Sketchbook Saturday Challenge #56

Just sneaking in a card at the last minute for the April 22nd Sketchbook Saturday sketch challenge.  I was inspired to use my new Baby Jane papers by Cosmo Cricket, here's what I made this evening:

Patterned papers are Baby Jane Mini Deck by Cosmo Cricket; Cardstock is Tulip & Kraft, CTMH; Stamp set is State of Mind, CTMH; Inks are Crystal Blue & Desert Sand, CTMH; Tag is Key Ingredients April Kit; Paper Flower is Sassafrass.

A Pinwheel

These woodgrain papers are so popular this spring, and I had a whole pad of 6x6 paper from My Mind's Eye that I hadn't broken into yet, so I thought I would pull it out and make something spring-y this afternoon.  You may not think that a darker card = springy!  But we've had a lot of grey skies around here lately, and that's kind of what this card reminds me of:

Patterned papers are Fiddlesticks, My Mind's Eye; Cloud die is Taylored Expressions; Pinwheel die is L'il Inker Designs; Echo park brad; Baker's Twine, The Twinery;  Stamp set is Simple Stitches, CTMH.

Tag, You're It!

That is the theme for the April Key Ingredients kit challenge... which means that I used one of the cute little tags that came in my kit, along with last week's Deconstructed Sketch:

Patterned papers are Fabulous, by Simple Stories; Cardstock, tag, ribbon & flowers - all Key Ingredients April kit; Spellbinder's Die.

A Friend with Chocolate

I used this week's sketch from Freshly Made Sketches with this cute little MFT stamp.  I don't often do a cream or white background, but it seemed to work really well with the sketch:

Patterned papers are Sidewalks, October Afternoon; Cardstock is Colonial White, Twilight & Sweet Leaf, CTMH; Stamp set is Box of Chocolate, My Favorite Things; Ink is Tuxedo Black, Memento; Baker's Twine, The Twinery; Tulip brads, CTMH; Copic Markers.

CASE study Challenge #87

This month, the CASE Study Challenge blog is casing work by the talented Laurie Schmidlin, whose work is always so inspiring...  So I am glad to be able to play along!  I loved her wooden plank paper, and the strip across the middle of the card, so here's what I came up with:

Here was Laurie's card that we are casing:

Patterned papers are My Mind's Eye, Dolled Up; Cardstock is Crystal Blue, Hollyhock, Seafoam & Colonial White; Stamp set is Words of Wisdom, Verve; Ink is Rich Cocoa, Memento.  Ribbon & flower are from the April Key Ingredients Kit;  Martha Stewart Punch;  Verve dies.

Inspired By #20 & the April SFYTT

I'm so glad to be playing with the Inspired By challenge this week... I've taken a bit of a break from challenges lately to accomplish other commitments, so it's good to be back in the saddle again.  I was inspired by the globes in Laurel's photo this week... and pulled out my new Cruisin' papers to make a Father's Day card.  I've used the April Sketch For You To Try for my layout:

Here was our inspiration photo:

Patterned papers are Cruisin'; Cardstock is Black, Cranberry & White Daisy; Stamp set is Just Like You; Inks are Cranberry & Grey Flannel; Cranberry Waxy Flax; Pewter brads - all CTMH.  Spellbinder's Die.

Dotty & April SOTM

I hope you all like polka dots, because these are definitely my favourite papers of late, and I have LOTS of them!  I had a chance to make a couple of quick cards last night using the CTMH April stamp of the month called You Are...  I hadn't realized how great this set would be for cards until I started playing with it, and paired with these fun bright papers - perfect!  This first card was inspired by one that Elizabeth made:

and here is another one inspired by Kristine:

Patterned papers are Dotty For You; Cardstock is Grey Wool & White Daisy; Stamp set is You Are...; Inks are Sweat Leaf, Sunset, Lagoon & Grey Wool; Baker's Twine, Paradise Assortment - all CTMH.