Freshly Made Sketches 442

This Freshly Made Sketch worked beautifully in the creation of a birthday card for one of our daughters-in-law.  I used stamps and dies from Gina K's Elegant Asters set.  The images were colored with markers and the top layer of the card was dry-embossed. I wish I could find some more of this cardstock; it was just one piece in my stash and it has some tiny flecks in the paper.

It's That Time of Year

I don't send Halloween cards, and I rarely send even autumn cards...but I made some pumpkin ones today.   The "squash"  trio was created with three different stamps and some bleach in an aqua painter.  I'll use the card for a  member of our church congregation.  The delicate pumpkin diecut is fun to use two ways: light-colored diecut on a dark background or a dark diecut on light background. 

Tag It on Less is More

This is at least the third version of this card!  I've changed the color, the embossing, some gold embellishment...and finally decided I was going to stop.  The tag was the one constant: it's cut from a piece of Brusho colored cardstock.  And I really wanted to use that butterfly.  The card began as a green one with some gold rubbed on the embossing.  Didn't work.  That piece was also cut with a fancy rectangle die.  Now I've settled on this autumn-toned card with dry embossing texture behind the tag for Less is More #382

Sunday Stamps -- Shades of Green

The latest Sunday Stamps challenge involves greens of all shades. At least 3 of the greens shown must be featured on the card, with a neutral of choice.

For my card, I chose gold as my neutral--in addition to the white card.  Diecuts in the shiny gold cardstock are layered on an alcohol ink background created by my 9-year-old niece, who loves the AI's, blending solution, and canned air.