This Week's KKC Challenge ~ Sketch with a *Twist*

This week's KKC challenge is a "Sketch with a Twist". Use the following sketch when creating your card, and include a swirl clip somewhere on your card. (If you don't have a swirl clip, it's okay to substitute another kind of clip :-)) The challenge code is KKC02. Enjoy!

Oh, Baby!

I made these cards for my boss's daughter's baby shower. She doesn't know the sex of her baby, so I tried to make them generic.
Stamps: Zoofari, Noteworthy
Paper: PTI white, Aqua Mist, Lemon Tart
Ink: Palette Noir Hybrid, Copic Sketch Markers
Accessories: Ellison embossing folder, small oval punch, Lemon Tart ribbon, white ribbon, Threading Water punch, green button brads

New Blog Challenge!!!!

My friend Kim (Nutsymuhl) and I have started a new blog challenge! We will be posting a new challenge each Saturday, and hope that many of you will play along!

Our first challenge is to create a card using one color from each of Stampin' Up's four color families, plus a neutral (optional). This week's challenge keyword is KKC01.

On my card, I used Chocolate Chip (Earth Elements); Regal Rose (Rich Regals); Gable Green (Bold Brights); and Pretty in Pink (Soft Subtles).

Stamps: Petal Prints, Short & Sweet
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Regal Rose, Gable Green, Pretty in Pink
Ink: Palette Burnt Umber
Accessories: Pretty in Pink mini brads

Weekend Fun

Stamps: Eloise Greengrass, sentiment by Bella Stamps
Paper: Taken With Teal, PTI White and Berry Sorbet
Ink: Palette Noir Hybrid, Copic Sketch Markers
Accessories: Dazzling Diamonds, teal mini brads, Nestabilities scallop square die cut

Stamps: Inkadinikado
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Bazzill CS, Basic Grey (Blush Collection)
Ink: Ranger Walnut Stain
Accessories: mini brads

Stamps: Image by Stamps Happen
Paper: Basic Grey, Cameo Coral, PTI white
Ink: Ranger Ink (Walnut Stain), Copic Sketch Markers
Accessories: Silver Stickles, white brads

Stamps: image and sentiment by Hambo Stamps
Paper: Basic Grey (Fruitcake), Mellow Moss, PTI White and Lemon Tart
Ink: Ranger Walnut Stain, Copic Sketch Markers
Accessories: CM circle punch, Certainly Celery ribbon, mini brads

Stamps: She Knows (Rubber Stampede), sentiment was computer-generated
Paper: PTI Sweet Blush, Chocolate Chip, Basic Grey (Infuse Collection)
Ink: Ranger Ink (Walnut Stain)
Accessories: Nestabilities circle and scalloped circle die cuts, Cuttlebug script embossing folder

Stamps: Inkadinkado
Paper: Basic Black, Bazzill textured card stock, Kraft
Ink: Palette Noir Hybrid
Accessories: black mini brads, circle and scallop circle Nestabilities die cuts

Weekend Inspiration

Well, it's far too soon to say that my mojo has returned, but I was inspired to few stamped items this weekend.


My good friend Kim "Nutsymuhl" was selected to be the Featured Stamper on Splitcoast this weekend! This is a huge honor, and she is totally deserving of it. You can check out her amazing gallery, here. The Featured Stamper Challenge is to CASE a card made by the FS. Here is the card I chose to CASE.

My card uses my favorite DP, which I have been saving for just the right moment, and also a piece of Kraft ribbon that Kim sent me last week. I thought it was only fitting to use it on her FS card. I had to dye my mini brads with Brilliance Cosmic Copper ink to match the copper CS.







Stamps: In Full Bloom
Paper: Kraft, SU Copper, PTI white, Cloud 9 Design's Sparkle Daisy Patch
Ink: Ranger's Walnut Ink, Copic Sketch Markers, Brilliance Cosmic Copper
Accessories: Kraft ribbon, mini brads



This is a padfolio I made for Penny, the Team Mom of my son's baseball team. These are incredibly easy to make. The creator of this pattern is Julie Ebersole. You can check out her awesome blog, here.

Stamps: Brushstroke Alphabet
Paper: SU Designer Series Paper in Soft Sky, PTI's white,Berry Sorbet, and Pink Patterns
Ink: Palette Noir Hybrid
Accessories: Berry Sorbet ribbon, Cuttlebug flower die cuts, CM circle punch

I've been wanting to use this great stamp from American Art Stamps for a long time. Isn't it a cute image?

Stamps: American Art Stamps (Dog Walker), Studio G (sentiment)
Paper: Summer Sun, Not Quite Navy, PTI white
Ink: Palette Noir Hybrid, Copic Sketch Markers

I LOVE MY COPICS!!!!!!!

My good friend Kim (Nutsymuhl) lives near a Dick Blick store, so I commissioned her to buy me some new Copic Sketch Markers (on sale! :-)). I received them this week, and let me tell ya...I'm in LOVE!!! Feast your eyes on these babies!

Thanks to Sharon Harnist for giving me the idea to store my Copics in a QuicKutz storage system, and for providing the Copic Marker Color Chart. You can see more from Sharon Harnist on her blog, PaperFections. Here's a link to the QuicKutz storage system.

Thank You, Coach Joe!

I made this card as a thank you for my son's Little League coach. I used Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge 33 for my layout.

Stamps: Inkadinkado (baseball), Autumn Leaf Prints (sentiment)
Paper: Kraft, PTI White, Bazzille textured red CS
Ink: Palette Burnt Umber
Accessories: Creative Memories and Nestabilities square punches, Cuttlebug tag die cut
Techniques: mini brads, twine, eyelet