Hi everyone! Happy Monday – it sure seems to have gotten here fast, lol! Our new sketch challenges this month are live over at Stick It Down and I’ve popped in this morning to share my Card Team inspiration project! Cheapo Dies is our sponsor this month so come on over and play for the chance to win a prize! The card team is showcasing projects today on the blog and this is our super awesome card sketch this month:

I created a watercolor background with india ink and dried it with my heat tool, then splattered more light and dark ink over it with a fan brush, and dried that with my heat tool. I trimmed the panel, rounded the two bottom corners, and layered it on dark brown cardstock.

I cut all the shaped elements with various sized dies from different colors of textured cardstock, along with the stamped sentiment cut with it’s coordinating die.

I kept the inside simple with just a stamped sentiment on a layered panel.

One more look… I’m so happy with how this turned out, thanks to another great sketch from Laura!

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Stampin’ Up thick Very Vanilla cardstock, Darice premium textured cardstock in red, orange, dark brown and yellow; Stampin’ Up watercolor paper
Stamps: Inspired by Stamping Petite Banners and Wishing You stamp sets
Ink: Dr. Ph. Martin’s brown Bombay India ink, Stampin’ Up Early Espresso ink
Dies/Punches: Memory Box Stitched Star Layers die, Memory Box Stitched Heart Layers die, Sizzix Dotted Squares die, Spellbinders Cogs die, Inspired by Stamping Fancy Label Dies 3 set
Accessories:  Fiskars corner rounder, Tim Holtz stamp platform

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project and will link up with us! Feel free to play along with the double page or single page sketch if you’re a scrapbook layout designer, or the card sketch if you’re a card maker! You have until the end of the month to play and we’d love to see what you create! Be sure to check out all the fun goodies at Cheapo Dies! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,

Hi everyone! The C.R.A.F.T. Challenge 10th Birthday Blog Hop ended yesterday and there are lots of prizes to be announced on the C.R.A.F.T. Challenge blog, so be sure to check back there to see if you’re a winner of a sponsor prize!

I thoroughly enjoyed myself as a sponsor and a guest designer joining in on all the  Birthday festivities, and since I was a stop on the hop, I shared that I also have a prize for a blog hop participant leaving a comment on my blog, chosen by random draw at the end of the blog hop!

Well, I’ve popped in this morning to announce the winner! Drum roll, please…

Heather Mills, come on down!

Heather, please leave a comment on this post within the next week to claim your prize! I know you’re gonna love it! ;)

Thanks for stopping by and we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,

Hi everyone! Say whaaaat?! We’re a week into May already! Today is my post day on the Simply Crafty SVGs Blog and I’m excited to share my DT inspiration project with you, a set of cards created with the Simply Crafty SVGs Classic Car Trunk Card Set cut file. I was thinking masculine and feminine – one of each – that could be used for birthday or friendship. And of course, you can tell immediately which is which, lol!

LOVE this classic car trunk design and it’s so fitting for a guy! And the inked light teal cardstock is perfect! I’m always so proud to create with Sandy’s designs because they are always spot-on and realistic. She thinks of everything with regard to the elements, and all you have to do is cut and assemble! ;)

I used a variety of cardstock. I cut the card base and license plate from thick white, the car body, trunk and fenders from light teal (which I inked), the rear window from gray, the lights from red and black, and the bumper from metallic silver. I pulled out a couple stamp sets in my stash that contained the exact sentiments I wanted to use on the trunk lid and the license plate, and then again on the inside!

And how about this vintage van… aka hippie van from my day?! OMG, I’m in love! I stamped flowers and peace signs all over it to make it girlie and feminine just like I would have painted it if I had been lucky enough to own one back in the day!

I cut these pieces on my Scan N Cut at the same time as the pieces for the other classic car card, using a heavy light green cardstock for the base, medium green for the van body and rear elements, gray for the windows, red for the lights, black for the tires, and metallic silver for the bumper. And once again, I found the perfect stamp set to use for the sentiment on the license plate and the inside sentiment!

I’m so smitten with both of these cards and can’t wait to send them to just the right people! ;)

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Stampin’ Up thick Whisper White cardstock, Stampin’ Up Pool Party, Real Red, Smoky Slate and Basic Black cardstock, GKD Jelly Bean Green and Applemint cardstock, Marco’s Venicelux Silver Metallic cardstock
Stamps: Dare 2B Artzy Classic Dad stamp set, CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Heartflet Sayings stamp set, Stampin Up Beautiful Ride stamp set
Ink: Stampin’ Up Pool Party ink, Stampin’ Up Lovely Lipstick, Blueberry Bushel, Pineapple Punch, Call Me Clover and Grapefruit Grove ink, Memento Tuxedo Black and Grape Jelly ink
Dies/Punches: Simply Crafty SVGs Classic Car Trunk Card Set cut file
Accessories:  Tim Holtz stamp platform

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s projects! Be sure to check out all the fun cut files in the Simply Crafty SVGs store – you’ll have so much fun! And there are tons of freebies to get started! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,