Thanks for the Sketches!

Hello Friends!

I'm back!  A while back, I had a post with lots of cards...maybe 8.  I wanted to catch up on sketches from the Freshly Made Sketches blog.  Well today I am trying to catch up with sketch challenges from Splitcoaststampers. I am so far behind on my goal to do all of them in 2015.

I recently had a big birthday party for turning the Big 5-0, and I needed lots of thank you cards.  Since I used bright summer colors for the party instead of black, I decided to make bright cards.  So I pulled out my barely-used pack of SU's "Beyond the Garden" dsp, along with card stock and ink in pacific point, wild wasabi, daffodil delight, melon mambo, and pumpkin pie.  I also used the SU sets "Thank  You Kindly" and "Carte Postale" plus various embellishments and punches.  I am out of dimensionals, but these needed to be mail-able any way.  I actually made 2 cards in each design, and I still have more cards to make.  Without further ado...

My first card is actually the current week's challenge. In addition to the materials I already listed, I used "Fabulous Florets" for the small flower, which is cut out.  The set coordinates so well with the dsp...why didn't I pull it out sooner?  I still have cards to make, some with large panels, so I will likely use it again.

I discovered how badly I need to sharpen my scissors as I tried to cut this curvy line.  Good grief.  But I will say this sketch is great for showing off dsp with large patterns.  It's also fun to scrunch up some seam binding for a bit of contrast.

















I turned this next sketch sideways.  It's a simple sketch, and I may use it if I run out of steam tomorrow!  I *need* to get these cards done and mailed!  LOL  

I have stared at this sketch for months...even had plans for it.  But I kept setting it aside.  With my goal to complete the 2015 SCS sketches, I knew I had to get back to it.  I had fun coloring the sentiment with two markers to add to the split screen design!

 The next sketch was another one I thought could feature a large pattern.  With the vertical top panel, I was a bit stumped, so I actually used a marker to stamp one word at a time with this otherwise horizontal sentiment.

















I did the same thing with my sentiment here.  The blue gem is the only non-SU item in this entire post...it is from Darice, and I received it with a birthday card from a fellow stamper.  Yay!

Finally, this sketch with tilted layers.  I love tilted layers!

So, 14 cards created and mailed.  I still need more, so I will tackle more sketches tonight and tomorrow.  Here's a look at all of the designs together...I love the bright colors!


Thanks for stopping by...it's good to be back!

Inky {{{HUGS}}}
Kim