Sketch 76

Happy Friday! I hope you all had a good week and are looking forward to the Labor Day weekend. I know I am. I plan on crafting most of the weekend. There's the Virtual Card Making party for Operation Write Home and lots of kits to make for an Operation Write Home Birthday Bash. It should be a great weekend here and the sun will be shining!

Here's my first card of the weekend. It's based on sketch 76. To make the circles, I traced the inside and outside of a Nestie and cut them by hand. Then I hunted through my stamps to find one that would fit nicely on the square. This one is from Word Play by Stampin' Up! The DP is K & Company with some black to help everything pop. Speaking of popping, I popped the square with some dimensional adhesive.

 

Enjoy the long weekend!

 

Cherie

Sketch 75

Happy Wednesday, everyone! Today I have another sketch for you. But most of my posts are sketches these days as I work my way through the OWH ones.

This is sketch 75. I used some pretty new K&Company papers and ended up making four of this card. The papers are all double-sided which is even better! It was fun to use some ribbon again, too. My ribbon box is now a little emptier since I finished off the sheer black ribbon with these cards.

 

I hope you're excited for the VCMP starting on Saturday. I know I am! Enjoy the day.

 

Cherie

Sketch 72

Hello! I hope you're doing well after a great weekend. Mine was way busier than I intended, but I enjoyed myself and that's all that matters, don't you think? As you can see, I even managed to get a card made.

This is sketch 72 over on the Stars & Stripes blog. It stumped me a little while I tried to find a little sentiment that would fit. But I managed! The DP are Basic Grey and the sentiment is Stampendous. The base paper has a sheen to it and gives it a bit of pizzazz. I like it so much I even make a kit of 6 for an OWH Birthday Bash card making party in a few weeks.

 

Have a wonderful week and enjoy the last week of August!

 

Cherie

So sweet

Here's a cute little DeNami chickie for you today. I colored it with Copics and edged it with some yellow ink. The DP are Memory Box and the sentiment is Fiskars. The sentiment is part of a cupcake stamp set, but I thought it went perfectly with the image.

Take time today to smell the flowers.

Cherie

Sketch 71

For sketch 71, I used Authentique DP and what's become my favorite "thank you" stamp from Stampendous. I kept it simple without any extra embellishments.

Enjoy your day!

Cherie

Sketch 70

I used some of the same Authentique paper pad as I did for my last card to create sketch 70. The sketch is flipped over simply because I thought it looked weird with the circles on the right lol. The circles are made from Nestabilites and the rhinestones are Recollections. The sentiment is Stampendous.

Have a fabulous day!

Cherie

So many hearts...

I used some pretty Authentique paper to cut out lots of hearts for this card with my hearts Nestabilities. To keep it simple, I double-scored around all of the edges with my Scor-Buddy instead of adding layers. There is some Pearl Pen, a few rhinestones and some baker's twine to add interest to a few of the hearts. All of the hearts are popped for added dimension.

Thanks for taking a peek.

Cherie

Butterflies

This card is one I sent to a woman's daughter who was at our local military base doing some training. The DP is Basic Grey and the butterflies from a Fiskars punch. The bodies of the butterfly are from a deconstructed Prima swirl thing I found on clearance.

Take the time to share your smile today.

Cherie

Hello

Here's a quick easy card for you. I used Martha Stewart paper tape (Washi tape to some, althought Washi is a brand name) and my Scor-Buddy. The stamp is from Stampendous with a little bling added.

Enjoy your week!

Cherie

I {heart} you

I simply adore this card! It's perfect to send to a child or an adult. It took a bit to get the eye/hole steps figured out, but it's easy. And who doesn't love a googlie eye? The heart is embossed with hearts, including the heart inside. This was the first clear stamp I cut apart. It was much easier to do that than do the whole masking thing. Here's the outside of the card:

And here's the inside:

Adorable, huh? I made a few of these and I'll probably make a few more.

Hope you had a great weekend!
Cherie

Happiest Wishes

Here's a cute CASE of something I saw on SCS. I'm not sure where the striped paper is from, but I'm so glad I had some blue Bazzill to match it. Those aren't brads, either, but Pearl Pen. The sentiment is SU and the gold layering paper is DeNami. I put it on a kraft card front to help pull out the browns. For the banner ends I used a square punch.

Do you keep a stash of birthday cards just in case you need one?

Cherie

Sketch 69

Oh my! This sketch, 69, was fun! As soon as I saw it, I knew exactly which papers and ribbon I wanted to use. I've been keeping these polka dot scraps around for awhile now. I simply love polka dots and just couldn't toss them in the recycle bag. The same thing for the polka dot ribbon. There was just barely enough left to do this card. I mounted it on some white ribbon to make it stand out a bit more. The circles are from Nestabilites and attached to the ribbon with a brad. The center polka dot paper is Memory Box and the other two are who knows lol.

Do you have a particular pattern that you love and simply can't get rid of the scraps?

Cherie

Sketch 68

For sketch 68, I used an OWH no-no...glitter! Actually, I didn't mean to, but the sticker has rhinestones and glitter on it. I didn't think the glitter would come off when I used it. Thankfully not a lot came off, so I didn't need to do a complete steam cleaning of my craft area! The DP is some American Crafts I got on clearance. The sticker is from Recollections and the sentiment is Endless Creations. This is one of the few cards I've made that I'll be keeping and now I know I'll need to be careful when I use the other sticker in the package.

How far ahead do you work on holiday cards?

Cherie

Sketch 67

Welcome to sketch 67! This one didn't quite turn out like I planned. I stamped the tag/sentiment (from Stampin' Up) first and was planning to use some pretty tapestry black and white paper for the top of the card to match it. However, I couldn't find the paper I was looking for. I wonder if I've already used it lol. So I used some Basic Grey instead. The EF is Polka Dots and a bit of orange ribbon gives it a little oomph.

Hope you had a great weekend!

Cherie

Sketch 66

Today is the day for sketch 66. This was a lot of fun to do. I love all of the different colors. The balloons are a punched out die that I've had for more years than I can remember. It was nice to finally use it. The top and bottom sentiments are Stampendous and the middle one is Stampin' Up.

I hope you're having a wonderful summer!

Cherie

Sketch 65

Today I have sketch 65 for you. It uses some of my favorite Basic Grey paper and one of my favorite Inkadinkado sentiments. Since the sketch calls for a bow, I did one that doesn't require any tying. I still need to practice that!

Thanks for taking the time to stop by!

Cherie

Sketch 64

Sketch 64 uses some very old DP I've had for at least 15 years. I really like the watercolor look to the squares. The stamped flowers are SU All You Do and the flower embellishments are Prima. The stems are embossed in black, the two outside flowers with clear and the middle with white. I let some of the white stay attached to the outer flowers to give it a different look.

Enjoy your day!

Cherie

Sketch 63

When I saw sketch 63, I just knew I had to use some Prima flowers. I love how you can layer them for a unique look. I used an eyelet for the center to go with the black ribbon and layers. The DP is Memory Box and the sentiment is Stampendous.

Make sure to share your smile today.

Cherie

Sketch 62

For sketch 62, I used all kinds of fun stuff. The cupcake paper is actually clear plastic with the pink cupcakes printed on it. This is some of the rare "paper" that I hoard. I've only seen it once and it was on clearance at a store that went out of business. It's from Hambly.

For the cupcake itself, the image is from Make An Impression. I then colored the wrapper with Copics and used puffy paint for the frosting. The hardest part was letting it dry before I made it puffy with my heat gun. Then I topped it with some glitter glue for a bit of sparkle.

The happy birthday is Stampendous and the other sentiment is from Make An Impression. I bought the cupcake stamp and sentiment at the same time and this is the first time I've managed to use them together lol.

I hope you have a cupcake kind of day!

Cherie

Sketch 61

Today I have sketch 61 for you. I used scraps from my small pile and a bit of dark blue ribbon. The embellishment is Making Memories and is really heavy but not at all bulky. There is a bit of Pearl Pen to finish it off.

Have a sunshiney day!

Cherie