Card Patterns . . . Sketch # 110 . . . Just Because

It's been a great weekend!  Hubby and I camped at a campsite only about 12 miles from home, on our beloved Lake Lanier.  The weather was great, the lake was beautiful, and I enjoyed cooking on my outdoor kitchen.  We came home fairly early, I got a shower because, after taking down the tent, cleaning everything up, packing and unpacking once we got home . . . can you say 'grungy'???  Then I got the laundry started and hit my studio to see what kind of challenges were out there.  I loved this one from Card Patterns!  Check out their Sketch 110 . . .

This week's sketch is sponsored by one of my favorite products, and a wonderful way to add a sentiment to your projects . . . SRM Stickers!   If you are like me, and not much of a stamper, SRM's stickers is a wonderful way to add sentiments to your card, layout, tag or other paper crafting project.  Luckily, I just got a bunch of new SRM Stickers last week, so I had some great ones from which to choose.

And here is my card based on the sketch . . .

As you can see I slipped the bow over to the left, and the image over to the right because I really wanted to use that 'just because' sticker.  Here are all of the details . . .

Product Info:

• Base cardstock is Bazzill
• Red cardstock is Die Cuts With a View
• Patterned paper is Jillibean Soup - Pasta Fagioli - clove fresh garlic (reverse)
• Image is from an old greeting card I found online
• Sentiment is from SRM Stickers - Sticker Sentiments #51006 Thinking of You
• Vintage lace and button are from my stash
• Vintage taffeta ribbon was purchased at an estate sale
• Heart pins are green quilters pins - see below for the makeover details
• Stickles 'Crystal'

How It Came Together:

Cricut Expression:

• Base of card was cut using Walk In My Garden (WIMG) cartridge, card2 set at 5"
• Patterned paper was cut using WIMG cartridge, card1 set at 5"

Other:

• Patterned paper was glued to cardstock.
• Image was printed on ink jet printer, then cut using Cuttlebug and Classic Circles Small dies by Spellbinders Nestabilities.  Red scalloped cardstock was cut using the Scalloped Circles Small dies, also by Spellbinders Nestabilities.  Image was glued to scalloped circle.
• Red cardstock rectangle was cut by hand and glued to the patterned paper.  Then the image and scalloped circle were attached using foam dots for dimension.
• Sentiment was attached and rubbed gently with a ruler to make sure it was attached firmly.
• White lace was attached to the card using Glue Arts Ribbon Adhesive.
• Ribbon was wrapped and bow was tied.
• Quilters pins with green plastic heads were painted with white paint and dipped into glitter and allowed to dry.  The glitter wasn't 'glittery' enough, so I topped that with some Stickles 'Crystal' and allowed it to dry.  When the Stickles was dry I stuck the pins through the knot of the bow and then cut off the sharp points with wire clippers.  Then the button was attached with glue.

I have to say I'm really loving this card!  I don't remember if I've told this on here, but a couple of months ago I lost my computer and all of my collection of images along with it due to a virus.  I have been working diligently at trying to rebuild my files of vintage images, and this is one of the new ones I found.  If - like me - you are not much of a stamper, there are all kinds of places online where you can find vintage images that are free to use in your projects.

Thanks for visiting, and I hope to see you back here again really soon!  Blessings, Becky

Unscripted Sketches # 101

Welcome back for Sketch It Saturday at Unscripted Sketches!  I hope you enjoyed our blogiversary celebration!  Be sure to check out the Unscripted Sketches blog to see if you won one of the great prizes!  

This week's sketch was a lot of fun for me . . . 

I simply turned it 1/4 to the left, and it was instantly easy to make a card that has become one of my favorite ever!  Here is my card . . .

Once again I used a vintage image that I got FREE at Free Pretty Things For You.  If you love very sweet vintage images, you really need to check it out!

And here are the details . . .

Product Info:

• Base cardstock is Die Cuts With a View
• Patterned paper is from Shabby Princess Collection by Bo Bunny Press
• Image is from Free Pretty Things For You
• Gems are from Prima eLine
• Stickles 'Diamond' 

Don't you love that sweet image?

Tips, Tools and Techniques:

Cricut Expression:

• Card base was cut using Walk In My Garden cartridge, card2 set at 5"
• Patterned paper was cut using WIMG cargridge, card1 set at 4 1/2 inches for both front and inside of card

Other:

• Cut image and sentiment to size, backed with scraps of cardstock
• Popped image out with foam dots for dimension
• Added tiny bit of Stickles to a few elements in the design on the patterned paper.

This was a very easy card, made easier by the great sketch!   I hope you have enjoyed your visit today, and hope that you will go and visit the Unscripted Sketches blog to see the rest of our great design team's projects.  

Blessings, folks!  Becky

ICS # 109 . . . Hello Sunshine!

Hi Folks!  Just a quick post to share a card I made tonight for the Inspirational Card Sketches Sketch #109.  I have been a fan of ICS for a long time, and ages ago I participated pretty often, but I just don't have the time now, but I was determined to make a card tonight, and when I found their sketch, I just knew this was 'the one'. Here is their great sketch . . .

And here is my take on the sketch . . .

And all of the details . . .

Products:

• Black cardstock is Bazzill Basics
• All other cardstock is The Paper Studio (Hobby Lobby)
• Patterned paper is Cosmo Cricket - Garden Variety
• Stickles 'Goldenrod'
• SRM Stickers #53002 'Hello'
• EK Success 3D-Dots

Tips Tools and Techniques:

Cricut Expression:

• Card base cut using Walk In My Garden cartridge, card2 set at 5"
• Patterned paper cut using WIMG cartridge, card1 set at 5"
• Yellow square cut using WIMG cartridge, card1 set at 3 1/4"
• Sunshine cut using Create A Critter cartridge, using Sun, and Layers 1 and 2, all set at 3"

Others:

• Assembled sun, added Stickles
• Placed stickers on orange cardstock and trimmed to size
• Placed yellow square on foam dots and placed in center
• Put sentiments in place
• Added foam dots to sun and put in place

This was a very easy card - once I got the sun cut out!  This was my first time using that cartridge and it took me a minute or two to figure out the layers, but after that it was easy.

Thanks so much for visiting, and I hope to see you again very soon!  Blessings, Becky

Unscripted Sketches 2nd Anniversary and 100th Sketch Celebration!

Woohoooooooo!!!  It’s finally here!  It’s Unscripted Sketches Second Blogiversary AND 100^th Sketch Celebration!!!

 Please read all the way through this post for lots of information about our festivities and how YOU can win one of two special prizes donated by Sparkle Creations,  or one of several great RAKS!  (RAK – Random Act of Kindness, or a bunch of great goodies donated by members of our design team!)

First, let me share with you the 100^th sketch . . .

  

And my project based on the sketch . . .

And all of the details . . .

Product Info:

•  Base cardstock is DCWV Citrus Stack
• Yellow Cardstock is The Paper Studio (Hobby Lobby) Pastel Stack
• Gingham paper is The Paper Studio (Hobby Lobby)
• Ribbon is from my stash
• Image is from clipart software
• Crepe Paper is from Hobby Lobby
• Stickles ‘Diamond’

Tips, Tools and Techniques:

Cricut Expression:

• Card base was cut using Walk In My Garden cartridge, card2 set at 5 inches

Other:

• Image was cut using Cuttlebug and Labels One Spellbinders Nestabilities die
• Embossing on yellow cardstock was done using Cuttlebug and D’vine Swirls embossing folder
• Crepe paper (streamer) was stitched down the middle with a sewing machine on a long basting stitch, then drawn together for the ruffling effect.  The ribbon was glued on top of the center stitching

Okay, now on to all the fun stuff!   First, I want to welcome our new designers:

• Irena (from Poland)
• Val
• Monique
• Loes (from the Netherlands)
• Susan
• KathyJo
• Mary
• Regan

I am really looking forward to getting to know these great ladies and seeing the projects they come up with based on the sketches.  You can find links to their blogs, along with all the other DT members, on my right hand side bar.

Next, to celebrate our anniversary and 100^th sketch, we are having a blog hop and word scramble contest!   If you're not familiar with a blog hop, it is simply a circle. You start at the Unscripted Sketches blog site, and there you will be directed to the blog of one of our design team members. That DT member will give you a clue, then direct you to another, and so forth. Once you have reached the blog of the last DT member, they will direct you back to the Unscripted Sketches website. There you can leave a comment and a random winner of one of the stamps donated by Sparkle Creations will be chosen from that pool of comments. 

Don't forget to collect your letter clues along the way as you hop from blog to blog! Unscramble them all and email your guess to sarahkozy@hotmail.com no later than Tuesday, April 5 at midnight EST to be entered to win the big sponsor prize!  Each DT member will give you a clue, and then send you on to the next person on the list.

 

MY CLUE IS THE LETTER ‘I’

(Yes, I as in ‘ink’, as in ‘icing’ as in I love parties!)

If you are here, hopefully you were directed here by Monique, one of our very newest Design Team Members.  If you didn’t come from her blog, please go back to the Unscripted Sketches blog and start from the beginning.

 

Once you get back to the Unscripted Sketches blog at the end of the blog hop, there are instructions on ways to win other special prizes, but first, you need to go visit my friend Arielle’s blog to get the next clue! 

And I can’t wait to see what you come up with for this week’s special sketch!  Have fun, and good luck!

Die Cuts With a View GREAT Giveaway!!!

Die Cuts With a View (DCWV) is having a great giveaway this weekend - check it out!!!