Explore the Details Layout

Every so often, I will pull out some photos from my 2017 trip to London and get a layout or two scrapped. These photos were taken in the Assyrian collection at the British Museum and feature a relief commissioned by King Sennacherib to celebrate his conquest of the Judean city of Lachish. The conical hats of the soldiers and the diamond  pattern in the background of one relief inspired me to use the triangle overlay, which I offset by using the green circles. For any history buffs out there, you can get a a more in-depth look at the siege and conquest of Lachish at this website. 

Recipe:
Card Word Puzzle & Story FYI Stamp sets

8.5" x 11" patterned paper from my stash (source unknown)
Almond, Scarlet, Black & Desert Sand cardstock
Almond, Ruby & Desert Sand ink
Field Trip Puffy Thickers (American Crafts)
Topiary conchos
Cricut Artistry cartridge: triangle overlay
Pattern: Splitcoast Stampers Sketch16May1

H is for Happy Layout

***I am so happy to have reached the milestone of designing 100 sketches that I am offering a prize drawing for those who complete a layout based on one of my sketches! See this post for details.***

Here are some pictures from a family visit to Irvine Regional Park. We enjoyed the beautiful grounds, the paddleboat, and the train ride. The challenge from Tic-Tac-Toe's recent board inspired me to create the title; it's actually based on a CTMH pocket card that I re-created using slightly different colors to match my papers and photos.

Recipe:
Quotable Words & Card Word Puzzle stamp sets
The Stack 4 papers (DCWV)
Toffee, Carolina, Sunset, Sunflower, Black & White Daisy cardstock
Carolina, Sunset, Sunflower & Black ink
White gel pen (Sakura)
Color Kaleidoscope stickers & Thickers (American Crafts)
Illustrated Faith Go! die-cuts (Bella Blvd)
Junebug Puffies
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: heart banner
Cricut Artiste cartridge: Happy, small banner
Cricut Seasonal Sampler cartridge: train
Cricut Train Silhouettes cartridge: railway tunnel & tracks
Cuttlebug embossing folder
Pattern: Stick It Down August 2021 double page sketch

Challenges: Tic Tac Toe Challenges #126 (used the middle row across with die-cut + blue + ABCs)

Easter 2012 Layout

This week, Clear It Out Challenges is asking us to create a project that reflects our personal crafting style and uses a favorite product. My style is usually pretty linear and clean (although I've been experimenting a bit more lately) and I almost always use a sketch, so this layout is pretty typical for me. I have two favorite products that I tend to use a lot, brads and ribbon, so I added a little of both to my layout.

Recipe:
Card Word Puzzle stamp set
Pemberly Level 2 papers
Outdoor Denim, Indian Corn Blue, Bamboo & Vanilla Cream cardstock
Outdoor Denim, Indian Corn Blue & Honey ink
Outdoor Denim & Pacifica markers
Outdoor Denim grosgrain ribbon
Bamboo Bitty Brads
Trinkets Wooden Shapes (butterfly, bird, heart)
Fiskars scalloped edge punch
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: title & journaling spots
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: title
Pattern: Nuts About Sketches Week 314

For Always Just Because Card

Yesterday, I posted one version of a card that uses a sketch from Splitcoast Stampers, and today I am posting the other version. On this card, the rose from Card Word Puzzle is stamped, cut out, and sponged in Smokey Plum, and the leaves and stamen are colored using both shades of the Juniper alcohol-based markers. I decided not to color the rose using my markers since I wanted to have a simpler option for those customers who may be intimidated by lots of shading.

Recipe:
Card Word Puzzle stamp set
For Always Level 2 papers
Juniper, Smokey Plum & White Daisy cardstock
Juniper, Smokey Plum & Black ink
Juniper markers
Black Stripe grosgrain ribbon
3-D foam tape
Pattern: SCS Sketch Challenge 424

For Always Missing You Card

I finally decided to take the plunge and order some alcohol-based markers from CTMH. Although I am not a big fan of coloring, I have to admit that these markers do the job much better than my water-based markers. Using a sketch from Splitcoast Stampers, I created two versions of a card, one for my customers who want to try out the markers, and one for those who just want to stick with sponging. For my first card, I was inspired to pull out the chair stamp set by a challenge from Stampin' Royalty. The chair is colored using both shades of Smokey Plum from the marker set as well as the darker shade of Juniper. Come back tomorrow to see the other version of the card!

Recipe:
Chairs to You & Card Word Puzzle stamp sets
For Always Level 2 papers
Juniper, Smokey Plum &White Daisy cardstock
Juniper, Smokey Plum & Black ink
Juniper, Smokey Plum & Black markers
Black Stripe grosgrain ribbon
Pattern: SCS Sketch Challenge 424

Pemberly Card #2

Day 2 of rain, rain, rain in Loreto, Mexico! I'm so thankful for my card-making supplies and for the kids club  at our resort. I cranked out another simple card using the limited supplies I brought with me, and I drew some inspiration from the following blogs: 4 Crafty Chicks challenged us to use circles on our card, and Creative Belli asked to see winged things. I managed to combine both using a modified sketch from Sketch Support. The original sketch featured large squares, but I switched it to circles and added a small offset circle for my butterfly. Hope you like it!

Recipe:
Card Word Puzzle & Live Out Loud stamp sets
Pemberly Level 2 papers
Indian Corn Blue, Bamboo & Colonial White cardstock
Indian Corn Blue, Desert Sand & Outdoor Denim ink
Desert Sand marker
Colonial White grosgrain ribbon
3-D foam tape

Pemberly Card #1

I'm here on vacation in Loreto, Mexico, and after enjoying three days of sunshine and really hot weather, today it started raining. The first major storm in three to four years (depending on who you talk to) and we get stuck in it! I am so thankful I decided late the night before we left to pull together some card-making supplies to bring with me on vacation, or I would be going stir-crazy right now. I've been sitting in the corner of our suite crafting some cards, and I decided to check out some blogs for inspiration. Stampin' Royalty posted a card sketch challenge, so I took it and created a simple card with it. It had to be simple because I had no access to my Cricut and the only embellishment I brought with me was Colonial white grosgrain ribbon! I used the limited edition "It's Your Day" double stamp set from Close to My Heart - available for $5 until the end of September with the purchase of $35 in CTMH products. Look for more samples using this set throughout August and September.

The sketch:

My card:

Recipe:
It's Your Day & Card Word Puzzle stamp sets
Pemberly Level 2 papers
Desert Sand, Bamboo & Colonial White cardstock
Indian Corn Blue, Desert Sand & Outdoor Denim ink
Colonial White grosgrain ribbon
3-D foam tape