Pals Paper Arts and Sketch'n'Colour

I have a card class this Friday and so far, I have designed 2 cards for it.  Tonight I designed one more using the Pals Paper Arts Colour Challenge and the Sketch'n'Colour Sketch Challenge.  The colours on PALS were not my usual colours so I decided to take a risk and play along!  The sketch from Sketch'n'Colour is so pretty!  I really felt inspired by it.  I really like the sketches these ladies offer on their challenges.  You should try to visit both of these challenge blogs and play along!

I decided to rotate the sketch.  I used the Hostess Level 2 set from the Summer Mini called "Punched Posies".  It is a terrific set!  I punches out two of the 5-petal flowers with the 5-petal punch.  I embossed the Curry base with the Texturz Plates and heat embossed the sentiment in White Craft ink from the stamp set called "Kind and Caring Thoughts", another Hostess Set. The little circles in the centre of each flower are images from the "Always" set and are punches out with the 1/2" Circle Punch and then popped up on dimensionals.  Here is the completed card...it is CAS looking but really involved some fun techniques. I hope the ladies coming on Friday enjoy making this card as much as I did!

Thank you for stopping by!

Smiles,

Lesley

Stamp-A-Holics #124 and Sketch'n'Colour #13

Hooray it is another week of the Stamp-A-Holics Challenge!!  This week we were given an awesome sketch by design team member Cynthia!  I love her clever sketch, it is open ended and so fun to play with!  Remember to play along we have three rules...

A card must be completed in 10 minutes

A scrapbook page in 20 minutes

A 3D item in 30 minutes

 

As soon as I saw the sketch, I knew that I had to use my new "Punched Posies" set from the Mini Summer Catalogue, it is the Hostess Level 2 set!  I also found a new challenge blog called "Sketch'n'Colour" and was intrigued by their great colour challenge this week!  So I decided to make a card!

Mr. Snappy, our phone and my watch dog for time, is all set at 7:05pm!  Mr. Snappy had to be convinced to play this week as I beat him last week...needless to say, it was difficult to get him to play!

I wanted to make a CAS (Clean and Simple) card! I cut all of my paper and had my inks ready to go, that took about 2 minutes!  Or so I thought!  My paper dimensions are: Pale Plum (A2 Size), Elegant Eggplant (3.75" x 5") and White (3.5" x 4.75").  Really simple!

And here is the finished product!  It took me a few stamping tries to get the flowers and the sentiment right where I wanted them!

But I am happy with the result...it was so out of my comfort zone to stamp the sentiment "askew" like this and directly onto the card front!

And here is Mr. Snappy looking SMUG!  I took 29 minutes to make this card! In my defense, I did have a quick phone call!!!  LOL! 

Thanks for stopping by! It is now YOUR turn to play along.  Please visit Carole'Anne's blog to link up your creation and be sure to visit the other DT member's projects!

Supplies:

Stamps: Punches Posies, Charming, Favourite Thoughts

Paper: Whisper White, Pale Plum, Elegant Eggplant

Ink: So Saffron, Old Olive, Basic Black, Pale Plum, Elegant Eggplant

Extras: Clear Blocks A, C, E, H

Supplies: Elegant Eggplant 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon