Pretty Pink Roses

Here's my second submission for the sketch challenge over at Lilly Pad Cards. I wanted a feminine / Victorian look. Hubby took one look at it and said it looked...how did he put it, trying to remember his exact words...old wall paper and too girly. I guess that means what I was going for was achieved??

I wanted the stamps and bow to stand out as my focal point so I used pink on pink for the sentiment and to tone down the white panel I stamped on, I brushed it with the same light pink chalk I dusted the Prima rose with. Hope you liked it!

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Purple Hydrangea

So there's this sketch challenge and a totally awesome texture challenge going on over at Lilly Pad Cards. And if you know me, you know that I'm a sucker for a good sketch and I love layers and texture! I only managed to make 2 cards for the sketch challenge thanks to me just not having any time...ugggg, story of my life these days and it's just gonna get worse with the holidays right around the corner!  Maybe if I gave up sleep...it's over rated...right??

Well, here's the first one I did, it's actually for both challenges. I hope to get more made up for the texture challenge before it's deadline (fingers are crossed lol)!

I wanted to keep it kinda simple so the embossed background would stand out. I added glitter to the flower petals and leaves then added a pearl pen to the flowers to give them a raised shiny center.

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Queen Of Hearts...

Being a little stressed for time…I decided to do something I have never done before. I hate to do it, but there are only 24 hours in a day…and sometimes I just need more! I made this card for two separate challenges…I know what you’re thinking…lots of people do that all the time, but hey, I’m not lots of people and I just don’t do it…There’s nothing wrong with it, it’s just not my thing is all.

So Cath over at Moxie Fab World challenged us with playingcards…hmm, that gave me a little pause…never tackled something like that before.

And then there was this great sketch over at Lilypad Cards (everyone knows I puffy heart a sketch challenge!)…

If you have been following me here or on the DeNami Addict site, you know I LOVE making my own background paper. I decided with this card to take it a step further and make the cards too! I was going for the whole “card suites & harlequin / heart” romance thing….

I made my “playing cards” from a EK tag punch (I just cut the top off and rounded 2 corners for a little flair) and stamped them.  They are lifted up on pop dots as is my sentiment. I think it turned out nice for not having a red ink pad, I used a marker to color in my stamps, the small ones are usualy no problem, I do it all the time, but I was worried about that large harlequin border. I really wanted to add glitter to all of the red hearts throughout the card, but as with most of my cards lately it’s designated for OWH and we just can’t add that little extra bling...just use your imagination and pretend all my little red hearts sparkle, mmkay? Hope ya liked it :)





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The Greeting Farm Presents A Sketch Challenge (card #2)

After uploading my card for the sketch challenge  (sponsored by The Greeting Farm) over at Lilly Pad Cards I decided to just bite the bullet and see what all the buzz is about when it comes to digital stamps. Like I said in my earlier post, I have never tried them...was always worried about the fact that I just have a run of the mill ink jet printer with regular old ink so they wouldn't have the detailed crisp lines you get with a good stamp and that the lines would blur when I colored it in. The critters at The Greeting Farm are just too cute, so why not start right there.

What do you think....

Isn't he just too adorable? I decided to go with blue again...I know, I'm on a roll right? I layered the bright royal blue with a bright royal purple oval and a black card base. I Versa Marked daisys on the royal blue then added LOTS of glittery goodness. I punched out daisys from the blue and purple, layered them and added a purple gemstone brad. I added purple glitter to each petal and to tie it all together, I added purple glitter to the daisy the little guy is sniffing. Finally, I added little purple corner brackets to finish out the sketch.

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The Greeting Farm Presents A Sketch Challenge

I have stumbled upon a new card making site that I just LOVE...Lilly Pad Cards. They are part of Inlinkz which does all those the linky thingies for challenges you see on your fave sites. They really rock and you should check them out :)

This week Lilly Pad Cards with the help of The Greeting Farm stamp company, is having a sketch challenge. As you may know from reading some of my posts, I'm a sucker for a good sketch! I don't have any Greeting Farm stamps (yet anyways, hehehe) and have never ventured into ditigal stamps, but you simply must check them out. They have the most adorable big doe eyed characters and adorable critters! I think I must get on the band wagon with the virtual stamps...they have an amazing selection and thier characters are too hard to resist! It's seriously calling for me to make a second card for this challenge ;)

Here's what I came up with for this sketch challenge.....

As you can see from their sketch, there's a oval focal point with the sentiment framing it, a small circle on either side and two corner brackets. I used a modified oval for my focal point with buttons on either side and for the corner brackets I stamped stitching lines with a bow in the upper corner and a spool of thread with a needle in the lower corner.

I really heart this card for several reasons...first, I NEVER seem to use blue. I don't know why, it's not like I don't like blue, I just never seem to gravitate towards it. Second, I have been seeing the "sewing" stamps and accessories everywhere lately and have just fallen in love with this little trend. I just purchased these stamps recently and this is the first time using them...I'm so happy with the results and am hoping this trend stays a looooong time! 

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