Colour Throwdown #63-Is Less Really More?

Those gals at the Colour Throwdown have got me thinking this week with this awesome colour combo!! I have already made a card for their challenge but I love these earthy colours and thought they would be so perfect for a Thank You card to my mommy. She is cooking and hosting Turkey dinner tomorrow night. So I made two cards, one with the scallop edge punch and one with the other decorative edge punch by SU!! The card is made not of Kraft paper (I am all out) but I am close with Sahara Sand. The main panel image is a stamp made by The Stamp of the Month. I coloured it with my Copics YG93 and YR21. The sentiment is from SU! Short and Sweet set. It was inked in Memento Cocoa Brown. The card measures 4x6. I took a 12x12 piece of sahara cardstock and cut it every 4". That gave me 3 card faces. I then put the 4"x12" piece in my Scor Pal and scored it at 6". Then the yellow piece was cut at 3"x4". The white piece was cut at 2"x4". I had to leave a whole inch between the yellow and white piece to make sure the edge punches could do their job!! They cut away about 1/4 of an inch on each side. Then my white piece could be nicely nested by the yellow piece.

This card is a simple layout and card. Normally I am all about layers but I kinda like the simplicity of this card. I need to see what else I can do with this layout. My camera does not show off the pretty clean lines of this card...the white really pops!

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Happy Thanksgiving everyone..

Lesley :)

Stamping 411-Sketch Challenge 120

This card is for Stamping 411's Sketch Challenge. I loved the simplicity of the sketch...

I used my Victoria CB Folder, and this cute image from Stampendous. Again the image is stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured with Copics.

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Smiles,

Lesley :)

OCC Sketch Challenge-Friends Forever

This card is for the OCC Sketch Challenge. I wanted to use Pink Cat Studios "Lily and Billy" again and this sketch seemed perfect! I am not happy with the DSP I chose....sigh...but it is close to what I wanted!I coloured these cuties with my copics...love colouring...
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Smiles,
Lesley :)

Sketch Saturday #72

This card was made for Sketch Saturday SC#72. This sketch was perfect for using up scraps and now I am going to try to make some more cards with this sketch.The image is from Pink Cat Studios and I coloured it with my Copics. The sentiment is A Muse...I don't know how I got along without this sentiment last year! I love it!!

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Smiles...Lesley :)

Inspired by Clean & Simple (FTL #63) and Pile it On

Although this card goes beyond the Clean and Simple sketch that is being offered this week, I must say I was inspired by the sketch to make these cards. I did flip the sketch, but again, thiese cards came from the sketch layout! Thanks for the inspiration!!! If you haven't already, check out the Clean & Simple Blog. It is awesome for layout ideas!! I am also submitting this card for the Pile it On Challenge to go 3D!! The DSP was from a Making Memories pack I picked up from the sale shelf at M's and the snowflake is the Sizzix Die currently offered by SU! The sentiment at the bottom of the card is Penny Black. I punch out a smaller snowflake with my Martha Stewart Punch and added a little half back pearl to the centre of it. The colours I used are Basic Grey and Cream.

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Smiles,
Lesley :)

Mojo Sketch #107-Just Believe

This card was made for the current Mojo Sketch Challenge. I used some old Basic Grey Wassail paper left over from last year. The main image is from SU! called Peaceful Wishes. I inked up the image with my SU! markers and outlined the image in W1 by Copic. I added some snowflakes and pearl accents to the card. This is not what I had envisioned for this card but I always struggle with the Mojo Sketches. Gotta keep practicing! LOL!

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Lesley ;)

Stampin' 411 Sketch Challenge 119-Birthday Wishes

I made this card for my friend who is celebrating her birthday on Friday. We both love sweets and treats and so I dusted off this Stampendous stamp and coloured it with my copics. The cupcakes have sparkly stickles on them. The greeting is from SU! Garden Greetings. I used Stampin' 411 Sketch Challenge #119.Thanks for stopping by!
Smiles,
Lesley :)

Colour Throwdown #63 and SCS Sketch Challenge #249

I have been trying to craft like mad...making up for lost time. My back is still sore but not like it was! All I really have left is a numb leg once in a while...like when I sit too long or while sleeping. This is a huge improvement from the summer.

So tonight I was determined to make a card for the Colour Throwdown Challenge. As soon as I saw the colours I was inspired, especially by the DT's gorgeous cards!!! The sketch was this week's SCS Sketch Challenge.

I used a kraft paper card base and embossed the Old Olive Panel with the Twig Cuttlebug folder. I then backed the olive section with brown paper. I actually cut out the little flower heads and popped them up with glue dots! The flowers are coloured with my copics and highlighted with W1 (warm grey). I used my oval nestabilities and decided to simply stamp the sentiment onto the oval. The little butterfly is popped up with a pop dot and has a little pearl on it. I hope you like it!

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Happy Stamping!

Lesley :)