The Goddess for Just Add Ink

The sketch for Just Add Ink is really a simple one, but I spent a lot of time deciding what to do; I'm still not certain that I stayed with the sketch.  I decided on the image first because I'm digging through open drawers of old and new-unused stamps.  I settled on The Goddess from Lost Coast, a simple piece of rubber that is now 20 years old.  She's one of a handful of dramatic images that I used to use two decades ago.  I stamped the goddess on a piece of ombre colored paper; choosing the background took more time.  Finally, I decided on another ombre piece and pulled out a huge wood-mounted script stamp to create that background.  One piece of black cord coordinated with the black borders of each layer. 

The Pressure of Dance

Can You Handle the Pressure?

where our challenge is all about embossing folders.
You can use heat/wet embossing but you MUST use
an embossing folder to enter our challenge.

We have an OPTIONAL theme and it is

Die Cuts! 

This card has a very simple design...a ballet dancer pose.  The image is cut of iridescent metallic cardstock and adhered to an embossed card front.  My granddaughter will be 9 in April; she has taken ballet lessons for 3 years (in addition to at least 3 other types of dance)...and she says ballet is her favorite.   I believe she might dream of dancing in ballet performances. 

Coffee for Freshly Made Sketches

The saucer shape on Freshly Made Sketches had me confused for a minute, but looking at the DT cards, I got my idea.  I haven't made a slim line card for more than a year, so it was fun to complete.  I have had drawers of old stamp open and I started digging.  Coffee-themed images and sayings were high on my list a year or so ago, so I decided to go with caffeine. 

 

Strips for Sunday Stamps

 

This was a bit of a challenge for me, but such a great chance to choose patterned papers for those strips in the design for Sunday Stamps.  My first card didn't have enough contrast, so I went for black and white.  I have always liked this combination because there are so many things you can do with it.  This particular paper pad contains two-sided pages with different designs per side. 

 

 

No Valentine but Still Red and Pink

I should be making Valentines to send in the mail, but I'm determined to use my old wood-mounted Asian themed stamps.  A small drawer is full.  So for this Color Hues challenge, I fudged a bit with color.  Again, I chose one of the Stampington & Co. images, called "Cinnabar." 

Sunday Love

The color palette for this week's Sunday Stamps  was perfect for a pad of paper I found in my stash.  (Actually, all my papers are in my 'stash' because I lack organization!)  The heart die that I chose was more work than anticipated because it's an outline die.  The means there are a lot of little odd-shaped pieces when the cut is made.  However, it worked for the pattern varieties in my papers.  

A Splash of Rose Gold for Freshly Made Sketches

For this Freshly Made Sketch , I started shuffling through the gigantic overload of 6x6 papers and pads.  I settled on a long-ago purchase of "Blush" by My Mind's Eye.  It's a pad of designer cardstock paper with rose gold foil accents.