loud" sentiment is stamped in matching red ink and layered on a blue oval. I added one of my long- hoarded flower shaped ribbon sliders as an embellishment to complete the card.

Materials Used:

Live Life stamp set (Clear & Simple Stamps); Very Vanilla, Baja Breeze, and Riding Hood Red cardstock, small and large oval punches, ribbon slider, Very Vanilla grosgrain ribbon (Stampin' Up!); Rhubarb Stalk and New Sprout inks (Memento); cream grosgrain ribbon (Papertrey Ink); patterned paper (K & Company Wild Raspberry line); sewing machine