February 8th Sketch Challenge

Sketch 1 in this week's Ad colors
(Black, Gray, White, Aqua)
Card size - 5.5" x 8.5"
Paper - DCWV
Border punch - Martha Stewart
Cricut cartridges:
Don Juan - "Happy"
Simply Sweet - "birthday" 


Sketch 2
This is my first project using Copic Sketch markers to color something other than balloons and cupcake... I was a little hesitant in coloring humans but when I saw this image, I just had to try
Card size - 5" x 5"
Papers - DCWV
Border punch - ek success
Embossing - Cuttlebug
Spellbinder - scalloped circle and circle
Copic Sketch Markers - coloring
Image - Precious Moment downloaded from Disney coloring pages
I used alcohol inks to color the large flower


Sketch 3 also in this week's Ad colors
This is a birthday card for my good friend Joe.  When I saw the sketch with the three rectangles in the corner, his name was the first thing that popped up in my head
Card size - 8.5" x 3.75"
Papers - DCWV
Sentiment is a stamp
Cricut cartridges:
Don Juan - "JOE"
Home Decor - fire / flourish
Pagoda - dragon
*shadow for the dragon and fire were welded in Design Studio

More shaped cards...

... inspired by the extra credit from RAQ's 2-1 Card Sketch Challenge

Valentine's Day Cards !

For Kiara:
Cricut cartridges:
Don Juan - "be mine" (colored with a black glazed pen)
Wedding - all heart cuts (welded in Design Studio)




For Jason
...and unfolded to fit in the envelop
Paper - DCWV
Cricut cartridges:
Don Juan - "i" "heart" and "u"
Printing 101 - hand
*hand and shadow cuts welded in Design Studio
For Zenica
Sentiment is a stamp
SCAL - heart
Cricut cartridge:
New Arrival - monkey

A birthday card for Ma

 This started out as a Sketch 1 from RAQ's 2-1 Card Sketch Challenge

Sentiments are stamps
Cricut cartridge:
Indie Art - rose

February 1st Sketch Challenge


Sketch 1 in this week's Ad colors
(Yellow, Pink, Green, Orange, and Blue)
Paper - DCWV
Sentiment and cupcake are stamps
Border Punch - ek success
Embossing - Cuttlebug
Copics - coloringon cupcake


Sketch 2 also in this week's Ad colors
Paper - DCWV
Cricut cartridge:
A Child's Year - "A"
George and Basic Shapes - triangles
Stamping - "wish"
Sweet Treats - "make"
*I used Xyron to attach glitter to all the cuts



Sketch 3
Paper - DCWV
Sentiment and circles are stamps


This week's extra credit
(to make a shaped card)
Glitter paper - DCWV
Sprinkles are Stickles
Liquid Glass on the white parts of the ice cream
 Indie Art - all ice cream cuts (welded in Design Studio)

January 25th Sketch Challenge


Sketch 1
Papers - DCWV
Embossing - Cuttlebug
Cricut cartridges:
Fabulous Finds - rectangles and diamonds
George and Basic Shapes - oval
Pagoda - "celebrate" block and Kanji symbol
*oval and Kanji shadow were welded in Design Studio



Sketch 2 and this week's extra credit
(to make an age appropriate birthday card for a child ages 1 - 6)
Papers: DCWV
Sentiment is a stamp
Embossing - Cuttlebug
Copics - coloring on balloons
Cricut cartridge:
 Celebrations - balloons (drawn instead of cut and colored with Copics and stickles)


 Sketch 3 in this week's Ad colors
(Black, Turquoise, and Lime Green)
Sentiment is a stamp and colored with gel pen
Border punch - Fiskar
Embossing - Cuttlebug
Cricut cartridge:
Accent Essentials - leaves