Category Archives: Card Patterns Sketch

a sweet farewell

Posted on June 26, 2010 | 7 comments

Six months just seems to fly by! I can’t believe the year is half done already. Today I have another Card Patterns sketch card to share with you. It’s my last one with this wonderful team and I’ve really enjoyed each sketch. If you’re looking for some great card sketches, Card Patterns is one of my absolute favorite places to find them. While I’ll no longer be part of the team, there’s a fabulous new team in place for great inspiration and I’ll still be playing along when I get the time. Thanks Michelle, Nina and Tracy for the wonderful experience and I wish you the best with your wonderful sketches.

Play along with us this week for Sketch #70. This sketch is sponsored by Gina K Designs and there is a great giveaway for one lucky participant and a guest designer spot for another. Good luck!

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I love this sweet stamp set by Gina K.  Love Notes has the most beautiful sentiments that I keep coming back to again and again.

Quick Tip: Pinking shears or scissors are a great way to add interest and a vintage look to your projects.

Supplies: Love Notes stamp set by Gina K, cardstock by Bazzill, patterned paper by Girls’ Paperie, sewing machine, flowers by Prima, buttons and applique by Melissa Frances, Frayed Burlap Distress Ink by Ranger, pinking shears, twine

Happy creating!

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Sweet Saturday Thoughts

Posted on June 19, 2010 | 4 comments

I LOVE today’s Card Pattern’s Sketch #69. Blocks of color are such a great look and an easy way to break up the design.

I’m also loving this Lily Bee Design Lovely paper. This pink and orange double sided paper is called Splendid and I think Kristen has very aptly named it. I had to laugh at myself though. You may have noticed that I used this exact same paper combo for last week’s sketch. Often I work ahead and for this sketch, not so much so I had totally forgotten that I had used it already.

This week at Card Patterns the sketch is sponsored by The Stamping Boutique and as always, there’s a great prize for a random participant.  There’s also a chance to be one of the Super Six and a guest designer for Card Patterns.

Thinking of You

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I’ve used the Thinking of  You 2  digital image from the Stamping Boutique for this card. I love printing onto Claudine Hellmuth Sticky Back Canvas. It runs through the printer so easily and the texture is just fabulous.

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After printing, I inked the edges and then highlighted the scallops with little dots by using a Sakura Pink Glaze Pen.

The gorgeous glitter chipboard is from Melissa Frances and the sweet chipboard buttons are Lily Bee and from the same Lovely line. A little stitching and some pearl Trinket Pins and it’s done.

Happy creating!

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love notes

Posted on June 12, 2010 | 5 comments

Sometimes I work ahead on upcoming projects and it’s a great way to keep organized when you do a lot of creating. So it’s actually been a while since I created this but I’m excited to finally be able to share. This week there’s another awesome sketch at Card Patterns, sketch number 68. I’ve combined it with some sweet Lily Bee Design Lovely papers and the Love Notes stamp set by Gina K. Gina is one again this week’s Card Pattern’s sponsor so play along for a chance to win a great stamp set or a guest designer spot on Card Patterns.

Love is Friendship Set to Music

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To play up on the sentiment, I die cut some vintage sheet music that I picked up on-line. I love incorporating vintage papers into my designs. It really adds a nice dimension.

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The sentiment is stamped onto a Tim Holtz Fragment with Jet Black Archival Ink.

Quick Tip: Be careful when distressing vintage papers as they can become quite brittle.

Supplies: Love Notes stamp set by Gina K, Lovely Line patterned paper & Tulle Embellishment by  Lily Bee Design, vintage music sheets,  Labels Four Die by Spellbinders, sewing machine, twine, cardstock by Bazzill, Jet Black Archival Ink by Ranger, Tim Holtz Fragment by Advantu, Black Gingham ribbon, Heart Trinket Pin by Maya Road, Snow Cap Paint Dabber by Ranger

Have a sweet Saturday!

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Canvas and Paint

Posted on June 6, 2010 | 5 comments

Sticky Back Canvas a fun product that I’m getting seriously addicted to. This week I had a little stamping fun with it and used some paints to for a more artistic looking style. This card uses beautiful Hero Arts stamps and Hero Arts is sponsoring the Card Patterns Sketch 67 this week. Isn’t it another great sketch? I love sketch challenges as they get me thinking outside my box. This week play along for a chance to win a Hero Arts stamp set or a chance to be our next Guest Designer.

Just Saying Hello

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Creating this card was a bit of an experiment for me. It didn’t quite do what I’d expected but I think the results are pretty anyway.

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To create this panel, I stamped the Hero Arts butterfly stamp over the piece of canvas. I wanted to try glittering up the butterflies with stickles and thought the dried Stickles would make a fun resist for the paint. I applies some pink Stickles to the butterflies and allowed them to dry. I then painted over the top with some Claudine Hellmuth Studio Paints in Blank Canvas, Dab of  Yellow and Dash of Red. The colors were very lightly mixed together to get a mottled background effect. I then wiped the paint off the butterflies. The liquid in the Stickles resisted the paint well but the glitter moved from the butterflies and I ended up with glitter over the entire surface. Not quite the look I was going for but it ended up being really pretty and sparkly over the entire canvas.

Quick Tip: Jet Black Archival Ink by Ranger works fabulously on the Sticky Back Canvas. Heat set for extra staying power.

Supplies:Antique Engraving &  Classic Messages stamp sets by Hero Arts,  Studio Sticky Back Canvas, Studio Line Paints in Blank Canvas, Dab of Yellow & Dash of Red by Ranger, twine, Pearl trinket pin by Maya Road, Stickles, Queen Bee 6×6 paper pad by Pink Paislee, Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher and Sanding Block by Advantus

Have a beautiful Sunday!

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sketch 66

Posted on May 30, 2010 | 4 comments

Ready for another Card Patterns sketch? It’s another fun one! This week Card Patterns is sponsored by Little Paper Shop and I’ve used the sweet Jena and Timmy digital image to create this congrats card. If you look close, you’ll see a little rhinestone bling on her finger. Little Paper Shop has both stamps and digital images and one lucky winner will win a gift certificate for playing along. Our favorite project will have a chance to be a guest designer for Card Patterns. Check out the sketch and details here.

Congrats

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Quick Tip: Make a fun pattern on your coloring by dotting the colored area with a Copic Colorless Blender Pen.

Supplies: Delovely 6×6 Mini Deck by Cosmo Cricket, sewing machine, Copic Markers, Diamond Lace Edger Punch, dymo label maker, Prima Flower

Have a beautiful day!

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Back from Buffalo & sketch 65

Posted on May 22, 2010 | 8 comments

Seriously, is this cute or what?! This week’s Card Pattern’s sketch #65 sponsor is Paper Works Co. They have a new artist, Rachelle Anne Miller, and I’m loving her darling illustrations. I received the Puddles of Fun stamp to play with. It’s a great sketch this week so play along for a chance to win something wonderful from Paper Works or a chance to be a guest designer for Card Patterns.

On a more personal note…I’m back! What a whirlwind trip to CKC Buffalo but I had a blast. The convention was wonderful and I met so many awesome people. Fun shopping, bought a new t-shirt and some scrapbooking goodies. I’m going to be high on it for a while. 🙂

You Quack Me Up

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This image is colored with Copic Markers. Aren’t the ducks darling? I turned my sketch 90° to better work with my image.

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Quick Tip: I love cutting out images with fine scissors and popping them up with dimensional foam adhesive. On a detailed image like this, I leave about an 1/8th of an inch. Cut smoothly to get it to look like a die cut.

Supplies: Fly a Kit 8×8 paper pad by October Afternoon, kraft cardstock by Bazzill, Black Memento Ink by Tsukineko, rhinestones by Zva Creative, Copic Markers

Have an awesome weekend!

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always have, always will

Posted on May 15, 2010 | 9 comments

Another week, another card sketch. I know you’ll love this one as it’s super easy to use. This week’s sketch is sponsored by Gina K Designs. I was excited to be able to choose a stamp set for this sketch and chose Love Notes. The beautiful sentiments are timeless and will be used time and time again. Play along this week here for a chance to win a couple great stamp sets from Gina K….. or a guest designer spot at Card Patterns. Good luck!

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I like to work ahead when possible so I actually made this card weeks ago. Isn’t this Girls’ Paperie line positively stunning. Makes my creation effortlessly beautiful. The beautiful bling and felt flowers are from Zva Creative. If you’re familiar with Zva flourishes, you’ll notice that I cut apart a flourish to create my own and better suit the layout of this card.

Supply List: cardstock, the Girls Line by Girls’ Paperie, Love Notes Stamp set by Gina K, Frayed Burlap Distress Ink by Ranger, trinket pin by Maya road, felt flowers and Ice and Fire Crystals by Zva Creative

Have a beautiful weekend!

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