Extreme Dirtbike

I need a birthday card for my nephew and thought the sketch at Just Add Ink would work well for a teenage boy's birthday card as it's not a fussy layout.  I had a slight issue trying to work out how old my nephew is going to be.  I *think* he's turning 14, but it's also possible he's actually turning 15, in which case, this card is a bit of a non-event LOL.

I got the color combo from the Color Coach, which is a fantastic tool!  For my background I inked up Off the Grid in Smoky Slate and stamped off before stamping onto my Very Vanilla cardstock.  I then stamped various images from Gorgeous Grunge in Coastal Cabana; Smoky Slate and Calypso Coral.

I clear embossed the dirtbike image in Coastal Cabana ink then stamped Off the Grid over the top before sponging the edges in Smoky Slate ink.  The '14' is also clear embossed in Calypso Coral and Versamark ink before over-stamping in Gorgeous Grunge images.

The Coastal Cabana die cut was stamped and sponged before attaching a Smoky Slate button on top.

I even stamped the inside of the card, which is a rare event for me!

Here's the sketch.

Thanks for looking.

Products used:

Stamps:  Gorgeous Grunge; Off the Grid; Memorable Moments; Extreme Dirtbike
Cardstock:  Smoky Slate; Very Vanilla; Coastal Cabana
Ink:  Smoky Slate; Coastal Cabana; Calypso Coral; Versamark
Accessories:  Corner Rounder; Clear EP; Hearts a Flutter Framelits; Neutrals Button; Calypso Coral Baker's Twine

Edited to Add:  This card received an Honorable Mention at Just Add Ink.

Cheers
Karren

Watercolor Wish

Here's another CAS card which is for the sketch challenge at CAS(e) This Sketch and the color challenge at ColourQ.

I used another new-to-me PTI set called Watercolor Wonder which produces beautiful brush-stroke like images.  I stamped the images in Kiwi Kiss; Groovy Guava and Dusty Durango.  The sentiment is stamped in Crumb Cake.  The candy dots are from the Subtles pack and I think they're Calypso Coral but they're placed far enough away from the Dusty Durango ink to look the same.  The main image is then layered onto a Crumb Cake card base.

Products used:

Stamps:  Watercolor Wonder (PTI); Sweet Essentials
Cardstock:  Crumb Cake; Whisper White
Ink:  Dusty Durango; Kiwi Kiss; Groovy Guava; Crumb Cake
Accessories:  Subtles Candy Dots

Edited to Add:  This card was chosen for a ColourQ Courtier Award at ColourQ

Cheers
Karren

Coffee?

This is my second post today.  Scroll down to see my golden starfish card.

The sketch challenge at Create with Connie & Mary really appealed to me.  I love circle elements on cards, but ironically, I didn't go with a circle for this card!

I inked up the coffee cup from Perfect Blend and stamped it onto Shimmery White cardstock using Black Stazon ink.  I then colored the cup using Crumb Cake ink and the lid using Sahara Sand ink.  Some DSP from the Epic Day pack was used for the band around the middle.

For the circle element, I paper pierced an oval using the Occasions Paper Piercing Pack.  The Needlepoint EF was used down both sides of the Crumb Cake layer.  Some more of the Epic Day DSP and the large scallop framelit was used down the left side.

I stamped the sentiment onto Shimmery White cardstock and then punched with the oval punch.  Both the coffee cup and the sentiment are popped up on dimensionals.

Thanks for looking.

Products used:

Stamps:  Perfect Blend
Cardstock:  Basic Black; Crumb Cake; Shimmery White; Epic Day DSP
Ink:  Black Stazon; Crumb Cake; Sahara Sand
Accessories:  Occasions Paper Piercing Pack; Large Scallop Framelit; Needlepoint EF; Oval Punch

Cheers
Karren

Plate 199

I have quite a few cards to blog about so there might be a few blog posts from me over the next day of so, in order to meet challenge deadlines.  It's been great having a week off work, but unfortunately my 11-year old spent the last week and a half trying to cough up a lung or two!  He's had a bad cold so we ended up spending the week pretty close to home.  My oldest had his first holiday job, so he was gone all day, which meant no fights but also having to entertain my youngest more than I would normally.

This card I'm showing uses the cue word of "Gold" at CASology as well as the inspiration photo at Fusion Card Challenge.  My card started out using the sketch as well, but I couldn't think what to use for the oval shape that wouldn't cover up the gorgeous stamp, so left it out altogether.

It's pretty obvious but I chose the gold starfish on the white background as my inspiration.  When I was going through my non-SU stamps that I pulled out of storage earlier in the week, I came across this gorgeous Tin Can Mail by Inkadinkado stamp and because it was top of mind, the card came together quickly.  I love these botanical images and have quite a few unmounted plates of stamps along similar themes.

Thanks for looking.

Products used:

Stamps:  Inkadinkado
Cardstock:  Whisper White; Brushed Gold
Ink:  Versamark
Accessories: Gold EP

Cheers
Karren

Bermuda Tango

When I saw this week's sketch at Freshly Made Sketches, for some reason my mind went immediately to Bermuda Bay - for me a very bright (but lovely) color.  I used the new Color Coach to see what went with Bermuda Bay and Tangerine Tango and Smoky Slate were the choices.  I had to keep lots of white space to satisfy my non-bright-loving eyes and this is the result:

I used my stamp-a-ma-jig to line up the images from Modern Mosaics and then stamped the sentiment in Smoky Slate.  The DSP comes from some old packs called Thoroughly Modern (Bermuda Bay) and Haiku (Tangerine Tango).

Thanks for looking.

Products used:

Stamps:  Mosaic Madness; Made for You
Cardstock:  Whisper White; Thoroughly Modern DSP; Haiku DSP
Ink:  Smoky Slate; Bermuda Bay; Tangerine Tango
Accessories:  1/2" circle punch; Crop-a-dile; White Baker's Twine; Large Scallops Edgelit
  

With a Side of Butterflies...

This is my second post today.  Scroll down for my nautical card.  It's also my second card for this week's color challenge at Dynamic Duos, which is Calypso Coral and Basic Black, with a dessert option of butterflies.  When I thought of butterflies as a dessert option, the phrase "with a side of butterflies" popped into my head and now I can't get it out - hence the title of this post!

I used the sketch at Paper Players which is a lovely CAS sketch, using one of my favorite card elements - a circle.

I again used the delicious Modern Medley DSP and this time used it with a new-to-me stamp from Papertrey Ink.  I have to say, though, that it really, really bugs me that the panels on the newsprint DSP are not printed straight.  I checked both sheets in the pack and they are both the same. 

Thanks for looking.

Products used:

Stamps:  Thing Big Favorites (PTI)

Cardstock:  Calypso Coral; Modern Medley DSP; Very Vanilla

Ink:  Calypso Coral

Accessories:  Calypso Coral Baker's Twine; Beautiful Wings Embosslit; Basic Rhinestones

Cheers

Karren

 

Near the Sea

As part of my organisation of my stamp room the other day, I also made some space to bring my non-SU stamps out of storage.  It was fun to take a glance through the drawers and when it came to the nautical theme at Curtain Call, I went to my "marine" drawer first and found a really old PSX stamp that I've probably had for 10 years and it's never seen ink! So I suppose this card qualifies for Darnell's NBUS (Never Before Used Schtuff) ha ha.

I used the sketch from Friday Mashup but flipped it 90 degrees.  

I kept the beautiful stamp as the main feature of this card, stamping it on watercolor paper and then wetting the paper quite a bit before coloring with Crumb Cake and Pool Party ink.  The DSP is from Epic Day and the charm is another something I've had for at least 10 years.

Thanks for looking.

Products used:

Stamps:  PSX
Cardstock:  Crumb Cake; Epic Day DSP; Watercolor Paper
Ink:  Black Stazon; Crumb Cake; Pool Party
Accessories:  Linen Thread; Lighthouse charm from stash

Cheers
Karren