Inkspirations Sketch Challenge #18

Hi!

I had lots of quiet time to get some crafting done today, as my older children were at school or preschool and my youngest was in occasional care for the morning then sleeping this afternoon. It was too hot to do too much, but I did manage to get a card done for Makeesha Byl's Inkspirations Challenge. This week it is a sketch:



Here is my card:



I'm still playing with last year's SAB stamps, as I just won them as blog candy. I'm loving this little flower from Botanical Blooms. I stamped the flower in Lovely Lilac, then I inked up the second step stamp with Lovely Lilac but stamped it off once before stamping it in place. I also sponged each of the panels.

Card stock: Lovely Lilac, Garden Green, Whisper White, Basic Black
Stamps: Botanical Blooms (retired SAB), Razzle Dazzle
Ink: Lovely Lilac, Garden Green
Other: Whisper White Taffeta ribbon, purple brads from my stash.

Catch you later,

Tina

Just Add Ink #3

Hi!

A week or so ago I was lucky enough to win some blog candy over at Sue's Stampin' Designs. Sue was giving away a brand new, unmounted set of last year's Sale A Bration stamps. I didn't 'discover' Stampin' Up until after last year's SAB, so I was thrilled to have won. I got them in the mail yesterday, so last night I got my first chance to have a play with them. I thought I'd use two of the sets to have a go at the latest challenge at Just Add Ink, which happened to be a sketch challenge.



Here is my card:



I'm loving the Old Olive panel, but I'm not sure about the Linen background. I think I should have gone tone on tone for it. Next time! I don't have many inkpads, so instead of sponging around the panels I used the side edge of my marker and ran it around the side of the card stock. It is quite obvious on the round Whisper White panel, but a lot more subtle on the Old Olive Panel. I thought it would give a little definition to the edges.

Card Stock: Whisper White, Old Olive
Stamps: Congrats, Botanical Blooms, Linen (all retired)
Ink: Regal Rose, Rose Red, Always Artichoke, Versamark
Other: Pink Ribbon from my stash

Catch you later

Tina