Sweet Sunday.....Happy Birthday

Happy Sunday Peeps!!

It is Sweet Sunday Sketch Day 

Here is the sweet sketch Karen has for us this week:

I started out with a base of white and then followed with some basic black and then a layer of Pool Party card stock that I embossed with the decorative dots EF.

The DSP I used is from the Sweet sorbet pack and I matted the flag pieces with black card stock. 

I die cut a film strip piece with some basic black card stock  using the die from the On Film set.

I stamped the flower from the Simply Sketched set onto some white and onto a scrap to layer. I colored using Crisp Cantaloupe and Calypso Coral ink and my aqua painter. I stamped the leaves onto scrap and colored using Pear Pizzazz and cut out and added to the image panel.

The piece behind is Summer Starfruit card stock.

The sentiment is from the Morning Meadow Hostess Stamp set.

I added three silver sequins to finish it.

Now let's see what the rest of the girls did with this fun little sketch:

Karen Giron

Barbara Anders

Jenny Peterson

 Dana White

Jackie Pedro

Karen Motz

Lori Telcer

Lynn Put

Sarah-Jane Kale

Tracy Clemente

Jodi Collins

Lisa Henke

Thanks for stopping by today

Vicki

Color Challenge.... Happy Birthday

Happy Tuesday Peeps!!

Today I am sharing a card I made using the color challenge this week on Splitcoast. 

Old Olive, Real Red and Calypso Coral, with a dessert option of a flying image, bird, butterfly, Santa.....etc.

I did sneak in some blue for my bird, I did first do it in red, but didn't like it so I switched to some Island Indigo and liked it much better.

I used some Rustic Cream card stock and the DSP is from two different packs, the Tea for Two and the Beau Chateau packs.  I also used some soft Suede card stock. I colored my image with Calypso Coral and Old Olive and then used the Real Red to deepen the shading on the flowers and also on the berries. 

The sentiment is from the retired Something to Celebrate stamp set.

I used some crumb cake ribbon and a vintage ivory button with some twine for my bow.

Thanks for stopping by today!!

Vicki

Seize the Birthday..... Happy Birthday Wishes

Happy

Saturday peeps!!

Today I am sharing a quick card I made yesterday using some of the new Stampin Up sneak peek items.

I love this new DSP called Gingham Garden.

I used the sketch this week at Seize the Birthday.

I used one of the new in colors also, this one is called Strawberry Slush. I colored the flower using my aqua painter and my new Strawberry ink pad.  The flower and sentiment is from the new hostess set called "Simply Sketched", all these new items will be available June 1st.

Well, that is all from me today, thanks for stopping by today.

Vicki

SplitCoast Color Challenge.......Thanks So Much

Happy Tuesday Peeps!!

Today I took a look  at the color challenge over at SplitCoastStampers. First up I saw the pretty colors and then the fact that my awesome friend Wendy was guest designing this month. So of course I HAD to play along!

Here are the colors this week:

Basic Gray, Blushing Bride and Pink Pirouette.

When I went looking through my card stock I couldn't locate my Blushing Bride, I know I have some, but since I re-organized I can't find several things!! LOL!!

Anyway, I knew right away I wanted to use a NEW FAVORITE, The Stampin Up "Simply Sketched" which is gonna be a hostess set in the new catalog.

I stamped the image and sentiment with black stazon onto some Confetti White card stock and I colored with my aqua painter and blushing bride ink pad. I stamped a second image and colored the flower and added it over the bottom one with some dimensionals.  I cut out with my circle nesties and then sponged the edges lightly with basic gray while the nesties was still in place. 

The base of the card is the confetti white card stock, then a layer of basic gray and then a piece of pink pirouette that I embossed with Lacy Brocade Embossing Folder.

I added the nmain panel to the base with some dimensionals. I added some basic pearls and some Organza Ribbon. 

Thanks for stopping by today!!

Vicki

Sneak Peek...Simply Sketched

Hello Peeps!!

Popping in here with a quick share.

I have a little sneak peek for you from the up coming Stampin' Up catalog.

This image is from a new Hostess Set Called "Simply Sketched". So pretty, and I love the pretty sentiments in this set. 

I also giving you a little peek at one of the new in colors, the light green on here is Pistachio Pudding.

The base of the card is the Pistachio and then some Confetti Cream and then Crumb cake that I embossed with the perfect dots EF.

I used the doily die to mount my main image onto. I  held the cut pieces in place by using some scotch tape on the back of the die cut piece, just letting the very outside pieces come out. Love the look. I colored the flowers with some peach parfait ink and my aqua painter.

Hope you like this little sneak peek. Thanks for coming by!

Vicki 

Edited to Add: I have had several e-mails asking about the doily. This is what I did, After cutting out the doily, the pieces do not fall out without a bit of help, at least on the ones I have done. I took some pieces of scotch tape and laid them over the back of the die, avoiding just the small areas I wanted to come out. Really simple and easy. Pretty much I covered the whole back of the die cut piece with the tape. Hope that helps, if you have more questions, don't hesitate to ask!