Ink-Free Sketches

Hello Everyone!

It's Wednesday, which is Sketch Challenge day at SCS.  Even though the sketch challenge isn't my primary focus this year, I decided to play with several of them.  Last year I did not make as many cards as I did the previous year, so I am trying to surf galleries less often and actually make cards more often.  Completing challenges is a great way to do this.

When I saw last week's challenge, I was initially baffled.  I don't have any "tall" greetings.  I was putting some scraps away, when I saw a greeting in a Christmas Simply Scrappin' kit.  It was too large for this project, but it reminded me that I had a kit that might work.  Sure enough, I had "Sunshine Garden" from YEARS ago while I was a demo.  I used it for a monthly Stamp Club project, but it has been stashed away ever since.  One of the die cuts was this simple greeting:  hi.  It's really tall!  As long as I had the kit out, I decided to use it for the rest of the card.  The card base is garden green.  I love the textured so saffron card stock...miss that stuff!  I used my Sizzix scallop circle die to cut some dsp.  The strip is another sticker.  After adding brads from "Spare Parts" I popped the entire panel up with dimensionals.  No stamps; no ink.  

That got me thinking...maybe I can create other cards with this kit, using no stamps.  After all, how will I ever use up my old supplies if I only make one card from a package every now and then?  I didn't have any more of those fun large greetings, but several stickers did the trick.  Here we go...

This one has more stickers: the white and baja strip, the large yellow flower, the small scallop circle, and the friend rectangle.  The rest is cut from the kit's dsp.  Again, I added brads.  Not bad.

Finally, this week's ketch...posted TODAY!  Good grief!  It's weird doing a challenge so quickly!  LOL  This card uses the most stickers, as I filled the whisper white layer with flowers and leaves. Both sentiment details are also stickers.  I used my corner rounder punch...and brads again.  By using the same supplies, these cards came together quickly. 

I cut 2 other card bases from the baja breeze.  I think I will be able to finish off this kit soon if I am diligent about it...perhaps before March.  I told myself that I can't buy pretty new paper until I use up some of My Stash.  

I just know some of you can relate!

Thanks for stopping by!

Inky {{{HUGS}}}
Kim