Sweet Sunday Sketch 99

Last night, I participated in my 1st "Cyber-Craft" session with some great new friends, Patrice Easton and Trish Radacs!!
I had such a lovely time and it made my often loney craft times much more fun and exciting! Make sure you pop over to see what they also made last night!

We decided to particpate in this week's Sweet Sunday which was the following layout.

I ended up trying a few different Designer Papers and was going to use a completely different stamp set, but in the end, ended up with these!!!

I absolutely LOVE this paper - just screams Asian to me! And I've had these gorgeous wooden birdcages for ages now and just haven't known what to do with them....and it all came together last night!

The black ribbon across the scallops is a really lush black ribbed velvet....feels so good!

Anyway, thanks for coming to see, I hope you like!

stamps: silhouette sentiments, elements of style, embrace life

Just Add Ink #31 - Colour Challenge

Colour Challenge time at Just Add Ink! Now this challenge - was so difficult for me. I don't really know why, but I just couldn't get it to work but I stuck with it and I'm really happy with what I ended up with. There is something resembling a christmas card that I made for this challenge earlier butit didn't make the cut in the end - no amount of bling could save it!!!

I have used Kraft as the base and Chocolate Chip as back mounted piece to another piece of Kraft.
Stamped in Chocolate Chip are the little branches from "Embrace Life" and then I used my old forgotten chalks to colour the flower buds. I wasn't overly particular, just rubbed on some Real Red chalk and done (gotta be careful at this stage that it doesn't smudge too much).
I fiddled with the 1" Double Stitched Grosgrain Chocolate Chip ribbon in my attempt to reproduce what I call a "Danielle-Daws-Bow" - you gotta check out her ribbons and added a bit of Hemp Twine.
The sentiment has been stamped in Versamark, then in Real Red and heated Clear Embossing Powder to give it that "pop-factor"!

I have used Chocolate Chip and Kraft on the inside of the card and left it black.

Anyways...hope you like!!!

Just Add Ink Challenge #10 "Live Laugh and Love Bday Card"

Just Add Ink Challenge #10
When I 1st saw these colours I wasn't overly excited, but thats what I love about doing different challenges, it makes you use things/colours that you wouldn't normally! So I'm excited!!!
I chose to keep one of my least favourite colours to a minimum in this challenge and used it "subtley" - is that even a word!!!?

Thanks for coming to take a peek!

cardstock: whipser white, close to cocoa, cameo coral and blush blossom textured
ink: close to cocoa, basic black, versa mark, blush blossom
stamps: trendy trees, on your birthdayembrace life, happy moments
- sponge daubers, crystal effects, clear embossing powder, aqua painter, bone folder, stampin' dimensionals