Sketch 134

Sketch #134 is up at Unscripted Sketches and here is my take on it.  These sketches are a great way to use up some scraps and I have a couple more cards for Operation Write Home, hence the Valentine theme.
 

It's pretty close to the sketch, flipped on its side and I added a couple more layers. Instead of the three accent pieces I used the "love" stamp and a couple of punches.

I finished off the inside with a scrap of the background paper matted on black card stock.

Then I decided to use the flamingo stamp in the set.  I kept the sketch on its side and moved the thee accent pieces into one again with the tab punch and put it on the inside of the border instead of the outside.

  

The pink heart on the above "love" is started off as a clear acrylic heart, I just used my Melon Mambo ink to give it a little color. I punched the pink background and layered it onto blue cardstock to finish off the inside.

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2 Cards for OWH

Card Recipe:

Card #1:

Card Base: 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 scored at 4 1/4

Pattern Paper: 5 1/4 x 4

Black: 2 3/4 x 2 1/4

Pink: 2 1/2 x 2 1/4

White: 2 1/4 x 2 1/4

Band: Black 1 1/4 x 5 1/4 (after it's been punched)

Pink: 1 1/8" x 5 1/4 (after it's been punched)

White: 3/4 x 5 1/4

Card #2:

Card Base: 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 scored at 4 1/4

Pattern Paper: 5 1/4 x 4

 Blue: 2 1/4 x 2 1/4

Pink: 2 x 2 1/4 ( I cut then embossed)

White: 1 3/4 x 2 1/4

Band: Blue -1 1/8" x 5 1/2 ( after it's been punched)

Pink: 3/4 x 5 1/2 (I cut then embossed)

Recipe:

Paper: Unknown scraps from my stash

Stamp: Stampin' Up - Valentines Defined

Ink: Stampin Up - Real Red, Melon Mambo

Punch: Stampin; Up Pinking Hearts Border, Round Tab, Modern Label, Decorative Label, Designer Label; Martha Stewart - Arch Lattice

Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug - Textile

Misc.: adhesive, pop up dots, clear heart rhinestone, 1/4" wide organdy ribbon

Snow Covered Pine Tree- Day 9

I'm playing catch with the 30 Days of Christmas Cards so here is the second post for the day. If you are looking for Day 8 please scroll down. For Day 9 I have started with the sketch from Unscripted Sketches #80. I love this stamp and try to use it every Christmas. It reminds me of the snow falling in the Mountains of Montana and brings back lots of memories.

The frame is from the cartridge From My Kitchen and is on a bunch of pop up dots, I wanted it to stand out from stamped image.

I have the snowflakes on clear buttons and glue dots here, I wanted to be able to see through the cuts to the background paper.

I used a piece of the pattern paper from the front for the inside of the card. All of my edges are ink blue.

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Click here for the file.

Recipe: Paper: Cardstock -Kraft, white and green; Pattern paper -DCWV Holiday Collection - The Christmas Stack

Ink: VersaMagic - Aegean Blue, Archival Brilliance Pigment Ink - Moonlight White

Stamp: The Stampin' Place - Snow Covered Pine Tree

Cricut Cartridges: Christmas Noel, From My Kitchen, George

Misc: Pop up dots, glue dots, glue, white embossing powder