Deconstructed Sketch #75

It's my Dad's 80th birthday this week, so I made a card for him with my October Key Ingredients kit, using this week's Deconstructed Sketch.

Patterned papers are Harvest Lane by Simple Stories; Cardboard die cut, Jillybean Soup, ribbon & Cardstock - all Key Ingredients kit; Stamp set is Blessings by Verve; Ink is Barn Red, CTMH.

 

Every Diva needs a cake

Seeing as my daughter Paige is a cake & cupcake baker/decorator... I needed to pull out my A-game today for her birthday cake.  I'm going to be generous and give myself a B- (smile).  I had fun doing it, but the execution was messy to say the least.  You may have seen these rosette cakes on Pinterest, or in a You Tube how-to video, where they take about a minute and a half to do a whole cake?  Well, it actually does go pretty quickly, but my icing started getting a bit too warm (white chocolate buttercream!) and I literally had icing up to my elbows, and had to refridgerate it several times.  Anyway, if you stand back about 5 feet it looks quite impressive... just don't sneak up close to see my shaky roses!

A Cupcake Diva birthday

If you follow my blog, you'll know that my daughter has a little cupcake business... well, my Cupcake Diva turns 15 tomorrow, so when I saw Laurel's gorgeous pastel pink inspiration photo on Inspired By - it got me thinking pink & girly for her card.  I've seen a few versions of this on the internet, and wanted to make a little cupcake store window, complete with striped awning.

Patterned papers are Hello Summer, Echo Park; Bazzil cardstock; Stamp set is The Sweetest Thing; Ink is Tuxedo Black, Memento; Copic markers; Verve dies.

 

Freshly Made Sketches #58

I have a bunch of family birthdays over the next few weeks, so when I found this paper by Carta Bella today, I pulled it out to try the Freshly Made Sketch for this week:

Patterned papers are Traditions, Carta Bella; Cardstock is Kraft, Indian Corn Blue & Colonial White, CTMH; Stamp sets are From Me to You & Remarkable Wreath, CTMH; Inks are Desert Sand & Dutch Blue, CTMH; Ribbon, Key Ingredients kit.

 

A Halloween Door Hanger

I don't send out any Halloween cards, but I do like to decorate the house for the occasion, so for this week's Heart2Heart challenge (Halloween/pumpkins) and the colour challenge at Dynamic Duos (pumpkin pie/basic black with a dessert option of die cuts)... I came up with a cute little door hanger using the Artiste cartridge:

I grunged it up a little by sponging slate ink around all the pieces, and distressed the edges of the face a little.  Cute, quick and easy to make :o)

Patterned paper is Dotty For You; Cardstock is White Daisy & Black; Ink is Slate; Cricut Artiste cartridge - all CTMH; Ribbon, Fabricland.

Sweet Sunday Sketch #170

I've had my little yoga girl stamped and coloured for a few weeks, so just needed the right sketch challenge to come along...  The current Sweet Sunday Sketch fit the bill, so here she is:

 

The inside sentiment reads: Stay balanced, chocolate in each hand.

Patterned papers are Woodland Park by October Afternoon; Cardstock is Colonial White & Heavenly Blue, CTMH; Stamp sets are Yoga Yolanda by Art Impressions & Say It In Style, CTMH; Ink is Tuxedo Black, Memento; Burlap ribbon, button & embroidery floss all CTMH; Cricut Artiste cartridge, CTMH; Copic Markers.

 

October Sketch For You To Try

Ten for ten!!  Yes, I am quite pleased with myself... that I've been able to play along with all ten montly SFYTT challenges.  This was quite an unusual sketch, but I saw how creative people were being with the little side panels, which made it come together a little more easily:

 

Patterned papers are Woodland Park, October Afternoon; Stamp sets are Words of Wisdom and Bloom & Grow, Verve; Inks are Black, Champagne & Garden Green, CTMH; Cardstock is Hollyhock & Colonial White, CTMH;  Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge, CTMH;